APRIL 24 - MAY 30
SUBMISSIONS
MAY 31 - JUNE 13, 2024
EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
JUNE 10 - 14, 2024
FEST DAYS
SMP VIRTUAL HOOP FEST
A SPRING EVENT with CONTEST + AWARDS
Join us for a unique virtual festival
celebrating the embroidery arts!
Save the dates!
JUNE 10—JUNE 14, 2024
AMAZING PRESENTATIONS
-and- FUN GIVEAWAYS!
JOIN OUR FESTIVAL FAMILY!
Sign-up with your email for show updates, and
and a chance to win the 2024 Hoop Fest
$25,000 Dream Studio Giveaway* !
*ARV
Welcome to the fourth annual SMP Virtual
Hoop Fest!
I am so excited to offer our festival community a new artist showcase on our festival
line-up roster! We have some great presenters and true industry rockstars on offer. Stay tuned and
get your projects ready! It’s on!
HOOP FEST CO-HOSTS
JANE CLAUSS
Jane Monzures Clauss is a two-time EMMY winning television personality. Currently the host of Creative Living on the COX Media Yurview Network, and host of Living Healthy Chicago on WGN TV. She contributes her Up Crafting tips as a Brother Sews Ambassador and she contributes to the monthly ENJOY Magazine, and the popular DIY site FaveCrafts. Check Jane's Website
ANGELA WOLF
Angela Wolf entrepreneur and fashion designer, is the host of the PBS series It’s Sew Easy and host of Behind the Scenes and At Your Side Virtually weekly Facebook and YouTube live show. Founder of Angela Wolf Patterns and Angela Wolf Academy featuring online classes and the Fashion Sewing Club. Along with the many online classes on Angela Wolf Academy, Angela also teaches on Craftsy (formerly Bluprint) and Patternreview.com with over 190,000 students from all over the world. Angela is the Author of How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business, blogger, vlogger, and contributor to various sewing magazines including Threads and Sew News.
KENNEDY COOK
Kennedy is our social media content creator, host of Takeover Tuesday and works behind the scenes on all our live shows. She is an avid Taylor Swift fan as well of other types of music, tv show binger and dog mom of one. You can catch her cheery persona anywhere around the office or at the car wash.
ABOUT
SMP VIRTUAL HOOP FEST 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION
We are excited to offer a 5-day virtual festival of embroidery. Our hoop festival is a community offering in celebration of the artists and makers who practice this craft. We are hosting a contest with popular vote awards of first and second, and third placement prizes, as well as a Best of Show, Golden Scissors Award. Throughout the contest we will be having giveaways and picking a viewer every day to be eligible to win Hoop Fest 2024 $25,000—Dream Studio Giveaway*! *ARV
DATES
APRIL 24 - MAY 30
SUBMISSIONS
MAY 31 - JUNE 13
EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
JUNE 10-14
FEST DAYS
VOTING
You may vote once a day for your favorite embroidery.
Please feel free to share to your social media accounts and tag others to join the fun! Everyone is invited! Votes will be cast from May 31 - June 13
PRIZES
Virtual Hoop embroidery festival entries will be ranked by popular vote for peoples' choice first, second, and third prize winning categories, as well as a Best-of-Show Golden Scissors award. *Please see the RULES + FAQ section for more information. All voters will be reviewing your photo entries and artist’s project statements. Best of luck! We can’t wait to see what you've made!
LIVESTREAM
Come back here or join us on Facebook or YouTube live, each day, during the 5 days of interactive live-streaming. Our panelists and hosts will be showcasing embroidery hoop machines, notions and sharing their expertise, tips ‘n tricks, some history and master classes.
SIGN-UP NOW
Sign-up to: vote, stay in the
loop with updates and schedules
and enter the “ *Hoop Fest Grand Prize Giveaway”;
*not affiliated
with the contest placement prizes.
THE SMP VIRTUAL HOOP FEST
FULL SCHEDULE of EVENTS (Coming Soon)
CLICK
ON DAY TO SEE SCHEDULE
Follow the daily line-up here. 5 Days of Festival fun! (Schedule subject to change)
DAY 1
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Coleen Swettman | Brother PR680W |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Mike Johns / Patty Marty | Baby Lock Capella |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Dime Educator | DIME |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Karlie Belle | Monogramming Baby Items |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 7 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Anna Avery-Vaughn | Baby Lock Meridian 2 |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Miriam Coffey | Janome MB-4 |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Jennifer Gleich | Brother PRS-100 |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Lisa Knight | Coloring inside Stitches |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Dawn Chace / Creative Appliques | Durkee Hoops |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Floriani Educator | Floriani / 20 Years of Embroidery Tips |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Blaine & Jane | GIVEAWAYS |
DAY 2
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Rosemary Castillo-Sartin | Brother NQ3550W |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Karen Parker | Baby Lock Flare |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Dime Educator | DIME |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Zandra Shaw/Embroidershoppe | Continuous Lace Embroidery |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Milinda Stephenson | Baby Lock Array |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Anne Hein | Janome 550E |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Sara Vetser | Brother NQ1700E |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Angela Wolf/ABO Apparel | Embroidered Tattoos |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Floriani Educator | Floriani / Embroidery Essentials |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Blaine & Jane | GIVEAWAYS |
DAY 3
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Sara Vetser | Brother Print Moda |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Milinda Stephenson | Baby Lock Array |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | TBA | DIME |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Melinda Bigley | Embroidery Sweatshirts |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 7 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Anna Avery-Vaughn | Baby Lock Pathfinder |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Miriam Coffey | Janome MB-7 |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Cindy Hogan | Brother PR1X |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Reen Wilcoxson/Embroidery Garden | Making Patches |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Dawn Chace / Creative Appliques | Durkee Hoops |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Floriani Educator | Floriani / FTCU |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Blaine & Jane | GIVEAWAYS |
DAY 4
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Kennedy Cook | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Coleen Swettman | Brother PR680W |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Lisa Knight | Baby Lock Vista |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | TBA | DIME |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Karlie Belle | In the Hoop Project |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Anna Avery-Vaughn | Baby Lock Pathfinder |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Miriam Coffey | Janome MB-4 |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Cindy Hogan | Brother Sublimation Printer |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Joanne Banko/Let’s Go Sew | Essentials for Embroidering Appliques |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Floriani Educator | Floriani / Garden Party |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Kennedy & Angela | GIVEAWAYS |
DAY 5
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Kennedy Cook | SewingMachinesPlus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Rosemary Castillo-Sartin | Brother NQ3550W |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Barb Lewis | Baby Lock Accolade |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | TBA | DIME |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Mary Nesnay/ Star Spangled Heart | In the Hoop Flag Bag |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 7 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Michelle Hall | Baby Lock Triumph |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Mirriam Coffey | Janome MB-7 |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Sara Vetser | Brother NQ1700E |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Stephanie Young/ Siser North America | Using HTV & Sublimation with Embroidery |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Karlie Belle | Stay Perfect Stabilizer & Karlie Belle Embroidery class |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Floriani Educator | Floriani / Embroidery Essentials ll |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Kennedy & Angela | GIVEAWAYS & AWARDS |
EMBROIDERY CONTEST 
RULES + FAQ
Contest entries open now!
Anyone can enter!
Original embroidery designs, while encouraged, are not required. Contestants may submit embroidery work created from designs of digitized art purchased from vendors, and sewn uniquely by contestant.
All are welcome!
* Please submit pictures in the correct order.*
Picture Requirements:
-
Submit in this order
- Full, straight-on view of your embroidery project
- Detail of the embroidery front
- OPTIONAL Contestant self expression; photograph your project any way you choose, (e.g., worn, displayed, framed).
- OPTIONAL Contestant self expression
-
Picture Size:
must be shot at high resolution + under 10 MB.
a.Full project front
b.Detail embroidery front
Terms and Conditions *be sure to check the box to accept terms and conditions, at the bottom of the form.
- Images become the property of the show sponsor for publicity and/or publication.
- Limit 2 entries, per person.
- By signing-up you agree to be added to our newsletter.
- Project must not have been submitted in a national level show.
- Project must have been completed after Jan 1, 2024.
- Prize winners will be notified Live on air Friday, June 14th and a follow up email sent on the following week.
- Submission of project registration signifies agreement with these conditions.
- Hoop Fest reserves the right to remove inappropriate entries for any reason.
SMP Virtual Hoop Fest Show Time Frame
Show entries will be accepted APRIL 24 - MAY 30
Show Favorites will be voted on May 31 - June 13
SMPHF will occur June 10 – June 14
Contest Submission Form
FAQ
What are the dates?
Entry dates: April 24 - May 30
Open voting: May 31 - June 13
SMP Virtual Hoop Fest runs from: June 10 – June 14, 2024
What is Hoop Fest?
We will be live streaming our hoop embroidery festival
celebration, for 5 days, for 6 ˝ hours a day—after the open voting period
closes!
Come back here or join us on Facebook or YouTube live, each day.
Our
virtual event special guests will be showcasing embroidery notions and equipment as well
as answering some of the most asked questions about hoop embroidery; such as which
needle, stabilizer and hoops to use! We will also take a deep dive into placement,
editing designs, digitizing, creating appliques, making patches, embroidering in the
hoop, and much more! We will also discuss interesting embroidery use and making a
business with embroidery.
What might I win?
The Peoples' choice (popular vote) first, second and third place winners will each win an embroidery winnings package! We will announce the Dream Studio Giveaway winner on the final day, along with other winners of the Hoop Fest competition prizes.
What is the Dream Studio and who can enter to win it?
We will be giving away a Dream Home Studio to one lucky viewer worth $25,000. Anyone who submits an email to follow the contest will be automatically entered.
How big should my pictures be?
Pictures must be shot at high resolution + under 10 MB.
What is the process for entering?
All Virtual Hoop embroidery festival project entries require 3 photographic submissions and an embroidery statement.
PRESENTERS
SMP VIRTUAL HOOP FEST 2024
Joanne Banko
Reen Wilcoxson
Zandra Shaw
Karlie Belle
Garrett McMinn
Mike Johns
Patty Marty
Anna Avery Vaughn
Lisa Knight
Mary Nesnay
Anne Hein
Miriam Coffey
Stephanie Young
Karen Parker
Dawn Chace / Creative Appliques
Sara Vetser
Jennifer Gleich
Cindy Hogan
Michelle Hall
Melinda Bigley
Milinda Stephenson
Coleen Swettman
Barb Lewis
Rosemary Castillo-Sartin
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