Why I'm Obsessed With Cross Stitch Retreats

I've been spending way too much time lately looking at cross stitch retreats, and honestly, it's become a bit of an obsession. There is something incredibly special about the idea of packing up your favorite linen, a handful of silk threads, and leaving the "real world" behind for a few days. If you've ever tried to explain to a non-stitcher why you're so excited about a specific shade of hand-dyed green, you know that look they give you—the one that says, "It's just string, Brenda." At a retreat, nobody says that. Instead, they ask for the DMC number and where you bought your needle minder. ...

February 7, 2026 · 6 min · Cababie Goodman