APRIL 14-MAY 28
SUBMISSIONS
MAY 29-JUNE 12
EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
JUNE 13-17
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 13—JUNE 17, 2022
AMAZING PRESENTATIONS
-and- FUN GIVEAWAYS!
JOIN OUR FESTIVAL FAMILY!
Sign-up with your email for show updates, and
and a chance to win the 2022, Hoop Fest
$25,000 Dream Studio Giveaway* !
*ARV
Welcome to the second 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
DENISE WILD
Denise started sewing at the age of 13, and took it from hobby to career in 2004. That’s when she launched North America’s largest sewing school (while working as a magazine editor at Canada’s largest fashion magazine), eventually opening multiple locations in Toronto and New York City. Denise is also the founder of LoveSewing magazine and the founding editor of BurdaStyle US magazine. Check Denise's Website
ABOUT
SMP VIRTUAL HOOP FEST 2022
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 2022, $25,000—Dream Studio Giveaway*! *ARV
DATES
APRIL 14-MAY 28
SUBMISSIONS
MAY 29-JUNE 12
EMBROIDERY SHOWCASE
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
JUNE 13-17
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 29th - June 12th
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
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 | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Cindy Hogan | Brother PRS-100 |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Amanda Autrey | Baby Lock Array 6 Needle |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Kim Christopherson | How to Do Background Quilting with your embroidery machine |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Amber Bingham | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | LuAnn Hartley | Juki Tajima 8 Needle |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Bryan Russell | Anita Goodesign All Access |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Richard Tharp | Baby Lock Altair |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Denise Wild | Picking the right Stabilizer for the Job |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Miriam Coffey | Janome 9850 |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Sara Vetser | Brother NQ1700E |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Eileen Roche | DIME Monster Snap Hoops |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 15 Needle |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | GIVEAWAYS | Blaine Austin |
DAY 2
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Heather Banks | Brother Scan-N-Cut |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Mike Johns | Baby Lock Alliance |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Deborah Jones | Preventing Puckers in Your Embroidery |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Amber Bingham | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | LuAnn Hartley | Juki Ricoh Printer |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Lauren Rabczak | Anita Goodesign |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Barb Lewis | Baby Lock Pathfinder |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Joanne Banko | Perfect Placement |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Mitzi Redd | Janome MB7 |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Heather Banks | Brother NS1750D |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Kimberly Dodson | OESD |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 15 Needle |
| 3:30M to 4:00PM | GIVEAWAYS | Blaine Austin |
DAY 3
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Cindy Hogan | Brother PRS-100 |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Amanda Autrey | Baby Lock Array 6 Needle |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Cindy Hogan | Hooping Hats like a Pro |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Amber Bingham | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Brent Taylor | Durkee Hoops |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Drea Boucher-Goodine | Anita Goodesign |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Milinda Stephenson | Baby Lock Altair |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Kimberly Dodson | Embroidery Beyond the Hoop |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Christina Dolinar | Janome 14000 |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Sara Vetser | Brother NQ1700E |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | LuAnn Hartley | Juki Tajima 8 Needle |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 15 Needle |
| 3:45PM to 4:00PM | GIVEAWAYS | Blaine Austin |
DAY 4
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Heather Banks | Brother Scan-N-Cut |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Patty Marty | Baby Lock Alliance |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Joanne Banko | Tips and Tricks for Embroidering Ready-Made Garments |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Amber Bingham | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | LuAnn Hartley | Juki Ricoh Printer |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Brooke Berglund | Anita Goodesign |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Barb Lewis | Baby Lock Pathfinder |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Deb Donovan | Hooping Techniques |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Mitzi Redd | Janome MB7 |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Heather Banks | Brother NS1750D |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Ashley Jones | DIME |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 15 Needle |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | GIVEAWAYS | Blaine Austin |
DAY 5
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:15AM to 8:30AM | Blaine Austin | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Karlie Belle | Brother PRS-100 |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Amanda Autrey | Baby Lock Array 6 Needle |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Deborah Jones | Patch Making Simplified |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Amber Bingham | SWF 12 Needle |
| 11:00AM to 11:30AM | Brent Taylor | Durkee Hoops |
| 11:30AM to 12:00PM | Melissa McHugh | Anita Goodesign |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Melinda Bigley | Baby Lock Altair |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Karlie Belle | Creating Appliques |
| 1:00PM to 1:30PM | Christina Dolinar | Janome 400E |
| 1:30PM to 2:00PM | Sara Vetser | Brother NQ1700E |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Jerry Voors & Harley Thomas | Arrow Cabinets |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | LuAnn Hartley | Juki Tajima 8 Needle |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Garrett McMinn | SWF 15 Needle |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | GIVEAWAYS | Blaine Austin |
EMBROIDERY CONTEST 
RULES + FAQ
Contest entries now open!
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, 2022.
- Prize winners will be notified Live on air Friday, June 17th and a follow up email sent on June 20th.
- 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 14 – May 28
Show Favorites will be voted on May 29 – June 12
SMPHF will occur June 14 – June 17
FAQ
What are the dates?
Entry dates: April 14 – May 28, 2022
Open voting: May 29 – June 12, 2022
SMP Virtual Hoop Fest runs from: June 13 – June 17, 2022
What is Hoop Fest?
We will be live streaming our hoop embroidery festival
celebration, for 5 days, for 7 ½ 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 2022
Joanne Banko
Kim Christopherson
Heather Banks
Amber Bingham
Karlie Belle
Kimberly Dodson
Deborah Jones
Cindy Hogan
Eileen Roche
Garrett McMinn
Ashley Jones
Amanda Autrey
Brent Taylor
Sara Vetser
LuAnn Hartley
Jerry Voors
Harley Thomas
Richard Tharp
Mike Johns
Milinda Stephenson
Patty Marty
Melinda Bigley
Bryan Russell
Lauren Rabczak
Drea Boucher Goodine
Melissa McHugh
Brooke Berglund
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