Looking for a reason to visit CHSI Stitches 2025? We’ve got plenty!
As the UK’s number one event for craft buyers, this year’s show at the NEC Birmingham on 23rd and 24th February is packed with inspiration, innovation, and opportunities for your creative business.
You’ll find us at the Dannells stand, brimming with lampshade-making ideas, and on the 'Demo Stage' teaching you how to make our products - we’d love for you to drop by and say hello. But that’s not all - read our latest blog post to discover what else CHSI Stitches 2025 has in store to help your business thrive!

Meet
With over 50 exhibitors, CHSI Stitches 2025 provides you with the opportunity to connect with industry peers, new suppliers and make valuable to business contacts, that will help your creative business.
The Dannells Team will be ready and waiting to welcome you at our stand - B45 - and introduce you to our extensive range of DIY lampshade making kits and associated lampshade making materials, to enhance your creative product range.

Shop
CHSI Stitches has a wealth of creative products for you to browse, including the latest creative and craft products on the market. From fabric giants such as Oddies Textiles and yarn manufacturer, King Cole, to craft kit companies, there’s an incredible range of suppliers to order from.
You can shop our extensive range of Needcraft Lampshade Making Kit shapes and sizes, and our range of a entry level DIY craft kits which make clocks, lanterns, table and floor lamps and more. We'd be more than happy to help you find the products that will work best for your business.

Learn
Head to the CHSI Stitches 'Demo Stage' to see experts presenting the latest techniques and products, so you can equip yourself with the knowledge needed to sell these products to your customers.
For 2025, Sam, our Professional Dannells Demonstrator will be showing you how to create a unique lampshade workshop experience for your customers, using a Needcraft Lampshade Making Workshop Pack. Find her on the Demo Stage at 1pm on Monday 24th February.
Sharing her knowledge as an experienced Lampshade Workshop Tutor, Sam will take you through how to plan and a set up a workshop, as well as guiding you step by step, on how to make a lampshade, with plenty of helpful teaching tips thrown in along the way!
The end result? You’ll feel confident to teach your customers how to make a beautiful, bespoke lampshade from a Needcraft Kit.

Experience
The 2025 FREE Insights Hub focusses on growing and developing your craft businesses and has an all new expert line up offering seminars on trends and retail cycles, licensing opportunities and a areas of digital marketing expertise, such as video content creation, AI and developing Instagram for business use.
This years’ show sees the return of 'The Creative Pitch', showcasing LIVE business pitches from some well known faces in craft to a panel of creative experts, which will inspire how you can pitch your own business.

Discover
Delve into the latest trends, business intelligence, industry insights spanning multiple industries, data driven research and more, in The Hurley Report, created by Sarah Hurley which covers everything you need to know in a creative business.
Sarah shares all of the knowledge she has picked up in her work across multiple industries and sharing this to you to help you grow and expand your business and product offerings. Find her on the Insights Stage on Monday 24th February.

Register for FREE
If you run a retail or wholesale craft business, simply use the button below to register and we'll look forward to seeing you in February!
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