Pinners presenters are the best of the best! They are special for a number of reasons, not the least of which is their willingness to share thier time and talents with others. We have put this page together as a spot you can come for answers to the most commomly asked presenter questions.
Whatever the heck you want! You're the star. ◡̈ We are happy to tell you what's been most popular in the past if you'd like input.
At Pinners, presenters who sell products are expected to have a booth. This ensures attendees have a place to connect with you and explore your offerings, so we can keep our classes non-promotional.
Each classroom is a different size, so look up your room’s capacity on our online map. You’ll see a number listed inside each room that shows how many seats that room has. A “t” after the number means it’s a table classroom. The sewing room usually includes around 24 sewing machines on tables.
Classes are usually full or nearly full, and most attendees purchase the kit when it’s available. Keep in mind that numbers can change a lot in the last couple of weeks. If you want to check your current sign-ups, feel free to email us about a week or two before the show.
Offering kits in class is a fun way to enhance the experience and earn a little profit. However, our policy is that anyone who would like to just come and observe the class is welcome to, though most attendees do still purchase your kit.
Here are a couple of examples of how a classroom might be set up
You will use your own computer for presentations, but we'll have all of the hook-up cords (Mac video adapters, HDMI, USB video cables, iPad and iPhone video adapters, sound cables from computer, etc.). If you've found your media device of choice has a very uncommon connector, please bring it to make sure. But we hopefully have you covered.
We have headset and handheld microphones. Some rooms have only two mics available. Others can mic up to four.
The kitchen is a full working kitchen and includes a stovetop, an oven, a microwave and power outlets. There is also a basic dishwashing station behind stage.
Sale supply kits in your class and charge a materials fee—you keep all the profits.
We encourage you to sell your own materials or other items in your class. As stated above, if there is any profit (and we hope there is) it all goes to you. You’ll need to have your own staff collect payments and distribute kits, as Pinners staff cannot assist with money handling.
If you need help shipping supplies we have an excellent shipping partner in InXpress. They use a number of options for different sized orders, have excellent rates, and are very reliable. More information can be found below:
You might be able to guess this—it's very important. We need to keep class titles and times fairly fixed, especially as the show gets closer. Changing them gets complicated. Everyone signed up has to adjust their schedules, we have to email each person individually, and the old time is already floating around online. We call it “trickle-down-voodoo-economics”—never mind, you probably don’t remember that.
You can find all the details about our amazing 2026 host hotels by following THIS LINK. Be sure to book through the link to get our Pinners rate! Or if you're calling in to reserve, mention the Pinners room block to receive the special rate.
If you'd like a graphic to help you promote your class, feel free to use the image below.
