We have a fun filled retreat planned with a variety of teachers and some great classes to choose from. You may arrive as early as 12:00 pm on Thursday and the retreat will continue until Sunday at noon. Registration will end on April 17th. Classes will be assigned in the order of registration so please register early.

Why: This is an opportunity for both teachers and students to take advantage of many learning opportunities. Often those who teach don’t get the opportunity to take classes. This gives them a chance to be both student and teacher. It also allows the students to meet a variety of teachers while having the opportunity to learn a variety of new skills at
a very low cost.

What to bring: Lodging is dorm style… bring your bedding, personal items, toiletries, personal food for breakfast and lunches/or “brunches,” (stoves, microwaves, and refrigerators in dorms). Pinelow provides 1 dinner per day at 6pm which is included in the “Full Weekend Registration”. Also bring class supplies listed under what students should bring, a spinning wheel or other projects for when not in classes. Don’t forget the snack table that everyone contributes to, so bring your favorite snack.

Who: Karen Goodson 4010dir@nwrsa.org or Linda Karr rlkarr@povn.com

Program Includes:

Fiber Processing – Thursday at 12pm-3 we will start the retreat with stations set up with processing equipment:
hand carders, drum carders, combs, pickers, hackles, blending boards etc. So bring some fiber you want to try to process and try out some different techniques.

Raffle - Do you have fiber related items that you will never use, this would be a good time to donate them. We will do a raffle table and the money raised will be used to continue this type of retreat in future years, hopefully keeping the costs to a minimum.

Snack Table-Don’t forget the snack table that everyone contributes to. Bring your favorite snack, healthy or not. Everyone will enjoy this table!

Make- It Take- It – this will be a social time in the evenings where you can get to know each other. There will be kits for sale with items that you can make and take. If you have ideas for kits to sell let us know and we will save you a table, no table charge for make-it take-it sellers. Some ideas we have are pin cushions, note cards....

Vendors – we will have vendors set up in the main spinning room so be sure to bring some money to spend. Vendor booths are 20.00 for an 8x8 area.

Demo’s –charka spinning demo on Sunday 8-10am bring your own or try one of ours.

Dyeing yarn in the ball - bring your yarn and give this technique a try 1.00 charge for dyes per ball.