2012 Winter Fiber Fun Retreat

Just when you’re about to say to yourself “I wish I had more time to work on some of my projects and learn a new technique” the clouds part and rays of light beam down from the sky.  Behold, the 4^th Annual Winter Fiber Fun Retreat!

Mary Berry, the owner and proprietor of Fancy Fibers Farm located in Farmersville, created this retreat to get us like-minded yarn-a-holics together for a long weekend of stitching, spinning, weaving, felting and whatever else our fun-loving, creative minds can think of when it comes to yarn and notions! 

The exciting part about this retreat is that you can do whatever you want!  You can pick and choose what classes to attend.  If you only want to come to stitch, you can do that as well.  You can work your projects outside or indoors and away from the busyness of your house.  Heck, you might be able to finally finish that blanket that has lain dormant for so long!  In addition to the myriad of classes to choose from you can build a great network of local friends with common interests!

Here are some basic details and more detailed information can be found on Fancy Fiber’s website.  I’m posting this information early so you can get to registering for the classes you wish to attend.  Space fills up fast!

When:    February 16^th-19^th, 2012

Where:   Tally Retreat Center @ Camp Copass in Denton, TX

What:     23 Instruction-based courses to choose from (prices vary from free to $60 per

              course but mostly lie in the $15-$25 range)

Lodging: $80/night per room (max occupancy per room is 4)

Meals:     Buffet-style in the dining hall. Breakfast $7, Lunch $8, Dinner $8

Retreat Fee: $30

And if all of the above wasn’t enough to get you motivated to register, I created a Top 10 list.  If you agree to at least one of these, then you need to go! 

Top 10 reasons why you should go on a stitching retreat:

10. The cushion on the couch needs to be rotated because of the divot from sitting and

      stitching

  9. When the household pets use your project as their personal blanket and shed more fur

      than what you use yarn-wise

  8. You only know 21 ways to cast on and you know that someone else knows a 22^nd option

      but they’re holding out on you

  7. You can make a t-shirt that says: I stitched for 96 hours and all I got was this lousy

      t-shirt (and a couple of finished projects)

  6. Ravely has become your official home page

  5. The husband and kids are waiting for you to finish “one more row”

  4. You wear a button that says “I Knit So I Don’t Kill People” on a daily basis

  3. The only exercises you’re required to do are finger exercises

  2. *P1, K1, YO, SSK; repeat from* becomes your bedtime lullaby

  1. This will be the only place where you can bring your stitching to the dinner table and

      no one will object