~Vermont Fiber Retreats & Vermont Grand View Farm~ Washington, Vermont Experience Vermont farm life in a beautiful setting while taking fiber classes with friends. |
2012 Fiber Retreat and Class Schedule Natural Dye Class An introduction to using locally growing plants as natural dye material. We will spend the morning gathering plants and flowers to use as dye material. Our dye baths will brew while we enjoy lunch on the porch. After lunch, the magic begins as we dye sample skeins of yarn! 10am-3pm $85 (includes sample skeins and lunch) Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Please contact us to register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Needle Felted Chair Pads Create your own whimsical or folk art design by needle felting colorful roving onto a piece of pre-felt fabric. We will also learn how to wet felt the pads to make them more durable. Methods for adding trim will be discussed. 10am-1pm Friday, June 29, 2012 Bring your own lunch. $35 (includes materials) Please contact us to register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Braided Roving Learn how to braid roving for mug rugs, chair pads, or trims for your felted projects. We will braid in the morning and begin a project in the afternoon. You may bring your own roving or purchase roving from our farm. 10am-3pm Saturday, August 4, 2012 $100 (includes lunch and roving) $70 (includes lunch and you supply the roving) Please contact us to register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Art of Drop Spindling Learn how to create your own yarn by using the drop spindle. We will card some fun spinning batts and then learn the secrets of successful spindling. Monday, August 6, 2012 10am-1pm Bring a bag lunch $35 (includes materials) Please contact us to register Family Mural Spend an entire day at the farm with your family and create a wonderful mural to take home! Needle felting and wet felting techniques will both be incorporated into your mural. We provide all materials-you provide a family and creative energy! (Families may consist of 2 to 3 people, one of which must be an adult. They need not be related and could be friends, grandparent and grandchild, mom and dad, or one parent with a child. Each family creates one mural.) Friday, July 27, 2012 9:30am - 2:00pm Bring a picnic lunch. $60/family (up to 3 people) Please contact us to register If you would like overnight accommodations , please contact us. For reservations and questions please contact us at kimgoodling@yahoo.com or 802-685-4693 |
| Rates and Payment: All rates subject to change without notice. We accept cash, personal checks, VISA, Mastercard, and Pay Pal. Payment in full is due within 7 days of registering for class. For full day classes, please bring a bag lunch unless lunch is provided. Cancellation Policy Class fees are non-refundable unless class space can be filled with another student. We reserve the right to cancel classes within 15 days prior to class if there are not enough students enrolled. All fees will then be returned or applied towards another class. Participation Policy For the safety of your child and our animals, all children must be able to listen, follow directions, and cooperate with their teacher. |
Let us customize a fiber retreat for you! Our farm provides the perfect location for custom fiber retreats. Our B&B sleeps 4-6 people and provides an intimate setting for those wanting an overnight farm experience along with fiber classes. We are happy to customize fiber classes or retreats for your family or group. It is as simple as choosing your date(s) and the skill you would like to learn! -needle felting -wet felting -braiding -spinning -fiber prep -natural dyes -hand painting yarn -felted murals Contact us today to schedule your personal fiber retreat. |
| Vermont Weaver's Retreat (June-September) Stay three nights in our Bed & Breakfast, and have full access to our fiber studio in our 150 year old barn. Spend three glorious, uninterrupted days at a loom working on your own project. We provide a comfortable, elegant bedroom, full country breakfast, afternoon snack, loom and warping board. You provide the yarn for your project and weaving expertise. You will have a choice of an antique barn loom, 22 inch table top loom, or 45 inch floor loom. This retreat is appropriate for experienced weavers only. $420/weaver with shared bath $585/weaver with private bath (plus VT rooms & meals tax) Each weaver may bring one additional non-weaving adult free of charge. Contact us to make your reservation today! Summer Sheep Camp (ages 7-12) July 9-13, 2013 Monday-Friday 10am to 2pm Children engage in rural farm life helping with chores and learning how to care for animals. Afternoon craft time in our big old barn includes carding wool, spinning, and felting. Bring your own lunch for a picnic in the meadow. In leu of "Mom's Camp" this summer, we will invite parents to sit on the porch and relax or allow us to set you up with a pre-warped loom and spend your day independantly weaving on your own scarf or placemat. $170/child Parent-$50 weaving fee (for scarves) $70 weaving fee (for placemat) Email to register or to inquire about overnight accomodations for the week of camp. |
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| As seen in Summer 2011 issue of Spin-Off Magazine. |