Fibre Retreats
Learn a new hobby, relax under the trees watching the sheep safely gamboling in the fields after a hard day's 'learning'.
Join us at Canaan Mohair if you want to learn a specific technique,
or an advanced refresher course. Shirley will be happy to tailor a program
just for you.
Your retreat includes:
Topics Include:
- Airport, train, bus pick-up & drop off
- 2 night's accommodation
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinners
- 10 hours of intensive tuition
- Use of all equipment
- Course materials
- Beginning Spinning, Weaving, Knitting or Dyeing
- Creative Dyeing
- Felting by Hand
- Spinning Exotic Fibres
- Yarn Design & Spinning Novelty Yarns
- Sweater Design 101 - From Idea to Finish
- Spinning Rainbows and Other Games People Play
- Colour and Weave Effects for Weavers
- A Study of Fleece Types, Their Preparation & Uses
- Mohair Spinning
- Great Beginnings, Middlings & Endings - Get out of the 'Rib Rut'
- Finishes and Embellishments for Knits and Weaves
- Cast It Off - Put It On - No Seam Sweaters
- Other topics or advanced techniques as requested
$325.00 Cdn
$245.00 US
A $100.00 deposit must accompany your reservation. This will be refunded only if cancellation is made 7 days prior to the scheduled retreat