If you are ready to reserve your spot, contact Capon Springs and Farms at 304-874-3695 to book your package. You will choose your room arrangement and the retreat fee will be included in the total. All payment will be collected by Capon Springs and Farms.
Once you have paid your deposit with Capon Springs and Farms, you can choose your specific classes and get us some basic info for the retreat using this Google form: https://forms.gle/zXEngg3Vo3bvCucv5
Afterthought Socks #1 (Katy) - Students will learn to pick up stitches and add toes to a sock tube. Heels will be covered in Afterthought Socks #2.
Windings and Weavings (Q) - Students will learn freestyle weaving on embroidery hoops to create beautiful finished objects.
E-Spinning in the Fiber Lab (Q and Katy) - Practice spinning on the EEW 6.1 and a wide variety of other E-spinners with guidance from Q and Katy.
Mending as Art (Katy) - Learn a variety of mending techniques to embellish your garments.
Solar Dyeing (Cat) - Students will learn to dye yarn and fiber with the solar dyeing technique.
Gettin' Batt-y With It (Q) - Students will learn to create and use fiber batts with Q.
Afterthought Socks #2 (Katy) - Students will learn to cut in afterthought heels on a sock tube.
Making Garments (Katy) - Students will learn tips and tricks for how to tackle the garment making process. Including swatching, yarn selection, and modification ideas.
Now What? Using Your Handspun (Q and Cat) - Love to spin fiber into yarn, but don't know what to do with it? Learn some great ideas for how to use that gorgeous handspun yarn!
Madison, Alabama - The Foldout Cat offers a wide variety of fiber and yarn bases, hand-dyed in bold, rich colors. They stick to a cat-based theme, so all their fiber and yarn bases are named for cute kitties! Q teaches spinning and weaving classes at fiber festivals, retreats, and get togethers all over the country.
Fayetteville, Arkansas - Yarn Adventure Truck is a yarn shop on wheels specializing in hand-dyed yarns and fibers from small-batch dyers across the US. They also carry notions, fiber arts tools, and accessories from many other small-batch makers for a well-rounded shopping experience.
Roanoke, Virginia - Hand-dyed yarn made with love and science from this awesome wife-and-wife team, Cat and Penny. They travel the country in their yarn truck, bringing their incredible yarns and fibers directly to you!
Contact us at yarnadventuretruck@gmail.com if you have any questions. This will be a great option to spend a week in the Northern Virginia/West Virginia area after visiting Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival.
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