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The Retreat is almost upon us and the excitement is building! We are very please to announce the recipient of the Jali Giroux Scholarship is Mira from New Brunswick. Here is a bit about her:

My name is Mira and I am 16 years old. I like to spin a lot, and last year I saved up enough of my own money and bought an Ashford Kiwi from you people who run the retreat. I like it a lot. It works wonderfully and is easy to use. I prefer to spin extremely skinny yarn and knit on tiny needles. … I would like to meet other spinners and learn more about spinning, I don’t know very much about it since I only started last year. None of my friends at school spin so it would be nice to meet other people who do. Here is a photograph of what I am spinning right now.

Below you will find the agenda of the weekend as well as the “Don’t Forget to Bring” list. We look forward to seeing everyone in two weeks!

Spin Local 2011 Agenda 

Friday:
3pm – Check in at the Hotel

4-6pm – Registration & Set up Wheel (The spinning room will be open and accessible from this point on until the end of the retreat)
*Please remember you are on your own for supper

7pm – Welcome / wine & cheese

8-9pm – Vendors open

Saturday: 

7-8:30am – Breakfast

9-9:30am – Registration with Jan Gnemmi for those attending just for the day or who missed the evening registration

Demos (no pre-registration required):

9-10am – Warping a Knitter’s Loom with Kate Sherratt (From Ashford)

9:30-10am – Spinning Wheel Maintenance with Richard Ashford

9:30-10am – Spinning for Absolute Beginners with Cape Breton Guild

9:30-10am – Tips for Choosing a Fleece with Potluck Spinners

11-11:45am – Fibre Prep on the Wild Drum Carder & Spinning Art Yarns with Richard Ashford

11-11:45am – Fancy yarn & Navajo plying with Kate Sherratt

10am – Morning Break

10:30-12pm – Vendors Open

NOON – Lunch (Vendors go first!)

1-4pm – Vendors open to the general public / Free Spinning

Demos:
2-2:30pm – Shepherd’s Hat with Anne Bishop

2-2:45pm – Fibre Prep on the Wild Drum Carder & Spinning Art Yarns with Richard Ashford

2-2:45pm – Warping a Knitter’s Loom with Kate Sherratt

4-4:30pm – Spinning Wheel Maintenance with Richard Ashford

4-4:30pm – Fancy yarn & Navajo plying with Kate Sherratt

3:30pm – Afternoon Break

5:30pm – Door Prizes announced

6pm – Group Photo

6:30pm – Supper

7:45pm – Talk with Richard Ashford

9pm – Fashion Show and fun in the Barn 

Sunday:

7-8:30am – Breakfast / Contest Winners announced

9am & on – Vendors Open

NOON – Check out & see you next year!

Don’t forget to bring:

*Spinning wheel / drop spindle

Niddy noddy

Ball winder

Drum carder / hand cards

Spinning fibre (if you run out, I’m sure one of the vendors will have something that catches your eye!)

Plying yarn or thread

Spin Local skeins for contest (Hand spun skeins using fibre as local to you as possible). Please label these with your name, fibre content and approx. distance from your home.

*Name Tag

Item for Fashion Show

Walking shoes

Swimsuit

Camera

Bobbins (if you got some last year) if playing whipcord winos

Door prizes if you feel so inclined…

*Fun attitude

* Starred items are necessities