Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Amish Country Retreat - Berlin, OH - April 18 - 21, 2012

I was asked to open this up to all fiber arts....so I am....please let all your quilting, wool appliqué, needle punch, needle felting, spinning, knitting, etc. friends know...I have rented the ballroom so it is a HUGE space and I would love to have it filled up with all kinds of fiber art lovers.....SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT---Get 5 people signed up and get 1/2 off your registration fee! It is has to be new registrations!

Also accepting 1/2 down now and the other 1/2 can be paid at the retreat the day you register.


Got 3 Bags Wool Fiber Retreat will start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 and go through April 21, 2012 in beautiful Berlin, Ohio. Lots of activities will be taking place throughout the 4 days. We will have several vendors set up for the retreat and they will be offering workshops and lectures (to be determined closer to the retreat). Rug Hooking, Quilting, Wool Dyeing, Needle felting, Needle Punch to name just a few.

Vendors

Ault’s Rug Hooking

Handmaiden Designs

Olde Scotties Primitives

Got 3 Bags Wool

Plus more to be added.....

This is a true fiber artist vacation!

Registration fee is $250.00, which includes breakfast, lunch & snacks, lectures and workshops (materials if any will be extra).


We will also be having a flea market for you to sell fiber related items.

I always have lots of door prizes for everyone and a gift when you register the day of the retreat.

To make reservations for Berlin Hotel & Suites call 1-330-893-3000 tell them you are making a reservation for the Got 3 Bags Wool Retreat….rooms are 90.00 plus tax per night double occupancy.

Lots of shopping in the area, quilt shops plus the biggest quilting/craft store in the area Country Craft Cupboard...go antiquing, local flea markets and great food!

Rooms are limited so make your reservations early.

This is NOT a camp with teachers, this is a retreat where the vendors offer a short workshop or lecture, the goal of the retreat is to RELAX, HAVE FUN, SHARE IDEAS, EAT, LAUGH and SHOP. You are free to do what you want when you want. The only set schedule is the meal times.

Contact Laura Schnelker to make your reservation....330.231.5314 ALL credit cards accepted or send your check to

Laura Schnelker, 208 W. Hunter Street, Madison, NC 27025

Monday, August 15, 2011

Amish Country Retreat 2012

Details to follow but save the dates April 18 - 21, 2012....I am planning a retreat in beautiful Holmes County Ohio!

Classes

I have moved my studio to my home in Madison, NC and will be teaching classes in my studio or will come to you to teach you and your group....I have a all the supplies you need for rug hooking in my studio....lots and lots of wool, frames, hooks and patterns. Call me to schedule a time to take a class or if you are already a hooker call me to come and buy your supplies!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Shaker Village Rug Hooking Retreat - 11/7 - 11/11/08

The Got 3 Bags Wool Rug Hooking Retreat - November 7 - 11, 2008

The rug hooking retreat starts at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at the West Lot.

All meals and snacks will be provided starting with dinner on Friday and ending with breakfast on Tuesday. This is a great time to get away, you can hook, shop and relax and eat some outstanding food. No schedule except for meals and workshops, and the workshops are optional. You are free to set your own schedule if you like. We will have several vendors set up for the retreat and they will be offering lots of wool, patterns and also a workshop or two. (workshops will be published closer to the retreat)

Registration fee is $410.00, which includes all your meals , snacks , lectures, workshops and Shaker Village tour tickets (kits & materials will be extra).

Nestled in the rolling hills of Kentucky’s famed Bluegrass region this is such a beautiful area to see. We had so much fun last year sitting by the fire at night and hooking the night away. You will stay in houses around the village, all rooms in the West Lot house where the hooking room in are full but you can drive to the West Lot where the hooking room is.

Vendors include Ault’s Rug Hooking www.aults.com , Got 3 Bags Wool www.got3bagswool.com , The Red Saltbox, www.theredsaltbox.com

Sleeping rooms are booked directly with Shaker Village, by calling Ann Voris at 800.734.5611 ext.1548 telling her it is for the Got Wool? Retreat

70.00 + tax single per night

80.00 + tax double (40.00 per person) per night

99.00 + tax triple (33.00 per person) per night

This is a special rate for this retreat.

Please call me to place your registration....I do accept Visa/MC/Discover 330-313-1501 or cell 330-231-5314