REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Come join us for a week of fiber-filled fun in beautiful mid-coast Maine. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, felt, dye, or weave, or if you've always wanted to learn how, this is the place for you! Enjoy the company of fellow fiber enthusiasts while you spin by the fireplace or knit in rocking chairs on the porch of our lodge. Work on a community weaving project throughout the week. Collect natural dyestuffs around camp and dye your own yarn and fiber. Most of all, relax!
Bill Huntington, owner of Hope Spinnery, will be teaching classes in Fair Isle mittens; fiber preparation; double knitting; and chaotic knitting.
Dana Fadel, weaver extraordinaire, will be teaching classes in inkle loom weaving; off-loom weaving; and a community weaving project.
Rachel Bingham will be teaching classes in natural dyeing; Kool-Aid solar space dyeing; and nuno felted clutches with embroidered embellishments.
Bristol Ivy will be instructing classes in designing and knitting a top down shawl; picots, welts, and pleats + her Picot, Picot Cowl design; and wet felted bowls.
Casey Ryder, will be teaching felted soap making; needle felting; and magic loop knitting.
In addition to classes & workshops, we will be taking field trips to these local farms, and studios...
Wind-Powered Hope Spinnery, owned and operated by our very own Bill Huntington. Bill will take us on a tour of the spinnery and then we'll have a chance to check out his studio space and wonderful wind-spun yarns!
We will also be visiting Katharine Cobey, a world renowned fiber artist, at her studio in Cushing, Maine. Listen as she describes her experiences and shares techniques she uses to create her one of a kind pieces.
New this year, we'll be visiting Cloud Hollow Farm, a sustainable practice farm in Waldoboro, Maine. Owners Erin and Bob Weintraub raise huacaya alpaca as well as 16 varieties of cold hardy bamboo. They'll be treating us to a tour of the farm and a picnic on the Medomak River!
Hosted at our Retreat Center, Medomak's guests enjoy beautiful pine and oak woods, a sparkling clear lake just down the hill, fields of ripe blueberries, and simple, rustic, yet comfortable cabins complete with full bath. Start your day off with an energizing yoga class or a morning walk. You may also choose to have a relaxing afternoon massage by our licensed masseuse! The learning spaces vary from rooms in our historic lodge, to an outdoor amphitheater; from rocking chairs on our porch to seating around an outdoor campfire. Meals that will be dreamt about for months are served family-style in our dining hall or outside at picnic tables on the front lawn. Our aim is to make you feel at home.
Tuition is all inclusive of food, lodging, instruction, field trips, and use of our lakefront facilities. Any extra costs may include personal purchases of yarn, fiber, etc. from our local vendors or a massage from our licensed therapist. For tuition prices, click the registration button at the top of the page or call us toll free at 866-633-6625.
We offer a discount to groups of five or six. The fifth person comes for free and the sixth person gets half price tuition! Groups taking advantage of this discount will share a dorm style cabin complete with full bath.
We were featured on the front page of the Portland Press Herald this past summer. You can read the article here
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Naomi, a participant from our 2006 retreat blogged about her experience at
A Little Red Hen
And here is a link to the blog of a woman who visited Nan Kennedy's farm. She's posted some beautiful pictures.
Initial $100 deposit is non-refundable.
Cancellations made less than 8 weeks from the date of your arrival will render tuition non-refundable unless the vacated accomodations are filled by others on our waiting list. In the case that an accomodation is filled by someone on our waitlist, tuition will be refunded less the $100 deposit.
Cancellations must be made by speaking with a Medomak Director.
A $25 cancelled check fee will be charged for returned checks.
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This palce is as close to heaven as we'll ever get! The kids love their sense of independence here. It's wonderful for them to feel so safe. Not a worry in the world here.
The Gerecht Family Kensington, MD
2008
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