TSG retreat 'Gathering of Kindred Spirits'-2009

2009 Retreat of Kindred Spirits Update

Our next Retreat of Kindred Spirits takes place at Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria from Sunday 22nd March to Sunday 29th inclusive, March, 2009.

We are pleased to announce that Lauren Sauer from the USA and Alison Snepp from Australia will be among those teaching classes. Lauren will be teaching two to three classes that have yet to be finalised due to her heavy teaching commitments, and Alison will be teaching two classes. See photographs below, they are stunning!

The Sampler Guild's technical adviser Katie Trendell will hold classes that you will not wish to miss and TSG member Helen Prescott is teaching a Layer Cake and/or a Jelly Roll quilt class, again see lovely photo's below.

All classes will be held in the spacious and well equipped Old Laundry Room. To see  more information and pictures of this splendid room and Muncaster Castle in general, please visit  www.muncaster.co.uk   

As well as the classes there is a day trip planned to Dove Cottage, the home of William Wordsworth, where we will be given a private viewing of the textiles at the cottage! We will be making our own way there, as we have enough cars with spare seats available.

There will be a trip on the famous L'al Ratty railway, a favourite of everyone.

There is also a special dinner booked out at a local hotel one evening, so we can all relax and leave our stitching at the castle.

So lots to be getting on with, lots still under discussion, but you can be assured that there will be lots of choice for our stitching connoisseurs out there...

The cost of the Retreat of Kindred Spirits is £445.00 and includes all of the above along with 7 nights bed and breakfast and 2 buffet evenings.
All classes are an optional extra and details and costs will be posted as soon as we receive them. All classes during the retreat welcome those who would like to come and take part in the classes, but are not retreating for the week. Individual class prices are available on application.
We are fully booked and holding a reserve list at the moment, should you wish to add your name to the reserve list, please let me know. To enable a firm booking, a deposit of £50.00 must be paid by the end of April 2008. For those who have their name on the list and haven't paid a deposit by this date, we will have no alternative but to offer the place to someone on the reserve list. Once the deposit is paid, payment for the Retreat of Kindred Spirits can be made in instalments through the year, if this is easier for you.

If you have any questions or require any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Kindest Regards, Linda

Alison Snepp Class

Here are a few examples of Alison's lovely work:

Greek 'Ionian Islands Pincushion'

  Indian Purses

Naxos Necessaire

Helen Prescott's Quilt Class

Helen is going to show how to do both a Layer Cake and Jelly Roll quilt during the one day class. Attendees will need to bring along their own Layer Cake or Jelly Roll, with a sewing machine and matching thread. Materials are not supplied.

The class will cost £15.00

Here are a few examples of Helen's lovely work:

 TSG retreat 'Gathering of Kindred Spirits'-2007

'Gathering of Kindred Spirits 2007' - Attendees

Laura, Beryl and Linda (doing some work for a change...)

TSG retreat 'Gathering of Kindred Spirits'-2006/2005

 If you have Retreat pictures you would like to see displayed on this page, then please send them (in .jpg/.jpeg format) to Mike at mike@thesamplerguild.co.uk . For more information about Muncaster Castle, visit their website www.muncaster.co.uk

 More soon...

E-mail: linda@thesamplerguild.co.uk

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