Carolina Fiber Frolic

Video from the 2010 Carolina Fiber Frolic

jansmiley — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:06:29 +0000

Here’s a video compilation of the 2010 Carolina Fiber Frolic Retreat. Credit goes to my hard working husband for taking the time to put this together for us – Enjoy!

The Retreat Setting

jansmiley — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:47:11 +0000

The Carolina Fiber Frolic Retreat is going to be held at the Inn at Middleton Place, near Charleston, South Carolina. The dates for the 2011 Retreat are February 24-27. The formal gardens are just a short walk from the spinning room.

Can anyone ask for a more beautiful location than this to gather with like minded fiber fanatics, enjoy great food and great company, and spin, knit and enjoy a long weekend together?

Special Edition Colorway

jansmiley — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:40:04 +0000

Beth of Whorling Tides had the most excellent idea to create a custom colorway for the 2010 Carolina Fiber Frolic Spinning Retreat. I can’t wait to see what everyone did with their braids, since I know Beth sold out of them!

We have already started planning for the 2011 Colorway – You’ll have to come to the Retreat to get it!

Spinning Class 2010 Retreat

jansmiley — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:22:24 +0000

One of the spinning classes held during the 2010 Carolina Fiber Frolic Spinning Retreat. We value natural light for so many reasons and this classroom has one wall of windows that so enhance our classroom at the Retreat no matter what the weather outside decides to do!

Spinning Retreat

jansmiley — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:07:54 +0000

I’ve been working for several months on pulling together the details for hosting a spinning retreat. This time last year I was a brand new spinner and traveled to the panhandle of Florida for the opportunity to spend the weekend with other spinners. I had a blast, but 10 hours (one way) on the road seemed like a lot……. so I started searching for other spinning events.

When I couldn’t find anything closer, I figured there might be a few other people who would also be interested in getting away with their fiber, their wheel or spindles, and being surrounded by other people who “get it” when words like drive ratios, treadle, S or Z twist, BFL vs. Romney, combing vs. carding, rolags, roving, batts, punys, all those esoteric details that our friends and family endure, sometimes politely, sometimes rolling their eyes, come rolling off our tongues.

(By the way non-spinning people, the smirks and eyerolling really aren’t necessary. Just a genuine oooooohhhhhh, or aaaaahhhhhhhh when we show you the latest skein would be wise………Here’s the most important tip I can give to a non-spinner: when shown a skein of handspun yarn, don’t ever let your first question be “what are you going to do with that”? Just don’t go there.)

I digress……. back to the retreat. So I decided to explore hosting a spinning retreat and today the registration information is ready. You can click on the link on the top right sidebar, or you can click here. Here’s a photo we took when we selected the site for the retreat:

It’s going to be a fantastic weekend. Classes will be available, but optional. Vendors will be available. Evening activities are being planned. Door prizes are being gathered. Spinners and fiber fanatics are going to be together on a southern plantation (here’s where we’ll be), in the southeastern United States, in the early spring. What could be better? I hope you’ll make plans to join us.