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* Lake Yale is an ALCOHOL-FREE and SMOKE-FREE campus. * Cooking is allowed in RVs, but not in rooms. * Pets are NOT permitted. |
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Stay and Play
Stay and Play
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$ 30.00 | ||||||
Stay and Play is for those staying onsite during Conference, but are not taking a 2.5-day Workshop. Stay and Play includes a registration packet, swag bag, and admission to all activities other than classes. |
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Miniclass Selections | |||||||
Cold Connection Earrings
Cold Connection Earrings
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0/8 LEFT | $ 40.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Brenda Gregory Skill Level: All skill levels Description: Cold connecting is a way to join pieces of metal without heat and solder. We will make a pair of textured sterling silver earrings and a pendant from old metal buttons. Skills learned: texturing metal with stamps and hammers, cutting and filing metal, applying patina and basic cold connection techniques. Materials Fee: $15 includes silver (sheet and wire), base metal, chain, and findings. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: Old buttons that they are willing to hammer flat. |
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Continuous Strand Weaving on a 12" Loom
Continuous Strand Weaving on a 12" Loom
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0/12 LEFT | $ 25.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Cindy Koedoot Knisely Skill Level: All Skill Levels Description: You will weave one or more dishcloths on a 12" Hazel Rose Square Loom. In addition to instructions for continuous strand weaving, the instructor will share many project ideas. Students will leave the class with a finished project, the loom, and materials and ideas for future projects. If you weave lots of towels, the dishcloths made on the continuous strand square loom are the perfect 'go along' gift! Materials Fee: $35 includes a 12" Hazel Rose square loom in oak or cherry, accessories, yarn, and teaching packet. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: Yourself! |
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Dragon Boat Ornament
Dragon Boat Ornament
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5/10 LEFT | $ 25.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Ellen Turner Skill Level: All Skill Levels Description: Joong or Tsung-Tse originally was the name of a food served during the Dragon Boat Festival in China. Made of rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves, it is in the shape of a hexahedron (any polyhedron with six faces). It later became a yarn wrapped ornament. We will use cardboard and colorful yarns to make these festive and decorative ornaments. Materials Fee: $0; registration fee includes all the materials needed to make these ornaments. Students to Bring: Scissors |
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Ecuadorian Star Ornament
Ecuadorian Star Ornament
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1/10 LEFT | $ 25.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Ellen Turner Skill Level: All Skill Levels Description: These traditional Ecuadorian Folk ornaments are wrapped with colorful yarns. Can be used as holiday ornaments, hung on display hooks or used to adorn gifts. We will use cardboard and colorful yarns to make these festive and decorative ornaments. Materials Fee: $0; registration fee includes all the materials needed to make these ornaments. Students to Bring: Scissors |
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Introduction to Indigo Dyeing
Introduction to Indigo Dyeing
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0/10 LEFT | $ 50.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Kelly Agrue Skill Level: All skill levels Description: There is nothing quite as magical as watching the indigo dye process. In this workshop, you will be elbow deep in the fun of an indigo dye pot! You will be provided with a hank of beautiful yarn, a set of cotton napkins, a zippered cotton pillow cover, and beautiful silk yardage that can be used as a scarf. Come learn about this process and create. Once the class dyeing has been completed, you may dye up to a 1/2 pound of your own fibers if you would like. Handouts will be provided with the directions for setting up your own indigo vat. Materials Fees: $35 for use of indigo dye vats, wool yarn, 4 cotton napkins, silk yardage for a scarf, cotton zippered pillow cover, and handouts. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A waterproof apron to protect your clothes, a waterproof bag to carry your wet dyed items, and snug fitting dish gloves if you do not want beautiful blue fingers! Students may also bring up to 1/2 pound of additional fiber to dye. |
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Introduction to Pin Loom Weaving
Introduction to Pin Loom Weaving
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0/8 LEFT | $ 25.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Meg Stump Skill Level: Beginner Description: Are you finding yourself pin loom curious these days? In this three hour course you can learn that basic skill of weaving on a pin loom and leave with a finished project, a mug rug with flower and bee embellishments. Participants will have the opportunity to try out a 2” pin loom and a 4” pin loom. There will be samples of pin loom woven projects plus the opportunity to ask questions and learn how to weave on a pin loom from Margaret Stump, the author of Pin Loom Weaving; 40 Projects for tiny hand looms. Everything you need will be provided. This is an opportunity to check out the whole “little loom” craze and have some fun without any long term investment. Materials Fees: $5 for use of 4” and 2” pin loom, all yarn, weaving tools and other supplies needed to complete the project. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: An open and inquiring mind |
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Spinning Hemp Fiber
Spinning Hemp Fiber
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7/18 LEFT | $ 5.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Joan Ruane Skill Level: Intermediate; must know how to use your spinning wheel. Description: Introduction to spinning hemp fiber. Different hemp fibers and where to purchase as well as learning to spin a nice fine thread. With tips for solar dyeing your hemp fiber. Materials Fees: $5 for hemp fibers to spin. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: Spinning wheel, niddy noddy, small dish for water, lap cloth (optional) |
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Telar Mapuche: Inkle Style Weaving on a Frame Loom
Telar Mapuche: Inkle Style Weaving on a Frame Loom
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0/8 LEFT | $ 30.00 | |||||
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Instructor: Jennifer Williams Skill Level: Beginner Description: Learn the method the Mapuche weavers of Chile and Argentina use to weave inkle style bands on a simple frame loom. No previous band weaving experience is necessary. Students will weave at least on 6" to 8" band during the workshop to be made into a key chain if desired. Materials Fee: $45 for frame loom, weaving yarns, shuttle, shed stick, pickup stick, printed patterns, hardware for one key fob keychain. The materials fee is payable directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: Enthusiasm! |
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All About Cotton Spinning
All About Cotton Spinning
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Instructor: Joan Ruane Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate. Students must know their wheel and be able to treadle their wheel clockwise without any trouble. Description: The goal of this class is to learn how to relax and enjoy spinning cotton. Joan will start off the first morning with each student learning the long draw from spinning on Gandhi’s little tahkli spindle and the book charkhas. From there students will learn to card and blend cotton to make punis to spin on their spinning wheels as well as spinning off the cotton bolls to natural colored cotton slivers. Plying a balanced yarn to finishing and storing your yarns will be covered in this 2.5 day workshop. Materials Fee: $30 for Joan’s workbook "Beginning Cotton Spinning on a Wheel," tahkli & charkha instruction sheets, all the fiber used in class including the use of tahkli spindles & book charkhas for those who do not have one, puni sticks, and rulers. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: a spinning wheel (recommend a flyer-driven wheel with at least 10/1 ratio if possible, and no Woolee Winder flyers please), lazy kate and 4 bobbins, carders (prefer cotton carders but wool will do), small niddy noddy, apron/lap cloth (dark preferred), wheel maintenance kit, tags and pen, cushion for the chair (optional). |
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Basketry - Weaving with Reed and Fibers
Basketry - Weaving with Reed and Fibers
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Instructor: Fonda Haddad Skill Level: All Levels Description: From ancient times people have made baskets out of found materials to store and carry items as well as decorations for their homes. We will make 3 types of basket: a round medium size twined basket, an Appalachian spoke basket with either grapevine or reed handle and a gourd basket with basketry top, handle and Cherokee curls. Materials Fee: $0 for all the materials and tools needed to complete the projects. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: An apron, an old towel, any tools they already own if they prefer to use their own, any embellishments they would like to incorporate into their projects. |
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Bullseyes, Bobbles, and Blends
Bullseyes, Bobbles, and Blends
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Instructor: Rhonda Altman Skill Level: Beginner Description: Polymer clay is a versatile medium. A large part of its popularity is that it is easy to work with and only requires a home oven to cure the clay. We will be discussing the various types of polymer clay and each of their characteristics, so you know how to pick the right clay for your project. You will also be introduced to the works of well-known polymer clay artists and their particular styles. Over the 2.5 days, you will learn basic cane building and color theory and design your own necklace, brooch, and / or earrings. Materials Fee: $10 for jewelry findings, blades, cording, and cleaning kit. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A pasta machine, a 12" x 12" smooth tile, an acrylic rod. Students who sign up for the class will receive a syllabus with a detailed supply lit. The instructor is contacting a polymer clay company regarding donation of clay for the class. If they are unable to donate, students will need to bring five to six blocks of polymer clay. The instructor will know a couple months before class, and will let students who are signed up for the class know if they need to bring clay or not. |
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Huck with Color and Weave Effects
Huck with Color and Weave Effects
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Instructor: Tom Knisely Skill Level: Intermediate; must be able to warp loom prior to class, read a draft, and handle more than one shuttle. Description: In this workshop, we will be pushing the boundaries of traditional Huck Lace. For generations, Huck Lace has been woven in cotton or linen with warp and weft threads of the same size and color, allowing the warp floats and weft floats to be the focus of the pattern. We will apply color and weave theory to a Huck threading. Light and dark color threads will be arranged in a specific order and treaded and woven with alternating color arrangements to create beautiful fabrics that go way beyond the normal traditions of weaving Huck Lace. You will weave a sampler threaded in a gamp format. You will arrange different color and weave threadings in the same basic four-shaft Huck threading. Numerous treadling combinations will give you dozens of different fabric samples to weave and explore. Requires a minimum of a four-harness loom. Materials Fee: None Students to Bring: A loom warped per instructions sent before class, three shuttles, bobbins, bobbin winder, scissors, tape measure, pins and weights for broken warp ends or floating selvedges, remaining warp thread to use as weft, any additional colors of thread that you might want to try during class, notebook with pen or pencil, graph paper with 4 or 5 to the inch graph, colored pencils. |
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An Introduction to Harness Weaving
An Introduction to Harness Weaving
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Instructor: Mary Scott Skill Level: All Skill Levels Description: This workshop is for those who want to learn or refresh skills on a 4-harness table or floor loom. Students will participate in planning a project, measuring and making a warp, learning the proper names for tools and loom parts, dressing the loom, and learning the proper way to prepare shuttles. If time allows, everyone will get a chance to weave on a warped loom. Photos are encouraged to help remember the process. No video recording please. Looms may be borrowed from the instructor at no charge, but must be reserved by March 1, 2020. You may also arrange to borrow a loom from a friend or rent one from a local guild. If you plan to bring a loom rather than borrowing one from the instructor, please contact the instructor before March 1, 2020 to discuss its suitability for the class. Materials Fee: $25 for handouts, sample yarns, the use of instructor's equipment (tools, winders, warping boards, shuttles, etc.), warp and weft yarns for sample making. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A three-ring binder, pencil with good eraser, note paper, scissors, measuring tape, two contrasting colored pencils, reading glasses or magnifying glass if needed, work lamp (optional), stool or bench (optional), one boat shuttle with bobbins (optional), one stick shuttle at least 10" long (optional).
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Khmer Hol & Indigo Dye
Khmer Hol & Indigo Dye
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Instructor: Barb Cabral Skill Level: No dyeing experience required. The yarns we dye will not be woven as they will be taken home wet. You need the skill to warp and weave with the yarn once you are home. Description: Khmer textiles are among the most intricate and beautiful silk ikat in the world. This workshop focuses on learning the techniques used by Cambodian artists to create these 2/1 twills with patterned wefts. Working with natural fibers (tencel, cotton, silk, or wool) and indigo dyes, yarns will be tied and dyed during the workshop. You will have the opportunity to study Khmer textile samples and you will learn to graph designs. You will then make preliminary samples and learn to create individual designs. A variety of bright colors and neutral colors may be used. Working with indigo on white, a range of blues will be achieved through repeated dipping. When bright colors are used, a different range of blended colors will be achieved. Materials Fee: $10 for dye, distilled water, resists for tying, graph paper, handouts, and warping pegs. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A minimum of four ounces 10/2 tencel or other natural fiber for weft, a minimum of one pound of additional fiber for warp, two C clamps to hold warping pegs or a frame for tying (students will receive specs for building a frame, if desired), three different colors of pencils, scissors, plastic bags for carrying wet yarn home, gloves, apron, safety glasses, mask, tags for labelling skeins. |
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Pin Loom Weaving A to Z
Pin Loom Weaving A to Z
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Instructor: Meg Stump Skill Level: All levels; no prior knowledge needed as the class will walk students from introduction to achievement. Description: Explore the world of pin loom weaving from soup to nuts, stem to stern, first date to final rose. We will start by learning to weave on the pin loom and create a first project: your choice of a rose or coasters. Learn and practice the essential pin loom joining techniques. Build your own collection of weft float pattern samples. You can choose to start your own shawl or scarf right in class. You may also weave and construct a Spirit Horse, including your choice of embellishments. Finish a weekend of fun and laughter knowing that you can carry this relaxing, portable technique any place you go. Materials Fee: $20 includes all supplemental weaving tools, yarn for in-class samples, and complete instruction sheets. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A 4" pin loom that comes with a 6" weaving needle (e.g., Zoom Loom, Weave-it, Weavette, Hazel Rose), any yarn or embellishments you would like to include in your weaving. If you'd like to make a scarf, you need approximately 160 yards of DK or worsted weight yarn. |
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Spinning, Embroidery, and Needlepoint
Spinning, Embroidery, and Needlepoint
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Instructor: Ginger Clark Skill Level: Intermediate. Must be able to spin a continuous thread. Description: Learn how to spin yarns specifically for embroidery and needlepoint. These yarns have very different characteristics than knitting or weaving yarns due to their usage. Embroidery and needlepoint yarns need to pass through fabric over and over without fraying or breaking. Students will learn what fibers are best for this type of yarn and spin them. Silks and silk blends will be used for the embroidery yarns because who doesn’t want shiny, glittering yarns for embroidery! Long wools will be used for the needlepoint yarns. Students will learn about worsted preparations for a smooth strong yarn that will resist fraying when being used. Materials Fee: $25 for all fibers, small practice embroidery or needlepoint fabric/mesh for students to use their handspun yarns, instructor's hand carders, combs, and hackle for use in class. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A spinning wheel in good working order or spindles they are comfortable using. Students are encouraged to bring their own tools (hand carders, combs, hackle, drum carder) and any fibers they would like to share or have questions about appropriate use. |
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Tablet Weaving Basics and Beyond
Tablet Weaving Basics and Beyond
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Instructor: John Mullarkey Skill Level: Beginner Description: We’ll start with threaded-in patterns. These are wonderful multi-colored patterns that appear as if by magic. Simple turning creates complicated patterns because of the setup. Then we’ll move to Double-Card, Double Turn Diagonals. This technique warps quickly, but makes bold patterns with a lot of movement. Materials Fee: $10 for instructional booklet and twenty 4-hole card weaving cards. A few looms and shuttles will be available to borrow, with advance notice to the instructor. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: Four balls or cones of 10/2 mercerized cotton or #10 crochet cotton, each at least one ounce; three colors are required: one cone each of colors A and B, two cones of color C; the colors should contrast.
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Traditional Swedish Towels
Traditional Swedish Towels
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Instructor: Melissa Weaver Dunning Skill Level: Intermediate; Must be able to bring a warped loom to class. Description: What is it that about the Swedish traditional weaves that is so distinct and so satisfying to our weaver's eye? In this round robin class, we will explore monks belt, daldrall (overshot), halvdrall, rosepath, crackle, twills, Swedish lace and more as well as simple tape woven hanging loops, all in 8/2 cotton and cotton/linen yarns. There will also be discussion of weave structures, history and simple finishing. Materials Fee: $35 for a yarn kit, postage, and handouts. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A warped loom, two to three shuttles, bobbins, tape measure, scissors, note-taking tools. |
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Wedge Weave Fundamentals
Wedge Weave Fundamentals
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Instructor: Connie Lippert Skill Level: Intermediate; must be able to warp your own loom. Description: In contrast to most weaves, which are woven on a plan horizontal to the loom, wedge weave is woven on the diagonal. This results in a weft-faced weaving with many distinctive characteristics and exciting design potential. You will work on your own prewarped loom to explore wedge weave through hands-on experience as well as with detailed handouts and images. Materials Fee: $6 for handouts, chipboard loom materials, plastic needle, yarn. The materials fee is paid directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A table, floor, or tapestry loom pre-warped; a few extra yards of warp yarn; weft yarn; heavy beating fork, flat shuttles six to ten inches long, scissors (for both fiber and paper), ruler, pencil, tapestry needle. *Students in workshops often have small Mirror or other type of tapestry looms. These are completely suitable, but should be warped with finer warps and use finer wefts. If experienced on these looms, the sett and weight of yarn normally used for tapestry will work fine. If unsure of sett and weight, I suggest 16/6 linen (this is expensive, so a substitution at a similar yards / pound is acceptable, such as 8/3 linen. Lunatic Fringe has a hemp or seine twine that could be substituted) at 800 yards / pound st at 8 EPI for warp and wool for weft at approximately 640 yards / pound. |
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Woodturning
Woodturning
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Instructor: Dan Hoffman Skill Level: All skill levels Description: We will work on our wood turning techniques AND add color to all of the turned pieces, as desired. Students will be able to expand on the adding of color to all of their work. You will start with a chunk of wood and end up with a dyed bowl. Materials Fee: $25 for wood, dyes, and tools used in class. An additional $25 if you would like to rent a lathe. The materials fee is payable directly to the instructor during class. Students to Bring: A smock if you have one. The instructor will furnish some.
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Onsite Motel
Onsite Motel
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Onsite RV
Onsite RV
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Offsite
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Onsite Motel Rooms | |||||||
2 Nights Single Occupancy
2 Nights Single Occupancy
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$ 225.00 | ||||||
Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 6 meals, starting with Friday dinner. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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2 Nights Double Occupancy
2 Nights Double Occupancy
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$ 175.00 | ||||||
Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 6 meals, starting with Friday dinner. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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3 Nights Single Occupancy
3 Nights Single Occupancy
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$ 335.00 | ||||||
Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 9 meals, starting with Thursday dinner. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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3 Nights Double Occupancy
3 Nights Double Occupancy
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$ 260.00 | ||||||
Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 9 meals, starting with Thursday dinner. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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4 Nights Single Occupancy
4 Nights Single Occupancy
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$ 420.00 | ||||||
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 10 meals, starting with Thursday lunch. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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4 Nights Double Occupancy
4 Nights Double Occupancy
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$ 320.00 | ||||||
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Includes 10 meals, starting with Thursday lunch. When you select this, you also get (at no additional charge):
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Onsite RV Space | |||||||
Wednesday Night
Wednesday Night
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$ 25.00 | ||||||
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Thursday Night
Thursday Night
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$ 25.00 | ||||||
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Friday Night
Friday Night
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$ 25.00 | ||||||
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Saturday Night
Saturday Night
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$ 25.00 | ||||||
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Thursday Lunch
Thursday Lunch
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$ 11.00 | ||||||
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Thursday Dinner
Thursday Dinner
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Friday Breakfast
Friday Breakfast
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$ 8.00 | ||||||
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Friday Lunch
Friday Lunch
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$ 11.00 | ||||||
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Friday Dinner
Friday Dinner
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Saturday Breakfast
Saturday Breakfast
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$ 8.00 | ||||||
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Saturday Lunch
Saturday Lunch
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$ 11.00 | ||||||
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Saturday Dinner
Saturday Dinner
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Sunday Breakfast
Sunday Breakfast
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$ 8.00 | ||||||
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Sunday Lunch
Sunday Lunch
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$ 11.00 | ||||||
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Lake Yale Facility Fee | |||||||
Wednesday to Thursday LYBCC Facility Fee
Wednesday to Thursday LYBCC Facility Fee
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Thursday to Friday LYBCC Facility Fee
Thursday to Friday LYBCC Facility Fee
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Friday to Saturday LYBCC Facility Fee
Friday to Saturday LYBCC Facility Fee
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Saturday to Sunday LYBCC Facility Fee
Saturday to Sunday LYBCC Facility Fee
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$ 15.00 | ||||||
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Activities | |||||||
Fashion Show
Fashion Show
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The '20s are a great decade! The Roaring Twenties here we come. The Fashion Show will have music and Flapper hair pieces. Get ready to strut your stuff! NOTE: You are able to participate in the Fashion Show, even if you do not register for it now. However, it helps us plan our logistics if we have an idea how many people to expect. |
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Fiber Exhibit
Fiber Exhibit
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You must be a member of FTWG to enter in the Fiber Exhibit. Each member may enter up to 6 pieces in the Fiber Exhibit. Each winner receives two ribbons -- one to display with the item and one to wear. Onsite you must complete a form for each item you are entering in the Exhibit. You are able to enter items in the Exhibit onsite, even if you did not do so during registration. However, it helps us with our logistics if we have an idea how many items to expect. Categories: Garments Shawls and Scarves Household Items Felting Inkle or Card Weaving Tapestry Basketry Spinning Jewelry or Accessories Knitting Crocheting Other Needlework Overall Favorite Item (Best in Show) |
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