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Weekend Textile Retreat (16-19 June 2023)
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About the Course
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Textile Retreats in 2023. These long weekends are for those who want to relax and knit, crochet, embroider or spin with like-minded people, whilst being looked after at a lovely farmhouse in France.
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Maison d'Olive offers a lovely house, studio and garden for you to rest and relax whilst working on your own project or maybe purchase some hand dyed yarns and patterns for inspiration from our Studio Pop Up Shop.
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Whether, you're an expert or just starting out on your textile, there will be lots of tips, tricks and support for you.
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Please note there is no textile tuition or materials included in the retreat weekends, we encourage you to bring a project you find relaxing and enjoyable.
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We are not able to accomodate portable looms or spinning wheelsĀ
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Here is a rough itinerary of the weekend:
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āFriday - pick up from Limoges airport to Maison d"Olive for a drink on the terrace. In the evening we will have dinner in the garden and a chat about the the rest of the weekend whilst getting to know each other.Ā
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āSaturday and Sunday, after a good breakfast, attendees are free to use the garden, house and studio to knit away to their hearts content. After lunch you will have time to relax, visit local sites and carry on with your own project. If you're anything like us, sitting and knitting around the house, garden, or local river bar with a cold drink, is a dream come true!
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Lunch will be at Maison d'Olive under the arbour in the garden.
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Saturday evening is a chance to explore the local medieval town of Confolens where we will provide transport and book you into a local restaurant at your own cost.
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āMonday, it's breakfast, bon voyage, and back to the airport.
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āPrice includes:
All food and drink (wine with evening meal) apart from one meal out on the Saturday night.
Airport collection and drop off from Limoges airport on the day and departure of the retreat and transport around the local area. Please note that if you arrive outside of these times we may need to charge extra for collection from Limoges or Limoges Airport.
Use of the extensive, mature garden, plunge-pool and patios.
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The studio will be available if anyone wants to have a little taster of spinning or wallhanging weaving. Roving and yarn available to purchase from the Pop Up Shop.
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* We have maximum 6 places available for the Knitting Retreats. Please see the Accommodation Information for more details. Please get in touch if you have a non-participating friend/partner wanting to come too.
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Price
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Blue Room (2 x Double Beds) - Ā£650 per person
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Pink Room (1 x Double Bed) - Ā£695 (single occupancy)
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Ping Room (1 x Double Bed - Ā£1100 (two people sharing)
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Glamping (2 x Single Beds) - Ā£495 per person
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Duration
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16th - 19th June 2023 & 15th - 18th September 2023
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Hand-dyed Wall Hanging
On this retreat you'll have plenty of time to learn how to hand-dye different yarns and roving and then have tuition on how to use this yarn plus yarns from our expensive stash, to create a wonderful textured wall hanging. You will be able to take this wallhanging home as it will fold into your suitcase easily.
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Our aim is to give you a plenty of help where you need it, but also to give you plenty of time to relax in the lovely garden at Maison d'Olive or to chill in the house.
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We will have local trips out - the river bar a few kilometres away is fab to sit in the shade with a cold drink and relax and knit by the river. Don't forget to bring a project if you fancy.
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Also at the house will be Bernie (Val's husband) who is our back up person for transport and cooking! He's a keen cyclist, loves music and is great fun. He is tasked with building a bar in the garden so hopefully he will have completed this by the time you arrive! We have a small, very old, very quiet, Border Terrier called Bob. He's quite the star and people have said that he alone made their stay!
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Price
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Ā£595 - Ā£895 see accommodation list
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Duration
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3rd - 7th July 2023
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Textile Tutors are Val of Lune Valley Textiles and the owner of Maison D'Olive who has many years experience with teaching machine knitting and weavingĀ
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Miriam is the owner of The Discrete Unicorn and Picking Stick Cloth and has many years experience in teaching dyeing, weaving, spinning and knittingĀ
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Ā Also included is use of the extensive, mature garden, plungepool and patiosĀ
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This is a textile retreat so bringing your own portable textile projects is encouragedĀ
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Ā This product is a Ā£200 deposit to secure your place on the workshop, an invoice for the balance will be sent 4 weeks prior to the retreat.
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The Ā£200 will not be refunded if you cancel your place within 4 weeks of the retreat taking place.
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Ā Maison D'Olive is not suitable for persons with mobility issues due to steps indoors to the bedroomsĀ
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Ā Weekend Knitting Retreat
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Price
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Ā£495 - Ā£695 please see accommodation list
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Duration
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16th - 19th June 2023 & 15th - 18th SeptemberĀ
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Your Instructors
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Val & Miriam of Maison d'Olive and The Discrete Unicorn
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Miriam is the owner of The Discrete Unicorn and has many years of dyeing, weaving, spinning and knitting experience. She runs dyeing workshops for Black Sheep Wools and other settings. From her studio at Leigh Spinners Mill, she specialises in hand-dyed neon yarns and is an expert Lancashire Looms Weaver.
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Val is the owner of Maison d'Olive and an experienced weaver, spinner, knitter and machine-knitter, with a passion and love for all things yarn-related. Her work includes woven blankets, shawls and scarfs, hand-dyed yarns and knitted items. She has run many workshops in both textiles and counselling.
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Val & Miriam met when Val shipped a Hattersley Domestic Loom down from the Hebrides. Miriam made contact offering her expertise and a friendship was born!
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