What's New at A Stitcher's Retreat
Updated March 15, 2007
Here is our tenth and final special announcement for our 10th Anniversary Celebration Retreat!
Many of you have met Dick Wagar, my college roommate, who helped us at a recent retreat. What you may not know is that Dick is a talented artist. He and organizer Randy Turner have collaborated on a special item we will be selling in The Shop at A Stitcher's Retreat and Dick will have another art piece he did as well.
On the left, the photo shows a prototype of an art
piece that is close to how the finished product will appear. Designed
by Randy in honor of the 10th Anniversary of A Stitcher's Retreat and
handcrafted by Dick, the piece is made
from wood from the Elbean Covered Bridge in Miami County, Ohio which
was recently renovated. The bridge dates from the 1800s and the wood
which is used in this design dates from the early to mid 1900s. The
star is cut out of the wood and will reveal a fabric
background.
The second piece of art we will have is a calligraphy design by Dick. The words "stitch by stitch by stitch" are made up of various colors of ink, a beautiful facet that does not show well on the photo. The piece reads: "Stitch by stitch the threads tell their story, and together they paint a picture we otherwise may never have enjoyed." The frame for the calligraphy design is made from the same covered bridge wood as the other piece.
Both designs will have a card attached to the back with a history of the source of the wood.
It's not too late to register! Registration information is available at this web site or visit our How to Get a Brochure Page to get a hard copy brochure!
Our next update will be in April and will include lots of photos from the upcoming retreat!
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Previous Announcements (Visit our archive of the 2007 Retreat Announcement Pages to see the full announcements as they originally appeared on this web site. ): May 2006: Initial announcement of location and teachers, of the Grand Doorprize of a free registration package for one of our future retreats, and that all attendees will receive a commemorative 10th Anniversary t-shirt. June 2006: Announcement of additional classes to avoid being already sold out and Charland Designs as one of our special guests. July 2006: Announcement of musical entertainment by soprano Elise Turner. August 2006: Announcement that Charland Designs will also be teaching a Round Robin session at no additional cost to attendees, bringing the total kits received by all attending stitchers to four! September 2006: Announcement that Just Another Button Company will debut a new button at the retreat. October 2006: Announcement that NordenCrafts, Ltd. will be providing The Shop at A Stitcher's Retreat with a wide selection of product, making the shop even larger than first announced. November 2006: Announcement of new A Stitcher's Retreat t-shirts. December 2006: No announcement due to a holiday break. January 2007: Announcement that Weeks Dye Works will debut a new thread color at the retreat. February 2007: Announcement that Eastside Mouldings will debut a new frame at the retreat for the Brightneedle round robin design and Sisters & Best Friends will debut their own custom made frame for their main class design. |
The
retreat dates are Wednesday-Friday,
March 28-30,
2007. The retreat will be held at
The Sauder Heritage
Inn in Archbold, Ohio. This beautiful
country inn is a wonderful spot for one of our retreats. Located
about 40 minutes west of Toledo, Ohio, this secluded inn is no more
than a short day's drive from most of the Midwest. A longer
description and more photos can be seen at our Ohio
Retreat Page.
We always award doorprizes at the conclusion of our retreats. Next year the Grand Prize will again be a free registration package for one of our future retreats!
Can you tell I am really excited about next year's retreat?! I promise this retreat will be a truly unique cross stitch experience! Click here to download a registration form.
The retreat features:
• Extended class with the teacher
of your choice (classes filled first come, first serve)
• Four class kits and materials
• Lodging in the beautiful Sauder
Heritage Inn
• All dinners and breakfasts
• Goodie bags
• The opportunity to win door prizes, including the Grand Door
Prize in 2007 of free
registration at a future retreat.
• Optional additional class and lunch package
• Musical
entertainment by Elise Turner
Basic 2007 retreat package is $595 based on double occupancy. Other rates apply for private rooms without a roommate and for non-stitchers. Full information is available on our Ohio Retreat Page and the 2007 Registration Form.
As always, thank you for your support of A Stitcher's Retreat and allowing me to participate in the wonderful world of cross stitch!
E-mail A Stitcher's
Retreat at XSGetaway@cinci.rr.com
URL: http://www.astitchersretreat.com
URL: http://www.turnerretreats.com
