Fiber Arts Retreat 2026
Do you want to experience the community and connection Connected Stitches boasts for an entire weekend? Do you want opportunities to learn new fiber arts skills, enjoy the outdoors, and be inspired by other people’s creativity while unlocking your own?
Join us at The Y at Watson Woods in Painted Post, NY this summer for our first ever Fiber Arts Retreat!
https://rochesterymca.org/locations/ymca-watson-woods
June 26th-28th
Arrival Friday, June 26th 4p
Departure Sunday, June 28th 10a
How it works:
This is your information landing page. The retreat shows as sold out until we open registration at the end of March. It is not sold out yet.
On Friday, March 27th at 5pm this page will no longer be sold out and there will be 80 available spots for the retreat. We expect these spots to go fast.
On Friday, May 1st classes will be available for registration. Classes are only open to those who have registered for the full retreat weekend. You cannot only attend classes at this time.
Retreat Pricing and Scholarships:
The base price of $390 for the retreat includes:
-Lodging for Friday and Saturday nights
-All meals (Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast)
-Saturday morning workshop choice
-Saturday afternoon workshop choice
-Goodie bag with welcome treats
You may choose to help scholarship another person. In an effort to make this retreat as accessible as possible, we are offering scholarship opportunities through an application. If you choose the base retreat price and a scholarship amount, the full monetary value of that scholarship will be awarded to someone who otherwise could not have attended a retreat like this.
This is an Adult retreat. You can expect connection through fiber arts (our specialty!) in the gorgeous Southern Finger Lakes region. We hope you can join us for this accessible retreat.
All rooms are shared. You are encouraged to bring a friend and connect with a roommate prior to registration, but if you need help being placed in a room we will assign them!
Rooms are doubles and quads with some private and some shared bathrooms. You will have a real bed and need to bring your own linens, so this is not camping style, but it is rustic retreat style quarters and simple. The Y at Watson Woods cooks for us and cleans up so we can focus on connection and fiber arts!
We are planning for 80 guests.
There will be a wide range of classes, workshops, and fiber related activities on Saturday morning and afternoon. We will also have tables and spaces for open crafting. Skill building workshops will be offered as well as beginner level experiences.
Current classes and workshops in the works:
Tatting and lacework
Yoga
Mindfulness in Crafting
Walking and Knitting
Needle Felting
Wet Felting
Weaving
Mending Clothes and Knits
Embroidery on Knits
Natural Dyeing
Processing Wool
Spinning Circle
Crochet
Portuguese Style Knitting
Tea Tasting and Demo by Flying Saucer Tea
Trunk Shows! (Including Rabbit Row Yarns, Cece's Wool, Nor'easter Yarns, Grey Fox Felting, and Little Loopy Yarns)
And more in the planning stages!
Dietary needs will be accounted for at registration.
A packing list and schedule will be given at the time of class sign ups.
You do not need to sign up for any classes or workshops, you are welcome to use the space as free time to enjoy the camp and your own crafting.
Refund/Cancellation Policy:
- Refunds will only be made 30 days prior to the retreat (May 26th)
- Refunds will exclude any payment processing fees ($75)
- Any cancellations within 30 days of the retreat will only be refunded if we find someone to take your spot (and will also exclude any payment processing fees, $75)
*By registering for the retreat and submitting payment, you are agreeing to the refund/cancellation policy.
Feel free to share with others and invite friends. If you have questions you are encouraged to email info@connectedstitches.com
