Name: Bellwether Farm Retreat with Kate Atherley, Toni Lipsey, GGMadeit and Max Daniels Aug 1-3, 2025
Brand: Around the Table Yarns
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Please note: This item is for the $200 deposit for overnight accomodation OR for a $200 daypass for Friday or Saturday. If your accomodation option is no longer available, please call 216-230-9224 or email us at info@aroundthetableyarns.com to be put on the waiting list.

Come to the farm with us to explore knitting, crochet and the community of crafting. Returning to the Bellwether Farm Camp and Conference Center, this weekend will feature

Instructors for this retreat are Kate Atherley, Toni Lipsey, Peg Mayor and Dee Eisner. And we are delighted to welcome special guests Max Daniels, Gaye Glasspie of GGmadeit, and Mark Vogel of MakerMarkKnits. Kat Eldred is bringing a Why Knot Fibers pop-up, and there will be a brand new exclusive colorway from Tina’s Twisted Fibers.

Friday am classes:

Beginning Crochet with Toni Lipsey

Colorwork 101 with Peg Mayor

two talks by Kate Atherley:

The first project &

Working with Pooling Yarns

Illusion Knitting and Craftivism

Friday pm classes:

		Lace 101 with Kate Atherley
Intermediate Crochet with Toni Lipsey	Pocket Power with Peg Mayor		Color Theory Workshop

Saturday am classes:

Beginning Tunisian Crochet with Toni Lipsey	Mastering the Thumb Gusset with Peg Mayor	Cables with Kate Atherley	Color Theory Workshop

Saturday pm classes:

		Entrelac with Kate Atherley
Intermediate Tunisian Crochet with Toni Lipsey	Finishing Finesse with Peg Mayor		Illusion Knitting and Craftivism

Class scheduling will be available later and requires your retreat balance be paid in full. To guarantee participants are able to attend classes they most want, we will initially be limiting the sign-ups to 2 per teacher per attendee. Thank you for your understanding.

Activities to look forward to:

· Social Time with Gaye Glasspie and Mark Vogel

· Life Coaching with Max Daniels

· Needle Felting + Crafts

· Farm Tour

· Friday evening Town Hall discussion featuring our guests

· Saturday Night Fabulous Finished Items Fashion Show

· Chair massage

· Campfire s’mores

· Movie nights

· Birdwatching walks

· Bingo with prizes!

On-Site Shop

Our on-site shop features yarns and supplies, a Why Knot Fibers trunk show, and a unique retreat color way from Tina’s Twisted Fibers in fingering and other yarn weights. Retreat participants will also enjoy a welcome gift and a 10% discount in the on-site shop throughout the retreat.

Meals

Meals are served in the Bellwether dining room and are prepared using ingredients from the farm itself. Food allergies substitutions, vegetarian and vegan options are available. Dietary restrictions and allergies should be indicated when registering. A coffee, tea and soft drink station are available 24-hours a day. Participants can bring snacks or other beverages to share if they like. Alcohol is permitted. Refrigerators are available in unlocked shared kitchens attached to the retreat rooms.

Accommodations

The Luxury options:

The single and multi-person retreat rooms are like a hotel room, complete with A/C, ensuite shower and toilet, and linens. These rooms are a short walk from the retreat center on a paved sidewalk. Recommended for those with mobility concerns.

The Rustic option:

The Cabins have a combination of beds and bunk beds in a camper style cabin. Unlike the summer camp from your childhood, these cabins come with the same mattresses as the retreat rooms, plenty of outlets, fans and screened-in windows, and a privacy room for changing. The bathhouse with private stalls for showering is a short walk away. Wi-Fi is accessible. The cabins are a 5 minute walk from the retreat center on a wooded path, and luggage transfer is provided. Not recommended for those with mobility concerns.

Daypass options:

We will be offering a daypass (9am - 9pm) for $200 per day, available Friday and Saturday. This option includes lunch and dinner and participation in available classes or activities on the day.

Retreat Pricing

The cost includes everything except for your individual class materials if required by your teacher. Parking, meals, classes, needle felting + craft materials, welcome gift, and a 10% discount in the retreat shop. One-on-one offerings such as coaching and chair massage are limited to one session each per participant unless there is additional availability.

A $200 deposit or full daypass payment is required to hold your place.

Retreat Packages (all prices are per person and before accounting for $200 deposits):

$1190 - Single room Friday, Aug. 1, 8:30 am – Sunday, Aug. 3, 1pm
$850 - Shared double/triple room Friday, Aug. 1, 8:30am – Sunday, Aug. 3, 1pm
$575 - Cabin Friday, Aug. 1, 8:30am – Sunday, Aug. 3, 1pm
$200 - Daypass Friday, Aug. 1 or Saturday, Aug. 2 (9am – 9pm, includes lunch and dinner)

For overnight guests traveling from further away, we are offering a $200 add-on to arrive Thursday evening, July 31, for 6pm dinner, early access to your retreat room or cabin, and 8am breakfast on Friday morning. Please call the shop 216-230-9224 if you need to secure this option.

Bellwether Farm Camp, Retreat, and Education Center offers a model of sustainable living that promotes physical and spiritual wellness, fidelity to the environment, and social justice. It is located at 4655 State Route 60, Wakeman, OH 44889.
440.839.0088

Balance payments for overnight accommodation must be paid in full by April 1st, 2025. Checks preferred, but credit cards are accepted, come in or call 216-230-9224 during shop hours to pay your balance by card. Checks should be payable to “Around the Table Yarns”. Mail or bring in checks to Around the Table Yarns 20085 Chagrin Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Daypass participants will have paid in full with their deposit. For overnight guests, prices after the $200 deposit will be as follows per person: Single $990, Double/Triple $650, Cabin $375.

Refunds will only be made by check from the shop after the retreat. Refunds requested by April 1st, 2025 will be in full. Refunds requested between April 2 - June 30, 2025, will be up to 50% of the amount paid. No refunds will be made on or after July 1st, 2025.

Our Teachers and Guests:

Kate Atherley

Kate is Knitty.com’s Managing Technical Editor, and a seasoned designer and teacher of all things knitterly.

She has written eight books, and edited a ninth. She is also the co-publisher of Digits & Threa ds, an online magazine about Canadian fibre- and textile arts, crafts and industry.

Custom-Fit Hats is a recipe for making the perfect fitting hat, for any head, from any yarn.

Custom Shawls is a full guide to everything shawls: from recipes for 20+ shawl shapes, a primer on on key techniques, a discussion of yarn and fibre and fabric, 13 patterns, and ideas and stitch patterns for creating your own.

The Knitter’s Dictionary, is an easy-to-use and friendly guide to the language of knitting. A reference book and a guide to pattern reading all in one, it covers topics from Gauge to Yarn Barf. It received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly.

‘Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens and Gloves’, released in fall 2017, brings the same any-size-any-gauge approach as used in Custom Socks to hand coverings of all kinds. The first printing sold out in record time.

‘Custom Socks: Knit to Fit Your Feet’ was released summer 2015 by Interweave Press, to great acclaim. It takes a different approach than many sock books, teaching you how to measure your feet and providing numbers for working both toe-up and top down socks for 12 sizes and 9 gauges.

Her ‘Beginner’s Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns’ book is the industry’s first and only guide specifically written to help knit designers (and teachers) of all levels create easy-to-follow, high quality knitting patterns. It’s been called a “game-changer” and a “must-have” by designers and magazine editors.

She’s known for her attention to detail in her patterns and her classes, and she regularly teaches at stores and events across North America and the UK, including Vogue Knitting Live, Unravel and Knit City. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

Toni Lipsey

Hi! I'm Toni Lipsey, the designer, instructor and author behind TL Yarn Crafts

I share crochet inspiration and education for beginner makers and beyond. Stick around for crochet tips and tricks, roundups of my favorite things, and so much more.

I've designed over 200+ chic and practical crochet patterns for modern stitchers. Find your next sweater, shawl, and blanket project in my shop.

In 2015, I was looking for the ideal slouchy beanie pattern and couldn't find it anywhere. Frustrated beyond belief, I set out to create the perfect crochet beanie. Several months and a few dozen discarded samples later, the Mega Pom Beanie was born and so was a crochet designer. Over the next year, I designed 30+ beginner-friendly accessories and eye-catching home decor pieces. I shifted my focus solely to designing in early 2017 and quit my day job later that year to pursue it full-time. Find my earliest and latest designs in my shop. Outside of crochet, I'm a true crime-loving bookworm with a hint of wanderlust.

My husband, a.k.a. The Hubs, and I returned to our Detroit roots and bought our forever home in 2022.

When I'm not surrounded by yarn, you can find me cruising a bike trail with 90's R&B on full blast, or snuggled on my couch binging Dateline with my cat Sheba, and my dog Pepper.

I believe that love is always the answer, being open to new experiences keeps us young, and we can accomplish anything with enough coffee and community. Join my Facebook group to find your new favorite crochet friends.

Peg Mayor

Dee Eisner

Maeve Billings

Gaye Glasspie

Mark Vogel