Winter Craft Retreat
Feb 19th - 22nd 2025
Join us for a 4 day, 3 night retreat of craft education celebrating the beauty and diversity of traditional crafts. Our retreat will feature classes in Hand Spinning, Knitting, Crochet, Weaving, Hand Quilting & Eco Printing. We’ll have community building lectures, open craft time to bond with other participants, and s’mores around the campfire.
$1000 per person
All Inclusive Pricing means your lodging, meals, classes, and lectures are included. There will be materials fees for certain classes such as dyeing and spinning. You may cancel anytime before Dec 15th for a full refund minus a 10% fee for processing fees. You may cancel between Dec 16th and Jan 30th for a 50% refund. We can not offer refunds after Feb 1st.
About your Instructors
Jaime Rosegren
Jaime owns Fiber Parts, and is a Knitter, Crocheter, Spinner, Weaver, Sewist, Needle Felter, and Natural Dyer. She will be teaching Eco-Printing and Tapestry weaving. She has studied several different forms of natural dyeing and weaving from both heritage and indigenous masters.
Keisha Cameron
Keisha Cameron of High Hog Farm will be teaching Wheel Spinning and Indigo Dyeing. She raises Gulf Coast Native Sheep and is finishing her Master Spinner’s Certificate. She is a celebrated Fiber Artist, Black Agrarian Leader, and Shepherdess, Natural Dyer, and weaver.
Courtney Whitehead
Courtney is an Atlanta based Crochet Designer. You can find her patterns on Ravelry under Creations By Courtney. She will be teaching a class on how to create a simple crochet garment that FITS with any yarn weight.
Andrea Gaughan
Andrea is an Asheville, NC based Knitwear Designer. She will teaching a class on stranded color work for her Aiom Cowl using our Quince Owl Yarn.
Class Schedule as follows:
Wed: Eco Print a shirt, 6-9pm
Thurs: Hand Spinning 9-1*
Crochet Class: 2-5
Knitting Class: 6-9*
Fri: Tapestry Weaving 9-12*
Hand Sewing/Quilting: 2-5
Sat: Indigo Dyeing: 9-12
*All classes are included in the retreat cost, but these require a separate materials fee.
About the Center, lodging, and grounds
In 1932, Myles, Don West, Jim Dombrowski and others founded the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. They focused first on organizing unemployed and working people, and by the late 1930s Highlander was serving as the de-facto CIO education center for the region, training union organizers and leaders in 11 southern states. During this period, Highlander also fought segregation in the labor movement, holding its first integrated workshop in 1944.
Today, Highlander is continuing to fight for justice and equality, supporting organizing and leadership development among Latino immigrants and young people, encouraging the use of culture to enhance social justice efforts, and helping organizations in diverse constituencies develop new strategies and alliances.
We prioritized programming for organizing and leadership development ; strategic efforts and pro-grams to develop tools and mechanisms needed to advance multi-racial, inter-generational movement for social and economic justice in our region; supported and connected organizations from the Deep South, Appalachia, and immigrant communities; leading organization in the development and influence in the field of cultural organizing.
The Highlander Center main lawn and view
Map of the grounds
Roundhouse Balcony
Lilian Lodge Overview
Roundhouse Community Room
Food Hall video and overview of food practices