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Workshops and Retreats

WEAVING RETREAT

at the NEWCASTLE INN

March 8-11 2027, $900

We’ll embrace the depth of winter with days of weaving instruction, tasty meals, and sauna sessions.

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This button will take you to the Newcastle Inn reservation page:
Choose your room and select ‘Weaving Retreat’ as an add on

During our time together, you will learn the basics of weaving through hands-on experience, with no prior knowledge necessary. 

Day one we will all make a sampler project to practice the steps of warp preparation, dressing the loom, and weaving. With those basics learned, you are free to weave as many projects as you like! You can experiment with your own color and pattern ideas or choose from pre-written projects.

At the end of the retreat, we’ll go over how to finish the woven cloth. You'll be able to finish your textiles in class (time and weaving speed permitting) or will have the skills to do so at home.

No experience with weaving is necessary.

SUNDAY
Settle in at the Newcastle Inn
Apps and cocktail hour

MONDAY
Breakfast provided by the Inn
9-4 Class, lunch provided by the Inn
5 sauna at Waterstruck with hearty charcuterie
Weaving room open all night

TUESDAY
Breakfast provided by the Inn
9-5 Class, lunch provided by the Inn
Weaving room open all night

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast provided by the Inn
9-5 Class, lunch provided by the Inn 
Dinner provided by the Inn
Weaving room open all night

THURSDAY
Breakfast provided by the Inn
9-11:30 Wrap up and cleanup
1 Late checkout. Students provide their lunch

Fee covers tuition, Monday night sauna, most meals (see schedule). Materials will be billed at the end of the retreat.

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This button will take you to the Newcastle Inn reservation page:
Choose your room and select ‘Weaving Retreat’ as an add on

Classes and workshops at

Our Wiscasset Shop

227 South Old Sheepscot Road, Wiscasset Maine

2 hour workshop

WEAVE 

YOUR OWN TOWEL

$120

2027 Spring 2 hour sessions:
May 8, 9, 15, & 16

Spend two hours getting lost in the rhythm of throwing the shuttle as you weave your own towel in The Cultivated Thread’s restored timber frame barn.

The looms will be pre-set up with a color pattern, but you will get to choose from a range of colors to be woven into the set up. After Hilary demonstrates how the loom works, your time will be spent weaving!

Tuition includes instruction, materials, and postage for returning your finished towel to you.

No experience required.

3 day class

Introduction to

WEAVING

$660

2027 Spring Sessions:
April 23-25, April 30-May 2, May 21-23

A three day intensive for learning all the steps from start to finish of weaving. No previous experience required. Students receive a discount on future loom rentals!

In our time together, you will learn the basics of weaving through the hands experience of making either cotton kitchen towels or a wool scarf. We will start at the very beginning and you will learn to measure a warp, dress a multi-shaft loom, weave, and finish your textile.  

Classes take place 9 am - 5 pm with an hour break for lunch. Often Day 3 concludes earlier than 5, as determined by where folks are at with their projects.

Downtown Wiscasset, 7 minutes by car, has food offerings or students are welcome to bring their own lunch. The studio has a mini fridge and microwave. Tea and seltzer are provided.

No experience required

A note about The Cultivated Thread shop: You will be crafting in our restored 200 year old timber frame barn, located on the second floor. Styled after the Haystack Mountain School of Craft, our space is not winterized. Please look at the weather before your class and pack a few more layers than you think you need!

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Your Questions, Answered

  • While we aim to be as accommodating as possible, please recognize that we are a small business and cancellations have a direct and significant impact. In case you must withdraw you have 8 weeks prior to class for a 50% refund. After this date all payments are non-refundable, no exceptions. You may, however, transfer your seat to someone else.

    • Illness: If you are sick, please wear a mask or transfer your registration to a friend.

    • If we decide to cancel a class, you can choose to receive a refund or store credit.

  • You’ll receive several email reminders about your class including a reminder of timing, location, and what to bring.

  • Our studio cat, Caper, loves visitors and might pop in to check on everyone. If you have cat allergies, please let Hilary know in advance.

    Please leave your 4-legged friends at home.

  • In the case of poor weather, we will email you within 24-48 hours of class to reschedule or cancel. Weather events that could prompt a class cancellation/reschedule: 6” or more inches of snow predicted to fall in the Wiscasset area, significant freezing rainfall, or predicted wind gusts above 50 mph.

    If we decide to cancel a class, you can choose to receive a refund or store credit.

  • Curiosity and creativity! All tools and materials are provided.

    Many weavers prefer weaving without shoes - so we recommend wearing shoes that slide off easily.

    If your workshop runs all day, plan to bring a lunch, snacks, water bottle, etc.

Multiple cones of colored thread arranged on shelves, including red, blue, green, white, beige, gray, and black.
Person working with strands of purple and pink yarn, on a large floor loom.
Six glass jars filled with wooden sticks, rulers, and weaving shuttles are arranged on a shelf. A framed cross-stitch embroidery hangs on the wall behind them.
A domestic cat with gray and black fur lying on a wooden floor near a glass door, with sunlight casting shadows on the floor.