We are so excited about the retreat this year that we nearly couldn’t contain ourselves until we signed the contract! When: June 13-15, 2014 Where: Arrowhead Ranch Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA Arrowhead Ranch has cabins featuring real beds and private bathrooms, and come in different configurations that can accommodate between 2 and 7 people. Read More
Category: Event News
April 12 is our Spring Frolic!
Calling all teachers! We’re now accepting class proposals for our next Frolic, which will be held on Saturday, April 12 at the Monrovia United Methodist Church in Monrovia, CA. Teachers can submit a class proposal via our online form, and this post will be updated as soon as we have the usual downloadable form. Is Read More
What the Retreat Means to Us
John and I started the Griffin Dyeworks Fiber Retreat because there was nothing else for small fiber groups in Southern California at that time. There were several Northern California conference and workshops, but not here. There were large conferences held around the state, but they were more formal and less hands-on. These many years later, Read More
Retreat Wrap Up
Our ninth retreat was two weekends ago, and I’m sure you’re all in the same boat as me – still processing everything you learned, uploading (and tagging!) photos, and maybe unpacking. Bjo put it best when she wrote on our email list: Wow! Our 9th Fiber Retreat was absolutely fabulous! It was very high energy, Read More
Fall Frolic – Sept 21!
We’re excited to announce that we have a date for our Fall Frolic! It’ll be Sept 21 at Monrovia United Methodist Church. Class proposals are being accepted and registration is open. There’s more information on our Frolic event page!
Now Accepting Retreat Scholarships!
Thanks to the generosity of our Frolic and Retreat guests, every year we offer one or two full or partial scholarships for our three day Retreat weekends! Click here to download the form – it’s due by April 15! Our three day retreat is a great deal at $300.00, which includes your room, board and Read More
Colorful Frolic a Success!
We’ve been hosting Frolics once or twice a year for a few years now – I’m pretty sure the first one was in January of 2009 – and every time we meet new friends, welcome new teachers and vendors, and most important of all, everyone learns something new! The dyepots started bubbling early with Bjo Read More
March 2 Frolic Classes Posted!
Our class schedule is being finalized and sign ups will start soon! Check out this Frolic’s offerings on our Frolic Classes page. Remember, people who have already paid for the event get first choice of classes. You can learn more about the Frolic on our dedicated Frolic webpage or visit our store to register & pay Read More
Dyeing with friends & teaching
BLUE NAILS DYERS GUILD: Another Yahoo list I’m on is the Blue Nails Dyers Guild, a loosely organized group of fiber enthusiasts, particularly dyers, but it is open to all who love fibery things. We welcome all like-minded souls who enjoy dyes of all kinds: natural, laboratory-made, earth oxides, even powdered drink mixes. Those of Read More
Dye & Fiber Retreat 2006
We had a smaller Dye & Fiber Retreat this year than in 2006, but that was mainly due to the wildfires that scourged the Tehachapi Mountains between Los Angeles and Bakersfield. Watching the local news on TV it often looked as if Camp Verdugo Oaks had been lost in the conflagration, and we could not Read More