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Have you had weaving jotted on your mental to-do list for awhile and haven’t quite figured out a way to get started? Consider the rigid-heddle loom as a way to get started. The perfect weaving tool for spinners, this loom is a breeze to set up, and the molded plastic rigid heddle is easy on your...
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SOAR 2009 Registration for Spin-Off’s 27th annual spinning conference, Spin-Off Autumn Retreat , was the usual phenomenon—over 300 people registered in the first hour! Several workshops and retreat sessions filled up immediately; however, a few workshops are still available, but most only...
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Well, we had an overwhelming registration response today - we're very glad that things are running smoothly and that you seem to really like our new online registration process! We tried to make it as easy and pain-free as possible, and we hope you think so too! We've received several questions...
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Drum roll.... We've been getting anxious calls all morning, and the time has arrived - SOAR registration is now open! Visit interweavesoar.com and click the "Register" button in the upper-right corner to register. Hope to see you in Sunriver!
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When we returned from Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR) last year, I explained to folks here at Interweave that SOAR is all about transformation. Because it’s an autumn retreat, we watch leaves transform into crimson and gold and other colors there likely aren’t names for yet. Unwieldy tufts...
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I’m taking a little break from sharing my ongoing Guatemalan road trip (to resolve some camera problems), and plan a little spinning challenge for myself. Last fall at SOAR, I admired a fine knitted silk lace scarf by Abby Franquemont . In chatting with her about it, she revealed that she spun...
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I just noticed that we're having an issue with a couple of links on interweavesoar.com (the links for printable versions of the workshop and retreat descriptions, as well as the downloadable scholarship worksheet). If you've been trying to access these pdfs today but haven't been able to...
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We've revised the SOAR scholarship guidelines and the deadline so that decisions can be made before SOAR registration begins. Find the application materials here and make sure to get everything (including letters of recommendation) to us before March 6, 2009!
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For the first time in SOAR's history—or at least that any of us can remember—we're doing away with a lottery at registration. Recently, we have also received much concerned feedback from participants who have encouraged us to reevaluate the on-site retreat sign up process. Valuing...
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We're creating a comprehensive list of those who have attended SOAR ten times or more. We've had some electronic tracking in place for the last several years, but our record-keeping prior to that was all paper and ink! So, we're asking for your help, hoping not to spend hours pouring through...
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Thanks very much to everyone who donated and bid on items for the SOAR Scholarship Auction, and to everyone who made donations during SOAR registration. Thanks to your generosity we raised over $6,000 for the SOAR Scholarship Fund. This past year, the funds raised from the 2007 auction provided a total...
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Dear SOAR students! Thank you very much for making my and your SOAR a wonderful week. I worked and was so tired every night when I went to sleep, but I left with a smile and loved every minute with you all. You wore my out in the best of all ways! The workshop Particularly the colorclass was absolutely...
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We've discovered from a few SOAR participants and from our own harrowing trip from the Newark airport that the directions provided by online sources like mapquest/google are not exactly the most accurate. If you haven't left for SOAR yet and still need to print out driving directions, the Inn's...
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Are you starting to pack for SOAR? Make sure to consult the materials list here to make sure you have everything you need for your classes. Those of you who are enrolled in Nilda Callanuapa Alvarez's class--Andean Spinning--should have received this info when you were confirmed in the class--but...
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We still have a waitlist of a dozen participants who do not have a room for Friday night. The reservations manager at the Inn at Pocono Manor reports that it is possible but unlikely that more rooms will become available for that night. More participants have made reservations for a single room than...