{"id":2648,"date":"2013-02-28T17:59:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T21:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nobo.kk1x.net\/?p=2648"},"modified":"2013-02-28T17:59:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T21:59:34","slug":"north-light-fibers-2nd-annual-block-island-weaving-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/28\/north-light-fibers-2nd-annual-block-island-weaving-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"North Light Fibers 2nd Annual Block Island Weaving Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From April 26 &#8211; 28, North Light Fibers is hosting the second annual Block Island Weaving Retreat. More information can be found by following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlightfibers.com\/weavingretreat2013\">this link<\/a>, and some highlights are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Outstanding instructors: Fran Curran, Beth Guertin and Judith Shangold<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Outstanding programs: We have three unique programs for the weekend from rigid heddle weaving to color theory and 4-harness techniques\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Beautiful location and beautiful hotels: Block Island is a fantastic place to enjoy when not weaving and the retreat is being held at two of the island&#8217;s top hotels: The Manisses and the 1661\u00a0Inn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Yarn making: Everyone will have a detailed tour of the mini-mill along with discussions regarding fibers, dyeing and the production process<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Fiber animals:\u00a0Tours\u00a0of the animal farm will be provided and participants will be able to feed camels, walk among the alpacas and pat a yak\u2026..on addition to jumping with kangaroos and playing with lemurs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Fantastic activities: We are arranging for different activities to enjoy the island from bird banding and walking tours with The Nature Conservancy to Fishing and bicycling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Fun for weavers and companions: Please bring along a companion and enjoy your time on the island along with your new friends from the retreat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: black;font-size: small\">Relaxing: We are arranging for one session of Nia or Yoga for each participant so they can take a minute\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and reflect on weaving, the island and life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0We have made special arrangements for all the weavers and companions so that everyone has a great time weaving, making friends and enjoying their visit to the island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From April 26 &#8211; 28, North Light Fibers is hosting the second annual Block Island Weaving Retreat. More information can be found by following this link, and some highlights are listed below: Outstanding instructors: Fran Curran, Beth Guertin and Judith&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nobohandweavers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}