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SPIN Camp Single Day with Heavenly Bresser



Registration begins at 10am central time on Saturday, November 16th.
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The total cost of this ONE DAY CAMP event is $350. 

This is a down payment for Thursday of SPIN Camp with Heavenly Bresser.

This listing is the down payment of $150. It is required to hold your spot and is non-refundable (unless your bestie doesn't get a spot, then we'll credit you back:)

The remainder of your payment must be completed by April 1st. We will invoice you for the remaining balance of $200 and you can pay at your leisure. You will get an email confirmation in the days following your registration with payment invoice.

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What is SPIN Camp?

It's 3 full days of fiber fun with friends. (This listing is for Day One of Camp with Heavenly Bresser if you want to come all 3 days, click here

We'll be talking about all things wool, wheels, and yes, spinning. 
Bring your traditional wheel, spindle, or e-spinner. 

Spin Camp is a 3 day, in person, spinning retreat here in Stillwater, Minnesota. Each of the three days will have a theme and a focus led by that day's teacher. Campers will get a fiber pack each day with a selection of fibers for the day's focus. 

Each day will be structured with a mix of lecture and demonstration and of course, spinning time! There will be informal time for instructors to spin along with campers, work and chat individually and in small groups. They are there to support our campers as they learn and explore the day's theme. All instructors will be in person at camp!


This is an opportunity to bring your spinning to the next level! This is not a learn to spin event. Most instruction will be directed to wheel spinning, so to get the most out of this retreat, it is best to be comfortable making yarn and plying on a wheel. If you are a spindle spinner, you should be confident adapting wheel techniques to your spindle spinning.

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This listing is for Thursday of Camp with Heavenly Bresser. If you want to purchase a ticket for all 3 days, click here.


Heavenly Bresser

Thursday 
Daily Focus - Colorplay

Campers will focus on fractals, learn about color theory for choosing braids for fractals, and also preparing fibers for fractal spinning. Then you'll spin those yarns!! Heavenly will also demonstrate and talk about spinning with other preparations like batts and rolags and what spinning techniques are suitable for those preparations. Heavenly will spend the entire day on Thursday with you! 

Heavenly Bresser is an award-winning handspinner, spinning wheel restorer, and international fiber arts instructor. She is excited to share her love for fiber arts with the world. Heavenly actively teaches at a local art center in Illinois, where she is a faculty member. Heavenly has many years of teaching experience including a wide range of handspinning courses through various organizations and fiber events including the SOAR retreat, Wisconsin Sheep and Wool, New York Sheep and Wool, and Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival (online), Vogue Knitting Live and Stitches Events. Some of her areas of passion include the love for working with color, working from fleece as well as researching historic information for antique spinning wheels. Her published works can be found in Spin Off, PLY, tinyStudio CreativeLife, and Surface Design Journal magazines. Heavenly has made it her mission to help fiber artists of all levels to expand their knowledge about their craft and to try new things.


What else is included:
Camp store with beautiful wool, bags, and notions from some of our favorite companies.
A fiber pack for that day's activities.
Continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
Cocktail hour with one cocktail of your choice on us!
Door prizes
Unlimited help from your awesome DKA Team

Where:
Lora Event Center
3 minute walk from the shop.
A note about the venue: This is a large space. Lora Event Center hosts seated wedding dinners for 200 people, so there is plenty of room for our campers and your wheels. Because of the high-end nature of the venue, the food is also top-notch. You will not be disappointed!!

When:
Thursday, May 15th
Camp hours are 9am - 5pm each day.
 
This event does not include lodging. If you wish to spend the night in town, Stillwater offers many options for lodging. Visit Discover Stillwater to see all the options available. 

The Crosby Hotel has a courtesy block of rooms call them directly and let them know you are joining us for SPIN Camp 2025 to get the special rate. 

The Lora Hotel has a courtesy block of rooms. Click here https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=2030&Chain=27262&group=5610544 or call and mention Darn Knit Spinning Camp for the special rates.


No discounts or rewards apply towards SPIN Camp Retreat registration.

No refunds after April 1st. Your $150 down payment is non-refundable.

Spin Camp scholarships are availableWe know that the registration price of camp is not economically possible for everyone. We have worked hard to find ways to offer more options for attendance. We are proud to offer several full and partial scholarships in 2025 for people who might not otherwise be able to join. We especially welcome applications from people who are often underrepresented in the fiber community. Your scholarship status will be private. Scholarship recipients will be notified by Sunday, January 5th.
Click here for a scholarship application.

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In Person Thursday camp is $350. This is down payment. Registration begins at 10am Central November 16th.

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