Fall - 2025

Bring your knit garment dreams to life on beautiful Mackinac Island.
You'll leave with completed projects, customized patterns, and the confidence to tackle any knit garment challenge.


6 Day, 5 Night Retreat

Bring Your Own (Knit Garment) Project

October 12-17, 2025 | Mackinac Island, Michigan

A 6-Day Creative Adventure for Sewists Who Dream Big

Hey there, fellow fabric enthusiast!

Remember that time you spotted a gorgeous knit garment and thought, “I could make that… if only I knew how”? Or maybe you’ve got a pattern sitting in your stash that’s giving you the side-eye because it feels just beyond your current skill level?

Well, pack that pattern (or just your wildest garment dreams) and join me on Mackinac Island this October!

This isn’t your ordinary sewing retreat…

This is six glorious days on an island where cars are forbidden but creativity runs wild. Where fudge shops and Victorian charm meet pattern drafting and knit-garment-sewing magic.

Where “I can’t believe I just made THAT” moments happen daily.

 

What’s the deal with this “bring-your-own-knit-garment-project” business?

It’s exactly what it sounds like, but way less intimidating than it reads! You bring a knit garment project that’s been dancing around in your mind—maybe it’s:

  • That pattern you bought but have been too scared to try
  • A garment idea you’ve sketched but don’t know how to bring to life
  • A favorite piece you’d like to recreate but customize to YOUR body
  • Something entirely from scratch that we’ll draft together

And then? I’ll help you make it happen. (Cue superhero music)

 

Here’s how our days will flow:

Sunday (4:00pm): Arrive on the island, drop your bags, and join us for dinner at a local restaurant where we’ll clink glasses and share our garment dreams. No judgment, only possibility!

Monday-Friday: Morning circles to ground us, 6 hours of guided sewing magic each day (with my hands-on help whenever you need it), and evenings filled with optional island adventures—bike rides along the water, spa soaking, or just sitting on the porch with new friends and your hand-stitching.

One afternoon: Half-day to explore the island without an ounce of FOMO. Rent bikes, hunt for the perfect fudge, or take a nap. Your retreat, your rules!

Friday (until 1pm): We’ll gather for a celebratory farewell brunch to toast our creations and connections before reluctantly parting ways – each of us leaving the island with our handcrafted knit garments, personalized patterns, and a newfound creative confidence.

What you’ll take home (besides gorgeous new garments):

  • The confidence to tackle those “someday” sewing projects
  • A tribe of new sewing friends who get your fabric obsession
  • The magical feeling that comes from channeling your inner designer
  • A serious uplevel in your garment sewing skills