2016
NB if you are travelling by Train we will help to organise a taxi from Darlington station on Thursday September 8th late afternoon and a taxi will be booked on Monday 12th September to Darlington Station.
Reeth Rug Retreat
is an annual residential Rug School run by Heather Ritchie and Cilla Cameron set in the Yorkshire Dales at Grinton Lodge near Richmond.
NB if you are travelling by Train we will help to organise a taxi from Darlington station on Thursday September 8th late afternoon and a taxi will be booked on Monday 12th September to Darlington Station.
BOOKINGS will being January 2016
September 9th - 12th 2016
We will have some fabulous classes suitable for all levels and everyone.
2016 Teacher are Ingrid Hieronimus, Amy Oxford, Heather Ritchie
Exhibition, Auction the proceeds from the auction fund scholarships for 2017 The 2015 auction gave 5 x £65 scholarships.
2015
We all had a fabulous time at Reeth this year. The tutors taught 3 excellent classes thank you. Here are some pictures of everyone working and showing their work.
Every year at the Rug school we have visitors from all over the world. Even though the Retreat is in a rural setting students arrive by car, taxi, bus and even on foot!. This year being no exception as Katy left Paris on Friday morning at 8.45am she arrived 2.30 pm at Grinton Lodge just in time for the taster session. Not bad for a 525 mile trip by Euro star, train from London and taxi to the school.
Ann lives only 22 miles away from Grinton Lodge and it took her two days to get there!... leaving home she had to catch the weekly bus from her village to Barnard Castle stay overnight there in time to catch the bus to Richmond then catch the little white bus to Grinton which drops off at the bottom of a rather steep hill (just under a mile up to Grinton Lodge) and she boldly marched up carrying her back pack. Ann's return journey was going to be the same but fortunately one of our regular ladies passes right by her front door and gladly gave Ann a lift home. phew I am exhausted thinking about that journey lol...
So the next time someone says to me its too far or I cant get there ...there is no excuse lol
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Elaine Copeman, Jen Manuell, Cilla Cameron, Heather Ritchie
2015
Fibre Jewellery with Jen Manuell - Canada
A fun class of exploration imagination and creativity, hooking combined with beadwork and embellishments. You don't need to be a master rug hooker or a professional seamstress to create a distinctive bespoke hooked accessory. You just need a sense of adventure some good materials designs and basic supplies.
Under the Full Moon with Elaine Copeman - Canada
Create a night scape under the full moon working with the absence of daylight .Focus will be on choice of colour materials highlighting and most importantly values. Hooking key elements of a landscape-rocks trees sky cloud and the moon they way they appear in moonlight. perfect for students with some rughooking experience that want to sharpen their sense of values and expand their rug hooking knowledge.
Open Class with Heather Ritchie - England
A relaxed class with Heather where students can work on any design using hooking or proddy. Start a new project or bring a rug you are already working on for inspiration or direction. It will be a refresher course and Heather will demonstrate some of her favourite embellishing techniques too
Taster Session
Beautiful Backgrounds with Elaine Coleman
Fresh New Ornaments with Jen Manuell
