A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity! Designer Maie Landra, Koigu Wool Designs and The Falls Inn and Spa Walter s Falls, Ontario, Canada October 20-23, 2016
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The Falls Inn and Spa Overlooking Walter's Falls, this country-style hotel hosts cozy rooms every one with a balcony and waterfall views as well as en suite bathrooms with heated floors. Upgraded rooms and suites add desks, electric fireplaces and/or whirlpool tubs. An upscale, all-day restaurant with water views and a patio serves modern Canadian cuisine. Other amenities include a traditional bar, waterfalls and hiking trails. There's also a spa offering coffee body scrubs and French pedicures. For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.
Koigu Wool Designs The Koigu headquarters are located in Chatsworth a few hours outside of Toronto. Harry and Maie Landra purchased the farm in 1972, and though it was intended to be their weekend retreat, within a decade it became the family's permanent residence. Koigu Wool started out as a small operation with Maie hand spinning and dyeing the fleece from the Landra flock. The name Koigu was chosen to honor Harry's ancestral home in Estonia. Taiu helped her mother with the daily farm work, spinning and dyeing, and after graduating from University, put all of her energy into making the company economically viable. In the end, the mother-daughter duo decided it was time to put the sheep to pasture and outsource their wool, working closely with a mill that would spin the fine merino to their specifications. The resulting yarn was Koigu's signature Premium Merino. This yarn was like nothing the knitting world had ever experienced before. Soft and light, the yarn became a superstar and demand skyrocketed. For the first 5 years, KPPPM was produced in the Landra farmhouse kitchen, as the operation grew, it became necessary to build a 5500 square foot wool shed to house the yarn production. The business is constantly growing. Koigu has added 4 additional yarns to compliment their Premium Merino: Kersti, a DK weight crepe, Mori, wool /silk blend, Koigu Lace and Koigu Bulky. With demand as high as ever, the Koigu yarn is still dyed, hanked, labeled and shipped by the Landra women and a small handful of local employees. While they use the efficiency of machines where they can, every skein shipped from their warehouse is lovingly painted by technician and each dyelot a unique original. For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.
Thursday Oct 20 1:00 p.m. Meet at Toronto Pearson International Airport for bus ride up to hotel. 3:00 p.m. Check-in at Falls Inn and Spa 6:00 p.m. Welcome reception and dinner and fashion show with Maie Landra s fabulous designs. Friday Oct 21 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m 12:00 p.m. Knitting workshop with Maie Landra Shop at Koigu 7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Falls Inn Saturday Oct 22 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m 12:00 p.m. Knitting workshop with Maie Landra Shop at Koigu 6:00 p.m. Five-course finale dinner at Fall s Inn Sunday Oct 23 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Brunch 10:00 a.m.- Check out 10:00 a.m.-bus back to Pearson Airport Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change. For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.
Maie, Taiu, and Kersti Landra Maie Landra, founder of Koigu Wool Designs, has a degree from the Ontario College of Art in drawing and painting, and her watercolors have influenced the Koigu colorways she has created over the year. Maie is also a gifted knitwear designer, regular featured in Vogue Knitting and other publications. Taiu, her youngest child, grew up helping with the farm, spinning and dying and now runs the company, with her daughter Kersti also taking part. Koigu s headquarters are in Chatsworth, Ontario, and even with demand as high as ever, the yarn is still hand dyed, ranked, labeled, and shipped by the Landras and a few local employees. Each skein is lovingly painted by a technician, and each dye lot is a unique original. Color Workshop and Dye Workshop with Koigu Dye Workshop with master dyer Taiu Landra- Taiu will teach you everything there is to know about the intricacies of dying one of kind knitting yarn. You will see and learn everything from dyeing, drying, reeling, and the finished product. This will be a first hand opportunity to see how Koigu is made by the famous Taiu Landra. You will leave Koigu with your own yarn hand dyed by you. Color Workshop with designer Maie Landra Maie will take you into her world with a comprehensive workshop on design and color. You will learn how to she chooses what colors are complimentary, which colors do not work together and how she begins her design process. With a watercolor background, Maie is beyond knowledgeable when it comes to pairing colors. You will leave this class with a new appreciation for hand dyed yarns and all the history and thought that goes into each and every strand. Destination price includes transportation to and from the main airport (Pearson International Airport, Toronto, CA), lodging, all meals, workshops, taxes and gratuities. Rates start at $1895 per person for double occupancy. Spouses, partners, and non knitting friends welcome at a discounted rate! If interested in sharing a room with a fellow knitter, please let us know and we can assist with that. Cancellation Policy All cancellations must be received by May 1, 2016 for a full refund except for the non refundable $500 deposit. All cancellations must be received in writing via fax, post, or e-mail. No refunds for cancellations will be issued after May 1, 2016. Please direct all correspondence to Vogue Knitting LIVE Destination Experience ATTN: Doreen Connors, 161 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1301, New York, NY 10013, T: 212-937-2554 F: 646-336-3960 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com