Handmade Getaways
Our Handmade Getaway series - in partnership with the workroom Sprucedale - Various dates in 2025
Are you looking for the perfect Ontario sewing retreat?
the workroom Sprucedale invites you to join us for its immersive weekends of Fabric, Friends & Food at a Handmade Getaway in the Almaguin Highlands.
Attendees will spend the weekend sewing in our Historic General Store second floor studio. Bring one project or many to work on with access to all the space, tools and equipment you need. Whether you choose to work on patchwork, garments, accessories, or hand work - one on one guidance, advice and tutorials will be available to help you reach your making goals for the weekend. Pop down to the first floor retail space to purchase additional supplies at any time over the weekend.Bring your own projects for this Handmade Getaway!
Your hosts:
Handmade Getaway Host: Karyn Valino @ the workroom
Meals and accommodation are provided by Julia and Rob at Santosha Farm and Missing Link Adventure Tours
Location and Transportation:
Handmade Getaways are hosted in Sprucedale, just 40min north of Huntsville, Ontario.
The workroom (site of your daily making) is only 6km away from Santosha Farm & Missing Link Adventure Tours.
Karyn and Alexis at the workroom can assist with carpooling and transportation planning for arrival & departure, and guests often carpool between locations each day. Some guests even walk.
Meals:
We take care of guests' meals, so you can focus on your making. Enjoy a thoughtfully prepared arrangement of dishes inspired by and filled with harvest from our co-located organic veggie farm, Santosha Farm.
Careful attention is made to prepare a menu for guests' individual preferences. Have questions about allergies? Don't hesitate to reach out. We specialize in attending to individual dietary requirements.
The best reviews?
The Handmade Getaway collaboration during between the workroom, Santosha Farm and Missing Link Adventure Tours started in 2024. We have already had many guests return, some having joined us over 5 times and counting.
Upcoming Retreats
Handmade Getaway In October
Friday October 17 - Sunday October 19
Peak fall colours will be on hand to welcome guests to Sprucedale for the October weekend.
the workroom Sprucedale invites you to join us for an immersive weekend of Fabric, Friends & Food for a Handmade Getaway in the Almaguin Highlands.
Handmade Getaway In November with Seasonal Greens Harvest
Friday November 21 - Sunday November 23
The November Getaway will feature a morning walk around Santosha Farm for guests to harvest seasonal greens to take home with them.
the workroom Sprucedale invites you to join us for an immersive weekend of Fabric, Friends & Food for a Handmade Getaway in the Almaguin Highlands.
Attendees will spend the weekend sewing in our Historic General Store second floor studio. Bring one project or many to work on with access to all the space, tools and equipment you need. Whether you choose to work on patchwork, garments, accessories, or hand work - one on one guidance, advice and tutorials will be available to help you reach your making goals for the weekend. Pop down to the first floor retail space to purchase additional supplies at any time over the weekend.
Bring your own projects for this Handmade Getaway!
What do our past guests think?
Past Retreats
Mid Week Handmade Getaway In May
Wednesday May 7 - Friday May 9
Join us for our first mid week Handmade Getaway Wednesday May 7 - Friday May 9 in Sprucedale and spend some dedicated sewing time in the second floor studio of our Historic General Store.
Enjoy some retreat time for yourself in the company of fellow makers on a Handmade Getaway Mid Week Retreat at the workroom Sprucedale in partnership with Santosha Farm + Missing Link Adventure Tours!
Work on one project (or many) with access to all the space, tools and equipment you need. Sew patchwork, garments, accessories, or hand work - one on one guidance, advice and tutorials will be available to help you reach your making goals. Handmade Getaways now included use of our Bernina Q24 longarm machine!
Review our itinerary, check your calendars and plan your northern travel to our special event at the workroom Sprucedale!
Handmade Getaway Sprucedale - March
Friday March 28 - Sunday March 30
the workroom Sprucedale invites you to join us for an immersive weekend of Fabric, Friends & Food at our very first Northern Handmade Getaway in the Almaguin Highlands.
Attendees will spend the weekend sewing in our Historic General Store second floor studio. Bring one project or many to work on with access to all the space, tools and equipment you need. Whether you choose to work on patchwork, garments, accessories, or hand work - one on one guidance, advice and tutorials will be available to help you reach your making goals for the weekend. Pop down to the first floor retail space to purchase additional supplies at any time over the weekend.
To maximize your experience, space is limited to six attendees for this event.
Bring your own projects for this Handmade Getaway!
Piece Flow Joy : Quilting from the Heart with Sherri Lynn Wood
Monday July 21 - Sunday July 27
the workroom Sprucedale invites you to join us for an immersive weekend of Piece Flow Joy and Quilting from the Heart with Sherri Lynn Wood in the Almaguin Highlands.
This workshop option includes accommodations, breakfast, lunch and dinner during your stay at Santosha Farm.
Attendees will spend the week creating in our Historic General Store second floor studio experiencing a restorative week of abstract piecing, at the Workroom in the beautiful rural setting of Sprucedale, Ontario Canada, designed to get you out of your head and into your hands and heart.
Nurture a receptive approach to freestyle quilting where you become the conduit through which creativity and patterns flow and are expressed. Learn ruler-free piecing techniques and how to harness your rhythm of attention and emotional energy into shape, colour and pattern to tell the unfolding story of being you!
