We are SO excited to be bringing our friend Jennifer Wiese of Workroom Social in for jeans making extravaganza weekend!
A little more about Jennifer! She is the founder of Workroom Social, a sewing studio based in Brooklyn, New York. She believes that everyone can lead a joyful, creative, and confident life, and that sewing your own clothes (and wearing these you-made clothes) is a surefire way to find joy, creativity, and confidence every day. Jennifer is on a mission to build communities, stimulate creativity, and build self-esteem by empowering her students to sew clothes they're proud to wear.
At this retreat we will sew some jeans! Jennifer will be teaching her own pattern, the super cute Claryville Jeans. As part of your registration you’ll get a kit including a pattern, fabric, and all necessary hardware. From there Jenny will help you every step of the way, from picking the right size to putting on the finishing touches.
And since Laura & Allyson are all about knitting, we’ll have plenty of opportunity to knit and chill. There will also be one on one knitting class sign ups available if you’ve got knitting questions!
This retreat is sold out! Please sign up for our mailing list to be notified of future retreats.
We will then email you and work with you to get the accommodation you require. Spots will go first come first serve, so when you sign up be sure to keep an eye on your email to reserve the accommodation you’d like!
SOLD OUT $2200 - King bed in a double occupancy room with private bathroom
SOLD OUT $2200 - King bed in a single occupancy room with a shared bathroom
SOLD OUT $2000 - King bed in a double occupancy room with shared bathroom
SOLD OUT $2000 - King bed in a triple occupancy room with a private bathroom
SOLD OUT $1800 - Twin bed in a double room with a private bathroom
SOLD OUT $1600 - Twin bed in a double occupancy room with a shared bathroom
SOLD OUT $1600 - Twin bed in a triple occupancy room with a private bathroom
You will be invoiced for the full balance the month before your retreat start date.
RETREAT PRICE INCLUDES:
Jennifer Wiese, garment sewing instructor and Claryville jeans pattern designer, to walk you through every step of the jeans making process
A Claryville Jeans making kit including the pattern, fabric, and hardware kit
Laura & Allyson, experienced garment sewists and knitting teachers, on hand to answer all your questions all weekend long
Three nights luxury accommodation, including spacious indoor and outdoor spaces, hot tubs, theater room, and fire pit!
Two and a half full days of garment sewing instruction
Transportation to the retreat space from downtown Chicago, leaving Friday at 12pm CT and returning to downtown Chicago by 12pm CT
Catered dinners from local chefs Friday and Sunday night
Wood-fired pizza party Saturday night
Three family style breakfasts and two lunches
Plentiful snacks, handmade cocktails, wine, beer, coffee, and tea
All taxes and fees
Pay your deposit now to reserve your spot!
* There will be a limited amount of sewing machines available to rent so bringing your own sewing machine is encouraged! We will also have sergers on hand for everyone to use.
OUR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
3pm: Guests can start arriving and settling in
3-7pm: Pick your size! Try on the Claryville samples and decide on your sizing. Get cutting!
Happy hour drinks and snacks and sewing area set up
7pm: Dinner from a local caterer
8-10pm: Craft & chill!
SATURDAY
7-10am: A la cart breakfast
9-12pm: Sew those jeans!
11-1pm: A la cart lunch
12-5pm: Sew those jeans!
5-7pm: Happy hour drinks and snacks
7pm: Pizza party from South Shore Ovenworks
8-10pm: Craft & chill!
SUNDAY
7-10am: A la cart breakfast
9-12pm: Sew those jeans!
11-1pm: A la cart lunch
12-5pm: Sew those jeans!
5-6pm: Happy hour drinks and snacks
6pm: Dinner from a local caterer
8-10pm: Jeans fashion show! Knit night, crafting night
MONDAY
7-9am: A la cart breakfast
10am: Check out and head back to Chicago!
COVID-19 Policy
By registering for this retreat, you are agreeing to the following:
You MUST prove vaccination status to attend. Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed at the retreat (meaning both doses of Pfizer/Moderna + 2 weeks, or single dose of J&J + 2 weeks - as well as a booster shot if your original Pfizer/Moderna shot was 6+ months ago).
You will be required to provide a negative rapid test taken within 48 hours of the start of the retreat.
Retreat size is limited to accommodate physical distancing. Each bedroom will be limited to one or two retreaters, HUGE rooms will have 3 retreaters, and each class will follow CDC and local guidance for gatherings. For instance, the Dahlia Resort sleeps 44 but we will only have 20 max guests and 4 staff in attendance.
Please be mindful of the risk we are taking on as a small business and register for this retreat only if you are willing to abide by this policy. Thank you in advance!
We will be following CDC and local guidance for gatherings. If at any point community spread increases and/or new restrictions are put in place that result in this retreat being cancelled, all attendees will receive a refund minus a 5% processing fee.
This policy will be updated as CDC & local guidance changes.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made up to 2 weeks prior to the retreat are eligible for a balance payment refund minus a 10% administration fee. Deposits are non-refundable.