WELCOME TO THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF HANDWEAVERS!

Michigan League of Handweavers

Workshops Retreat

June 5 - 8, 2025

Woods & Water

Where inspiration comes naturally!

For information about t:he RAM Conference Center, visit

https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/places/ram-center

See more information in our booklet here.

Our Workshop Instructors:

HAND MANIPULATED WEAVES

with Sara Nordling 

RUG WEAVING SAMPLER: BLOCK WEAVES & SHAFT SWITCHING

with Carol Irving

PATHS TO A 3D FLOWER GARDEN: A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP  with Martina Celerin

CONTEMPORARY EMBROIDERY: DEVELOPING A STITCH VOCABULARY

with Jennifer Gould

EXPLORING COLOR & DESIGN

with Sally Erickson Wilson

Woods and Water Visitor Retreat 

MLH members have the opportunity for the first time to attend the 2025 workshops as a visitor.  Come and join in the fun at the Ralph A. MacMullen Conference Center at Higgins Lake.  Bring a small loom or fiber project and enjoy 1, 2, or 3 nights as non-workshop participants.  Relax and meet up with old friends.  Make new friends.  Have lots of fiber fun while others are taking classes.  Explore the area to hike, rent a kayak, head to the beach; or take to the road for a fiber or park tour along Lake Michigan or any of the inland lakes and artful villages.  Attend all conference activities except classes.  Weave a beach towel and jump in the towel parade.  Bring your work to show in the informal exhibitions in lodges.  Come to the MLH annual meeting Thursday night.  

MLH "What Ifs" study group members please join us Saturday.  Participate in the study group display and lunch meeting.  The study group display is open to all participants.

Dates are Thursday, June 5 (3pm check-in) through Sunday, June 8 (9am Lodge checkout). 

Enjoy a private room in one of the Lodges, with access to the Lodge community room where you can work on your own projects or visit with others.  Weather permitting, the outdoor space is inviting.

VISITOR REGISTRATION OPENS April 16  and closes May 1 or when visitor rooms are full!  

Retreat visitors must be MLH members.  Limited space is available for one to three nights.  

Single room in Lodges with shared bathrooms - $70 / night. 

Meals are available by registration only.  Choose the meals that work for your timing.

Breakfast $10 - available FRI, SAT, SUN

Lunch $13     -  available FRI, SAT, SUN

Dinner $23    -  available THURS, FRI, SAT

Monthly Lecture Series via Zoom
 Second Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST

This exciting series is being offered to all members of MLH as a FREE benefit of membership.  

This series does require that you must be a member of MLH (Click here to become a member). This series will offer you 11 FREE lectures/speakers a year on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm. 

We will be posting the information about each speaker and topic in the MLH newsletters, website and on Facebook. The Zoom lectures will be recorded  LIVE and made available through a link for registered MLH members up to 30 days after recording. 

For a complete list and description of the Monthly Lecture Series "Click Here"