The Unruly Stitch Vermont Knitting Retreat With a Visit To Junction Fiber Mill, Part 1

[@OllieandMay]

Oh My! Having a Chef on a Retreat is Very Special. Such a Beautiful Place ❄️❄️❄️ Thank You for Sharing ❤

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful retreat with us. I loved everything - the drive up, the food, the mill tour…♥️😍 I see that the trip home was a little more weather-y ❄️and am thankful that y’all got back home safely.

[@Fiberchats]

Yeah, on the way back we got into snow squalls, but everyone made it home ok

[@ModArtQuilt]

WOW Irina! the visit to the Fiber Mill! Thank you! Ive just washed my first Cotswold sheep fleece and now Im carding it by hand then will spin it on drop spindle (I do not own a spinning wheel). This video is so great and this owner is a real spitfire! Thanks Irina!

[@Fiberchats]

One day I’ll learn to spin as well

[@sylvestraborealis8303]

It's amazing to see all those stages of the wool process through different machines until it gets in the recognisable shape of a skein, ready to be knitted. And the food on that retreat looks absolutely delicious.❤

[@Fiberchats]

It was really eye opening to learn the process of creating yarn

[@theshawlknitter-unplugged1863]

I also want to go on a retreat like that........ with all that yummy food..... and wine..... and yarn....and and! Thanks for sharing Irina.

[@Fiberchats]

Come visit me in Boston, my house will be your retreat 😁

[@eileentomaro768]

What a great retreat. Peg did a great job explaining things at the mill AND the FOOD!!!!

[@Fiberchats]

I’m having a withdrawal from that food 😁

[@jilllang3679]

Thanks so much for filming Peggy's tour for us. Peggy and Amanda are my idols - love their weekly millcast. Looking forward to seeing your interviews with the other attendees! You do such a professional job with your interviews. I've enjoyed them all from the start.

[@Fiberchats]

Thank you so much! It means a lot! ❤️❤️

[@jo-annefalconer6280]

wow what an awesome weekend, I love the Millcast too, so cool to see how it works

[@MsOMakes]

Wow! THAT’S the kind of knitting retreat I want to attend, please!

[@Fiberchats]

It was so much fun

[@StaffJunctionFiberMill]

So glad to see you at the Mill. We loved hosting your group!

[@Fiberchats]

It was an incredible experience to see it for ourselves!

[@firstbytedesigns]

and we loved seeing the mill. I am looking forward to using your line!

[@rswitalski]

I still can’t believe I was part of this amazing weekend. Irina you truly captured the spirit of it! So glad I found my clan this fall. ❤

[@Fiberchats]

Me too! Happy to be a part of the unruly stitchers

[@debbylovesyarn5148]

Amazing looking food, yarn ,scenery and knitting friends.What more could you ask for? Can people live there?🤪🤣

[@Fiberchats]

Right?! I was tempted to stay

[@ruthswarthout1115]

Thank you for sharing i watch Peggy and Amanda so it ws nice to see how they make their yarn alot goes into it. 😊 the food looked so yummy 😊

[@Fiberchats]

Yes, so much labor and love goes into creating that yarn

[@valeriehowden471]

Living the fibre dream! What a wonderful retreat. The best thing about a chef is that you don't have to stop knitting to prepare meals. Glad you made it home safely through the snow storm.

[@Fiberchats]

It was a scary ride home, but such a wonderful weekend

[@lisadevos1246]

Oh my goodness, want to go on this retreat! The food, the house, the company all looked so good. I’ve been watching Peg and Amanda’s podcasts since they started. I love their energy and sense of humor, and they make beautiful yarn! Thank you for sharing, Irina!

[@Fiberchats]

Peggy was so inspiring

[@ellennelsen5576]

Wow that was fantastic! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@estherrubin867]

That retreat couldn’t have been more perfect!!! If that’s your baseline, it’s going to be tough to top that! The visit to Junction Fiber Mill was amazing. I watch Peggy and Amanda’s podcast and they are so adventurous and hard-working! I purchased 2 skeins of their Making Tracks and one of them was Lookout Ledge which I think you also picked out. The colors are gorgeous and the fiber is wonderful to work with. Looking forward to the other interviews you did on the retreat.

[@Fiberchats]

This retreat will be hard to beat for sure

[@deborahmonk93]

Thanks for another great video, Irina. Peggy is such a dynamo!! Your whole retreat looked fantastic. You are a lucky group of knitting buddies.

[@Fiberchats]

Thank you so much!

[@proprattire6312]

Wow Irina, I felt like I was there with you! How wonderful, and now I'm super hungry watching Chef concoct his fabulous meals! But above all, thank you so much for wearing and having fun with your 'Bjayzl' shawl. What a pleasant surprise. Kisses, Dorothy Bulac-Eriksen

[@Fiberchats]

Chef Daniel was such a perfect model for Bjayzl!

[@kristinamama]

Thanks for sharing this, Irina! I’m so glad you all got to have this wonderful experience - your shop and its folks are the best!

[@Fiberchats]

Thanks Kristina!

[@sbedwards100]

Wonderful! Thank you so much. I also follow Junction Fiber Milcast and appreciated seeing the tour.

[@Fiberchats]

You are so welcome!

[@deniseengel1451]

Thank you for taking us along on your great retreat. The food looked amazing and the Junction Fiber Mill tour was very thorough and informative.

[@Fiberchats]

Thank you for watching!

[@quil10it]

Wow what a wonderful time! Lucky lucky you. I loved the mill tour. So interesting. (But honestly it’s the food….oh the food….)

[@Fiberchats]

The food was out of this world

[@KnitKind]

Still coming down off the high of the weekend. Indeed it was such a treat! Thank you for filming and sharing it. Educational and delightful for anyone who watches.

[@Fiberchats]

Thank you Erika! It was so much fun!

[@ScrappyCruiserNR]

Thanks, Irina. I love JFM yarn. Thanks for spotlighting it.

[@Fiberchats]

I always wanted to visit it and see the production process

[@alenemazzuca5118]

fantastic.. loved the mill tour and the back story and the food, wow!

[@Fiberchats]

Thanks so much!

[@lindarose712]

Fabulous! Your choices of video shared the experience so well. The mill tour was great!

[@Fiberchats]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielleboots7032]

Thanks Irina! Your time in Vermont looked wonderful.

[@Fiberchats]

It really was! Great time in great company

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Thank you! I hope you'll make such trips more often, so we can enjoy too 😊

[@Fiberchats]

I hope so too!

[@firstbytedesigns]

What a lovely recap. I added Chef Daniel Bruce's book to my book collection and I am looking forward to using my Junction Fiber Mill yarn for a new project I'm working on featuring US Wool.

[@Fiberchats]

Can’t wait to see what you’ll create with it

[@Dollyknowsbest6x5]

Wow this is my kind of fiber retreat!

[@KathyH-m4h]

oh my goodness! the food!!!! the mill!! I wanna go!

[@Fiberchats]

It was dreamy

[@lizholzer4930]

What an amazing experience! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@Fiberchats]

It truly was

[@janetjroberson2581]

Hello from Swansea, Illinois.

[@jamiethrogmorton2540]

The mill tour was super, much more detailed than the one FJ posted on their own KZbin a some months ago. What a fun weekend, thanks happy for you!!

[@Fiberchats]

It was so amazing to see where the yarn is made

[@rosemaryc9093]

I’ve signed up for emails. I’ve been to the shop and it’s beautiful, just wish it was closer! If there’s another retreat, I. Ight join in.

[@Fiberchats]

It was a wonderful experience. The next exciting event at the store will be classes by Dear Pru, a knitwear designer from Australia

[@devoted2knit177]

What a wonderful video! Thank you so much for taking your time to provide all this for us!

[@Fiberchats]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@melahatali2104]

Thank you for sharing.. very interesting ..❤

[@Fiberchats]

Glad you liked it!

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Quite a treat, thanks for sharing it with us. Your original photos of the participants were so great ! The food seemed so wonderful ! I loved the visit to the mill, was particularly amazed by the skein maker. I think Fleece & Harmony would love to have one of these.

[@Fiberchats]

It was like watching a magic trick!

[@teresaharp]

That was amazing. Great video of the mill tour, how interesting and fun. And the food, looked really good. Glad you had a wonderful time, take care.

[@Fiberchats]

Thanks so much!

[@patmorgan8692]

What a glorious weekend..the scenery on your drive up was so beautiful and that food!!! I actually just finished the Lindal Torkle made with a kit from Junction Fiber Mill----loved the yarn and it was a fun knit! Thanks for sharing your journey with us

[@Fiberchats]

I’m so excited to knit with their yarn

[@audreyh3809]

Thanks for sharing your retreat experience and the mill tour ❤️

[@Fiberchats]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@misha76]

This retreat looked AMAZING! I'm also curious about the beautiful red-orange cabled sweater one of the participants was wearing at the mill tour; is it possible to find out if there's a pattern name for that sweater?

[@Fiberchats]

It’s called Fern and Pine Sweater by Alice Dunn Smith. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fern-and-pine-sweater

[@aquinnahsun]

What a lovely weekend you had! Can you tell us the name of the inn? I used to spend most winter weekends in southern Vermont, skiing, and would love to visit the state again for a long weekend.

[@Fiberchats]

It was a private rental

[@judithtaylor6916]

I subscribe to Junction Fibre Mill. They have a wonderful colour named Hydrangea. But Peggy wont ship to Australia because of the postage cost.

[@Fiberchats]

There are a bunch of Australians that are arriving to Vogue knitting. Perhaps someone could grab you a skein and ship it once they are back to Australia

[@judithtaylor6916]

@@Fiberchats thank you will investigate.

[@MsOMakes]

Irina, what’s on your dress form? It’s stunning! (I enjoy your channel so much!)

[@Fiberchats]

That’s Catedral pullover by Claudia Quintanilla