Price of all Seminars includes Alpaca 101 and Creating Wealth, Lunch, Wine Tasting and 3 course dinner at Chateau Morrisette Winery. 

Alpacas will be present to assist!  Please register 2 weeks prior to Seminar dates.  Thank you.

Needle Felting Workshop - Let your imagination run wild.  Learn how to make decorative items such as gourds, pumpkins, apples, olives ... you be the judge!  A great way to release tension and the results are impressive!  All materials included. - Space Available.  April 26, 2008  Cost: $165.00   [ Click here to register ]

Wet Felting Workshop
Learn the shortcut of felting. Shhh, it is a secret!  Simple, rewarding and oh, so easy. Learn to make your own wet felted hat!  This is a beginner's course and includes all necessary materials plus extra materials for purchase. Make more at home in your spare time. Treat Mom on Mothers Day for this special occasion. Space Available. May 10, 2008. Cost: $240.00 [ Click here to register

Drop Spindle Workshop - Master the art of spinning with the simple tool of a drop spindle.  Come prepared to spin a work of art. Materials included. Drop Spindle kits available too because we know you will be hooked!.  Space Available. June 21, 2008   Cost: $165.00 [ Click here to register ] 

Beginner's Dye Workshop
Come and play with color!  Learn to work safely with acid dyes and produce beautiful vat dyed skeins of wool and alpaca yarn for your knitting pleasure.  Students should wear old clothes or bring cover-ups and aprons! Materials provided will include (2) 250 yards of Alpaca worsted weight yarn, dyes and necessary mordant. - July 26, 2008. Cost: $175.00 [ Click here to register ]

Hand Painted Yarn Dye Workshop  
Release your creativity and create unique hand painted yarns, using brushes and acid dyes.  Students should wear old clothes or bring cover-ups and aprons and be prepared for a fun day of color!  Supplies provided include (2) 250 yard Alpaca yarn skein, dyes and mordant. Space Available. - September 20, 2008   Cost: $180.00 [ Click here to register ]

"The Works"  It's all about the fiber! Two day workshop that will teach you how to card, wet felt, needle felt and so much more.  All supplies included plus you will take home several projects.  Past students rave about this course. Space available but hurry, this one fills up quickly. - August 9 and 10, 2008. Cost $340.00  [ Click here to register ]       

Alpaca 101
Are you thinking of purchasing alpacas? Need to know where to start? Would you like to visit an alpaca farm and feel the luxury of alpaca? Then, this class is for you. Open question and answer platform seminar taught by a breeder operator that has been in the business for 7 years. Topics include: fence layout / barn design / business plan / types of alpacas / desirable traits / medical needs / shows and much more. April 27, 2008 / June 22, 2008 / July 27, 2008 / Sept. 21, 2008  Price included in Workshops.  Cost alone $50.00.  Space Available .  [ Click here to register ]

Creating Wealth
Do you feel comfortable in your current financial situation? Do you wonder whether the time is right to refinance? Do you own a diversified portfolio? Do you want to change your lifestyle? What does financial security mean to you? If you have these questions, then you will appreciate answers from someone who has been in the financial industry for over 25 years. April 27, 2008 / June 22, 2008 / July 27, 2008 / Sept. 21, 2008  Price included in workshops.  Cost alone $50.00.  Space Available. - [ Click here to register

Schedule for Saturday Seminars
Seminars start 9:00 am.  Gourmet lunch at 12:00 - 1:00.  Free time in the afternoon.  There are a variety of local attractions. Evening includes wine tasting session and dinner at  Chateau Morrisette Winery ( 3 miles from the farm)

Local attractions are all within 5 miles of the farm. The Greenberry House in historic village of Meadows of Dan, features hand spun and hand dyed yarns. Nancy's Candy Co., a candy manufacturer, creates every imaginable type of candy. Mabry Mill one of the most photographed places in the country is a restored sawmill and gristmill offering visitors a serene walking tour and restaurant.  Foggy Ridge Cider is an artisan cider making operation.  Their cider wines will surprise you.  Mountain Meadow Farm and Craft Market carries a beautiful selection of local artist's creations.  The quaint town of Floyd, about 10 miles away, has enough shops to keep you walking and shopping for hours.

Schedule for Sunday Seminars
Alpaca 101 and Creating Wealth are back to back in the morning. Light food fair. The remainder of the day might be spent climbing the famous Buffalo Mountain or simply enjoying the beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Price includes Sat. & Sun. seminars, gourmet lunch, wine tasting and dinner. Three course dinner consists of a salad, choice of chicken, fish or beef entree plus desert. All taxes and gratuities included. The restaurant at Chateau Morrisette is first class. 

Accommodations
Following B&B's and Hotel are offering special rates. Mention Atlantic Breeze Alpacas.
 - Stonewall Bed & Breakfast
 - Woodberry Inn

  - Hotel Floyd

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