Join Fit for Art Patterns retreat Chasing Coco in Enchanting France, July 22-29, 2027. By placing this registration item in your cart, you will be charged a non-refundable deposit of $1000 at checkout. Please read the details in the description below and in our event calendar before registering. By registering, you are agreeing to the stated event cancellation policy.
It is time again to encourage you to consider joining us this year’s retreat in France, our home away from home and an annual celebration of creativity. We are so pleased to tell you that we have a guest instructor this year, Barbie McCormick. Perhaps you already know about Barbie:…
Fit for Art Patterns invites you to refresh your creative spirit at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, a medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of southern France. Join Rae Cumbie and guest instructor Barbie McCormick for a week of stitching, exploring and sharing ideas with like-minded makers. Registration…
As we look forward to next year’s retreat in southern France, we are honored to share a testimonial from a guest who joined us (twice!) for a week of Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric. Many thanks to Linda for sharing her story and photos of the work that has grown…
La Cascade, Durfort France Join Rae* and her artistic friends Aline Cauvin** and Dayle Doroshow*** for a restful and fanciful week of making in the village of Durfort, France. The La Cascade studio will be filled with vintage papers, trims, lace and fabulous fabric for creating unique books to give…
Fit for Art Patterns invites you to refresh your creative spirit at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France. The one-week program is lead by textile artists and Fit for Art owners Rae Cumbie* and Carrie Emerson.** Together we will explore the…
We hope you are considering joining us in France this year for one of our two retreat weeks in the countryside. The cold and snowy weather in the mid atlantic the last couple of weeks makes these excursions seem so very sweet. Why don’t you plan to come along for…
Join Fit for Art Patterns retreat Spark Creativity in Enchanting France, August 20-27, 2026! By placing this registration item in your cart, you will be charged a non-refundable deposit of $750 at checkout. Please read the details in the description below and in our event calendar before registering. By registering, you are agreeing to the stated event cancellation policy.
Spend a week in July with Rae Cumbie* and Carrie Emerson** of Fit for Art Patterns at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France, exploring the countryside and a variety of fabric embellishing and surface design techniques. The mornings will be spent in…
What a heavenly week in France we had with our Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric group this year at La Cascade. Here is a little photo wrap us to inspire you to join us in 2024. We began and finished the week in the inspiring third floor studio at La…