The Long Table Retreat — A Weekend for Crafters

Most of us love our craft and rarely give it the time it deserves. There's always something more pressing — and when we do sit down to sew, knit, embroider, or finish that long-promised project, we're half-there. Phone buzzing. Mind racing. The hour ends and we've barely begun.

The Long Table Retreat is a different kind of weekend.

For two full days, ten of us will gather at Qwirk Coworking in downtown Columbus to do one thing: make, together, slowly. There's structure when you want it and space when you don't. There's no expectation to produce anything in particular — only an invitation to be fully present with whatever you're making.

Saturday and Sunday, nine to five, in a quiet downtown room with a wall of brick and good afternoon light. Ten makers, one long table, no agenda beyond the ones our hands write.

You bring whatever you're making — sewing, knitting, embroidery, mending, hand quilting, weaving, paper craft. If your hands love it and you can do it at a table, it belongs here. Beginner or longtime maker; experienced or completely new to this kind of weekend. You are welcome.

Each day moves in three rhythms, repeated.

Workshops — Guided segments where we work on a shared technique together (determined by what the group wants ahead of time). Approachable. Optional. Something to stretch the hands or the eye.

Open Studio — Long, generous stretches for whatever you bring. The half-finished quilt. The mending pile. The thing you've been wanting to start.

Settling In — Short practices threaded through the day to help you arrive. A few minutes of breath, a quiet pause, the time it takes for the world to recede. No background in meditation required.

• Both full days (Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM – 5 PM)
• All guided workshop segments
• Your seat at the long table for both days
• Coffee and tea throughout
• The genuine pleasure of small-group company

• Your current projects
• The tools you love
• Lunch (or plans to grab something nearby — there are great spots within a short walk)
• An open afternoon mind

$250 per maker.

Past students of mine save 15% with code STUDENT at checkout.

Caitlin Faas, Ph.D., has been crafting for more than thirty years. Her doctorate is in human development and family sciences. She's a leadership coach who works with teams and organizations, a certified meditation, and one of the teachers of sewing classes and private lessons at Sew to Speak in Worthington.