A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity!Designer Maie Landra, Koigu Wool Designs and

The Falls Inn and SpaWalter’s Falls, Ontario, Canada

September 17-20, 2015

The Vogue Knitting LIVE Destination Experience is a unique way for knitters to come together, learn from a knitting expert and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow devotees.

For the first time, Vogue Knitting LIVE Destination Experience is traveling to western Ontario to enjoy a rare opportunity: We are partnering with the renowned hand-dyed-yarn company Koigu Wool Designs and the luxurious Fall’s Inn and Spa for a one-of-a kind knitting getaway, September 17–20, 2015.

For the first time ever, Vogue Knitters will get an inside look at the famous Koigu dye house to explore and experience all things Koigu. From learning to dye your own yarn to exploring color with Koigu founder Maie Landra, you will spend an amazing weekend amid the natural beauty of western Ontario.

For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.

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The Falls Inn and Spa

Overlooking Walter’s Falls, this country-style hotel features cozy rooms with balconies and waterfall views, as well as en suite bathrooms with heated floors. Upgraded rooms and suites add desks, electric fireplaces and/or whirlpool tubs. An upscale, all-day restaurant with water views and a patio serves modern Canadian cuisine. Other amenities include a traditional bar, waterfalls and hiking trails. There’s also a spa offering coffee body scrubs and French pedicures.

For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.

Koigu Wool Designs Koigu headquarters are located in Chatsworth, a few hours outside Toronto. Harry and Maie Landra purchased the farm in 1972. Koigu started out as a small operation with Maie hand-spinning and dyeing the fleece from the Landra flock. Daughter Taiu helped her mother with the daily farm work, spinning and dyeing, and after graduating from university, she put all of her energy into

making the company economically viable. In the end, the mother/daughter duo decided it was time to put the sheep to pasture and outsource their wool, working closely with a mill that would spin the fine merino to their specifications. The resulting yarn was Koigu's signature Premium Merino. This yarn was like nothing the knitting world had ever seen before. Soft and light, the yarn became earned wide praise, and demand skyrocketed. For the first five years, KPPPM was produced in the Landra farmhouse kitchen; as the operation grew, a 5,500-square-foot wool shed was built to house the yarn production. The business is constantly growing. Koigu has added four additional yarns to complement their Premium Merino: Kersti, a DK-weight crepe; Mori, wool/silk blend; Koigu Lace; and Koigu Bulky. With demand as high as ever, the Koigu yarn is still dyed, hanked, labeled and shipped by the Landras and a handful of local employees. While they use the efficiency of machines where they can, every skein shipped from the warehouse is lovingly painted by a technician, and each dyelot is a unique original.

For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.

Thursday Sept 17

1:00 p.m. Meet at Toronto Pearson International Airport for bus ride up to hotel. 3:00 p.m.  Check-in at Falls Inn and Spa6:00 p.m.  Welcome reception and dinner and fashion show with Maie Landra’s fabulous designs.  Friday Sept 18

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m–12:00 p.m. Knitting workshop with Maie LandraShop at Koigu7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Falls Inn

 Saturday Sept 19

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast9:00 a.m–12:00 p.m. Dye workshop with master dyer Taiu LandraShop at Koigu6:00 p.m.  Five-course finale dinner at Fall’s Inn

Sunday Sept 20

7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.  Breakfast Brunch10:00 a.m.- Check out10:00 a.m.-Bus back to Pearson Airport

Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change.

For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.

For pricing information please contact Doreen Connors, Director of Advertising Sales at 212-937-2554 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com.

Cancellation Policy All cancellations must be received by August 1, 2015 for a full refund. All cancellations must be received in writing via fax, post, or e-mail. No refunds for cancellations will be issued after August 1, 2015 unless the Inn is able to sell the reserved space. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute in your place at no extra charge. Substitution requests must be received before August 1, 2015

Please direct all correspondence to Vogue Knitting LIVE Destination Experience ATTN: Doreen Connors, 161 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1301, New York, NY 10013, T: 212-937-2554 F: 646-336-3960 or vkdestination@sohopublishing.com

Maie, Taiu, and Kersti Landra

Maie Landra, founder of Koigu Wool Designs, has a degree from the Ontario College of Art in drawing and painting, and her watercolors have influenced the Koigu colorways she has created over the year. Maie is also a gifted knitwear designer, regularly featured in Vogue Knitting and other publications. Taiu, her youngest child, grew up helping with the farm, spinning and dyeing, and now runs the company, with her

daughter Kersti also taking part.

Dye Workshop with master dyer Taiu Landra- Taiu will teach you everything there is to know about the intricacies of dying one of kind knitting yarn. You learn everything from dyeing, drying, and reeling. This will be a first hand opportunity to see how Koigu is made by the famous Taiu Landra. You will leave Koigu with your own hand dyed yarn.

Color Workshop with designer Maie Landra- Maie will take you into her world with a comprehensive workshop on design and color. You will learn how to she chooses what colors are complimentary, which colors do not work together and how she begins her design process. With a watercolor background, Maie is beyond knowledgeable when it comes to pairing colors. You will leave this class with a new appreciation for hand dyed yarns and all the history and thought that goes into each and every strand.

Destination price includes transportation to and from the main airport (Pearson International Airport, Toronto, CA), lodging, all meals, workshops, taxes and

gratuities. Rates start at $1795 per person for double occupancy.

Spouses, partners, and non knitting friends welcome at a discounted rate!If interested in sharing a room with a fellow knitter, please let us know.