The Interwoven Institute

The Interwoven Institute Engaging with land, craft and spirit to reweave ourselves into the fabric of this world.

Dear friends, We are now offering 2 reduced-cost scholarship spots for our upcoming Weekend Craft Retreat at Knoll Farm....
05/26/2026

Dear friends,

We are now offering 2 reduced-cost scholarship spots for our upcoming Weekend Craft Retreat at Knoll Farm. If you have been interested in joining us but didn’t quite have the resources - this is your chance!

Access and equity in the craft space is something we have been thinking about seriously since our founding. It is our sincere hope that one day we can build a revenue base and scholarship fund that will allow us to reduce costing for all, and provide significant scholarship funding so that everyone who feels aligned with our mission may join us in ecologically-focused craft exploration and practice. This will take some time 🧶

For now, we invite anyone who self-identifies as needing additional economic support to reach out to us if you’d like to attend at a reduced rate of $650.

We particularly encourage those under-represented in the craft retreat space including Black, Indigenous, POC friends, and those under 35 years of age to join us.

When: June 18-21
Where: Knoll Farm - Waitsfield, VT 🐑

What to Expect:

🌱 3 nights lodging at a yurt on the farm
🌱 Farm-to-table meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
🌱 Daily mindfulness practice (sheep meditation!)
🌱 Personal time for craft, rest, enjoying the land
🌱 Herbal teas and wisdom for nourishment + reconnection
🌱 Wood-fired hot tun and sauna
🌱 Evening community fires
🌱 Farm tour + sheep fleece processing demo
🌱 Opportunity to meet Helen Whybrow,

If you have not yet read The Salt Stones by , please get yourself a copy from !

Facilitated in partnership with , , and

The practice of being human in our world today is not self-evident. It is truly a practice.In this substack at The Rewov...
05/22/2026

The practice of being human in our world today is not self-evident. It is truly a practice.

In this substack at The Rewoven Human, our founder Sarah Manion reflects on the tension between longing for the world - and the what it feels like to live in it as a so-called professional.

Read the full article: therewovenhuman.substack.com

Shifting our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the planet will require our collective wisdom and skill. Craft is a joy-based material practice that has been a powerful pathway for reconnection.

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✨A few spots still available!✨

Weekend Craft Retreat 🧶🐑
June 18-21
Knoll Farm, VT ()

Spend a weekend reconnecting to land, to creativity, and to the present moment. All are welcome.

We are excited to collaborate with , , and for this program.

If you are >35 and/or a person underrepresented in the craft space, we are offering a special reduced-rate scholarship seat. Pls DM us or email [email protected] for info.

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Join us tomorrow TONIGHT for our May Craft Sangha!A craft sangha is a group of people who come together to make things a...
05/18/2026

Join us tomorrow TONIGHT for our May Craft Sangha!

A craft sangha is a group of people who come together to make things and practice mindfulness. Together, we reweave connection to ourselves, each other, and the earth through our hands.

Bring any craft project that is small enough to fit in your lap or a small table.

All are welcome regardless of experience or root tradition.

Time: 6:30-8:00pm*

*Come early at 6pm to have a cup of tea and chat. BYO mug!

Location: The Barn at First Parish Brewster UU (across the street from the church at 1969 Main St)

Directions & Parking:

We meet on the 3rd floor of “The Barn” of First Parish Church. This building is located across the street from the church. There is an upper parking lot on Harwich Rd, and a lower lot off of 6A.
Please note: This building is NOT handicap accessible. There are 2 short flights of stairs.

This is a free event, but we’d love you to register so we can send you a reminder and let you know about any schedule updates.

Such an honor to meet ! Immense gratitude to .ocean for hosting Dr. Kimmerer, and providing a chance to learn from her i...
05/17/2026

Such an honor to meet ! Immense gratitude to .ocean for hosting Dr. Kimmerer, and providing a chance to learn from her in person.

During her talk, Kimmerer offered a Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) rooted project assessment framework:

Does the project...

🌱 Respect human and non-human persons?
🌱 Support sovereignty of knowledge and culture?
🌱 Promote intergenerational equity?
🌱 Advance justice?
🌱 Acknowledge community knowledge holders?
🌱 Recognize land as teachers?
🌱 Promote responsibility for knowledge?
🌱 Support reciprocity?
🌱 Advance equitable sharing?
🌱 Ground itself in humility?
🌱 Support decolonization?

Imagine the ecological, cultural, and community impact such a framework could have on the world.

This is something that we as a community nonprofit commit to learning more about and working to implement in our own program design and delivery.

Gratitude for the continued generosity of teaching and wisdom.

In a world where rupture and grasping is pervasive; the slow, intentional, creative work of repair can be profound.Mendi...
05/07/2026

In a world where rupture and grasping is pervasive; the slow, intentional, creative work of repair can be profound.

Mending, like mindfulness, is an intentional practice of awareness of what’s happening. Where is the hole? How are the fibers reacting? Where is there tension and where is reinforcement required?

Tending what has been torn and broken is a form of skillfulness that our world desperately needs. 🪡

Why join a craft retreat?You don’t have time. You don’t have space. You are tired and stressed. You like the feeling of ...
04/24/2026

Why join a craft retreat?

You don’t have time.
You don’t have space.
You are tired and stressed.
You like the feeling of making in community.
You wish someone else would cook.
You are inspired by nature.
You need to get away.
You have that project you want to finish…

This weekend is a gift to your creative self. It is dedicated time and space to nourish your creative spirit, to rest your body and mind, to enjoy the natural world, and to make whatever you want to make.

✨Join us. (yes, this is for you!)✨

When: June 18-21
Where: Knoll Farm, VT

What to Expect:

🌱3 nights lodging at a yurt on the farm
🌱Farm-to-table meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
🌱 Daily mindfulness practice
🌱 Personal time for craft, rest, and enjoying the land
🌱 Herbal teas and wisdom for nourishment + reconnection with
🌱 Wood-fired hot tun and sauna
🌱 Evening community fires
🌱 Farm tour + sheep fleece processing demo
🌱 Opportunity to meet Helen Whybrow, author of The Salt Stones

On this Earth Day, we wanted to share part of a beautiful story submitted to us by Thilina Premjayanth of Fibershed Sri ...
04/22/2026

On this Earth Day, we wanted to share part of a beautiful story submitted to us by Thilina Premjayanth of Fibershed Sri Linka (.lk) as part of our Slow Craft story submission project.

Thilina writes, “In every woven strand of Reed and Rush, there is a story. And in every story, there is a reminder: when we make with our hands, we are not just creating objects—we are continuing a lineage, shaping meaning, and quietly transforming the way we belong to the world.”

In every strand - a story.
In every story, meaning, history, lineage.

Craft is a way to transform the world into meaning through our hands. It is a beautiful way to materially engage with the living environment that contains and sustains us.
Being on the journey of mindful and slow craft with you has been an extraordinary practice - and on this Earth Day, we express our gratitude to you, and to all the beings we share life with on this planet of ours.

What is your craft story? - We want to hear from you.

Submit your story at the link in our bio, and it may appear in our founder’s upcoming book. Stories can be long or short and there is NO need to be a “good writer”. We want to hear your unique voice, and your unique experience.

Thank you for making with us.

📸 Photos courtesy of Thilina Premjayanth and Fibershed Sri Lanka

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Join us tomorrow TONIGHT for our April Craft Sangha! 🧶A craft sangha is a group of people who come together to make thin...
04/20/2026

Join us tomorrow TONIGHT for our April Craft Sangha! 🧶

A craft sangha is a group of people who come together to make things and practice mindfulness. Together, we reweave connection to ourselves, each other, and the earth through our hands.

Bring any craft project that is small enough to fit in your lap or a small table.

All are welcome regardless of experience or root tradition.

Time: 6:30-8:00pm*

*Come early at 6pm to have a cup of tea and chat. BYO mug! ☕️

Location: The Barn at First Parish Brewster UU (across the street from the church at 1969 Main St)

Directions & Parking:

We meet on the 3rd floor of “The Barn” of First Parish Church. This building is located across the street from the church. There is an upper parking lot on Harwich Rd, and a lower lot off of 6A.

Please note: This building is NOT handicap accessible. There are 2 short flights of stairs.

This is a free event ✨

Cape Cod fleece is here!!We spent a lovely Saturday at visiting the ‘Second Chances: Stitching Stories of Transformatio...
04/18/2026

Cape Cod fleece is here!!

We spent a lovely Saturday at visiting the ‘Second Chances: Stitching Stories of Transformation’ fiber art show with the Falmouth Art Center Fiber Group.

Afterwards, we chatted about the ’s One Year One Outfit project which seeks to craft a garment using only materials sourced from our local . It was such fun exchanging info on where we could source fleece, learn to spin, and find natural dyes 🌱

As a special BONUS, we got to visit Diana from and scoop up some freshly sheared fleeces from her flock of North Country Cheviot Sheep.

This is what we mean about craft as building community, connections, and shared inspiration. It’s so exciting to become ever more deeply enmeshed in the local network of people, plants, and animals that exist here on Cape Cod 🐑✨

Do you have a craft practice in your life that has been meaningful to you? Has your craft helped you feel more connected...
04/07/2026

Do you have a craft practice in your life that has been meaningful to you? Has your craft helped you feel more connected to yourself, to those around you, or to the earth? If yes, we would love to hear from you.

Our founder Sarah Manion, is a fiber artist, writer and ordained member of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing. She is currently working on a book that aspires to share how to use craft as a dharma door; a way of practicing with the material world that may help us heal our disconnection and the suffering caused by our misunderstanding of ourselves as separate from each other and the earth.

As part of this project, she wants to hear from you - fellow crafters.

🧶 How has your craft practice has impacted you, your life, or your sense of wellbeing?

🧶What relationships have grown out of or through your craft?

🧶Why do you make things, anyway?

You do not need to be a mindfulness or meditation practitioner to share your story - just willing.

Each and every story submitted here will be read by Sarah. Some stories may be utilized in her book, which is expected to be published in early-to-mid 2027.

✨ Link for submission with more information in our bio ✨

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