October 19-23, 2025: A Rug Artist's Holiday

LRI04 Enjoy three days with other rug makers on the beautiful Mendocino Coast in Northern California!   We welcome you to this special get together: we'll show our rugs and fiber art, bring projects to work on, share ideas and inspirations, offer our wares, and enjoy each other's company!

This new Rug Retreat has evolved from our Rug Camp and is still about rugs, but other fiber arts are welcome. In fact, let's make it a Pot-Luck of Fiber Arts: bring your projects, bring something for 'Show & Tell', issue a challenge if you like, present a slide show if you please,    or just come enjoy it all!

Little River Inn offers fine accommodations featuring views of the Pacific Ocean, a full service restaurant, Ole's Whale Watch Bar, golf, tennis and a day spa. The village of Mendocino, just 3 miles north along Hwy 1, is full of art, history, vistas and shopping. There are many beautiful beaches and parks to enjoy along the coast, along with little inlets with fishing and boating communities to explore. Bring your projects, bring a friend, and join us for some inspiration, relaxation and fun!     www.LittleRiverInn.com

 Laura W. Pierce - Your grateful hostess - I look forward to seeing you!

Laura self-portrait Laura Pierce is director of Little River Inn Rug Retreat. A fourth-generation rug maker, Laura likes to pull a few loops every evening. She teaches traditional rug hooking and mentors fellow teachers and artists.

Laura brings her hand-dyed wool, washed as-is textured wool, and patterns from the Flying Dog Hookery Catalog; offering patterns designed by Laura Pierce, Emma Webber and Pattico.

 Little River Inn Rug Retreat

Little River Inn Rug Retreat begins late Sunday afternoon with Check-In at 4pm at the Main Office. Bring your rugs to Abalone Hall for the Rug Show when you arrive. We'll be there getting set up, with camp booklets and badges and you can set up your hooking nest. Abalone Hall has a fireplace, kitchen, window doors to a deck with ocean views. This is a small and intimate Rug Retreat with a maximum of 28 fiber artists. Husbands or companions are happy to be included.

Little River Inn Restaurant serves hearty breakfasts, some of which we can order ½ portions of. Our lunches are prepared specially for us and served in the dining room. Little River Inn Restaurant has a delicious dinner menu and famous service, (reservations required) while Ole's Whale Watch Bar has lighter fare, a congenial atmosphere and the sunset view!

Please note: Our lunches are included in the Rug Retreat Package. Breakfasts and dinners are available at Little River Inn Restaurant, but they are not included in our retreat package.

 Little River Inn Rug Retreat Schedule:

Sunday;	Check-in is at 4pm at the Little River Inn. 
	When you arrive, bring your show rugs to Abalone Hall, choose your table and pick up your camp booklet.  
Monday & Tuesday;  Retreat activities planned; 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch at noon; 
	After dinner - Slide show, one or both nights.
Wednesday;  Retreat activities planned; 9am - 3pm with a catered lunch at noon; 
	Review our progress from 3pm - 3:30pm. Group Photos from 3:30pm - 3:45pm.  
	After dinner - take down the rug show.
Thursday;  Finishing and packing up, 'Good-byes' and out of Abalone Hall by noon.
	Check out of your room by 10am.

Rug Retreat Prices

Prices are as follows: A check to Laura Pierce for $85 is the Rug Retreat registration fee and should accompany your registration form.

The Rug Retreat Package fee is payable to Little River Inn. The Rug Retreat Package includes 4 nights at Little River Inn, use of Abalone Hall and a catered lunch Monday - Thursday. *For those that 'Share'; Little River Inn will charge one person for the room and both packages; then splitting that cost will be the responsibility of the 2 attendees. 

Enroll early to choose the accommodations you desire.
Traditional Ocean-view rooms, 1king or 2queens:
	$1117.92 for Single or with spouse or companion.	
	$1331.92 to *Share with a rug retreat friend and split the cost: $665.96 each.
Filtered Ocean-view Fireplace rooms, 1king:
	$1117.92 for Single or with spouse or companion.	
	$1331.92 to *Share with a rug retreat friend and split the cost: $665.96 each.
Ocean-view Fireplace rooms, 1king or 2doubles:
	$1208.31 for Single or with spouse or companion.
	$1422.32 to *Share with a rug retreat friend and split the cost: $711.16 each.
Deluxe Ocean-view Fireplace rooms, 1king or 2queens:
	$1411.69 for Single or with spouse or companion.	
	$1625.70 to *Share with a rug retreat friend and split the cost: $812.85 each.