Mark your calendars for the
UMBS Fall Bead Retreat
scheduled for September 20 - 24, 2023
and the UMBS Spring Retreat scheduled for March 20-24, 2024
Good news: Camp WAPO is no longer requiring the Covid waiver or masking in 2023.
UMBS Fall Bead Retreat
scheduled for September 20 - 24, 2023
and the UMBS Spring Retreat scheduled for March 20-24, 2024
Good news: Camp WAPO is no longer requiring the Covid waiver or masking in 2023.
Project Pictures from the Spring Bead Retreat
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UMBS Spring Bead Retreat
March 29 - April 2, 2023
Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp
738 Hickory Point Lane, Amery, Wi 540001
The retreat is scheduled from noon Wednesday 3/29/23 to 1pm Sunday 4/2/23. You can attend a single day or any combination of multiple days, as specified on the registration form. Brunch and dinner are provided in the Camp Wapo dining room. There is a common room with refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker where attendees leave snacks to share. Doris Coghill and others set up shops with bead supplies for sale. Each guest room sleeps 4 on bunk beds (bottom bunk only) with an attached bathroom/shower. Attendees can bring items for sale or to give away. Bring your own linens for a single bed and bath. Please consider bringing a mattress pad or sleeping bag, and a cushion for workroom chairs. Don't forget your task lamp!
There will be a limit of 24 overnight attendees this year; this will be on a first come-first served basis.
Meals:
Fill out the registration form below and send with a check to Roberta Sorensen at the address listed on the form. The checks are held until the retreat, in case you are unable to attend.
Classes:
- Doris Coghill will teach a Beaded Bead class, see supply list below. This is a free class, time to be determined.
- Diane Fitzgerald plans to teach a Brick Stitch Intensive course on Saturday, April 1, from 10am – 3pm, with a break between 12 noon and 1:30pm. This class at the retreat will be a follow-on to the Let’s Bead Live on Brick Stitch Basics, held 2/18/23. At the
retreat we’ll move on to putting samples and small parts into a collage or assemblage for a necklace, bracelet or whatever. If you missed the Let's Bead Live session, be sure to print the Brick Stitch Basics file below. This class will cost $10, to be paid at the Retreat.
March 29 - April 2, 2023
Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp
738 Hickory Point Lane, Amery, Wi 540001
The retreat is scheduled from noon Wednesday 3/29/23 to 1pm Sunday 4/2/23. You can attend a single day or any combination of multiple days, as specified on the registration form. Brunch and dinner are provided in the Camp Wapo dining room. There is a common room with refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker where attendees leave snacks to share. Doris Coghill and others set up shops with bead supplies for sale. Each guest room sleeps 4 on bunk beds (bottom bunk only) with an attached bathroom/shower. Attendees can bring items for sale or to give away. Bring your own linens for a single bed and bath. Please consider bringing a mattress pad or sleeping bag, and a cushion for workroom chairs. Don't forget your task lamp!
There will be a limit of 24 overnight attendees this year; this will be on a first come-first served basis.
Meals:
- Wednesday 5PM dinner
- Thursday 10AM brunch and 5PM dinner
- Friday 10AM brunch and 5PM dinner
- Saturday 9AM breakfast and 5PM diner
- Sunday brunch 10AM
Fill out the registration form below and send with a check to Roberta Sorensen at the address listed on the form. The checks are held until the retreat, in case you are unable to attend.
Classes:
- Doris Coghill will teach a Beaded Bead class, see supply list below. This is a free class, time to be determined.
- Diane Fitzgerald plans to teach a Brick Stitch Intensive course on Saturday, April 1, from 10am – 3pm, with a break between 12 noon and 1:30pm. This class at the retreat will be a follow-on to the Let’s Bead Live on Brick Stitch Basics, held 2/18/23. At the
retreat we’ll move on to putting samples and small parts into a collage or assemblage for a necklace, bracelet or whatever. If you missed the Let's Bead Live session, be sure to print the Brick Stitch Basics file below. This class will cost $10, to be paid at the Retreat.

Spring Retreat Registration Form |

Beaded Bead by Matubo Supply List |

Brick Stitch Basics |
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Fall Bead 2022 Retreat Pictures - amazing works!
Fall Bead Retreat September 20-24, 2023
Twice each year we head off for a weekend of beading, fun, beading, shopping, beading, learning a new pattern, good friends, beading, food, beading... I think you get the idea.
We do not plan structured classes, but someone is always willing to teach you just about anything you want to learn. We usually have some vendors so if you forget something, you can buy it from them or borrow it from someone else.
SPRING Retreat is usually in March; to get rid of your cabin fever. FALL Retreat is usually in September; after the kids are off for another school year and just in time to start working on those Christmas projects. We have been doing these bead retreats for 20+ years and have tried several different venues over the years. We've especially enjoyed our experiences at Camp Wapogasset in Wisconsin.
Bring whatever you want to work on along with bedding or a sleeping bag and towels. Everyone is welcome; you do not have to be a UMBS member. However, we do offer a reduced price to our members.
Twice each year we head off for a weekend of beading, fun, beading, shopping, beading, learning a new pattern, good friends, beading, food, beading... I think you get the idea.
We do not plan structured classes, but someone is always willing to teach you just about anything you want to learn. We usually have some vendors so if you forget something, you can buy it from them or borrow it from someone else.
SPRING Retreat is usually in March; to get rid of your cabin fever. FALL Retreat is usually in September; after the kids are off for another school year and just in time to start working on those Christmas projects. We have been doing these bead retreats for 20+ years and have tried several different venues over the years. We've especially enjoyed our experiences at Camp Wapogasset in Wisconsin.
Bring whatever you want to work on along with bedding or a sleeping bag and towels. Everyone is welcome; you do not have to be a UMBS member. However, we do offer a reduced price to our members.