I am both a AC fan, a fiber artist, and a New Mexican living less than an hour from Taos. I can’t agree more that the MDL house is a perfect retreat setting. I would love to share ideas with you regarding great stuff to do while in Taos. I would also love to take the retreat. I need to confirm travel plans and my teaching schedule for the summer then I can commit to a registration.

Are you familiar with Terrie Mangat Hancock? She is a fiber artist, fabric designer and art quilt maker living in Taos. She has a fabulous studio near Taos Mtn. and Taos Ski Valley? That could be an event worth looking into.

One of my most favorite places is, Ojo Caliente Hot Springs. They offer oodles of spa treatments and offer a wide selection of soaking options. Patrons may choose from private casitas with their own fireplace and tub, to an outdoor swimming pool, and a variety of indoor and outdoor, public and private mineral pools. During the warm months there is an urn of mud, a deck where one may lie in the sun while the mud dries, next to the urn is a mineral pool to soak off the mud and outdoor showers to rinse clean under. There are hiking trails nearby and an on site Yurt that houses Yoga classes. They have a website worthy of checking out.

Common Thread, Uncommon Fabric is a beautiful, tiny fabric store in Taos. They offer natural fiber fabrics, and a lucious variety of silks. They sell a few patterns, notions, and an eclectic selection of accessories, buttons, ribbons and trims.

There are many more areas of interest in Taos that I would love to share, but it is very early in the morining and I need to get some sleep so that I can be a nice person later today.

I think an Alabama Chanin retreat in Taos would be outstanding.