2025 FTWG Conference
Save the Date:
April 3- 6, 2025
We offer a full schedule of activities including your choice of a 2.5 day workshop with an outstanding instructor, a fiber exhibit, fashion show, guild exhibits, commercial vendors and more. Bookmark this page and check back as we add details. Plan to come visit old friends, make new friends and spend four days immersed in fiber.
Location
3011 Maingate Lane
Kissimmee, FL 34747
Directions
Conference Center Map
Conference Launch Event
Classes
Class Information
Classes this year are structured differently than they have been at past FTWG Conferences. We are no longer using the terms ‘ mini classes’ and ‘workshops.’ Instead, we are using the term ‘classes’ for all, regardless of the total number of instructional hours.
The schedule is based on instructional blocks, which may be either 3 hours long or 4 hours long.
Instructional Block Schedule
3 hour blocks
Thursday 1 pm – 4 pm
Friday 9 am – 12 pm
Friday 2 pm – 5 pm
Saturday 9 am – 12 pm
Saturday 2 pm – 5 pm
Sunday 9 am – 12 pm
4 hour blocks
Thursday 1 pm – 5 pm
Friday 8 am -12 pm
Friday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday 8 am – 12 pm
Saturday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Sunday 8 am – 12 pm
- Total class length for classes scheduled in 3 hour blocks is either 3, 6, 9, or 15 hours. Fifteen hour classes are the same 2.5 day experience that FTWG used to call ‘workshops.’
- Total class length for classes scheduled in 4 hour blocks is either 4 or 8 hours.
- In the class list below, there is a banner at the top of the class letting you know how long it is:
- ‘Half Day’ classes are either 3 or 4 hours of instruction
- ‘Full Day’ classes are either 6 or 8 hours of instruction
- ‘One and a Half Day’ classes are 9 hours of instruction
- Two and a Half Day classes are 15 hours of instruction
- Full Day classes consist of two instructional blocks on the same day.
- One and a Half Day classes and Two and a Half Day classes are scheduled so that all instruction happens on consecutive days.
Class Registration Fees
- Registration fees are paid to FTWG at the time you register for the Conference.
- In addition to the registration fee, most classes also have Materials Fees. The amount of the materials fee varies from one class to the next.
- Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor at the beginning of the class, preferably in cash. (No credit cards).
FTWG Members
Half Day classes: $85
Full Day classes: $170
One and a Half Day classes: $255
Two and a Half Day classes: $425
General Public
Half Day classes: $100
Full Day classes: $200
One and a Half Day classes: $300
Two and a Half Day classes : $500
Accommodations
Accommodations
1, 2, 3, or 4 nights for the Conference
Group room rate available for three nights before and three nights after the Conference.
Rooms available with one king bed or two queen beds
King rooms may have single or double occupancy.
Queen rooms may have single, double, triple, or quadruple occupancy. While the total number of occupants may be no more than 4 people in the room, the triple and quadruple rates only apply to adults 18 and older.
No rollaway or other supplementary bedding is available. All adult guests sleep in one of the beds in the room.
Hotel is pet-friendly. $25 additional fee per pet per night. Up to two pets, weighing no more than 25 pounds each. NOTE: while you may have a pet in your hotel room, pets may not accompany you into any of the Conference spaces.
Taxes and a discounted per-night resort rate are included in all room and board packages.
Meal package included.
All rooms include a mini fridge, but no microwave. For 2025, FTWG will have a microwave in our registration area, available for our attendees use.
Hotel Room and Board Packages
All occupancy rates are per person.
Rooms with a King Bed may have Single or Double Occupancy.
Rooms with two Queen Beds may have Single, Double, Triple, or Quadruple Occupancy.
We know you’re all yearning to learn and to meet fiber friends new and old. We also heard the feedback that you can’t always get away for the full Thursday to Sunday. So this year, we’re offering a variety of room and board package lengths.
A Smidgen
One Night
$200 Single
$140 Double
Thursday Night
includes Thursday dinner, Friday lunch, and daily admission for Thursday and Friday
Friday Night
includes Friday dinner, Saturday lunch, and daily admission for Friday and Saturday
Saturday Night
includes Saturday lunch & dinner and daily admission for Saturday and Sunday
A Sliver
Two Nights
$490 Single
$365 Double
Thursday & Friday night
Includes dinners on Thursday and Friday, lunches on Friday and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes a goodie bag
Friday & Saturday night
Includes lunches and dinners on Friday and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
Most Popular
A Slice
Three Nights
$690 Single
$500 Double
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday nights
Includes lunches on Friday and Saturday, dinners on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday through Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
A Slab
Four Nights
$845 Single
$600 Double
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday nights
Includes lunches and dinners on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Includes daily admission for Thursday through Sunday
Includes a goodie bag
Guest rates
When you are sharing a room with someone who is not attending the Conference
$65 per night
In addition to Attendee’s Double Occupancy Room & Board Package
Includes Taxes and Resort Fee
Guests should be registered through FTWG’s registration process. Guest registration is not available during Early Registration, even if sharing a room with an FTWG member who is eligible for Early Registration.
Guests may choose to purchase a full Room & Board Package, if they would like to purchase all the meals that are included in the package.
Guests may also purchase meals a la carte during registration. Meals that are part of our event may not be purchased onsite, as we must provide numbers to the hotel several weeks before the Conference starts.
An Extra Dollop
When you need a little extra something on top of your stay.
Pre- and Post-Conference Hotel Room Nights
$125 per night, Single or Double
The Wyndham is making our group rate available for the three nights before and three nights after the FTWG Conference.
The pre- and post-conference room rates are per room.
The pre- and post-conference room rate of $125 includes taxes and a discounted resort fee.
Rooms with a King Bed may have Single or Double Occupancy.
Rooms with a Queen Bed may have Single, Double, Triple, or Quadruple Occupancy. While the total number of occupants may be no more than 4 people in the room, the triple and quadruple rates only apply to adults 18 and older.