I am part of a thriving fiber community in Indiana. We are lucky to have so many guilds, great yarn and fiber shops, and workshop opportunities. Indiana also has a networking organization called Swift...
The Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild is introducing a new event called Membership Skills Sampler Night, also dubbed Speed Dating for Fiberistas. Members of the guild represent a wide range of fiber...
St. Distaff's Day is a spinner's holiday frequently observed in our modern-day guilds. The Scottish author Robert Chambers's Book of Days , published in 1864, lists January 7th as St. Distaff's...
Members of the Peachtree Handspinners Guild have added a new facet to their gatherings for 2012. Several times throughout the year, they hold a Morning Session before the monthly meeting that aims to build...
Queensland Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Guild (Australia) gathered to share woven treasures from around the world....
Two members of the Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild and the Medina Spinning and Weaving Guild have been sharing their love of natural dying with their community in Oberlin, Ohio. Betsy Bruce and...
Northwest Pennsylvania Spinners and Weavers Guild worked with Camp Stone, an Orthodox Jewish summer camp, to introduce 680 campers to an array of fiber arts....
The San Juan County Textile Guild (Washington) created a useful page on its website called Tips & Hints . The list of ideas includes creating your own sock stretcher, fixing dropped stitches, and warping...
I am amazed at the inventive ways guilds around the world challenge themselves and make fiber arts more visible. A theme that is also constantly at work in your newsletters is charity....
Here's an invitation no spinner would pass up: Learn a craft that is both ancient and modern, create yarns that are perfect for your special projects, spend time instead of money, and enjoy every minute...
The Foothill Fibers Guild (California) has joined fourteen other countries participating in the Peace Felt Project to connect the world in a circle of unconditional love and gratitude as peace is felt...
The 2011 Challenge Project for the Southeast Idaho Fiber Arts Guild has been international in scope. Each participant drew the name of a country and could create any item based on that homeland. Products...
A study group was formed in the Medina Spinning and Weaving Guild (Ohio) to create an alliance with Hale Farm and Village , a living history museum. The adopted site for meeting is the Saltbox House, built...
The Rocky Mountain Weavers' Guild (Colorado) recently posted a library magazine survey in the Shuttle Scuttle . This group keeps copies of eighteen different subscriptions on hand for member use. The...
The Serendipity Spinners (New York) are planning to spin and weave as many shawls as they can over a weekend to donate to a local charity. Naming the event Sheep to Shelter, whatever is produced will be...
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