Spinner's Connection

Every Thread Has a Story

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:37:00 GMT

The 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium “Every Thread Has a Story . . .” was held in October, bringing together individuals who are devoted to preserving and reviving traditional textile techniques. Presenters came from India, Cambodia, Peru, Canada...(read more)

Weavers Guild of Minnesota

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:35:00 GMT

In 1940, the Weavers Guild of Minnesota was founded to educate and support its members and the community and to advance the arts of weaving, spinning, and dyeing. Today it is one of the largest communities of weavers, spinners, and dyers in the country...(read more)

Collaborating with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:29:00 GMT

The Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild (Colorado) is collaborating for the second time with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to view and analyze textiles from Latin America. The Museum is the steward of more than 700 pieces of ethnographic material showing...(read more)

Guild working together to benefit charities

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:28:00 GMT

A diverse group of weavers, spinners, and knitters brought together by their common interest in the fiber arts form the Champaign Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild (Illinois). Members are using their talents and skills to make items for women and children...(read more)

Celebrating the International Year of Natural Fibres

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:17:00 GMT

The Michigan League of Handweavers celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with workshops and a conference at Hope College, in Holland in early August. The Ontario Handweavers and Spinners sponsored a juried show entitled “Fibre Unleashed: Pushing the...(read more)

The Windy City Knitting Guild

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:13:00 GMT

The Windy City Knitting Guild hosted the fair’s first garment competition at this summer’s Midwest Fibers & Folk Art Fair with original entries being modeled on stage by their creators. “Polly Ester,” a soft-sculpture doll...(read more)

The Handweavers Guild of America educational opportunities

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:05:00 GMT

The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) offers educational opportunities that depend on countless unnamed members of local spinning and weaving guilds. As a nonprofit, international organization, HGA’s mission is “to encourage excellence, inspire...(read more)

Experience alive in your guild

Peggy Coffey — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:54:00 GMT

We count on our spinning groups to be there for us when we need them. Think how many years of learning and living are represented in your guild! So much knowledge is held within the minds and hands of its members. We depend on this when an unknown fleece...(read more)

Yarn Overcomers

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Unemployment in Elkhart, Indiana, reached nearly 20 percent in March, and a new group was formed to use knitting as a way of relieving some of the built-up stress. The Yarn Overcomers (YO) are providing relief, one stitch at a time, by meeting in the...(read more)

the Friendly, Feisty Fibre Guild

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:34:00 GMT

“Wooly, Warped Women and Material Men” is the theme for the 2009 Wisconsin Spin-In held October 20 to November 1, 2009, in West Bend. Classes, vendors, giveaways, and an ongoing spinning circle are part of this two-day event that appeals to...(read more)

Spindle and Dyepot Guild (Wisconsin)

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:32:00 GMT

The Green Market Bag Challenge is the latest group project for the Spindle and Dyepot Guild (Wisconsin) . Members may use any material and any method they want to create the bag, but entries will be judged on “how green is your bag?” Points...(read more)

The Redwood Empire Handweavers and Spinners Guild (California)

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:05:00 GMT

The Redwood Empire Handweavers and Spinners Guild (California) is organizing a Fleecy Fun Fiber Fora y as an outreach event for this year’s Conference of Northern California Handweavers, Spinners, Dyers & Basketmakers to be held in October....(read more)

Spindles & Flyers Spinning Guild (California)

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:19:00 GMT

Making sections for the World’s Longest Scarf is the current mission of the Spindles & Flyers Spinning Guild (California) as part of an effort to support Heifer International’s goal to increase the number of fiber animals in the world...(read more)

The Fiber Antics (Indiana)

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:31:00 GMT

The Fiber Antics (Indiana) is a group of fiber enthusiasts who boast an open membership, no dues, and no need to know about fiber arts! Just bring a brown-bag meal and share your love of all things fibery. Members offer hands-on help, demonstrations of...(read more)

Malabar Spinning & Weaving Guild (Ohio)

Peggy Coffey — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:28:00 GMT

The annual celebration of “Spinners Week” and the All-Ohio Spin-In will take place in Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas on Saturday, October 3rd. Refreshments will be provided by the Malabar Spinning & Weaving Guild (Ohio) . Spinners meet...(read more)