Save the date for our next conference on June 24-27, 2027 at Millersville University in Millersville, PA We are now accepting Workshop Proposals. If you are interested in teaching, click HERE for more information. In the meantime you can enjoy these eBooks and video from...
Submit one complete form for each workshop proposed Each proposal must include all requested information. For example, do not say “see other proposal for info…” You have the option to Save and Continue, which will email you a link to complete the application within 30...
Hands On, the MAFA 2027 conference, will be held June 24-27, 2027 at Millersville University, Millersville, PA (between Harrisburg and Lancaster) We are seeking proposals for hands-on workshops in fiberarts, including weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, sewing/pattern-drafting (especially with hand-made cloth), surface embellishment, braiding, knitting/crochet, etc....
Fill out the form below completely for travel expenses you incurred for teaching at MAFA 2025. The deadline to submit expenses is July 31, 2025. Questions? Email the MAFA Treasurer at treasurer@mafafiber.org. If you are not able to submit your expenses with the online form,...
Below are recordings of the entire Zoom orientation session held on June 12, 2025, as well as individual clips of the directions to unload at various buildings. Click here for the Zoom recording of the entire session (yes, I said July, lol, but the conference...
Our Mission, Vision, and Values The mission of Intertwine Arts is to inspire creativity, joy, and self-confidence through free-form weaving for people of all ages with disabilities or chronic illness. Our Vision Intertwine Arts envisions creating and promoting inclusive communities of weavers by partnering with...
Thank you for registering for a MAFA 2025 Weekend Class! If your class has an optional kit or homework, your instructor will be in touch by email with instructions. REMEMBER: Class kit and materials fees are due directly to the instructor and are not included...
What you need to know about registering for a workshop at MAFA 2025 Workshop Registration Dates: Workshop Registration Info: Housing and Dining Info for Workshop Students: Housing for Weekend Guests and Overnighters (anyone not taking a workshop): FAQs and other useful information: Registration Costs Workshop...
If you have been approved as a 2025 vendor, please use this form to make payment for the booth space or page for which you have been accepted. Electronic payment is preferred. You may pay online by PayPal, credit/debit, and Zelle. The deadline for Vendor...
Thank you for advertising with the MAFA 2025 Conference! We will be back in touch with you shortly to confirm your information. If you have any questions in the meantime, please email me at ads@mafafiber.org. Jean WestMAFA 2025 Advertisers Coordinator...
Tour the workshop classrooms to see what is going on in all the workshops Open Studio Tour will be on Saturday evening, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. We will have a Zoom meeting to tour some of the classrooms, and that link will be posted on...
Get acquainted with your workshop location and the Millersville University campus with this table and the campus map, which is here. (link coming in Spring 2025) Download the workshop locations handout as a PDF. (link coming in Spring 2025)...
Please submit one form for each class you will be teaching. MAFA 2025 Weekend Classes will be scheduled on Friday June 27, 2025, 1:30 – 4:30 pm, and Saturday June 28, 2025, 9am – Noon and 1:30-4:40 pm. Classes may be two or three-hour sessions...
Thank you for submitting your Towel Exchange Entry. You will receive a confirmation email. Remote entrants, you will be sent shipping instructions. If you don’t receive your confirmation email, check Spam. If you have any questions, email towel.exchange@mafafiber.org....
New for 2025 Not taking a workshop? Visiting for the day? Join us for fiber arts classes in the Marketplace. We have scheduled over a dozen half-day classes in fiber prep, spinning, weaving, stitching, and rug hooking on Friday afternoon and all-day Saturday for those not taking...
We are grateful to Central Virginia Fiberarts Guild for their support of the Spinning Games. Join us for Spinning Games Friday evening in the Marketplace, with our host Tom Knisely! ANNOUNCING: Our 2025 Spinning Games winners: We will open signups on February 17, 2025. To try YOUR...
MAFA is grateful to our Makers Meetup Supporters New for 2025 Join us at the Makers Meetup in the Marketplace, Thursday and Friday afternoon, and all-day Saturday. Relax with fiber friends, shop the vendor booths, check out the exhibits, work on projects, take a break...
Instructors for MAFA 2025, here is a compilation of information and links that will be sent out by email as we get to each milestone. We thought it might help to have them all in one place. Contacts Travel and Housing Instructor Book/DVD Signing Do...
Directions and Important Info for MAFA 2025 Once we arrive at the conference, if you need help or want to report a problem Can you volunteer to help at the conference?As an all-volunteer organization, MAFA relies on conference attendees to help make the event run...
The MAFA 2025 conference will be held at Millersville University, Millersville, PA. This university campus is located in south-central Pennsylvania’s historic Lancaster County. Directions to Millersville University Download driving directions to Millersville University as a PDF Download a map of the campus as a PDF...
Kitchen Towel Exchange Rules, Requirements, Information, and Entry Form Show off your weaving and towel making skills by having a good old-fashioned kitchen towel exchange. Everyone who participates takes home a new addition to brighten up their kitchen! During the conference, all towels submitted will...
We are grateful to Yadkin Valley Fiber Center for their support of the Towel Exhibit. NEW: Visit the Sample Database to see details on all the 2025 towels ANNOUNCING: The award winners for the 2025 Towel Exchange Exhibit Show off your weaving and towel making...
We are grateful to Woodstock Weavers for their support of the Functional Textiles Exhibit. NEW: Visit the Sample Database to see details on 2025 woven items ANNOUNCING: The award winners for the 2025 Functional Textiles Exhibit: NEW for the 2025 conference will be a Functional Textiles exhibit...
Functional Textiles Exhibit Entry Rules, Requirements and Information: MAFA conference attendees and members are invited to submit non-wearable, functional textile items such as: rugs, blankets, table runners, baskets, yardage, and more. (Please, no towels, we have the Towel Exchange for them.) Entries to the 2025 Functional Textiles Exhibit...
Fiber Art Exhibit Entry Rules, Requirements and Information: MAFA conference attendees and members are invited to submit non-wearable, artistic works with the theme The Art of Making: A Continuum. Fiber artists may express an event, story, message, or conversation through the use of fibers and...
We are grateful to Handweavers Guild of Bucks County for their support of the Fiber Art Exhibit. DOWNLOAD the MAFA 2025 Fiber Art Exhibit eBook ANNOUNCING: The award winners for the 2025 Fiber Art Exhibition: Returning to the 2025 conference will be a Fiber Art...
Fashion Entry Rules, Requirements and Information: MAFA conference attendees and members are invited to submit original wearables. Consider choosing an item related to the 2025 Conference theme: Hands On. We hope this opportunity will inspire you to apply your creativity and fiber arts skills in...
We are grateful to Jockey Hollow Weavers Guild for their support of the Fashion Show and Exhibit. DOWNLOAD the MAFA 2025 Fashion Exhibit eBook ANNOUNCING: The award winners for the 2025 Fashion Exhibit: The 2025 Fashion Exhibit will feature garments and accessories created by conference...
MAFA is grateful to Schiffer Craft Publishing for their support of our special exhibits. We look forward to welcoming Theda Sandiford back to the conference with a new interactive exhibit in the Marketplace Emotional Baggage Cart Parade Join artist Theda Sandiford in a dynamic, hands-on...
Where will my workshop be located? Classroom locations will be posted on the website when they become available on a Last Minute Info page. You will also receive a handout with the list of workshop locations, a campus map, and directions to unloading locations. Because...
You have questions. We have answers. MAFA has received lots of questions over the years, many of which are the same from conference to conference. This compilation is for those who have never attended a MAFA conference, as well as for regular attendees. Click the...
Housing and Dining Info: What housing options are available? In 2025, we will again be housed in West Village Dorm. West Village is close to the Student Memorial Center, which will host the Marketplace and other MAFA activities, as well as the dining hall. The...
We Welcome Daytrippers, Overnighters, and Weekend Guests at the Conference! The Marketplace, Exhibits, Makers Meetup, and Weekend Classes are all open to the public, including our “Shop ’til You Drop” and Spinning Games on Friday evening. You are also welcome to attend the Open Studio...
What you need to know about registering for a workshop at MAFA 2025 Workshop Registration Dates: Workshop Registration Info: Housing and Dining Info for Workshop Students: Housing for Weekend Guests and Overnighters (anyone not taking a workshop): FAQs and other useful information: Registration Costs Workshop...
Spend the weekend—or spend a day—with fiber artists from around the world at MAFA 2025 MAFA 2025 is not only about the weekend-long workshops and shopping in the Marketplace. Other highlights will include: For members of the public: The Marketplace, Exhibits, and Makers Meetup are...
MAFA 2025 will return to Millersville for our conference, and we have an option for exhibit entries from those who can’t attend! We are planning the ever-popular fashion show, textile exhibit, a fiber art exhibit, and everyone’s favorite, the kitchen towel exchange. We are also...
Fill out the form below to submit an advertisement for the MAFA 2025 Conference. We will follow up with you to confirm placement of your ad, and for logos or additional info as needed. Electronic payment by PayPal or Zelle is preferred. If you have...
Thank you! We have received your Vendor Application for the MAFA 2025 Conference, and we will contact you shortly. If you have any questions, email the Vendor Coordinator at vendors@mafafiber.org....
Advertising Opportunities for MAFA 2025 Who are we?MidAtlantic Fiber Association is a non-profit, all-volunteer fiber arts organization consisting of 50+ member guilds from Connecticut to North Carolina, with a combined membership of 3,000+. Our major benefit to members is a biennial in-person fiber arts conference,...
VENDORS: The vendor hall is now full and we have closed the application form. If you have questions, or want to discuss applying for a booth, please contact the Vendor Coordinator at vendors@mafafiber.org for more information. The MAFA 2025 Conference will be held Thursday, June...
VENDORS: We are now full. For details and contact info go HERE. The Marketplace, Vendors, Makers Meetup, Exhibits, and Demos are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Our Marketplace vendors provide convenient access to yarns, fiber, tools, and equipment related to weaving, spinning, dyeing and...
Click HERE to go to MAFA 2023 Click HERE to go to MAFA 2025 If you have questions about the MAFA in-person conference, please email us at conference@mafafiber.org. MAFA Conference Committee...
The MAFA Conference is an all-volunteer effort, with many opportunities to get involved both before and at the conference. MAFA is grateful to Jean West of Peacock Expressions for her generous support of volunteer activities at the Conference. Find her profile HERE. For questions about helping...
MAFA 2025 – June 26-29, 2025, at Millersville University! With dozens of in-person workshops in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts, MAFA 2025 is sure to be a fun and inspiring experience! Shop the Marketplace; peruse the fashion, fiber art, and functional...
Get acquainted with your workshop location and the Millersville University campus with this table and the campus map, which is here. (link coming in Spring 2023) Download the workshop locations handout as a PDF. (link coming in Spring 2023)...
Housing and Dining Info: What housing options are available? In 2025, we will again be housed in West Village Dorm. West Village is close to the Student Memorial Center, which will host the Marketplace and other MAFA activities, as well as the dining hall. The...
The MAFA Conference is an all-volunteer effort, with many opportunities to get involved both before and at the conference. At the Conference Signups to volunteer at the conference are now open on SignUp Genius! Volunteer positions include: setup helpers at various events, exhibit monitors,...
MAFA 2023 – Back to In-person at Millersville University! Click here for the recording of the MAFA 2023 Opening Session (Note, these are completely un-edited, so you really get the live, in-person feel – Margaret) Click here for the recording of the Open Studio Tour,...
We are delighted to announce the Fashion Show and Exhibit have been sponsored by Harmony Weavers Guild. Once again, the 2021 Conference included a Fashion Show and Exhibit. Of course, this year it was virtual! All garments and accessories submitted are part of...