Archive: September 2021

Aya Fiber Studio

The Aya Fiber Studio is Florida’s premier Fiber Art Destination Studio. We bring in the very best Fiber instructors from across the country, teaching many different genres. Select from natural dyeing, indigo , shibori, surface design, stitching and many others. With miles of beautiful natural beaches...

Tip of the Mitt Fiber Fair

Each Spring, celebrate Michigan’s natural fiber, farmers, processors and skilled artisans....

MAFA 2021 “Escape” Fiber Art Exhibit eBook

Exhibit entries and project information from the 2021 MAFA Conference “Escape” Fiber Art Exhibit.   Download the 2021 Fiber Art eBook HERE....

Dunnewold, Jane – Creativity, Surface Embellishment, EcoPrinting

I have several classes online that guild members might be interested in (individually, that is) and am also open to doing Zoom seminars for guilds on a variety of design, color or other topics. I recently did a “keynote” via Zoom for the Art Cloth...

MAD Museum of Arts and Design

The Museum of Arts and Design, based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design....

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is an internationally acclaimed contemporary art museum devoted both to the creation and presentation of innovative works of art. Its Artist-in-Residence Program provides artists at all stages of their careers with the opportunity to collaborate with FWM as they...

Penland School of Crafts

An international center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books, paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, letterpress, textiles, and wood. The school also offers artists’ residencies, local programs, and a gallery...

Southeast Fiber Forum (SEFF)

Biennial conference held in April of odd years, hosted by the Southeast Fiber Forum Association and held at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee....

Surface Design Association

Surface Design Association’s mission since 1977 is to promote awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through member-supported benefits including publications, exhibitions, and conferences....

PLY Away

Join us for PLY Away Spinning Retreat organized by PLY Magazine, while we learn, share, enjoy, and just sit and spin! In-depth 3-day classes, immersive 2-day classes, fun 1-day classes, and half-day classes....

Handweavers Guild of America

HGA is an international membership association created to encourage excellence, inspire creativity, and preserve fiber arts traditions through education and community. HGA produces a quarterly magazine, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot; a biennial international fiber arts conference, Convergence; an annual juried exhibition of small fiber artworks,...

Blue Ridge Fiber Fest

A two day celebration of the fiber arts in June. Featuring fiber animals, 65+ vendors and workshops all set in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains!...

Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival

Each September at the Clarke County Ruritan Fair Grounds...

Florida Tropical Weavers Conference (FTWC)

Held each March in Leesburg, Florida....

Convergence (HGA)

Biennial conference in even years presented by the Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) in locations around the country....

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Week-long workshops, as well as a residency program designed to provide pre-professional, self-directed artists time and space to develop a major body of work....

Midwest Weavers Conference (MWC)

2021 CONFERENCE POSTPONED.  Visit the MWC website for more info on the next Uncommon Threads....

NJ Sheep and Fiber Festival

Each September, the first weekend after Labor Day, at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds....

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

First weekend in May at the Howard County Fairgrounds....

New York Sheep & Wool Festival

Each October at the Duchess County Fairgrounds. Vendors, Sheep & Goat Shows,  Fleece Sale, Breed & Camelid Barns, Competitions, and Classes....