Our MAFA 2025 Supporters
Advertisers and other supporters help make the conference possible and accessible for more attendees!
Since MAFA is a non-profit, all-volunteer fiber arts organization, support from guilds, other organizations, and vendors helps tremendously toward making the conference a success.
Complete info, and the advertising form are posted HERE.
For questions about supporting conference events with an advertisement, please email MAFA 2025 Advertising Coordinator Jean West at ads@mafafiber.org.
MAFA and the 2025 Conference Committee are grateful to our 2025 Advertisers and Supporters.
Handweavers Guild of America
HGA’s mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community through instruction, and networking opportunities for fiber artists of all skill levels.
Long Thread Media
Long Thread Media publishes Handwoven, PieceWork, and Spin Off, as well as offering information, education, and community to crafters in those fields.
Complex Weavers
Complex Weavers is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of handweaving, to encourage weavers to develop their own creative styles, to inspire through research, documentation, and the sharing of innovative ideas.
Heddlecraft
Heddlecraft® is a digital weaving magazine designed for weavers who already know how to weave and desire a better understanding of weaving and weave structures.
Peters Valley School of Craft
Peters Valley is a vibrant community that enriches lives through the learning, practice, and appreciation of fine crafts through studio-based and virtual workshops.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Arrowmont is a nationally recognized center for contemporary arts and crafts education, supporting learning opportunities for individuals of all skill levels and ages in an immersive, supportive environment.
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Celebrating 50 Years! Touchstone Center for Crafts is a unique three-seasons craft school located near Pittsburgh, PA. Founded in 1972 as Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone offers beginning and seasoned artists 1-5 day workshops taught by some of North America’s finest artisans.
TATTER
TATTER’s mission is to promote the consciousness of cloth by considering, and celebrating cloth’s intrinsic and essential relationship in human life.
L. Jean West: Peacock Expressions – Jewelry & Wearable Fiber Art
As a member of one of the original fiber guilds who created the MAFA in 1980 and organized the first 1981 MAFA Conference at Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ, it is important to me to sponsor the volunteer luncheon to honor all the volunteers who will make the 2025 Conference happen.
Jockey Hollow Weavers Guild
Founded in 1981, Jockey Hollow Weavers meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month, in western Morris County, NJ (via Zoom in the winter months). We have more than 75 members and offer a member’s show and sale every November.
Handweavers of Bucks County
Handweavers of Bucks County was formed to further the appreciation and understanding of handweaving and its processes by means of study, research, lectures, workshops, exhibits and the sharing of weaving-related experiences among its members.
Yadkin Valley Fiber Center
Fostering creativity in the fiber arts, we offer ongoing instruction for beginning weavers on all types of looms. We host guest instructors for specialized learning and offer a Master Weaver Certification Program. We welcome all fiber arts students with an interest in cultivating their craft.
Bliss Design
Bliss Design takes your VISION, your concepts, and turns them into compelling packages. We are team players who thrive on collaboration to realize amazing, eye-catching final products that get your message across.