Events

Here you’ll find events of interest, including those occurring locally and regionally during the year. Conferences, festivals, and shows will be found here.

2020-2021  

PORTLAND TEXTILE MONTH
Free events, virtual talks, workshops

2019-2020  (ordered by date)

  • FLORIDA FIBER IN
    Sept 20-21: Florida Fiber In: http://nomadicfiber.yolasite.com/ 
    Holiday Inn & Suites Orlando SW – Celebration Area
    5711 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy.
    Kissimmee, Florida 34746
    Phone: 407-396-4222
  • SOUTH EASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR
    October 25-27: https://saffsite.org/
    WNC Agricultural Center
    Fletcher, NC
  • ORLANDO DISTAFF DAY
    January 4, 2020:  https://orlandodistaffday.org/
    Clarion Inn & Suites Orlando Airport
    33835 McCoy Road
    Orlando, FL 32812
    This is where it was this year, 2019. Not sure if it will be the same place in 2020.
  • FLORIDA TROPICAL WEAVERS CONFERENCE
    March 19-20, 2020 http://ftwg.org/ftwg-2020/
    Lake Yale Baptiste Conference Center
    39034 County Rd 452, Leesburg, FL 34788
    • HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA, CONVERGENCE 
      July 24-30, 2020: https://weavespindye.org/convergence/
      Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
      01 Henley St, Knoxville, TN 37902

 

OTHER EVENTS
Carolina Fiber Fest: March
Blue Ridge Fiber Festival: June
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival: May
NY Sheep and Wool Festival: Oct

2017-2018

March 15-18, 2018
Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center – Lake Yale, Florida

The brochure for the 2018 conference will be delayed due to Hurricane Irma.
We are working diligently to complete and post the brochure.
The dates will be adjusted but members will still be able to register early.

      • Fiber Arts Gathering with the Gainesville Handweaver’s Guild
        Harn Museum of Art
        23 July 2017

2016-2017

The FIBER GUILD of the SAVANNAH’S presents Weaving and Dyeing Workshops, Using Painted Warps, with KATHRIN WEBER of BLAZING SHUTTLES

Friday MAY 1 to Sunday MAY 3, 2015 – 10am-4pm
Free lecture Saturday MAY 2 – 10am to noon
at Oatland Island Wildlife Center – Savannah, GA

2-day WEAVING WORKSHOP
FRIDAY & SATURDAY MAY 1 and 2, 2015

FREE LECTURE: Seeing Color in Everything
SATURDAY MAY 2, 2015 – 10am-noon

1-Day DYE WORKSHOP
SUNDAY MAY 3, 2015 – 10am-4pm

Download flyer and registration form here: BlazingShuttlesflier

Here is Suzy’s letter to us:

Hello,
I am Suzy Hokanson from the Fiber Guild of the Savannahs. We are sponsoring two wonderful weaving and dyeing workshops with Kathrin Weber aka Blazing Shuttles May 1-3 at our studio at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah. We would love to have some of your Gainesville members participate. Would you please share the flier with your membership?
Thanks so much. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
All the best,
Suzy Hokanson

Suzy, thank you for including us…..

 

2015 Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Annual Conference 

March 19-22, 2015
Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center – Lake Yale, Florida

Come be a part of a relaxing, extended weekend adventure amid the oak trees and blossoms on the shores of beautiful Lake Yale. Leave your everyday world of work and worry and join us for four days of fun, fiber and fellowship with others who share your creative enthusiasms!
The Brochure including class descriptions and registration is available now for the Annual 2015 Florida Tropical Weaver’s Guild Conference.

Florida Tropical Handweaver’s Guild – Registration Now Open!

March 13-16 2014
Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center, Lake Yale, Florida
Annual Conference

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