The Weavers Guild of Springfield

Guild Affiliations
Weaving Resources

Miscellaneous Links
Wanted & For Sale Fiber Arts Equipment
Online Discussion Groups
Magazines & Publications
Software for Fiber Artists
Online Forums

Guild Affiliations

The Handweaver's Guild of America publishes "Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot" magazine and sponsors biennial Convergences as well as offering many other learning and sharing opportunities such as Learning Exchanges, Certificates of Excellence in weaving, handspinning and dyeing, and Distance Learning. For more information, see: www.weavespindye.org/

New England Weavers Seminar (NEWS) is an organization of several weaving guilds in the New England area. NEWS produces a 3-day weaving conference every "odd" year. The conferences feature some 30 to 40 workshops and seminars, a gallery show, fashion show, and a number of vendors from all over the country. The conference takes place in July, most recently at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA. The next conference will be in 2007 at Smith College in Northampton, MA. For more information, see: newenglandweaversseminar.com.

Vermont Weavers Guild: The Vermont Weavers Guild is a non-profit educational association. Its purpose is to increase technical proficiency and artistic experience by providing a well-rounded educational program, to promote and maintain high standards of weaving, as well as related fiber arts, to share our knowledge and ideas and to bring together hand-weavers. For more information, see: http://vermontweaversguild.org

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Weaving Resources

Camilla Valley Farm Weavers' Supply
www.camillavalleyfarm.com
P.O. Box 341
Orangeville, Ontario
Canada L9W 2Z7
519-941-0736(Phone) 519-941-0804(Fax)
Email: nmanners@camillavalleyfarm.com

WEBS
www.yarn.com
P.O. Box 147
Northampton, MA 01061-0147
800-367-9327
Both Mill ends and a "regular" line of weaving yarns; great closeouts on knitting and brand-name luxury yarns; very popular source of rayon chenille; quantity discounts start at very low level; good service; regular sample mailings.

Halcyon
www.halcyonyarn.com
12 School Street
Bath, ME 04530
800-341-0282
Extensive line of "standard" weaving yarns including some high-end fibers. Superb quick service; many yarns available in "mini-cones" so that you don't need to over buy to get a range of colors; Yarn Store in a Box (with some credit applicable to first order) is periodically updated.

UKI
www.supremecorporation.com
Email: uki@ukisupreme.com

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Miscellaneous Links

Don't miss this fantastic resource! Ruth Stowe maintains a website with links to many guilds and sources for yarn and equipment: www.weavingworld.ca
On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
FireWatch Weavers: FireWatch Weavers offers classes in traditional floor loom and dobby loom weaving, in spinning with the treadle wheel, the Great Wheel, and the drop spindle, in Native American weaving (Navajo and Andean), and in the newest of fiber arts, needle felting. Whether your interest lies in the highly technical or in the indigenous forms of the craft, we have looms, spindles, and instructors for you.
Becky's Vavstuga: Becky Ashenden's Vavstuga (weaving studio) offer classes in traditional Swedish weaving as well as books, looms, and many other resources for anyone interested in exploring this rich weaving heritage.
Email Lists: This collection of URLs is maintained in an effort to make information available to the textile community.
Interweave Press Weaving Links
All Fiber Arts website: Here you can find over 1000 pages of information, free patterns, resources and instructions for weaving, spinning, dyeing, knitting, crochet, felting, papermaking, needlepoint, sewing, and other textile handicrafts. We also have a free Discussion Forum and chat rooms where you can meet with all your " fiberholic friends".

Wanted & For Sale Fiber Arts Equipment

Spinners and Weavers Barter Pages. Transactions on these pages are supplied on an honor system. If you agree to sell an item to someone, keep your word! All ads should have a set price for the item.
Spinners and Weavers Housecleaning Page. If you are listing an item here, we prefer that you not list it on eBay also.
EBay Weaving looms and equipment for sale has lots of weaving stuff in a world-wide auction.
The FiberArts.org classifieds are open to everyone for personal use. No commercial postings, please.

Online Discussion Groups

Anyone can subscribe to these free email groups. Members send messages to the list which are then distributed to all list members.