The Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild is dedicated to promoting the art of weaving and the craft of fiber work through education, member activities, and mutual support. The Guild promotes fellowship among members with meetings Sept. through May, educational workshops and community demonstrations. |
Guild members meet September through May on the first Saturday of each month at 9:30 am. We meet physically at The Point, Center for Arts and Education on the campus of the CC Young Memorial Home, located at 4829 West Lawther Drive, in East Dallas near White Rock Lake (see the map below). We also meet virtually via Zoom for members who can’t attend in person. We enjoy friendships, old and new, and learn from speakers on a wide range of subjects and areas of interest to our members. Questions? Reach out on the Contact Us page.
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October President's Message Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Sewing Are Having A Heyday We are having a moment! Open most any paper or magazine and you’ll find articles about “homespun hobbies”. Our activities are showing up in the New York Times, on NPR and in LongReads. They call it skills nostalgia! It is listed as analog activities or even the more controversial “Grandma Hobbies”. But many diverse types of all ages are trying OUR FAVORITE CRAFTS. There are luddites as well as programmers who now spin, knit, weave, and sew (we have our fair share of the programmers!) People are recognizing that these activities (call them hobbies?) give them something they don’t get elsewhere in their lives. We recognize some of these benefits as: creativity, imagination, skill building, actual physical production, and community.It may be deemed another form of work, but the return on effort, learning, and exercising of other parts of the brain is very healthy. Some of this focus is coming from Gen Z, Millennials and everyone who cares about the ecology. There is interest in recycling, upcycling and moving away from fast fashion, resource depletion, pollution and labor exploitation. As crafty people we stand solidly in the band of concerned individuals. If you’d like to see more from the professional pundits, some links are listed below. https://longreads.com/2026/07/13/skill-nostalgia-arts-crafts-movement-ai/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.html Mary Ann Borden-Neary Benefits of Membership |
Join our Fiber Community- Get support and have access to the expertise of our members. - Stay in the know through our newsletters and website. |
Attend Workshops and Learning Sessions- Have priority access to our workshops. - Attend FREE Learning Labs and study groups. |
Access to our Library and Equipment- Search our extensive library for content you are interested in. - Rent weaving and spinning equipment for nominal charges.
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