Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild
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.
Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and our mission is to educate the community about weaving, spinning and the fiber arts. Begun in 1972, DH&SG continues to bring programming and hands on experiences to the surrounding community. CONTACT US for possible demonstrations at your event.
The DHSG’s exhibits give each member an opportunity to show off their latest treasures. We invite you to join us and experience the camaraderie of our members and the interesting topics at one of our general meetings.
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. 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.
Benefits of Membership to DH&SG
- Make new fiber friends!
- Participate in our Study Group and learn new weaving structures and techniques!
- Have priority registration to workshops.
- Improve your skills in one of our Meet Ups, like the Spinners gatherings or Fiber Play get togethers.
- Get a mentor and have access to the expertise skills of our members.
- Attend our holiday Off the Shelf party and swap for a wonderful handcrafted item.
- Exhibit your work in one of our public exhibitions.
Another benefit of membership is having access to our wonderful library of books, magazines, periodicals, and equipment that you can rent! Click the Library tab in our menu that links to our digital library and scroll through our collection. You will find instructions to:
- Hold a book from our library.
- Search our library for the topic you're interested in.
- Do an advanced search of the library.
With your guild membership ID, you can reserve and check books out. Connect to a community that keeps growing and learning! Join today!
Off the Shelf Holiday party
Monday, December 9 at 6:30 pm
Come share the spirit of the season with your weaving and spinning community! Join in the fun at the Off the Shelf Holiday party. Bring your favorite holiday dish to share for the potluck dinner. We know weavers and spinners are the best cooks – here’s your chance to prove it once again!
After dinner, we will have our white elephant gift exchange. Bring a gift, if you want to participate. Gifts can be something handmade off your shelf (no need to buy anything!), and can be woven, spun, knit, crocheted, embroidered, felted, sculpted, hooked…well, you get the idea. It will be appreciated, oohed and aahed over – and potentially stolen once or twice!!
Thanks to Linda Fleming for hosting again this year. Please check the membership listing for the address or contact her directly for more info.
November 2024 President's Message
Hello Members!
It is fall – my favorite time of the year. I love the cool weather and falling leaves, and I also realize that it is October, and I have not been doing much spinning or weaving for a few months. Life has gotten away from me, and I have not been able to make room for this craft that brings me so much happiness and joy.
I’ve heard many people say this to me – that they are not doing much at that moment, that they need to get back to their creative selves. Sometimes I hear that they will return to guild meetings when they are doing more.
This is a wholehearted invitation to keep attending and showing up, even if you aren’t getting much, or anything, done at home. The community is always here for you, and I find it wonderful and inspiring that I can still watch and learn during the times when I am less productive. And I know that I will always start again.
Wherever you are in your creative life and whatever you are creating is exactly right.
Happy weaving, spinning, learning, and teaching!
Katherine
You can find us learning, demonstrating & teaching!
We welcome you to join us!
