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!
General Meeting - Behind the Seams
at the Texas Fashion Collection at UNT
with Annette Becker
Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 10:00 am
Closely examine historic textiles, explore rare high-design artifacts, and walk through a storage space featuring nearly 20,000 historic and designer garments and accessories! These behind-the-scenes experiences happen only at the Texas Fashion Collection, an archive housed within the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. Join TFC director Annette Becker for a virtual tour of collection storage and in-depth discussion of special artifacts that celebrate the history of collaborations between textile designers and fashion designers.
Annette Becker is an arts educator and material culture historian whose research focuses on dress and textiles. She currently serves as the director of the Texas Fashion Collection, an archive of nearly 20,000 historic and designer garments and accessories, housed as part of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. Her work at the TFC is informed by experience in museums and cultural institutions around the country, as well as graduate training in Art History, Art Education, and History. Beyond her full-time role as TFC director, she is a part-time PhD student, currently working on a dissertation focused on the cultural and business history of the American fashion industry.
Please bring a snack or treat if your last name starts with Q, R, or S for the social time before the meeting. If you have something to share for clothesline, please send your pics to by Friday, February 28 for inclusion in the presentation.
February 2025 President's Message
Hello!
During these cold weeks I have made progress on the fabric I need to create my handwoven bag. There have been challenges – broken warp threads and more draw-in than expected. The management of three shuttles has been a learning curve – with more than one instance of a shuttle crashing to the floor only to have to retrieve it from between the treadles of my loom – weft thread tangled. I now have some doubts that the cloth will be wide enough or strong enough for the bag. I’m unsure the color combination will produce what I’d been envisioning for this Huck Lace pattern. I’m okay with this – the learning, the mistakes, the experiment. In fact, I love it.
As always, as I weave, I am grateful for all of you – for our community. You are valued and important. Thank you for being here.
Katherine