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.
If you currently live in North Texas, or plan to visit our area, please join us at our regular meetings, or sign up for workshops or special events.
Contact us for more details.
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:
Design Deliberations
Lynn Smetko
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:00 am
Lynn Smetko enjoys the design phase of weaving the most, using photo-editing and weaving software to achieve her goals. She loves pushing the limits of her computer-assisted loom, and together they have created many award-winning works.
Lynn is a two-time past president of the FWWG, a past president Complex Weavers, a past editor of the Complex Weavers Journal, and a judge for CW’s 2026 biennial exhibit, Complexity, and a member of Cross Country Weavers.
She loves sharing with other weavers, and has presented weaving programs on design and structure at CW Seminars and for many state and local guilds. Her articles and works have appeared in the CW Journal, Eight Shafts: Beyond the Beginning, Weavers, and other publications.
Designing can be hard work! Do you have trouble deciding what or how to design for weaving? Are there too many choices or not enough? Are you stuck in a rut with your designs?
Sometimes the best ideas come from considering the work of others. Many different approaches to weave design will be explored while looking at inspiring examples.
Members can login to see a download link for a handout and list of resources.
February 2026 President's Message
Hello!
I hope everyone is well and got some good downtime during the recent weekend of ice and freezing temperatures.
We are two months away from our annual meeting in April. At this meeting we vote on the slate of officers and introduce all the volunteer leaders.
I have received more than I could have imagined when I agreed to serve on the board of directors four years ago – friendships, community, and more access to expertise. I am not sure you could have convinced me of this at the time, as I took the job simply because the work sounded interesting and I wanted to volunteer. But it has turned out to be far more enriching than I had expected.
We are grateful for all our current volunteers. And if this includes you – we thank you very much. Today, we are asking for more help – new volunteers, those willing to take on leadership positions, or those willing to shadow current leaders with an eye for future service. Most guild leadership positions require only a few hours a month and can be shared with a friend.
If you can do something new or more for the guild, please let us know. We appreciate it.
Please contact Katherine Lines at
Thank you for all you do for the guild! Your volunteering, participation, friendship, teaching, and learning. How wonderful!
Happy weaving, spinning, and dyeing!
Katherine
You can find us learning, demonstrating & teaching!
We welcome you to join us!
