Portland Handweavers Guild
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Dan Steves grew up in western New York, where he attended the State University of New York College at Fredonia, earning a B.A. in Communication/Media. After moving to California he attended San Francisco State University, earning an M.A. in Cinema Studies. His professional career revolved around the technology of silicon valley, where he worked in technical support and technical training, retiring in 2021 as a Senior Manager of Technical Support.
His fiber art life began by taking a weaving friend to yarn shops during her visits to the San Francisco bay area. During one such trip he announced that we was going to knit a dozen scarves for friends for Christmas. It was mid-October when he said this, and the friend suggested that it would be faster to weave them. Two weeks later he had his first rigid heddle loom, and as they say, the rest is history.
Dan now weaves in Portland, Oregon, mostly on one of his three rigid heddle looms, but sometimes on a pin loom, or an inkle loom, or an 8 shaft table loom. The big 4 shaft floor loom is finally unfolded and waiting for its first project since moving to its new home.
Dan is a member and past president of the Portland Handweavers Guild (PHG) in Portland, Oregon, and is also a member of the Tamalpais Textile Arts Guild in Northern California. He currently serves as the Technology Director of PHG, and is also on the board of the Handweavers Guild of America (HGA). He previously served on the board of the Ruth Dabritz Legacy Weaving Project prior to its becoming a part of PHG, and served on the conference committees for both the 2023 ANWG Conference in Bend, OR and the 2025 ANWG Conference in Yakima, WA. He shares his technical skills and knowledge with these groups, acting as the website admin and internet service coordinator for PHG, ANWG, the 2025 ANWG Conference Committee, and the Ruth Dabritz Legacy Weaving Project.
Dan and his husband Billy live in Portland, Oregon with their miniature poodle Arty. In the summer months they also grow, show and judge dahlias.
Responsibility: Manage the ANWG website and internet technologies and accounts.
Position held since 2021.