Whidbey Weavers Guild Annual Spin-In

April 5-6, 2025Oak Harbor, WA The Whidbey Weavers Guild will be holding its 52nd annual Spin-in on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday April 6, 2025.  The Spin-In will be held at the Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, WA.  There is a $25 entrance fee that covers both days.  Activities will include social spinning, … Read more

Handwoven Lace Workshop

A workshop on weaving loom-controlled lace for advanced beginner or intermediate level weavers. Weave samples of up to 12 different laces with weaving instructor and guild member Kristie Sherrodd. Four, six and eight harness weaves will be explored. Students will be provided warping materials and instructions and bring their prewarped looms to class. $165.00 includes … Read more

Art in the Pearl

The 29th annual Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival takes place Labor Day weekend Saturday, August 30 through Monday, September 1. The show is located in the North Park Blocks of the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon. 130 exceptional visual artists have been selected to exhibit by an independent jury panel composed … Read more

1st Vice-President: Patty Huffer

Alpine Meadows Spinners and WeaversContact Patty Huffer has been weaving since 1981. After graduating from Central Washington University, with a dual education degree in Home Economics and Physical Education, she took a summer weaving class. This began her love of weaving and teaching others to weave and spin, for almost 40 years. The love of … Read more

Education Chair: Liz Moncrief

Skagit Valley Weavers GuildContact I moved with my husband and dog to Skagit Valley, WA in 2014 and still think that the Pacific Northwest is magical.  We both had careers with US Forest Service, which required moving to several locations in the western states, the final being Colorado. Washington held the same environmental ethics that … Read more

Communications Chair/Newsletter Editor: Nancy Skakel

Columbia Fibre GuildContact Nancy R. Skakel, living in The Dalles, Oregon, has been involved with fiber arts for about 40 years. Raising Romney sheep, angora rabbits, alpacas, and a silky Maltese dog all led to the lifelong question, “What do I do with all of this fur?” I tried weaving, which I enjoyed but sadly, … Read more