Northland Weavers & Fiber Arts Guild

​Welcome to the Northland Weavers & Fiber Arts Guild. We are a group of avid weavers and fiber artists living and creating in Northern Michigan. Our guild meets monthly and hosts a variety of fiber-related workshops to further our experience and enhance our creative knowledge in all of the fiber arts. We meet to share our work, inspire each other, learn a new skill or technique, and collaborate with like-minded fiber enthusiasts. Our members represent all areas of the fiber arts as we have weavers, spinners, knitters, dyers, felters to name just a few. So come join us. Learn a new skill and share your talents! 

​Monthly Guild Meetings

​Meeting Dates: The Guild meets the third Thursday of every month. January and February meetings are via Zoom only.
Meeting Times: 5:00 - 7:00pm (approximate ending time)
Meeting Location: Grace Episcopal Church. 341 Washington Street, Traverse City. The parking lot and the church entry is accessible through the alley between State and Washington.
Topic/Presentation: Topics vary. After our business meeting there is sometimes a presenter or a slide show. There is almost always a "show and tell" - so bring a fiber arts project you created and share! All are welcome.

Note: Meetings are often hybrid with Zoom. Invites will be emailed to current members.

The NEW Guild Challenge

Our VP/Program Director, Jenny, and Secretary, Barbara, teamed up to develop our new guild challenge! This challenge is bound to stretch our imagination. Members are asked to create a self portrait or a self representation using any fiber arts media. We just can't wait to see what our very talented and creative members share at our monthly meeting in November!  Yes, that's right! You have all summer to work on your self portrait! 

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Outreach Opportunities

 A special shout-out to members Catherine, Lisa and Kathleen who stepped up to champion our guild outreach and membership initiative! They're doing an amazing job finding opportunities and coordinating members to demonstrate their talents. The first opportunity this year occurred on May 17th at the Ruby Ellen Farm Plough Day! Catherine demonstrated weaving on her floor loom and Lisa on her antique Structo loom. Both had a line of future weavers all day anxious to throw a shuttle. Dee Dee had the opportunity to introduce future fiber artists to spinning yarn on a spinning wheel. Although the weather was a little chilly, hearts were warmed by the interest in the craft that we love so much! Our outreach team will be demonstrating and representing our guild at the Fresh Coast Fiber Festival at the Traverse City Civic Center May 30th/31th and at Old Mission Peninsula Log Cabin Day on June 28th. If you are a member and would like to be involved in any outreach program, contact Lisa or Catherine. If you are not yet a member, please stop by and check out all our guild has to offer!

Upcoming Events

2025 Guild Sponsored Workshops

June 3-7, 2026 - Michigan League of Handweavers Conference - Northern Michigan University

June 18, 2026 - Monthly Meeting - Guild Social Media Update

July 18/19 2026 - The Weft Ikat Sampler - Mary Zicafoose

There will be no monthly meeting in July 

August 20, 2026 - Guild Picnic at Terry's home

September 26, 2026 - Dot Challenge Display at the Traverse City Public Library

October 23-25, 2026 - Monoprinting: Painting and Printing One of a Kind Fabric - Jennifer Gould

This past year the Northland Weavers and Fiber Arts Guild was proud to host two nationally known fiber artists, Mary Zicafoose and Janney Simpson. Guild members were treated to fun filled days of learning and exploring the techniques of iKat and Sakiori. Be sure to visit our "Workshops" tab to learn more!