We’re a welcoming group of fiber folk in Purcellville, VA who have a range of different skill levels. To become a member, please fill out our online membership form and pay the $30 dues.
If you pay via PayPal (the link is at the end of the form) there is a $1.12 service fee which will be added to your dues.
If you pay by check, please include the name and email address that you signed up with in the Memo on the check itself and mail your check to us or bring it with you to one of our meetings.
To renew your membership, please fill out the form again to make sure we’ve go the most up-to-date information. Our membership year runs from June 1 to May 31 and dues must be paid by 30 June each year.
Remember to click the “submit” button at the end of the form to send the information to the right place and if you’ve got questions, please email us.
Benefits
Guild membership provides you with the following benefits:
Access to our study groups, meet-ups, and monthly programs, which fulfill a portion of our Mission Statement to educate our members in the fiber arts:
- Monthly Membership Meetings with Programs
- Weaving Study Group
- Rigid Heddle Weaving Study Group
- Knitting Study Group
- Spinning Study Group
- Crochet Meet-Up
- Sip and Spin (or other Crafts)
Guild-level membership in professional organizations, including access to member-only materials and events:
- Handweavers Guild of America (HGA)
- The Knitters Guild of America (TKGA)
- Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)
Opportunities to fulfill part of our Mission Statement to educate the community in the fiber arts.
- Joshua’s Hands – Hands-on demonstrations/information only
- Family Arts Night – Hands-on demonstrations /information only
- Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival – Hands-on demonstrations/information only
- Bluemont Fair – Hands-on demonstrations/information and Sales
Monthly Outreach Opportunities include:
- Graffiti & Silk Community Loom
- Maintain computerized student sign-up methodology
- Maintain warp and weft materials, keeping loom warped and ready
- Teaching – including information and hands-on student weaving
- Common Threads – help visitors with fiber arts questions or give presentations
- Ad hoc demonstrations or displays of work throughout the year as opportunities present themselves
