General meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month (September thru May) at the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, 1226 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (located behind The Designing Women Boutique).
All fiber artists and guests are welcome. Come join us!
- 10:00 a.m. – Meet & Greet
- 10:30 a.m. – Business Meeting
- 11:00 a.m. – Show and Tell (to follow Meeting)
- 11:30 a.m. – Lunch (to follow Show and Tell)
- Noon – Presentation (to follow Lunch)
September
Welcome back! Join us for a show-and-tell of our summer projects, the launch of the 2023 Challenge, and an opportunity to sign up for Study Groups.
October
Planning a Project, from inspiration to actuation – Includes a brief demo of Fiberworks for beginners. Presenters: Clara Carroll & Pam Rathmell
November
Tapestry Weaving Presenter: Terri Stewart
December
Holiday Potluck and Sharing Activity – Food collection for the local food bank.
January
Learn to be Edgy: Finishing Handwovens with Knitting or Crochet – With 40 years of experience teaching hand-manipulated fiber arts, our presenter will be Robyn Becker.
February
Great Weave Structures for Color & Texture Using Novelty Yarn
Four Shafts Aren’t Complex? Au Contraire! – A mini-workshop by our Workshop Presenter, Robyn Spady
March
Guild Challenge – Members will show off their Challenge pieces. Those who participated in the Robyn Spady workshop are invited to bring along samples of their work there as well. Presenter: Guild Members
April
Planning a Project. Presenters: Clara Carroll and Pam Rathmell. We will also elect our new Board at this meeting.
May
Guild Picnic! Join us for a final Show and Tell session, shared learnings from the Study Groups, and Installation of Officers/Transfer of Leadership.