South Jersey Guild of Spinners & Handweavers

Alpaca OPEN Farm Days!
2024-04-19 10:00 - 2024-04-20 17:00 UTC | Windy Farm Alpacas, 61 White Pine Road, Chesterfield, NJ, 08515, United States
Visit the Alpacas,
Take a Pasture Tour,
Watch a Hand Spinner,
Shop Alpaca Products

SJGSH General Meeting
2024-04-06 10:00 - 10:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
PROGRAM: Barbara Hamilton – Takadai Braiding Demo/Learn Kumihimo

Maker's Day - Demonstration
2024-03-16 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Flemington Library, 118 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, 08822, United States
Throughout the day, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of hands-on maker activities, including fiber arts, crafting, coding, engineering, and more. There will also be demonstrations and workshops led by local makers and experts in their fields. Attendees can expect to learn new techniques and tips, as well as receive advice on how to turn their ideas into tangible creations.
Admission is free, and no prior experience is required.

Greater Philly Yarn Crawl
2024-03-14 09:00 - 2024-03-17 16:00 UTC | NJ
The Greater Philly Yarn Crawl is organized by the Local Yarn Shops in Greater Philadelphia! The 2024 Greater Philly Yarn Crawl is our first-ever Philadelphia yarn crawl and we are so very excited to welcome you to this fun four-day event taking place March 14-17, 2024 across 16 shops. A yarn crawl is an organized event giving fiber craft enthusiasts the opportunity to visit the local yarn shops in the area. You can register for the crawl by pre-ordering a Passport ($5) or Passport/Tote ($20) that will be available for pick-up during the crawl at the first shop you plan to visit. We are so very excited to welcome our Greater Philadelphia yarn community to all of our shops!! By supporting the Greater Philadelphia Yarn Crawl you are supporting 16 small businesses! We appreciate this community and can’t wait to see you on the crawl this year – THANK YOU!
(Check with the stores about times.)

Lines on the Pines - Demonstration Day
2024-03-10 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Stockton University Campus Center, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ, 08205, United States

SJGSH General Meeting
2024-03-02 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
PROGRAM: Anne Choi and Laura Chandler Fibershed Update, Guild Hangout

Rigid Heddle Study Group - SJGSH Event
2024-02-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-17 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | NJ
Bring your Rigid Heddle and a snack to share!

SJGSH General Meeting
2024-02-03 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
PROGRAM: Rae Turner – Needle Felting Demo/Learn Punch Needle

SJGSH General Meeting - Rock Day!
2024-01-06 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
Program: Rock Day/Distaff Day

SJGSH General Meeting
2023-12-02 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
Program: Fiber Study

SJGSH General Meeting
2023-11-04 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
Program: Knit-Crochet-Pin Loom-Weave-a-Long

NJ Fibershed Fleece and Yarn Sale
2023-10-29 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | Windswept Acres Sheep Farm, 173 Whitebridge Rd, Pittstown, NJ, 08867, United States
Need a fiber fix? Longing to see sheep? You’re in luck because we’re holding a Fleece & Yarn Sale on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m (Rain date November 5).
The Sale will feature fleece, yarn, spinning fiber, honey, and other farm products from local fiber producers and artisans.
Are you a spinner? Pack your wheels and spindles and join us for a Spin-In, hosted by the South Jersey Guild of Spinners & Handweavers!
NJ Fibershed blankets will be available for purchase. Back by popular demand,Windswept Acres Farm will provide a Sheep Selfie station again.
This is an outdoor event, with field parking and shopping.
Location: Windswept Acres Sheep Farm, 173 Whitebridge Rd, Pittstown, NJ 08867
COVID-19 Safety Precautions:
To ensure the safety of all attendees this will be an exclusively outdoor event. Masks welcome!
There are no public restroom facilities, but there will be a hand washing station.

2023 New York State Sheep & Wool Festival
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-22 | NJ
The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is an annual gathering of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States that draws approximately 30,000 visitors and more than 300 vendors. It is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York.
If you love yarn – you will love this event.

SJGSH General Meeting
2023-10-07 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
PROGRAM: Name Patterns for Knit-Crochet-Pin Loom & Weave-along; Discussion on Inspiration and Plans for the New Year-100 Days

SJGSH General Meeting
2023-09-16 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.
PROGRAM: Show & Tell and Discuss Summer Projects, Pick Fiber for Fiber Study & Pattern Suggestions for Knit-Crochet- Pin Loom-Weave-along

NJ Sheep and Wool Festival
2023-09-09 09:00 - 2023-09-10 16:00 UTC | NJ
Great local Festival for Fiber Lovers. Sheep to Shawl – they have it all!

MAFA Virtual Conference
2023-07-08 - 2023-07-09 | NJ
MAFA is trying something new this conference year. After the great response to the 2021 virtual conference as well as our ongoing virtual classes and lectures, and since we know not everyone can attend the in-person conference in June, we have planned a two-day virtual event for July.

With two full days of virtual classes, lectures, and other events, we think there will be something for everyone.

MAFA Conference 2023
2023-06-22 - 2023-06-25 | Millersville University, Millersville, PA, United States
With dozens of classes in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts, MAFA 2023 is sure to be a fun and inspiring experience! Shop the vendor marketplace, peruse the fashion, fiber art, and hat exhibits, take part in the towel exchange, enjoy yoga in the afternoon, and make new friends — there’s a lot to look forward to!
The MAFA 2023 conference will be held at Millersville University, Millersville, PA. The campus is located between Harrisburg and Lancaster, in south-central Pennsylvania’s historic Lancaster County.

SJGSH Guild - Spinners Group Meeting
2023-06-11 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Jacksonville Presbyterian Church, 940 Jacksonville Mt Holly Rd, Fieldsboro, NJ, 08050, United States
This Month’s Topic: Introduction to “Sheep to Shawl and Everything in Between.” We will start the class with the characteristics of the Dorset Sheep, followed by skirting, sorting, and washing the fiber.
Join our Spinners Group – All levels welcomed. Come see what we are doing.

Monthly Guild Presentation
2023-06-03 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Our Monthly Guild Presentation will be our Fashion Show & Fiber Study Results and Discussion. Bring everything you have worked on to show off your beautiful work.

SJGSH General Meeting
2023-06-03 10:00 - 22:30 UTC | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Guild Business will be discussed. Bring you fiber projects to work on during the meeting! We would love to see them.

SJGSH Spinners Study Group
2023-05-28 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Jacksonville Presbyterian Church, 940 Jacksonville Mt Holly Rd, Fieldsboro, NJ, 08050, United States
This Month’s Topic: Wet Felting, and Dyeing. Each spinner will wet felt a small rectangle, and then will have the opportunity to dye their rectangle. Items needed for this study group are, fiber of your choice (make sure that the wool is feltable), rubber gloves, mask, small cookie sheet with lip, bar of soap, squirt bottle, and apron. Susan Makuka will supply the dye.
Join our Spinners Group – All levels welcomed. Come see what we are doing.

Rigid Heddle Study Group - SJGSH Event
2023-05-21 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Dianne’s House
Bring your Rigid Heddle and a snack to share!
Like last May we’ll weave in public in my front yard – in the shade. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll just have to go inside.

New Jersey Fibershed Barn Crawl
2023-05-20 10:00 - 2023-05-21 16:00, 2023-05-13 - 2023-05-14 UTC | NJ
Spanning most of the state, come and meet the livestock, buy some home grown fiber and locally made products! Meet farmers, ranchers, designers, sewers, weavers, knitters, felters, spinners, and natural dyers living and working within New Jersey and neighboring regions. And if that wasn’t enough, there will be a drawing for NJ Fibershed swag at the end of the Barn Crawl event!
To join the Fiber Quest, scan the QR code at each host farm location visited. Each scan is an entry into a drawing for NJ Fibershed swag that will be held at the end of the event (May 21). So…. the more farms you visit the greater your chances of winning!

Monthly Guild Presentation
2023-05-13 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
Our Monthly Guild Presentation will be Show and Share … Each member is encouraged to bring their current project to inspire the Guild.

General Guild Meeting
2023-05-13 10:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
2023-05-06 08:30 - 2023-05-07 17:00 UTC | Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD, United States
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven.
