MONTHLY GUILD MEETINGS
Monthly meetings: September through June
NEW LOCATION: Guild monthly meetings are held at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes, 8200 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, 89117 at 9:00 AM, on the second Saturday of the month, September - June. We typically have a raffle, Show and Tell, guild library sampling, business meeting, and a short program. Masks are optional, as are snacks.
Visitors are welcome! We also support an online Zoom meeting, and those on our email list receive email invitations with a zoom link a week in advance.
Listed below are the planned programs or activities for the listed months. Please do check our newsletter and this webpage for final plans.
September 12, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be watching and discussing a Textile and Tea episode recording with Vicki Assegued.
October 10, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be confirmed and announced soon!
October 27, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Dye Day. Watch the newsletter for location and details on this annual exploration of dying techniques. Bring your own materials and use guild members' dye supplies and equipment. We will also share a potluck brunch while our newly-dyed creations dry.
November 14, 2026
No guild meeting in November. Instead consider signing up for the Spinning Workshop or joining us at the Spinning Circle on Wednesdays.
December 12, 2026
No guild meeting in December. Instead watch the newsletter for details on our Holiday Party (Dec. 12) or joining us at the Spinning Circle on Wednesdays.
January 9, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be a demonstration of Monkey Fist knot techniques by Meg Harrington.
February 13, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be a presentation: Care and Maintenance of Looms and Wheels by Lorellle Nelson
March 13, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be a presentation: Project Management Part 2: Keeping a Project Journal by Stephanie Bryant
April 10, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be a presentation: How we got to polyester. A presentation on Sustainable Fashion by Cesi Ortiz of Cosmic Maya.
May 8, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Business Meeting, raffle, project show and tell, and guild library sampling. Our program will be a presentation, the Textile Historian with Meg Baker: “If They Only Stayed Little” The presentation focuses on the conservation process of a boy's skeleton suit, C. 1790.
June 12, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Join us at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the Lakes for our Annual Meeting, including a membership vote on Guild Board Officers. We will also have a project show and tell, and share a potluck breakfast.
GUILD COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATIONS
Pioneer Day
This annual Spring Mountain Ranch State Park celebration is great! Guild members demonstrated spinning and weaving for visitors on Saturday October 4, 2025.
Southern Nevada Farm Fest
The Guild demonstrated spinning and other fiber arts at the Southern Nevada Farm Fest at Horseman's Park on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025.
NV State Museum/Springs Preserve
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Guild members demonstrated a variety of fiber arts at the Nevada State Museum & Springs Preserve.
NEVADAWEEN!
Many people joined us at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park, 500 E. Washington at Las Vegas Blvd. on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Members demonstrated handiwork such as spinning, weaving, knitting and other fiber craft to celebrate Nevada Day and Halloween. This year, a local desert tortoise joined the fun!
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Complex Weavers Complexity and Handweavers Guild of America Convergence 2024
The Complex Weavers gathering was held in Wichita, Kansas on July 6-9 2024. HGA's Convergence followed on July 11-17, 2024.
Intermountain Weavers Conference 2027
The 2027 Intermountain Weavers Conference will be held in Colorado Spring, CO July 6-10, 2027.
Regional Events
Sheep to Shawl, Cedar City, UT
The annual Sheep to Shawl event was held March 21, 2026 at the Frontier Homestead State Park Museum from 10 am - 4 pm. Watch wool go from shearing through washing, carding, dyeing, spinning, and then used in knitting, crocheting and weaving. Entrance fees were $4 per person, $20 per family (up to 8 persons).
Pomegranate Art Festival
This fine arts and crafts festival was held November 7-8, 2025 at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale, NV. See the Moapa Valley Art Guild website for more details: https://www.moapavalleyartguild.com
Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair
This annual event was held in April 25-26, 2025 in Farmington, Utah. https://www.gbfaf.org/
Clark County Fair & Rodeo
The Clark County Fair, held in Logandale, Nevada each spring features exhibits in creative arts. See the Fair website for more information. https://ccfair.com
Spin In with Sagebrush Fiber Artisans
The Cedar City, UT based group, Sagebrush Fiber Artisans, hosted their first Spin In on June 7, 2025 at the Frontier Homestead. Details are posted on their Facebook account.
Flag Wool and Fiber Festival
This annual festival is the weekend after Memorial Day in June, held at the Arizona Historical Society Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff, AZ. https://www.flagwool.com/