Complex Weavers Regional Meetings

Regional meetings are held throughout the world, in conjunction with a Conference, Seminar or other weaving event. Many of these regional meetings are held yearly. It gives weavers who are interested in complex weaves an opportunity to meet and share ideas with others.

CONFERENCE CONTACTS

Arizona Federation of Weavers & Spinners Guilds

http://www.azfed.org/
Next Conference: April 3-6, 2008, Holiday Inn, Tuscon, AZ
"Fibers Through Time-2008"
CW Contact: Sandy Hutton SandraHutton@cs.com

Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds (ANWG)

http://www.northwestweavers.org/
Next Conference: May 28-31, 2009, Gongaza University, Spokane WA
"Weaving Waves of Color" Hosted by the Spokane Weavers Guild
See http://www.northwestweavers.org/ for further information as it becomes available.
Post-conference workshops June 1-3, 2009
For information on CW activities contact Ladella Williams ladella@teleport.com

Association of Southern California Handweavers (ASCH)

http://aschsite.org/2009/default.htm
Next Conference: March 4-8, 2009, Riverside Convention Center
"Color Connects" So. CA: Flavian Geis flaviang@sbcglobal.net

Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers (AGWSD)

http://www.wsd.org.uk/
Next Conference: April 11-13, 2008, The Scottish Police College, Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine, Fife, Scottland
"Bridging The Old and The New" UK: Stacey Harvey-Brown stacey@theloomroom.co.uk

Association des Tisserands du Québec (ATQ)

www.lestisserandsduquebec.com Next Conference: May 30-June 1, 2008 (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)
QC: Marguerite Gingras lucieg@webnet.qc.ca

Atlantic Spinners and Handweavers (ASH)

http://www.parl.ns.ca/ash/ NB, NS, PE: Open

Complex Weavers

Seminars: June 28-July 2, 2008, Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL
CW Seminars: Marjie Thompson Marjie@maine.rr.com

Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH)

http://www.cnch.org/
Next Conference: May 2-4, 2008, The Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento
"The California Trail"
No. CA: Penny Peters pennyjanepeters@gmail.com

Contemporary Handweavers of Texas (CHT)

www.contemporaryhandweaversofTexas.org
Next Conference: 2009, San Antonio, TX
TX: Marty Benson hankandmarty@sbcglobal.net

Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference (EGLFC)

Next Conference: 2009; exact date and place TBA
DL, DC, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV: Mimi Smith mimis@frontiernet.net

Florida Tropical Weavers Conference

http://www.ftwg.org
Next Conference: March 27-30, 2008, Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center, Lake Yale, FL (just north of Orlando)
Will have CW Award
FL: Ellen Heimlich ellenfibers@bellsouth.net

Hand Weavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta (HWSDA)

http://www.hwsda.org/
Next conference: May 9 - 11, 2008, Olds College, Olds, AB
"Tansformed Textiles"
AB: Pirkko Karvonen pirkko@telusplanet.net

Handweavers Guild of America (HGA)

Convergence: June 22-28, 2008. Tampa, FL
http://www.weavespindye.org Contact person: Julie Moore weavemoore@charter.net

Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC)

http://www.intermountainweavers.org/
Next conference: July 30-August 2, 2009, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT: Sandy Hutton SandraHutton@comcast.net

Manitoba Weavers and Fibre Artists (MWFA)

http://www.mbweavers.ca/
Next Conference: April 18 - 20, 2008, Annual Handspinners and Weavers Fibre Retreat at Camp Arnes
MB: contact person: Susan Styrchak styrchak@mts.net

Mid Atlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)

http://www.mafafiber.org/conference.html
Next Conference: July 31-August 2, 2009, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania
DE, DC, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA, and WV: Marilyn Harrington weavingivory@verizon.net

Michigan League of Handweavers (MLH)

http://www.mlhguild.com/ Next Conference: 2009; exact date and place TBA
MI: Sue Walton suewalton@comcast.net

Midwest Weavers Association (MWA)

www.midwestweavers.org
Next Conference: June 25-27, 2009, Grinnell, IA
"In the Heartland"
IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI: Amy Norris amy@amyfibre.com

Missouri Fiber Artists (MOFA)

www.missourifiberartists.com
Next Conference: 2008; exact date and place TBA
MO: Jenny Sennott jsennott@coin.org

Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners (MAWS)

http://maws.fiberarts.org/
Next conference: 2008; exact date and place TBA
MT: Helen Bobisud hbobisud@usa.net

New England Weavers Seminar (NEWS)

http://www.newenglandweaversseminar.com/
Next conference: 2009, Smith College, Northampton, MA; exact date TBA
CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT: CW representative" open

New Zealand Spinning Weaving and Woolcraft Society

http://www.creativefibre.org.nz
Next conference: July 10-13, 2008, Gisborne, New Zealand
"Creative Fibre Festival" CW Award.
New Zealand : Anne Field afield@chch.planet.org.nz

Ontario Handweavers and Spinners (OHS)

http://www.ohs.on.ca/
Next Conference: 2009, Nottawasaga Inn and Resort near Alliston, Ontario; exact dfate TBA.
ON: CW Representative: Open

Southeast Fiber Forum Association (SFFA)

http://www.main.nc.us/sffa/index.html
Next Conference: 2009; Exact date and place TBA

Surface Design Association

http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference.asp
Next Symposium: April 5-9, 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (near Philadelphia)
"Breaking New Ground""
Next Conference: May 28-31, 2009, Kansas City, MO
Workshops: May 23-27, 2009 and June 1-5, 2009
"Off The Grid"

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