Events & Classes
From monthly meetings to hands-on workshops and classes, our events are at the heart of Guild life — connecting weavers, sharing skills, and celebrating the fiber arts.
Monthly Meetings
We meet at 10:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, except in July. Unless otherwise announced, meetings are held at:
Shiloh Meeting Hall
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
121 W Huntsville Ave
Springdale, AR 72764
September Monthly Meeting
Weaving equipment maintenance can make a big impact to your weaving projects. Join us as Laura shares her advice and knowledge on the upkeep and maintenance to keep our equipment in good condition!
New Weavers Class (FULL)
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
October Monthly Meeting
Wet Felting Woo Hoo, if you like crafts - this may be something that interest you. Carolyn will dazzle your interest in wet felting that is a very versatile technique that can be used to make many different items including scarves, hats and clothing.
New Weavers Class (FULL)
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
November Monthly Meeting
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
December Monthly Meeting
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
January Monthly Meeting
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
February Monthly Meeting
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
New Weavers Class (FULL)
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
New Weavers Class
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
August Monthly Meeting
Buy or sell weaving, spinning and any textile related items at the annual De-stash Sale. Bring items to sell. Please have your items priced for a quick sale. Bring cash for your purchases. No sales before 10:00am to allow everyone a chance to purchase items.
June Monthly Meeting
Join us for a wonderful demonstration of Spinners who will demonstrate spinning of various fibers (plant based, animals or manufactured) on spinning wheels. They will spark your interest with the various types of spinning wheels and talk about how they ply the fiber. Join us in learning what type of projects they make with all the beautiful colored fibers.
Community Outreach
As one of the oldest weaving guilds in the United States, the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild has served Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding region for 75 years. Its mission is “to promote interest and greater skill in fiber arts, primarily weaving.”
Since its inception, the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild has fulfilled this mission by conducting public weaving demonstrations and exhibits at local institutions, including most recently the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Scott Family Amazeum, Historic Cane Hill and the Fayetteville Public Library. One of the earliest guild exhibits, originally held in 1954 at president Blanche Elliot’s farm on War Eagle Creek, grew into an annual event known now as the War Eagle Fair.
The Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild is dedicated to preserving the art of weaving by supporting traditional skills while also taking weaving in new directions. It sponsors beginner weaving classes as well as advanced workshops for weavers interesting in learning new techniques. Its monthly meetings at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale are open to the public and include educational programs and a chance for weavers to share their work.