Resources
Scholarships
Weavers Guild of Rochester
The Guild offers financial assistance through three sources: the Margaret Carr Fund, the Horace Lethbridge Fund and the Heather Olson Fund. Find out the details for each scholarship below.
Handweavers Guild of America
HGA offers scholarships for students enrolled in accredited fiber arts programs in the United States and Canada. Such students are also eligible to apply for internships at biennial Convergence® conferences. Grants are available for HGA Members to take non-accredited fiber art workshops and classes or to attend a fiber art regional conference and for teaching members to offer classes to beginning weaving and spinning students.
Mid Atlantic Fiber Association
MAFA awards several types of grants to member guilds as well as individuals in support of its mission to further education in the fiber arts.
Publications
Guild members may borrow books from our extensive library. The Weaving Center also has a variety of books and publications that may be accessed during Open Studio hours, though they are not available for loan.
Guild Library – Members can borrow between meetings
Weaving and Fibers Arts Center Library – Available for browsing during open studio hours
Organizations
Museums
Fiber Arts Organizations
Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association
www.mafafiber.orgHandweavers Guild of America
www.handweavers.orgWeave a Real Peace
www.weavearealpeace.org
Area Guilds
Members’ Websites
PAMELA FRAME
www.FrameArtsFlowers.com
DENISE KOVNAT
www.denisekovnat.com
JAN HEWITT TOWSLEY
www.facebook.com/jhtowsleyFiber Events
CNY Fiber Arts Festival
CNY Fiber Artists & Producers sponsors the CNY Fiber Arts Festival, held the first 13 years at the Butternut Hill Campground on Route 20 in Bouckville, NY. Starting in our 14th year, 2025, the festival is being held at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds at 135 Cemetery St in Frankfort, NY. cnyfiberarts.org
Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference
The Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference (EGLFC) at Chautauqua Institution in Western New York is held over Indigenous/Columbus Day weekend. Sign up for news at EGLFC.com. While visiting the website do check out our classes and instructors for the 2.5-day workshops including weaving, felting, tapestry, spinning, fiber dyeing and sewing with handwovens. It only happens every other year, so don’t miss out! Registration opens in early April. www.eglfc.org
Convergence
HGA is an international membership association created to encourage excellence, inspire creativity, and preserve fiber arts traditions through education and community. Our mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community. We invite weavers, spinners, dyers, basket makers, and all fiber art enthusiasts to join us! HGA is excited to announce that Convergence® 2028 will be held July 5–9, 2028, in Oakland, California! Mark your calendar and plan to join us for five days of classes, workshops, lectures, shopping, exhibitions, and time with fellow fiber enthusiasts from across the country
and around the world. handweavers.org/convergence
MAFA Conference
With dozens of in-person workshops in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts, MAFA 2027 is sure to be a fun and inspiring experience.The MAFA 2027 Conference is in planning and expected to be held at
Millersville University, Millersville, PA. The campus is located between Harrisburg and Lancaster, in south-central Pennsylvania’s historic Lancaster County. mafafiber.org/conferences/conference2027