General Guild Meetings
Our guild year runs from September to July, with elections for officers at our June meeting. We don’t meet in August. There are no Hands-on Night meetings in November or December.
First Saturday meetings are held on the 1st Saturday of every month except August, at the Northwest Recreation Center 2913 Northland Dr, Austin, TX 78757 from Noon until 2p.m. Saturday meetings are in-person only.
Program Night is held on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Program Nights are online only.
Hands-on Night is the 4th Thursday of every month at the Austin Recreation Center, 1301 Shoal Creek Blvd, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hands-on night is in-person only.
Study Groups
We have several study groups. In general, they have met during the day at a member’s house. Some are currently being held over Zoom. Physical locations or zoom links will be posted in the Googlegroup, on the membership events calendar, or published in the guild newsletter.
Currently:
2nd Saturday of every month at 1 p.m.— Spinning study group
3rd Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. — Color Play weaving study group
4th Saturday of every month at 1 p.m. — Spin-In
2024 Full Schedule
September
Saturday, September 7, Special Program – Summer’s End – Show and Tell 2024
Thursday, September 12 Program Night — “Degrowth through Natural Dyes” – Cara Marie Piazza
Thursday, September 26 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Sunday, September 8 – Weaving Mentoring and Support Study Group
Saturday, September 14 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, September 19 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, September 21 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, September 28 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
October
Thursday, October 10 – Program Night — “MERGING” – Anya Molyviatas
Thursday October 24 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, October 12 – Spinning Study Group
Sunday, October 13 – Weaving Mentoring and Support Study Group
Thursday, October 17 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, October 19 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, October 26 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
November
Thursday, November 14 – Program Night — “Chromatic Fantasy: Music, Mathematics and Magic in Doubleweave” – Jennifer Moore
Saturday, November 16 – Special Presentation at 1 p.m. on Zoom — “Designing Woven Fabric” – Janet Phillips
Saturday, November 9 – Spinning Study Group
Sunday, November 10 – Weaving Mentoring and Support Study Group
Saturday, November 16 – Tapestry Study Group
Thursday, November 21 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, November 23 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
December
Thursday, December 12 Program Night — Holiday Potluck
Sunday, December 8 – Weaving Mentoring and Support Study Group
Saturday, December 14 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, December 19 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, December 21 – Tapestry Study Group
Saturday, December 28 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
2025 Meetings
January
Saturday, January 4 – Inaugural First Saturday – Show-and-Tell EXTRAVAGANZA
Thursday, January 9 – Program Night — Textile Travel Tours – WSSA Members Juliann Krute, Fazia Rizvi, and Cricket Rose
Thursday, January 23 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, January 11 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, January 16 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, January 25 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
February
Saturday, February 1 – First Saturday – SHARE!
Thursday, February 13 – Program Night — Foodways and Fiber – Keisha Cameron of High Hog Farm
Thursday, February 27 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, February 8 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, February 20 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, February 22 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
March
Saturday, March 1 – First Saturday – UFOs: Finishing Up Those Unfinished Objects
Thursday, March 13 – Program Night — Designing at the Loom with Multiple Warp Chains – Kathrin Weber
Thursday, March 27 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, March 8 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, March 20 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, March 22 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
April
Saturday, April 5 – First Saturday – Sprang Demonstration
Thursday, April 10 – Program Night — An Online Workshop Support Group – Fazia Rizvi
Thursday, April 24 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, April 12 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, April 17 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, April 26 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
May
Saturday, May 3 – First Saturday – Open Gathering
Thursday, May 8 – Program Night — “LMRM: Access As Its Own Tool” – Hope Wang
Thursday, May 22 – Hands-on Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, May 10 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, May 15 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, May 24 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
June
Saturday, June 7 – First Saturday – Yarn Extravaganza and Fiber Smorgasbord
Thursday, June 12 – Program Night — Summer Potluck, Annual Business Meeting and Annual Guild Election
Thursday, June 26 – Hands-on Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, June 14 – Spinning Study Group
Thursday, June 19 – Swatch Study Group
Saturday, June 28 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
July
Thursday, July 10 – Program Night — SUMMER RERUN: Threads through Time — Kami-Ito and Shifu – Sabrina Sachiko Niebler
Saturday, July 19 – First Saturday (rescheduled) – Knots – Fred Chiswell
Thursday, July 24 – Hands-on Project Night at the Austin Recreation Center
Saturday, July 12 – Spinning Study Group
Saturday, July 26 – Spinning Group – General Spin-In
There are no guild meetings in August.
(Study groups may still meet.)