Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild

Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild HHSG is a community of fiber artists and fiber producers in Humboldt County. General meetings start at 7:00, come at 6:45 for social time and refreshments.

The Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild is a non-profit social organization for anyone interested in textile arts. HHSG membership includes a broad range of textile artists, including, knitters, crocheters, feltmakers, papermakers, basketmakers, woolgrowers, and more. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of February, March, April, May, September, October and November. Every meeting has a p

rogram featuring a speaker or fiber related activity. Our meetings are free and open to everyone. Annual Events

Dye Day, at a member's home. (June) Dye yarn or fabric, dyes and instructions are provided by HHSG. Guild retreat (July) Bring portable projects and a potluck dish to a member's home. Socialize and spin, knit, or whatever. Humboldt County Fair, Ferndale (August)
Events include a guild demonstration room at Belotti Hall where guild members demonstrate their skills and fair goers can try their hand at weaving, contests for beginning and advanced fiber artist, and a sheep to shawl demonstration where a sheep is shorn, the wool carded and spun then woven all in one afternoon. Natural Fiber Fair, Arcata (September)
Many guild members participate in this annual fiber festival. http://www.naturalfiberfair.com.

Coming right up on September 12th and 13th. Don't miss this amazing event! Admission is FREE for everyone.
09/03/2026

Coming right up on September 12th and 13th. Don't miss this amazing event! Admission is FREE for everyone.

Coming soon, September 12th and 13th! Don't miss it! Admission is FREE🙂

For Sale Leclerc Nilus 36” 4 harness  loom. The bench and all attachments would be included. $400. Contact Robin @ 707-4...
08/30/2026

For Sale Leclerc Nilus 36” 4 harness loom. The bench and all attachments would be included. $400. Contact Robin @ 707-498-0079.

08/26/2026
Natural Fiber Fair is coming up soon! Have you signed up for your workshops yet?
08/08/2026

Natural Fiber Fair is coming up soon! Have you signed up for your workshops yet?

07/22/2026

 

It is with much sadness we say goodbye to Paula Flannery.    Paula raised sheep and wool for many years. She was known i...
07/18/2026

It is with much sadness we say goodbye to Paula Flannery.
Paula raised sheep and wool for many years. She was known in the fiber arts community as "Miss Wooly". Her fleeces were fine and lovely and she won many awards for them. She was an accomplished handspinner who taught classes, and she also did crochet and other fiber arts.
For many years Paula judged the spinning competition and handspun entries at the Humboldt County Fair. She also was a spinning contest judge at Natural Fiber Fair. She shared her knowledge in several presentations she gave to the Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild.
In recent years she was a fan of the local music scene and loved to dance at the Farmers Market, various festivals, and elsewhere.She was a wonderful person with many skills and talents, and she is very much missed.

A Gilmore loom, in the Fort Ross area of California, is available...make an offer! 46' wide, it appears to be four shaft...
07/16/2026

A Gilmore loom, in the Fort Ross area of California, is available...make an offer! 46' wide, it appears to be four shafts. Artist Adela Akres https://browngrotta.com/artists/adela-akers used this loom to create her art pieces, some which of which are at the DeYoung and the Smithsonian.
Contact Roberto at [email protected].

Sign up now to take a weaving class at our new studio! Rag Rug weaving is starting soon.Rag Rug Weaving Instructor: Bets...
07/06/2026

Sign up now to take a weaving class at our new studio! Rag Rug weaving is starting soon.

Rag Rug Weaving
Instructor: Betsy Abrams
Level: Intermediate or beginner
Thursdays July 30- September 24 (8 weeks)
6-9 p.m.
At the HHSG Fiber Arts Studio, 208 C Street, Eureka, CA
$300 plus you will need to buy warp yarn and fabric
Loom and equipment will be provided
Weave a fun and colorful rag rug in plain weave or twill. We will use cotton yarn and cotton fabric to create a rug that is functional, sturdy and attractive. The instructor will meet with students prior to class to plan their projects.
Fee: $300 plus you will need to purchase yarn and fabric.
To register contact Betsy Abrams 530-906-3242

Weaving Classes are coming up at the new HHSG Fiber Arts Studio! Rag Rug Weaving starts in July and Beginning Weaving st...
06/19/2026

Weaving Classes are coming up at the new HHSG Fiber Arts Studio! Rag Rug Weaving starts in July and Beginning Weaving starts in September. Here are the details:

Rag Rug Weaving
Instructor: Betsy Abrams
Level: Intermediate or beginner
Thursdays July 30- September 24 (8 weeks)
6-9 p.m.
At the HHSG Fiber Arts Studio, 208 C Street, Eureka, CA
$300 plus you will need to buy warp yarn and fabric
Loom and equipment will be provided
Weave a fun and colorful rag rug in plain weave or twill. We will use cotton yarn and cotton fabric to create a rug that is functional, sturdy and attractive. The instructor will meet with students prior to class to plan their projects.
Fee: $300 plus you will need to purchase yarn and fabric.
To register contact Betsy Abrams 530-906-3242

Beginning Weaving
Instructors: Leslie VanderMolen and Brenda Yarnall
Level: beginner, no experience necessary
Wednesdays, September 30 – November 18 (8 weeks),
6-9 PM
At the HHSG Fiber Arts Studio, 208 C Street, Eureka, CA
Loom and equipment will be provided
Description: You will learn to dress a floor loom and weave a sample of twills and plain weave. Then weave a scarf in whatever structure you choose from your sample.
Fee: $300 plus you will need to purchase yarn
To register contact Leslie VanderMolen at [email protected].

Thank you all for your donations! Every day we get closer to our goal and our new Fiber Arts Studio .Please like, share,...
06/08/2026

Thank you all for your donations! Every day we get closer to our goal and our new Fiber Arts Studio .Please like, share, and donate if you can.

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PO Box 370
Arcata, CA
95518

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