Valley Fiber Arts Guild

10/09/2026

Another October event!

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We can't wait to gather with all our fiber friends on Sat., Oct. 24th from 10am-4pm at the Fall Western Illinois Fiber Festival 2026 in Macomb, IL! Come hang out, learn to spin, make a felted project, and shop for all your favorite fiber goodies. You'll find raw fiber, washed & picked fiber, roving, batt blends, felted sheets, a plethora of yarns in all colors & weights (mill-spun and hand-spun), felted animals & pictures, hats, socks, mittens, gloves, scarves, felting supplies, wool fertilizer pellets, artwork, goat's milk soap, fidget toys, cat toys, wreaths, hand dyed custom clothing, weighted furry animal companions & personalized memory bears, woven bags & purses, and more!

10/09/2026

‼️Upcoming event:‼️

The fall meeting of the Iowa Federation is coming up.

Saturday, October 17, 2026,
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
1202 North Calhoun Street, West Liberty, IA 52776.

The Fall meeting will be hosted by the Iowa City Area Craft Guild and we are excited to welcome Heavenly Bresser of Heavenly Knitchit as our featured speaker! Please be sure to check out Heavenly’s website: https://www.heavenlyknitchet.com

9:00 - 10:00 Registration - $25 for Federation members; $30 for non-members;
$15 for students

Shop the Vendors

Drop off Popular Choice entries in these categories:

1. Thick handspun yarn

2. Thin handspun yarn

3. Art/novelty yarn

4. Hands, feet or head items from hand spun

5. Handwoven scarf, wrap, or shawl

6. Handwoven household item

7. Garment – sewn from hand woven fabric

8. Tapestry

9. Other (fiber arts handmade item not listed above)

10:00 - 11:00 Spinning for Handweaving - Heavenly Bresser will guide us through spinning
for weaving, the process of creating yarns designed to use in our weaving.

11:00 - 1:30 Shop the Vendors

Vote for Popular Choice (restricted to Iowa Federation members)

Lunch - a map with many nearby restaurants will be available, or bring your own

Socialize and Federation Board meeting

1:30 - 2:00 Iowa Federation General Membership Meeting

2:00 - 3:00 Weaving with Handspun - Heavenly will provide tips that will raise our
comfort level in weaving with handspun yarns.

3:00 Popular Choice Awards

4:00 Vendors Close

5:00 Site Closes

Welcome to my wonderful world of fiber arts! Join me for fun and exciting spinning workshops. Check out my blog and shop the latest yarn, fiber, notions & jewelry.

09/24/2026

The guild was featured on the front page of the Quad-City Times yesterday!

Here’s a link to photos.

The Valley Fiber Arts Guild meets every third Thursday of the month at Hauberg Estate's Carriage House at 6:30 p.m.

09/19/2026

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09/18/2026

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Alpaca Days just 8 days away! We will be vending a wide variety of alpaca products at McCarty’s Corner Farm and Kalmar Kolors, 9721 Lincoln Highway (30) Morrison, Il
There will be demonstrations for weaving and spinning at both locations.

09/15/2026

Thanks to Mary Boulet for last months presentation on the unique weaving technique of Theo Moorman. Please join us tonight for a presentation on tips to bring an antique wheel back to life!

09/11/2026

If you are free this Sunday, September 13th, the Iowa City Craft Guild is holding its annual Open House from 1 - 4 pm. They are located at:

815 Oakland Ave
Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City Area Craft Guild

09/07/2026

Please join us Tuesday September 15th for the monthly guild meeting. The topic this month is refurbishing antique spinning wheels. This will be presented by Laura Hansen Amidon. 6:30 at the Carriage House on the Hauberg Estate in Rock Island.