The New York Guild of Handweavers meets seven to eight times a year usually on the last
Saturday of the month. Our season runs from September through April, with an occasional
event in the mid-summer period. Exact dates can be found in
the meetings section.
Most meetings begin at noon with a social hour. Bring your lunch to enjoy during this
period, while meeting other weavers.
A selection of books from the Guild's library are available for members to check out.
On occasion, there will be copies of the Guild's sample books on display. These may be
checked out as well.
In addition there is the Weaver's Exchange, also known as the Yarn Table. Here members
can bring yarn to sell as well as any small weaving related items (shuttles, heddle
hooks, etc.) and publications. This is a good place to look for bargains or clear your
supply closet of items no longer needed.
At 1:00pm there is a brief business meeting. Announcements about weaving events,
textiles, etc. may be made by anyone attending. If anyone wishes to ask a weaving
question or get advice this is the appropriate forum. This is followed by the featured
speaker or presentation which usually runs an hour to an hour and a half. Afterwards
you are free to stay and talk to other weavers, ask questions of the presenter and
examine some of the presentation materials if any.
Dues for the year are $40 for and individual, $15 for full time students with ID.
Guests are welcome for $8.00 per lecture, which will be applied to the annual membership
if you join the Guild later.
To become a member fill out the form that you can get at the link below and mail
it with a check to the post office address at the bottom of this page.
Membership Form 
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If you don't have the this plug-in, you may download it from the
Adobe Web site.
The newsletter comes out regularly before each meeting and has material
describing the up coming meeting as well as book reviews, announcements
of textile related shows and activities as well as classified ads. The newsletter is
automatically sent to all fully paid members of the Guild as well as to other local
Guilds.
The Guild currently meets at:
The School of Visual Arts
214 East 21st Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY
The meeting is usually in room 703A.
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