FYI's for New NYGH Members
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NY Guild members are automatically members of the Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association. MAFA offers online events such as a monthly Movie Night, a quarterly Book Group, and virtual classes on a variety of subjects each month, as well as an in-person conference in Pennsylvania on odd numbered years. https://mafafiber.org/
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Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) is an international membership association with individual 1-year memberships for $59, 2-year for $95. HGA offers a conference called Convergence on even number years (August 2026 in New Orleans). Publishes Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot magazine. Check out HGA’s Textiles & Tea fiber artist interviews on YouTube. https://weavespindye.org/
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Surface Design Association (SDA) is an international membership organization providing a platform for the exchange of ideas, methods, and materials. Inspiring creativity, encouraging innovation, they advocate for excellence as a global leader in textile-inspired art and design. The SDA community is expansive: from makers and artists to academics and enthusiasts. https://www.surfacedesign.org/
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Handweaving.net offers digital resources for all weavers: over 77,000 drafts, thousands of historic weaving documents, weaving tools, and more. Basic accounts are free and enable personalized features such as draft clipboards, downloads, and contributing your own drafts.
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Handwoven is a quarterly magazine (subscription) and is packed with projects, instruction, and inspiration to help you build technical skills and design confidence. https://handwovenmagazine.com/
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NYGH has a YouTube channel, which features a Member Spotlight series.
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Check out the Guild's dynamic Instagram and Facebook pages, featuring the work of our talented members, and notices of fiber-related events in the NYC area.
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Check out a list of Guild Members' social media sites here.
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Join the NYGH Discord channel and connect with other members between meetings. Please email nygh.info@gmail.com to get an invitation link.
