We are thrilled to announce that the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild is joining us at Artists & Makers Studios. ‘The Potomac Fiber Arts Guild promotes excellence in design and fine craftsmanship in the fiber arts. It is especially interested in providing educational opportunities for its members and the general public to further their skills in, and appreciation of, the fiber arts.’
The Potomac Fiber Arts Guild was started in 1944 as the Potomac Craftsmen Guild by a small group of people in the Washington, DC area who liked to do handwork, especially weaving. For many years they met in one of the Smithsonian Institution buildings where one of the members was employed.
With more than 70 years as a premier fiber arts guild, we have grown to nearly 400 members. Our interests have built upon and expanded beyond weaving to include a wide range of fiber art, such as lace making, embroidery, spinning, knotting, knitting, crocheting, felting, quilting, dyeing, paper making, and stitching and surface design of all types.
Our guild’s mission is:
- To widen knowledge of the fiber arts and increase the number of techniques known.
- To investigate and study the fiber art made in our own and other lands.
- To improve our membership’s creativity, methods and techniques.
- To gain inspiration from one another by sharing our experiences.
- To promote the use of quality hand-made fiber art in our vicinity.
Membership information can be found here.
Quilt by Marilyn Harrington