July meeting on 7/15/26 is in Annie Busch Auditorium at the Library Center - 6:30 pm
sITE UPDATES 6/28/26
Added July 2026 Newsletter and June 2026 minutes.
Our Story
As Springfield Fiber Artists, we are passionate about fiber arts and fiber artists. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned expert, there is always room to share knowledge and learn along with other fiber enthusiasts.
(Photo is of inkle bands woven with Baltic pickup method by Liliana Sweeney)
Spinning News from Kathy Rapp
July 2nd no AM get-together
July 14th 6-8 pm. The room will be open to come and spin/craft. Others will be there. Kathy may or may not be there. Will have just gotten out of the hospital.
August 6th 10am-12pm I will NOT be able to lift up the spare spinning wheel into the car, nor my spinning wheel. I will be knitting.
August 11th 6-8pm Sti
July 2nd no AM get-together
July 14th 6-8 pm. The room will be open to come and spin/craft. Others will be there. Kathy may or may not be there. Will have just gotten out of the hospital.
August 6th 10am-12pm I will NOT be able to lift up the spare spinning wheel into the car, nor my spinning wheel. I will be knitting.
August 11th 6-8pm Still not able to lift up spinning wheels.
We will be meeting in room A at the Library Center on S. Campbell.
Our Mission
Our mission at Springfield Fiber Artists is to foster cooperation, promote interest, educate, and encourage originality in the fiber arts.
(Photo is of an art quilt made by member Emmie Seaman.)
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What are fiber arts?
We embrace fiber arts of every shape and form, including (but not limited to) the following:
- WEAVING
- SPINNING
- KNITTING
- CROCHET
- BASKET WEAVING
- RUG HOOKING
- TWINING
- KUMIHIMO
- QUILTING
- SEWING
- PAPER MAKING
- BEAD WEAVING
- FELTING
(Photo is of member Barbara Vicente teaching a girl at a demo how to make a fiber craft.)
Links
Links
Check out these links!
https://weavespindye.org/convergence/
https://amksoc.org/featured-home/gathering-2026-save-the-date/
https://www.missourifiberartists.org/calendar
(Photo is of a nuno felted piece made by member Janice Casey.)