Events

disAbility Resource Center Family Fall Festival: Saturday, September 20 from 11 am to 4 pm at the FXBG Fairgrounds (Guild demo event) More info

4th of July at Port Royal: 10 am – 2 pm (Guild demo event) (event not yet on Historic Port Royal website)

Tour de Fleece: Challenge yourself to spin every day for three weeks, July 5–27! We will have a Tour de Fleece “team” with in-person and virtual get-togethers, a chat forum on Ravelry, and even a few random-draw prizes for team participants at the end. The event is not competitive; you set your own goals and… Read more: Tour de Fleece 2025

World Wide Knit in Public Day: Sat., June 14. Stay tuned for information! (Official site not yet updated) more info https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/worldwide-knit-in-public-day

International Family Day: James Monroe Museum (Fredericksburg), Sat. May 10 from 10am – 4 pm (Guild demo event)

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival: May 3–4, Howard County Fairgrounds, MD. MDSWF Field Trip (May 2-4). We have two suites booked at the Extended Stay America Select Suites in Columbia, MD. It is about the same distance and price as the Turf Valley location, and we can get more rooms if we need them. For… Read more: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival 2025

FXBG First Friday: Libertytown Arts Workshop and other Fredericksburg galleries and studios. Guild members are encouraged to spend a few hours in the Guild studio between 5 and 9 pm. Bring your current fiber project, socialize with other Guild members, and interact with visitors to the studio! (Recurring event, the first Friday of each month)… Read more: FXBG First Friday

Guild meetings are held in the basement level of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library,Fredericksburg Branch, on Caroline Street. Meetings are now hybrid by request only! If you would like to attend via Zoom, please contact AileenCampbell at president@fswguild.org by the Wednesday before the meeting. We are happy to set up ahybrid meeting if anyone wishes… Read more: Guild Meetings for 2025

April 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the in the basement level of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Address: 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Classroom #2 Fredericksburg Branch, on Caroline Street. We will be in Room #2 this month. FYI: There is good parking in the back of the library parking lot. Program: Needlefelting! Needlefelted ornaments (charms/patches)… Read more: April 12, 2025 Guild Meeting

Saturday June 7 More info to come

Saturday, November 1 from 10-5pm; Sunday, November 2 from 10-4pm. (Application due by May 1st) More info link

Saturday, September 20 from 11 – 4pm at the FXBG Fairgrounds

Earth Day Festival: Saturday, April 26 from 11 – 5 pm at Old Mill Park Learn more https://earthdayfred.com

Hello, Sharon Janda, an accomplished felter, designer and owner of Wild Plum Designs  http://wildplumdesigns.com/index.cfm, unexpectedly passed away earlier this year. Her vast collection of high-quality fiber materials will be sold at a series of events, the first of which is July 10-11, 2025.   Please do not contact Sharon’s family, who is generously donating the… Read more: Incredible Fiber Estate Sale

We still have spots available for the two day knitting workshop with Beth Brown-Reinsel. If you are interested, please contact fswguild at gmail.com. For those of you in the class, see you bright and early at 10 AM at Untangled Purls.

Day 2 of the Beth Brown-Reinsel work shop. We worked on the Swedish Twined Knitting techniques. We all had fun and learned A LOT. Now time for some chocolate and a nap.

Fiber II, A National Juried Show Submission Fee: $25.00 USD, $15.00 USD This October, in partnership with the Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild, LibertyTown Arts Workshop presents Fiber, an exhibition celebrating everything fiber. We want to showcase the full breadth of fiber art, including but limited to weaving, dying, felting, sculpture, sewing, quilting, knitting,and crocheting. Fiber can be, but is… Read more: Fiber II, A National Juried Show

Do you want or need a fiber arts demonstration? The Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild (FSWG) offers demonstrations to the community to raise awareness of the beauty and benefits of learning and practicing fiber arts. We like to talk about: If you or your organization would like to explore demonstartions or learning opportunities through the… Read more: Fiber Arts in the Community

Date: Saturday March 14  Time:  9:30 a.m. – 4:30 pm Location: 5994 Plank Road, Fredericksburg – Ruritan Building Yarn Swap and learn what to do with Novelty and other yarns. We will have yarn, patterns and help available. We are going to do a yarn swap – bring those skeins you don’t like and swap for something you… Read more: From the Heart Stitchers presents the “Waste Not Workshop” in Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center’sBreakfast with the Curator series   Fredericksburg, VA – Join the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center (FAMCC) for coffee and a light breakfast during its Breakfast with the Curator series. On December 9 at 9 am local artist Lorie McCown, will speak about the art of quilting and her work in the 2013 Quilt… Read more: FAMCC BREAKFAST WITH THE CURATOR LECTURE WITH LORIE MCCOWN, 2013 QUILT NATIONAL ARTIST