The Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild is a group of hand-spinning enthusiasts in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas and beyond. Our members incorporate hand-spinning in a wide variety of fiber arts including knitting, weaving, rug-making, felting, crochet and many others.

All skill levels are welcome at our meetings, from master to novice. If you’re curious (even if you’ve never spun before) come to a meeting and we’ll help you access resources for equipment and instruction. Monthly guild meetings include a short informational program, exchange of expertise, information on members’ projects, and informal spinning. Periodically, the Guild sponsors half-day and multi-day workshops conducted by members and guest teachers.

Please browse our site, and drop us an email if you're interested in becoming a member of our Guild. Information on our activities is also available on the Guild’s Ravelry Group and Yahoo Group.

GLASG Events:

Other Events:
June 22-24 Black Sheep Gathering
Laine County Fairgrounds
Eugene, Oregon. http://www.blacksheepgathering.org
If you are planning on attending The Black Sheep Gathering in 2012, you should consider
planning your trip now as it falls on the same weekend as the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Many hotels in the area are already sold out!

July 15-20 Handweavers Guild of America 'Convergence'
Beach Convention Center. http://www.weavespindye.org

Aug. 31-Sept. 30 Los Angeles County Fair

Oct. 21-27 SOAR, Granlibakken, Tahoe City, California

Announcements:

The Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) has been publishing a quarterly on-line magazine for by and about textile arts and artists since mid- 2010.  CNCHnet, The Textile Arts Webzine of the Conference of Northern California Handweavers,  was originally conceived as a way to celebrate the art and the artists who are members of CNCH and to promote community and communication within and between the twenty-nine Guilds under the CNCH umbrella. It is now time to expand that vision and reach out to the greater community of Textile Artists.  We are sending you a link to CNCHnet.  http://www.cnch.org/cnchnet/  and we invite you to share your ideas and articles with this project.

Tradition/Innovation – A Fiber Artisans Conference will be held in Oakland, California May 18 – 20, 2012. It includes weavers, spinners, basket-makers, dyers, felters and more.  This is sponsored by the Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) which puts on a large conference in even numbered years and a smaller workshop-style gathering in odd years.  Details are at www.CNCH.org.

GLASG members at the 2011 Wool Festival in Escondido