A small group of us talked about starting a fiber guild in this part of the state for some time, and finally we said "let's just do it!" So we did.
Fiber Folks of SW MO was born in 2001. Of the initial starter group, Judy Crouch, Danelle Howard, Helen Swartz, and Darlene Megli are still active members. Robin Chew Hurd and Shirley Ingerly joined us before the year was out, and several others soon followed.
Our first project was starting the Fiber Retreat in Jefferson City, Missouri at Lincoln University. Wow! Little did we know what we were getting into! It has been great for the fiber producers, artists and businesses in MO.
The Fiber Retreat quickly out-grew what our small guild had the "woman-power" to handle, so the leadership transformed to a committee of people from all over the state.
As the Retreat was growing and changing, so were we. We grew in numbers as people heard about us and became interested in what we were about. We now have approximately 30 members from many communities of SW Missouri, NE Oklahoma, and SE Kansas.
We have been involved in different service projects such as helmet liners for our troupes, chemo hats, as well as supporting our local food pantries and an outreach program for new mothers.
Fiber Folks has a new fiber show here in the SW Missouri area. The 3rd Annual Fiber Daze will take place the 3rd weekend of September in Mt. Vernon, MO. This will be our first year in Mt. Vernon and we are very excited about more room to grow as the event does!
Through the years we have also sponsored classes with Anne Field from New Zealand, Laura Fry from Canada, and Patsy Z from Chicago, Il. Wonder where we will go next???
If you are interested in the fiber arts, we invite you to join us in our journey - learning about these wonderful ancient and not-so-ancient crafts.
With all the talent that we have, if there is something you want to learn, we are sure there will be someone in our group who can help you.
Fiber Folks of SW MO was born in 2001. Of the initial starter group, Judy Crouch, Danelle Howard, Helen Swartz, and Darlene Megli are still active members. Robin Chew Hurd and Shirley Ingerly joined us before the year was out, and several others soon followed.
Our first project was starting the Fiber Retreat in Jefferson City, Missouri at Lincoln University. Wow! Little did we know what we were getting into! It has been great for the fiber producers, artists and businesses in MO.
The Fiber Retreat quickly out-grew what our small guild had the "woman-power" to handle, so the leadership transformed to a committee of people from all over the state.
As the Retreat was growing and changing, so were we. We grew in numbers as people heard about us and became interested in what we were about. We now have approximately 30 members from many communities of SW Missouri, NE Oklahoma, and SE Kansas.
We have been involved in different service projects such as helmet liners for our troupes, chemo hats, as well as supporting our local food pantries and an outreach program for new mothers.
Fiber Folks has a new fiber show here in the SW Missouri area. The 3rd Annual Fiber Daze will take place the 3rd weekend of September in Mt. Vernon, MO. This will be our first year in Mt. Vernon and we are very excited about more room to grow as the event does!
Through the years we have also sponsored classes with Anne Field from New Zealand, Laura Fry from Canada, and Patsy Z from Chicago, Il. Wonder where we will go next???
If you are interested in the fiber arts, we invite you to join us in our journey - learning about these wonderful ancient and not-so-ancient crafts.
With all the talent that we have, if there is something you want to learn, we are sure there will be someone in our group who can help you.
