Study groups (also called interest groups) are small groups of Guild members who share a common interest in some facet of weaving or spinning. Involvement in an interest group helps new members to get better acquainted while learning more about the subject. Seasoned members enjoy interest groups as a way to expand their knowledge and deepen their friendships within the Guild.

See the Calendar for meeting times and locations

Fourth Monday Spinners

This group meets at members’ homes to spin, knit, embroider, and share stories. Meetings start around 10 a.m., everyone brings a light lunch if they wish, and the hostess supplies beverages and a dessert. It's a low-key, relaxing morning with friends, and there are decades (centuries?) of experience in the room for any spinning, weaving, knitting, or other fiber arts questions and dilemmas.

Tapestry Art Network

This is an informal group of usually 6 to 8 members who discuss topics related to tapestry weaving, share their current projects, and may plan studies of various techniques. No instruction in tapestry technique is given but problems and questions may be raised to the group. Some members have elaborate tapestry looms and others work on simple frame or pipe looms.

Weave Structure Study Groups (East and West)

Two newly formed study groups—one in east county and one in west county—
have the express goal of providing learning experiences in handweaving. Members of the group present various weave structures and group members add to the discussion by reading or drawing from their own experience. Both groups plan to organize their discussion topics around chapters in the book The Key to Weaving by Mary E. Black.

SCARF (San Diego County Renegade Fiberistas)

This group focuses on sharing the fiber arts with families! So kids are invited!
Monthly get-togethers are planned where everyone can participate in a fiber-related craft project.