WWAS Artists & Businesses
- Cindy Allen’s Etsy Shop
- Ability Weavers, Beryl Bartkus
- Team Effort Artisans, Kelly Brandt & Heidi Bukoski – on Facebook
- Sassy Ewe, Sue Ann Carpenter
- Jessica Christensen
- Fire Fly Felt Art, Samantha Coon
- Julia Daniels, weaving classes
- Coastal Home Studio, Kathy Forzley
- Masha Kakhova
- Sankofa N Silk, Safiyah Fosua & Kwasi Kena
- Rainy Day Textiles, Rebecca Kugele
- Winding Wool Creek, Barb Lambrecht
- Adventure Textiles, Megan Williams
Weaving and Spinning Related Resources
- Ravelry – a knit and crochet community
- Weavezine – Syne Mitchell’s on-line weaving magazine
- Weavolution – online international handweaving community where you can connect with others who shareyour passion for the craft
- Ply Magazine
- Spinning Wheel Maintenance by the Woolery
- Spin Off Magazine – by Long Thread Media
- SOAR (Spin Off Autumn Retreat)
- Schacht Spinning Wheels & Looms
- Ashford Spinning Wheels & Looms
- Kromski Spinning Wheels
- Daedalus Spinning Wheels
- Electric Eel Spinning Wheels
- Cestari Sheep & Wool Company offers Rambouillet or Targhee roving for $25/pound plus shipping. It’s wonderful fiber, at a bargain price.
- Livestock Conservancy “Shave ‘em to save ‘em” Breed Study program: learn the differences between a couple dozen rare breeds of sheep in the US.
- Etsy: just search for “fiber for spinning yarn” and you’ll be amazed by the variety. Many fun options to be explored here.
Guest Artists and Speakers
- Bruce Niemi from Kessenich Looms (November 2018)
- Lori Evesque – Dyeing Artist (September 2018)
- Nancy Crampton – Fiber Artist
- Dawn Edwards – Fiber Artist
- Nancy McRae – Fiber Artist
- Daryl Lancaster – Textile Artist, Weaver & Sewer
- Jennifer Gould – Textile Artist & Dollmaker
- Jane Evans – Landscape Fiber Artist
- Joan Sheridan – Heritage Spinning and Weaving
- Nadine Sanders – Singing Weaver
Other Weaving Guilds
- Michigan League of Handweavers
- Michigan Weaver’s Guild
- Handweavers Guild of America
- Complex Weavers
- Buellwood Weaver & Fiber Guild
- Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo
Local Shops
- Threadbender Yarn Shop (local supplier of Schacht Wheels and accessories)
- Baker Allegan Studios (local supplier of wheels and accessories)
Festivals
- Michigan Fiber Festival, annual event held in August at the Allegan County Fairgrounds, is a good place to meet vendors and try out new wheels or purchase fiber (either raw or processed).