Fantastic Fibers 2026

Fantastic Fibers is an international juried exhibition showcasing a wide range of outstanding works within the fiber medium. As one of Yeiser Art Center’s most innovative and celebrated annual exhibitions, it continues to inspire fine artists, quilters, and textile art enthusiasts around the world. The exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older, this exhibition welcomes contemporary and innovative works that use fiber as the primary medium or concept. What began in 1987 as a wearable art show has evolved into a compelling mix of traditional and nontraditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers, as well as pieces that conceptually engage with fiber.

Registration for entries ends February 6, 2026 while the exhibition itself occurs March - May 2026. Visit theyeiser.org/fantastic-fibers for more information.

Colorado Weavers Day 2026

Will be held on Saturday May 2, 2026 at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The Pikes Peak Weavers Guild is hosting this event - a time for sharing threads and connecting friends. The keynote speakers will be Virginia Postre (The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World) and Emily Trujillo (A Chimayo Weavers Guidebook).

Registration opens January 2026. Join the event for a fantastic day of fiber arts & friendship. Seminars and lunch included. Visit pikespeakweavers.org for more information.

Weave Across America

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Thousand Islands Arts Center ~ Home of the Handweaving Museum is thrilled to announce a national juried call for Weave Across America — a collaborative coverlet project encouraging weavers and fiber artists to consider the symbolism of the American flag. What does the flag mean to you today, and how might you express these feelings in a textile? We invite weavers to submit your interpretation of what the American flag means to you in the language of handwoven cloth. Make your voice heard! This is an opportunity to become part of handweaving history for future generations.

Fiber artists across the United States are welcome to submit your work to be considered for inclusion in this unique, community-driven textile piece. Selected weavers will contribute individual pieces that, when assembled together, will form a single, unified coverlet representing the richness of American handweaving traditions, a celebration of the diversity, creativity, and skill of handweavers from coast to coast.

2026 WARP Gathering in June

Save the date! WARP’s 2026 Annual Gathering will be June 24–28, 2026, at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Gather in a new setting for learning, connection, and exchange. Registration opens soon.

The Woolery Pays 5%

Did you know that if you shop at The Woolery and use our affiliate URL that the guild earns 5%? If you're already shopping there, you may as well! 

Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC) 2027

Will be held at the Antlers Wyndham, 4 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO. The dates for the Conference are July 6-10, 2027. There is a special room rate of $165 per night plus taxes and fees. Everyone who attends the conference will have free parking with in and out privileges. All of the rooms used by the conference are on the main floor of the hotel. It will be easy to get to the various rooms. See the conference website.

Want to submit a proposal for the conference, read the guidelines (contains the link to the submission form). Submissions must be received by February, 1, 2026.

IWC has added virtual workshops between conferences. IWC will provide the Zoom environment and a person to manage that environment during the class. If interested, submit a Zoom proposal.

The Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) - Textiles & Tea - Each week HGA hosts a conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today. Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (EST) and is broadcast via Zoom. These broadcasts are free to view and open to all. Click on the link for additional information.

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Colorado Gives Day
The Handweavers Guild of Boulder has been participating in ColoradoGives.org since 2019, providing a safe and secure platform to non-profits in the State of Colorado to receive charitable donations. Please join us in December for Colorado Gives Day. Link here for the Handweavers Guild of Boulder profile page and thank you for your ongoing support!

Handweavers Guild of Boulder has memberships with the following

• WARP (Weave a Real Peace)
• HGA (Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.)
• NoBo Art District
• Boulder County Arts Alliance

HGB Non-discrimination Clause

Membership of the Guild shall be open to persons in sympathy with, interested in, or actively engaged in the art of handweaving and related arts/crafts. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, age, ability, race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, native language, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status, marital status, veteran status, military status, political service, affiliation or disability.

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