BUTLER SPINNERS & WEAVERS GUILD CELEBRATES 30 YEARS!!!

In celebration of our 30th Anniversary, the BSWG will be hosting a variety of exhibits showcasing the beautiful items created by our members.  Details for these exhibits can be found by clicking the link on the left for Coming Events.  Should you require further details, please contact Wini Labrecque at 724-272-4285.

REMINDER:  The regular scheduled meeting for the Butler Spinner & Weaver Guild is held the first Wednesday of each month.  The meeting is held at the Butler County Extension Office unless otherwise posted on this page.  For information about our next meeting please contact Wini at 724-272-4285

Reminder: Our project day will be the 2nd Wed. of each month at the Butler County Extension Office, 10AM until ?  Next project day is March 14, 2012.  In the event of bad weather or you are unsure if meeting will be cancelled, please contact Karen Bierbauer at 724-924-2383. 

The Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild was founded in September of 1982 when Mary Ann Geiger gathered a group of ten people at the Butler Public Library.  These people desired to organize a Guild to promote interest in and to teach the art of spinning and weaving.

Over the years the Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild has grown to include approximately 50 members.  While emphasis is placed on spinning and weaving, members of the Guild also knit, crochet, felt, and raise their own fiber-supplying animals, including sheep, alpacas, and goats.  No fiber related art is off limits to try!  Our members expertise vary from beginning spinners and weavers to nationally and internationally known experts!

The Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild has been active from the beginning in local and regional Sheep-to-Shawl contests, including those at the Pennsylvania Farm Show (Harrsiburg) and Penn's Colony (Saxonburg), bringing many awards with them back to Butler.  Throughout the years members have also demonstrated the art of spinning and weaving at many local events, knitting shops, and schools.

During the 10th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary and 25th years of the Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild members exhibited works at The Allied Artists of Butler County.  2012 celebrates 30 years of artistic creation, comradery and sharing our love of fiber art.  BSWG will be sharing our celebration with exhibits through out the area during upcoming months.  Details can be located in the Coming Events link on the left.