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 and 20th Anniversary years of the Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild members exhibited works at The Allied Artists of Butler County.
2007 is the 25th Anniversary year of the Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild! We are planning many exciting events including an exhibit with the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts during their event Fiber: Functional and Fun during late March and April, and a workshop featuring internationally known fiber artist Ann Field from New Zealand!