Upcoming Meetings
Each meeting will begin with a Business Meeting, followed by the program for that month, then a Show and Tell.
September 14, 2024 – Annual Destash/Restash. Members will get a table and can bring their fiber-related items to sell or trade. Non-members can rent a table for $10 or join the guild for $10. Each person is responsible for handling their own money.
Groups Around Town
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The Paulding Fine Arts Association will host the first Friday of each month as a day (11-4) open to any fiber artisan that wants to drop in and work on their weaving, knitting, crochet, spinning, etc. in a friendly, low-key setting.
Please bring all your own equipment and supplies. There is no formal instruction, although students in upcoming weaving classes can begin on their project early with the teacher’s help. Great for those learning how to warp a loom. For more information, check out https://www.fiberbecomesewe.com/.
PFAA is located west of the courthouse complex on Hwy 278 at Seaboard Drive, near the Ace Hardware and Piece of Heaven Bakery. The address is 105 Village Walk, Suite 181 (around the back side behind the bakery).
Feel free to bring your treats from the Piece of Heaven bakery and coffee shop. We’re all into getting that fiber fix in multiple ways.
Fiber Arts on the Porch – 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 2-4pm. Meets at the Seven Springs Museum, 4355 Marietta Street in Powder Springs.
Frog Rock Knitters with Dana – A new group meeting Thursdays from 6-8pm at Frog Rock Brewing, 2764 Broad St., Austell, GA. Their website is https://www.frogrockbrewingco.com/.
Paulding County Senior Center – 54 North Industrial Way, Dallas. Meets every Thursday. (770) 443-8873
Cobb County Senior Centers – 3 Locations:
o Main Center: 1150 Powder Springs Street, Suite 100, Marietta; (770) 528-5355
o West Cobb Center: 4915 Dallas Hwy, Powder Springs; (770) 528-8200
o North Cobb Center: 3900 South Main Street, Acworth; (770) 975-7740
Bartow County Senior Center – 33 Beavers Drive, Cartersville; (770) 387-5134
Rockmart Nutrition and Senior Center – 134 West Elm Street, Rockmart; (770) 684-3280
Rockmart Cultural Arts Center – 316 North Piedmont Avenue, Rockmart; (770) 684- 2707. “Sit and
Stitch” meets the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month, 10AM – 2PM
Events
If you are interested in learning more about upcoming events and classes, please visit the Knitters Review or the Thatched Roof Cottage websites for more information.
SC Knitting Guild Knit Inn – The South Carolina Knitting Guild hosts an annual Knit Inn. The dates for 2025 will be Thursday, January 30th through Sunday, February 2nd, 2025. Hotel reservations are now available, note that the location is new for 2025. Classes are not yet posted. Be sure to check out their website for more information and to reserve a room at https://scknittingguild.com/index.php/knit-inn/.
SAFF – The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair will be held from Thursday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th, 2024 in Fletcher, NC, just outside of Asheville and near the Asheville Airport. Classes will be Thursday through Sunday and are listed on their website. The market will be open Friday through Sunday. The website is https://saffsite.org/.
The North Georgia State Fair will be September 19th through 29th at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, GA. Be sure to enter your fiber-y items in the competition! Craft items will be accepted on Saturday, September 14th from 12-6pm and Sunday, September 15th from 1=4:30pm. Please check out the website at https://www.northgeorgiastatefair.com/ to get all the details and entry forms.
Rhinebeck – The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival will be held on October 19th and 20th, 2024 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY. More info on their website at https://sheepandwool.com/.
Nash Yarn Fest – New for 2025, it will be held at The Fairgrounds Nashville on Friday evening, March 14th and all day Saturday, March 15th, 2025. No classes will be held but there will be lots of vendors. Put on by Ann and Kay of Modern Daily Knitting. Website is https://www.nashyarnfest.com/,
The Georgia Mountain Needle Arts Festival will be held April 26-28, 2024 at the Gilmer County Civic Center in Ellijay, GA. For more information please refer to the GMNAF website at https://georgiamountainneedleartsfestival.com/.