Below you will find a map of the State of Michigan and surrounding area that has been sectioned off into seven different areas – to more easily aide you in finding a particular guild under the map is a list by geographical area for each guild. Below the geographical area is an alpha list of each guild that is a participating member of MLH.
Area 1 - Upper Peninsula Guilds: Buellwood Weavers, Country Spinners and Bridge Shuttlers, Delta Spinners, Yarnwinders Fiber Guild, and Spiderwoman Handspinners.
Area 2 - Northwestern Lower Peninsula Guilds: AuSable-Manistee Fiber Guild, Nor’craft Weavers Guild, Lake Charlevoix Area Guild and Northland Weavers
Area 3 - North Central Lower Peninsula Guilds: Friends of the Fleece, Genesee Valley Fiber, Midland FiberArts Guild
Area 4 - Southwestern Lower Peninsula Guilds: Lakeshore Fiber Arts, Niles Handweavers Guild, Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo and Woodland Weavers and Spinners
Area 5 - South Central Lower Peninsula Guilds: Complex Weavers (state-wide, not a guild), Greater Lansing Weavers Guild, Jackson Handweavers
Area 6 - Southeastern Lower Peninsula and Ohio Guilds: Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild, Black Sheep Weavers Fiber Guild, Black Swamp Spinners Guild of NW Ohio, Cross Borders Weavers, Detroit Handweavers and Spinners, Eastside Handweavers Guild, FinnWeavers Fiber Guild, Michigan Handspinners, Michigan Weavers Guild, Mill Race Weavers Guild, North Oakland Handweavers Guild, Toledo Area Weavers, Town & Country Weavers
Area 7 - Indiana Guilds: Fort Wayne Weavers Guild
Area 8 - Northeastern Lower Peninsula Guilds: Sunrise Spinning Guild (Alpena area) and Northeast Michigan Weavers Guild
The following is a alpha list of each guild’s MLH Representative and any pertinent information they have provided including e-mail and websites.
Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild
Guild Rep: Millie Danielson, 1000 Vesper, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: 734-769-2055
email: milleed@umich.edu
Meets: 2nd Monday of the month, September through May (no meeting in December) Location: Zion Lutheran Church in Piper Hall, 1501 W Liberty St, Ann Arbor 48103 (between Seventh and Stadium) Meeting begins at 6:30 pm with time to socialize, browse our featured library offerings, and display your fiber art projects. The business meeting begins at 7 pm and the program follows. Main events: Power Center Show in February, Fiber Feast Runway Show & Luncheon in April, Guild Booth at Ann Arbor Art Fair in July, and Holiday Sale in November.
Webpage: annarborfiberartsguild.org
Au Sable – Manistee Weavers
Guild Rep: Janet Gross, 818 Sumac Trail., Grayling, MI 49738
Phone 989-344-0694
Meets: 2nd Wednesday 10:00 AM, members’ homes call for information
Black Sheep Weavers’ Fiber Guild
Guild Rep: Mary Underwood 1219 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
Phone 734-662-7134
email: amoscoey@mac.com
Meets: Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, September through May, except December 2008 and January 2009, which will be the second Thursday Meetings are held at the Hartland Education Service Support Center’s Science Room, (the old Hartland High School) on M 59 1/3 mile west of Old U.S. 23. Meetings begin at 6:30 pm with time to socialize and display your fiber arts projects. The business meeting and programs begin at 7 pm and program at 8 pm.
Webpage: blacksheepweaversguild.com
Black Swamp Spinners Guild of NW Ohio
Guild Rep: Susan Cayton, 24477 Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg, Ohio
Phone:419-874-5633
Meets 2nd Tuesday, September thru May, from 10:00 AM til 3:00 PM at the Wood County Historical Center & Museum I-75 & US R 6 or 13360 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio. 43402 web page: www.blackswampspinners.org
Buelwood Weavers Guild
Rep: Jean Lind, P.O. PO Box 217, Ontonagon Mi 49963
Phone 906-884-6819
email: jlind@jamadots.com
Meets: 3rd Monday 1:00 PM, Gloria Dei Church, Hancock, MI
Country Spinners and Bridge Shuttlers Weavers Guild
Rep: Sandra Spiewak, 720 S. Forest, Brimley, MI 49715
Phone 906-248 5408
email: sspiewak@up.net
Meets: 2nd Sunday 1:00 PM, various sites call for information
Cross Borders Weavers Guild Rep:
Cathy McCarthy 6886 Springbrook Ln, Kalamazzo, MI 49004
Phone 269-345-1796
email: catmccar1@gmail.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesday 10:00 AM, Members’ homes, call or e-mail for information
Delta Spinners
Guild Rep: Alice Koivisto, E. 4999 State Hwy M 35, Escanaba, MI 49829
Phone 906-789-0772
email: akoivisto@chartermi.net
Detroit Metro Spinning, Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild
Guild Rep: Michelle Romig, 43304 Chester Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Phone 586-803-1397
email: christopromig@sbcglobal.net
Meets: 2nd Friday of the month at 10:00 A.M. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Royal Oak, MI Spinners meet in members homes on 3rd Saturday at 10:00 AM
Eastside Handweavers Guild
Guild Rep: .Sue Ellison, 1635 Ford Ct. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236;
email: info@eastsidehandweavers.org
Website:eastsidehandweavers.org
Meets: 3rd Monday 7:00 PM – St. Clair Shores Adult Education facility – 23055 Masonic, Saint Clair Shores, MI 48082
Fort Wayne Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Joetta Bopp, 7032 Sweetbrier, Fort Wayne, IN 48614
Phone 260-672-8294
email: jbopp4@comcast.net
Meets: 1st Wednesday 7:00 PM, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne
Friends of the Fleece Guild
Rep: Carole Lentz, 2345 Greening Rd., Applegate, MI 48401
Phone 810-622-9443
email: lentzcb@aol.com
Meets 2nd Monday 10:00 AM, Members’ homes
Genessee Valley Weavers Guild
Rep: Joetta Brady, 3152 Stratford St., Flint, MI 48504
Phone 810-234-3862
email: joettaweaver@aol.com
Greater Lansing Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Jenny Schumaker, 1120 Michigan Ave., East Lansing, MI. 48823
Phone 810-919-7034
Jackson Handweavers Guild
Guild Rep: Jan Sheely, P.O. Box 27 Hudson, MI 49247
email: jsheely123@yahoo.com
Meets: 2nd Thursday 7:00 PM, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
Lake Charlevoix Area Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Diane Stzrelinski, 517 N. Wilson Rd., Boyne City, MI 49712
Phone 213-582-5577
email: dianes@trochlake.com
Meets: Last Wednesday of the month (check on location and time)
Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild
Guild Rep: Sherry Sirko
Phone
email: Sherry Sirko
Meets 1st Wednesday of each month (Sept. – Dec., March – May ) at the Holland Area Arts Council, 6:30 PM
Michigan Handspinners Guild
Rep: Kenneth Allen, 33567 Michele, Livonia, MI 48150
Phone 734-427-6268
email: rallen7468@aol.com
Meets: 1st Thursday 10:00 AM, Farmington Hills Library, Farmin gton Hills, MI
Michigan Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Loretta Oliver, 885 Dursley Rd, 21820 Bloomfield Hills, MI 4830
Web site: michiganweaversguild.org
Meetings are held 5 times a year-September, October, January, March & May As of 5/20/2010 Specific dates will be determined. We will update the website and notify via Facebook and Twitter when we firm up the details.
A social hour begins at 11:30 am, with the general meeting starting at 12:00 noon. The program begins at 12:30. However days and time will change according to speakers and programs.
Midland FiberArts Guild
Guild Rep: Nancy Grant, 5613 Tiffany Lane, Midland, MI 48642
Phone 989-631-1968
email: fornax2b@chartermi.net
Meets: 4th Tuesday 9:30 AM, Trinity Lutheran Church, Midland, MI
Mill Race Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Ken Allen, 33567 Michele, Livonia, MI 48642
Phone 734-427-6268
email: rallen7468@aol.com
Meets 3rd Tuesday 7:30 PM, Millrace Historical Village, Northville, MI
Niles Handweavers Guild
Guild Rep: Midge Lewis, 1100 Monroe Blvd., South Haven, MI 49090
Phone 616-637-5104
email: larmidgelewis@frontier.com
Meets: 1st Wednesday 10:00 AM, 13988 Range Line Road, Buchanan, MI
Nor’craft Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Ann Pettigrew – 1810 N. Jebavy Dr. Ludington, MI
Phone: 231-845-6615
Meets: 3 times a year in a members’ home – contact for date and location
North East Michigan Weavers Guild
Guild Rep: Marion Cook Jagst, Sunflower Garden Studio, 1208 Old Washington, Alpena, MI 49707 Phone: 989-356-9261
email: jsbach@teacher.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesdays 10:00 AM Sunflower Garden Studio, September thru June.
North Oakland Weavers Guild
Rep: Maria Shelton, 2337 Arizona Ct., Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Phone 248-651-9649
Northland Weaving and Fiber Arts Guild
Guild Rep: Jenny McCain
email: jlmccain123@charter.net
Meets: 3rd Thursday 7:00 PM, call for information
Spiderwoman Handspinners Guild
Rep: Ginnie Killough
Phone 906-226-8353
Sunrise Spinning Guild
Guild Rep: Phyllis Mayhew, 4921 North Mio Road, Rose City, MI 48654
Phone 989-685-2489
email: kritterkeeper@m33access.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesday 10:00 AM, Mio Church of God, Mio
Toledo Area Weavers Guild
Rep: Shelly Hopson, 2130 Brookford Dr, Toledo, OH 43614
email: buckeye_17@yahoo.com
Meets: 1st Tuesday 7:00 PM Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, OH
Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo
Guild Rep: Leslie Jo Hurwitz, 14000 Doster Road, Plainwell, MI 49080
Phone 269-664-5364
ljhurwitz@earthlink.net
Meets: 2nd Monday 7:00 PM, Portage Senior Center, Portage, MI
Webpage: weaversguildofkalamazoo.org
Woodland Weavers & Spinners
Guild Rep:Betty Christians, 246 Timber Creek Circle, Comstock Park, MI 49321
Phone: 616-647-0792
email: betsweave@aol.com
Website: woodlandweaversandspinners.com
Meets: 1st Monday 7:00 PM at Trinity Congregational Church, 2725 4 Mile Rd. NW, Grand Rapids, 49504.
Yarnwinders Fiber Guild
Guild Rep: Patty Beyer, 766 Lakewood, Marquette, MI 49855
email: yarnwinder98@yahoo.com
Meets: 2nd Thursday at 6:30 PM, Marquette Art Center, Marquette, MI
