The guild was formed in early 2018 by members of Albemarle Handweavers Guild, Charlottesville Fiber Arts Guild, and Whirling Whorls Fiber Arts to provide a single guild serving all of Central Virginia, with a focus on all fiber arts disciplines and artists/crafters, at whatever skill level – from beginners to professionals.
We invite you to become a member! Whether you are a weaver, spinner, knitter, crocheter, dyer, felter, quilter, basket maker, sock machine knitter, braider, beader, or embroiderer, please join us for informal craft-ins, educational programs, dye days, workshops, and special events.
Member benefits include: members receive the monthly newsletter, guild emails and program notices, and have access to the membership list; members may register for guild workshops and programs at the member rate; and members are eligible to register early for the MAFA Conference at the member rate.
We are a 501.c.3 organization, and your donations to the guild may be tax-deductible.
Our bylaws, updated on March 28, 2021 are here.
Please email us for more info at info@cvfg.org.
Join the guild here.
2022-2024 CVFG Leaders:
President – Rebecca Fox, president@cvfg.org
VP/Programs Chair-Kimberly Radcliffe, programs@cvfg.org
Secretary/Newsletter Editor – Cyndi Jara-Almonte, newsletter@cvfg.org
Treasurer – Zebee Levet, treasurer@cvfg.org
Membership – Edie Eckman, membership@cvfg.org
Outreach Chair – Dawn Gilmore, outreach@cvfg.org
Website – Margaret O’Reilly Briggs /Dawn Gilmore, web@cvfg.org
Rental Equipment – Carolyn Ohle, rentals@cvfg.org
Library – Lynne Schwar, library@cvfg.org
2020-2022 CVFG Leaders:
President – Rebecca Fox
VP/Programs Chair- volunteer needed
Secretary/Newsletter Editor – Cyndi Jara-Almonte
Treasurer/Membership – Zebee Levet
Past President – Margaret O’Reilly Briggs
Outreach Chair – volunteer needed
Website – Erica Rowe/Margaret O’Reilly Briggs
Rental Equipment – Carolyn Ohle
Library – Mary Strouse & Lynne Schwar
2018-2020 CVFG Officers:
President – Margaret Briggs
VP/Programs Chair – Melanie Rowan
Secretary/Newsletter Editor – Cyndi Jara-Almonte
Treasurer/Membership – Marla Campbell
Outreach Chair – Kimberly Radcliffe
Committee Members Needed
Communications – Social Media: Join the committee to help publicize guild events, programs, and workshops, as well as events submitted to us from other Virginia guilds. Familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter a plus. Communications – PR & Graphics: We’d love someone with graphics and/or computer skills to help us publicize guild events by helping to produce and distribute the flyers created for our guild programs and workshops. Flyers are used on our website, on social media, and IRL at shops and events.
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:
Study Group Leader: If you have a spinning, weaving, knitting or other topic or question, we welcome members starting new study groups and we’ll help publicize it. You don’t have to be an expert! If you have questions about a fiber art or particular technique, others may also. It just takes one person to coordinate a group.