2024-2025 FiberArts Guild Meetings Schedule

First Fridays September through May 
Meetings rotate between Buena Vista and Salida. 
​Members and their guests welcome. 
Join Us! 

Times: 
9:30    Open Forum - announcements
10:00  Member show and tell
10:30   Program
11:30    Business Meeting

Meeting Locations: See Maps below. 
Program calendar 
Workshop calendar 
September 13, 2024, Buena Vista
Summer project Show and Tell, announcement of programs and Challenge Project reveal.

October 4, 2024, Salida
We anticipate discussion of last minute fashion show items will take up the majority of meeting
time but local multimedia and photography artist Dania Pettus will present a trunk show of her
embroidery work. No afternoon workshop.

November 1, 2024, Salida
The Felted Dog from Pueblo will present a program and afternoon workshop on needle felting. 

December 6, 2024, Poncha Springs Town Hall
Holiday Party!

January 3, 2025, Buena Vista
Mountain and Plains Fibershed will present a program on “Building a Localized Fiber Supply Chain”.
Afternoon workshop: Peggy Barnholt will present a tie bag class. $30 class fee includes all materials and directions.

February 7, 2025, Salida
Gae Sharp-Richardson will do a program and workshop on reverse applique and visible mending.

March 7, 2025, Buena Vista
Sandee Jaastad will do a presentation on dyeing yarn to create stripes in a knitted project. Sandee  is
not doing a workshop but Beth Scully will do a no mess workshop on Botanical Dyeing on Tea
Towels.

April 4,  2025, Salida
Diane Baker will do a presentation and afternoon workshop on Sashiko.

May 2, 2025, Buena Vista
Challenge project Show and Tell—Create something inspired by an activity or interest you
enjoy that is NOT fiber related! Examples: sports, cooking, traveling, music, gardening, etc.
Map of Meeting Locations:
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​Buena Vista: Congregational United Church of Christ, 217 Crossman Street

Salida: First United Methodist Church, 288 E. 4th St.

​Poncha Springs Town Hall, 333 Burnett Ave., Poncha Springs