Imagine a rainbow of color, texture and creativity. This is the Whidbey Weavers Guild 21st annual Uncommon Threads Sale on the first weekend in November.
November 6th & 7th the 21st Annual Uncommon Threads Sale is a great opportunity to do early holiday shopping and purchase locally hand-crafted products made by Guild members. You will find a wide range of woven, knitted, crocheted, felted and spun hand-crafted clothing and home accessories. Explore all kinds of fiber arts including hand-spun yarn, dyed spinning fibers, rugs, braided or felted jewelry, baskets, clothing and table linens. A wide range of pricing ensures something special for every budget.
The Whidbey Weavers Guild is a community of fiber artists with roots back to the mid 1960s when a couple of local artists offered weaving demonstrations at the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival. By 1969 a small group of weavers were meeting monthly at a member’s home. As more weavers joined the group, they developed educational programs and by 1987 the Guild had grown to 30 members.
Today the Whidbey Weavers Guild has over 160 members ranging from beginner to production weavers and fiber artists, some of whom are nationally recognized weavers and teachers; as well as members who raise sheep, alpacas, llamas, goats and dogs for fiber production. Membership extends beyond Whidbey throughout Puget Sound, several other states and Canada. Monthly programs bring in local and national fiber artists for presentations and workshops. Scholarships and study groups support member fiber arts education.
Members are active in our community with displays and demonstrations in schools, shops, libraries, festivals, and at the Island County Fair. Each April, the Guild hosts a two-day group Spin-In with teaching sessions and vendors for a large audience drawn from neighboring states and Canada.
Uncommon Threads Sale – Friday November 6th from 10 am to 7 pm and Saturday, November 7th, 10 am to 3 pm. The Nordic Hall, 63 Jacobs Road, Coupeville – approximately 1 mile south of Coupeville.
Celebrate the creative fiber arts on Whidbey Island and visit the Uncommon Threads Sale! You can learn more about the Whidbey Weavers Guild at WhidbeyWeaversGuild.org
