Welcome to the web site for the Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association (MAFA). MAFA is a non-profit organization whose objectives are to promote education in the fiber arts, to plan, organize, and conduct conferences, and to facilitate communication among member guilds.

MAFA represents nearly 60 guilds from 8 states and the District of Columbia in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our member guilds are located in NY, PA, MD, VA, NJ, DE, DC, NC, and WV. Individuals become automatic members through membership in a participating guild.

Associate membership is open to commercial enterprises, institutions, organizations, schools and individuals not in affiliated guilds.

Any organized guild of handweavers or related fiber activities located in the Mid-Atlantic region may be considered for membership in MAFA. Membership consists of timely payment of annual dues and entitles members to participation in the biennial conference, the MAFA newsletter, and the opportunity to apply for grants, which support mini-conference venues.

Each guild is allowed one representative and one alternate representative to send to the two annual general meetings held in October and May.

Guilds, individuals, or organizations wishing to join MAFA should go to the Joining MAFA page for further information.

News of the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival

• October 16^th & 17^th, 2010: Saturday 9AM-5PM Sunday 10AM-5PM
• Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Avenue, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
• Details at the official website HERE
• Expanded Workshop Program--details HERE
• Online registration, online catalog
• MAFA Representatives meeting will be held here on Saturday afternoon October 17^th

MAFA By-Laws May 2008 (pdf version)

Class List for MAFA CONFERENCE 2011

(Full descriptions will be in the brochure due out December 1st!)

WEAVING

• Alderman, Sharon “Color and Weave Effects”
• Berent, Mary “8/2 Cotton--Versatile, Beautiful and Inexpensive”
• Butler, Su “Easy Pickup”
• Collingwood, Jason “4-End Blockweave (Taquete)"
• Dam, Inge “Incorporating Tablet Weaving into Garments”
• Dunning, Melissa “18^th and 19^th Century Linens”
• Fortin, Sarah “Shadow Weave: More than Two Colors”
• Henneberger, Karel “Novice Weaving--This Is a Loom; This is a Shuttle”
• Herbster, Barbara “Leno: Exploring Finger Manipulated Lace Weaves”
• Irwin, Bobbie “Creative Overshot”
• Knisely, Tom “Huck Lace: Pushing the Boundaries of Tradition”
• Leslie, Ruby “The 3-D's of 3-D: Deflection, Differential Shrinkage and Doubleweave”
• Sanders, Nadine “A Rumpelstiltskin Adventure: Double Warp Overlay for Rugs and Runners”
• Segal, Claudia “Don’t Treadle--Go Rigid Heddle”
• Smith, Mimi “Building With Blocks”
• Spady, Robin “Extreme Warp Makeover”
• Vera, Betty “’Planned' Color Surprises: Weaving with Variegated Yarns”
• Walker, Barbara “Stripes With An Attitude”
• West, Virginia “Advancing Twill: Sampler to Scarf”
• Winslow, Heather “Theo Moorman Inlay Technique Adapted to Clothing”

SPINNING

• Hallman, Eileen “Exploring the Versatility of the Charkha”
• Jenkins, Sally “Novice Spinning”
• Schroer, Andrea Mielke “Intermediate Spinning”
• Wood, Carol/ MacCrea, Debbie “Complex Color from Natural Dyes: Color Blending & Spinning"

AND MORE

• Diefenderfer, Barbara “Simply Casual or Elegant Tops”
• Koehler, James “Tapestry Techniques”
• Lancaster, Daryl “Fiber Boot Camp: Oh the Possibilities”
• MacGregor, Pamela “Bound Book of Felting Techniques"
• Searle, Karen “Uncharted Territory: Knit and Crochet for Sculpture and Jewelry”
• Stewart, Terri: ”Transparency 101”

Mickie Schneider
President
MAFA

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