Meetings

Next meeting:

1st Reformed Church

630 State St. Holland, MI

Time: 1:00 to 4:00   

Meeting Place:   Our next meeting will be at 1st Reformed Church, 630 State St, Holland, MI, 1-4pm.  State St is west of US31 and angles from Lincoln St to River.  The church is located between E 24th St and E 32nd St.  It is located in a largely residential area so it is hard to miss.  Please enter through the doors at the back of the building which are the clearly marked weekday entry.  Our meetings are usually on the first level, but once in a while in the lower level.

Watch for emails for time and place to be sure. 

Our meetings will be held the 3rd Friday of each month at the 1st Reformed Church in Holland.

Time will be 1:00 to 4:00

Dues are 30.00 a year, due in September

If you are interested in joining, feel free to fill out the form below and bring it to a meeting.

Membership Form

Next Meeting 

We do not meet in June, July and August

or if the weather is too bad to drive.

Upcoming Guild Programs:

November 20 – Ratti Reen - Punch Needle Embroidery, Then and Now

December 18 – Holiday Potluck & Ornament Exchange

MONTHLY Meeting Silent Auction Table!!!:  Bring items you want to auction, there will be a silent bid sheet for each item or group of items, the auction will go on through out the meeting and you may raise the price of an item at any time.  At about 3:00 the person with the highest bid wins, you must be present to win.  Please take home  any item of yours that does not sell.

Scroll down to see upcoming shows and events.

Lakeshore Fiber Arts Show at Holland Area Arts Council

October 22nd through December 19th, 2026

 

Participating artists will exhibit their fiber arts at the all-guild show in the Lievense and Kobkiw Gallery at the Holland Area Arts Council,

150 East 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423  hollandarts.org

 

Demonstrations and Docents

Fiber artists will be demonstrating their creative skills and answering questions

12 noon to 2 pm on the following days:

 

Tues. Nov 3	Juliane Anderson - Freeform Knitting	Jill Monteith - Kawandi
Wed. Nov. 4	Suzanne Ditzler - Needle Felting	Gargi Hales - Painting on Fabric
Thu. Nov. 5	Wendy Rice - Needle Felting	Coleen Maloney - Tapestry Frame Weaving
Wed. Nov. 11	Sue Cortese - Shibori Techniques	Priscilla Lynch - Tapestry Weaving
Thu. Nov. 12	Nancy DeVries - Basketry	TBD
Wed. Nov 18	Linda Slusar - Sewing with a Featherweight	Coleen Maloney - Tapestry Frame Weaving
Wed. Dec. 2	Jennifer Gould - Embroidery	Kim Doele - Construction Using Hand-woven Fabrics; Embroidery
Wed. Dec. 9	Sue Cortese - Shibori Techniques	Sue Fleming - Hand Stitching
Thu. Dec. 10	Mary Alice Townsend - Felting	Pamela Crosby - Alabama Chanin Stitching

 

Personnel, demonstrations, times and dates subject to change without notice. 

Please visit hollandarts.org or lakeshorefiberartsguild.blogspot.com

(Meetings and Shows tab) for updates.

 

Questions?  Please contact Gargi Hales @ gjmhales@gmail.com

Thank you!

 

CLASSES to take from our guild members:

  Intermediate Weaving with Holland Area Arts Council with Alicia Mannes; Thursdays, Oct. 29 – Dec. 3 (no class Nov. 26) 6:00pm - 8:00pm

         

   Sue Fleming:  Visit her at ZCashmere website: zcashmere.com, or see me at the following events this summer:

  

    

CLASSES:  Sue Cortese's home studio, 15659 Coyote Crossing, Holland, MI 49424

More information is available on my website: http://www.selcfabrics.com/, or reach out at scortese7@gmail.com.

 

      We will be learning different improv techniques in each session. Some of the topics include learning to cut without a ruler, abstraction of classic blocks, inserting strips and other shapes, enlarging…  $40 per session

 

GUILD SHOW at Holland Area Arts Council:  October 22 - December 19, 2026.  Thirty-three guild members will exhibit their fiber art at this show in the Lievense Gallery, a wonderful opportunity to share the varied talents in our guild with the community and invite new fiber-loving members to join our guild.

 

Please contact Gargi Hales at gjmhales@gmail.com or text 616-610-0402 with any questions.

 

TIMELINE

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·         October 22 - December 19 - show in the Lievense Gallery

·         Thursday, October 29, 5:30 - 7:00 pm - Reception

·         January 4, 2027 - Pick up begins - HAAC can store items if people are away.