Welcome Beginners!
The MAWS 2018 conference will host many classes appropriate for those with very limited or no experience in the fiber arts. These classes are taught by an outstanding panoply of national, regional, and local teachers who will create an amazing learning experience for you! Study the class schedule to plan your conference experience, then secure your spot by registering today. (register here) We hope to see you in Big Sky this June!….Read More
Guild Booths: a MAWS Delight!
At every MAWS conference, the creativity of Montana’s guilds is on glorious display. Some guilds choose a theme around which to organize their ideas, oftentimes their own special take on the conference theme, or something else dear to the hearts of the members. Some organize their display around color …Read More
Eco-Print Envy
At the last MAWS conference, I had cause to be a teensy bit envious as some of my friends were bringing from Judith Colvin’s Eco-print class their exquisite works of fiber art, with beautiful botanicals, natural colors, some touched with pink from a cochineal bath. …Read More
Reach for the Stars Open Show
Plan now to enter one or more of the show’s 9 categories! Conference registrants may enter up to three items. Pieces must be turned in at the Registration desk by 4:00pm Thursday, June 14th. Five Grand Awards; HGA, Peoples Choice, Best of Show, Judges Choice and Chairperson’s Choice will be given, as well as a 1st and 2nd in each category….Read More
MAWS Scholarships are available.
That’s right. The MAWS organization has money to give in the form of scholarships! We don’t want anyone ( this means YOU!) to miss out on this wonderful conference, so apply for a scholarship today! Deadline April 14 …Read More
A few more spaces in Jason Collinwood’s classes!
Due to popular demand, we have figured out how to accommodate a few more people in Jason’s overwhelmingly popular rug weaving classes. If you or a friend were wanting to take either his 3-End Block Weave workshop (three days in Pre-Conference) or his Plain Weave: An Introduction to Rug Weaving (two days in Main Conference) here’s your opportunity! …Read More
The Sky’s the Limit in 2018!
Excitement is building in the Bozeman Weavers Guild as we prepare to host the next MAWS Conference in June 2018 at Big Sky. The instructors committee is working hard to evaluate the many high-quality proposals we’ve received from teachers all around Montana and the greater area to ensure a dynamic mix of workshops that will offer exciting opportunities and challenges for all.
Vendor applications have been posted! Click on the Vendor link to learn more.
Check out the conference colors – Blue, Silver, Golden Yellow, and Coral. We can’t wait to see how you incorporate the conference colors.
Big Sky Fun for All
Yesterday a few of us from the MAWS 2018 planning team visited Big Sky and met with our guy, Jamie, to work on a few more conference details. I realize Big Sky is most well known as a ski resort but, honestly, I can’t imagine a more glorious place to spend a beautiful summer day. And clearly I wasn’t the only one to think so. The Mountain Village, site of our conference center, was buzzing with the activities of families and kids in pursuit of all kinds of fun!
We saw folks zip-lining,mountain biking, climbing walls, swinging,
and things I don’t even know the words for. 
Your family may very well insist on accompanying you on this trip, and if they do: not to worry! While we are busy weaving, spinning, and dyeing, etc., they’ll be having the time of their lives in God’s Country. It’s win/win for all!
Our team had a productive time as we reviewed the space at the Yellowstone Conference Center and mentally assigned workshops to appropriate rooms, visited the various lodging buildings again and figured out the best accommodations for our instructors, and did some meal planning.
We left feeling so excited about sharing this beautiful place with you all. I’m sure you already have the dates on your calendar, but just in case: June 12 – 17, 2018. Meet us in Big Sky where the Sky’s the Limit!