Local Guilds
If you don’t see your guild on this list, please send us the info at
pghfiberfestival@gmail.com for consideration.
Pennsylvania
American Sewing Guild Pittsburgh PA Chapter
- Website: https://sewpittsburgh.weebly.com
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/americansewingguildpittsburghpachapter
- Instagram: asgpittsburgh
CONTACT: Email address: asgpittpa@gmail.com
Beaver Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild
- Meet first Wednesday of the month at 7:00PM (Sept-June) at the Chippewa United Methodist Church, 2545 Darlington Rd, Beaver Falls, PA
CONTACT: Sheila Drevna, 724-495-0825
Butler Machine Knitters
- Meet every third Thursday of the month (no meeting in December) at 10am at the Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 North Duffy Road, Butler PA
CONTACT: Ruth Schnell, 724-445-3979 or Darlene Tolman, 724-543-4150
Butler Spinners & Weavers Guild
- Meets the first Wednesday of the month, usually from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Butler Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Motor Pool Way, Butler, PA.
CONTACT:President Wini Labrecque, 724-272-4285 or Vice President Carol McFadden, 412-821-3065
Centre County Knitters Guild
- Meets the first Thursday of the month, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
CONTACT: President Kate Olsen, 703-740-6862 or kateolsen8@gmail.com
Creative Machine Knitters of Indiana, PA
- Meets the third Wednesday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon. Beginners are always welcome.
WEBSITE: www.creativemachineknittersofindianapa.com
CONTACT: Flora Repine, 814-948-9253 or fmrspruce@verizon.net
Golden Dome Knitting Guild
- Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ, 139 N. Main St., Greensburg, PA
CONTACT: Lorraine Hoffman, lorrainegaryh@aol.com
Kneedle Knerds United
- Meets the first Saturday of the month at the Altoona Area Public Library in the boardroom from 10 AM to 2 PM. All kinds of needle/fiber work is welcome.
CONTACT: Rose Balasco, camprn@aol.com
The Knitaholics
- Meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Sewickley (PA) Public Library, and welcomes all ages and skill levels
CONTACT: 412-741-6920 or check the library website, www.sewickleylibrary.org
Laurel Highlands Knitting Guild
- Meets the fourth Thursday of the month, January through October, at Ligonier Town Hall Room A
- Knit Night at Kathy’s Kreations, 141 E. Main St., Ligonier, PA, on the second Tuesday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m.
CONTACT: President Kathy Zimmerman, 724-238-9320
Mars FiberKnots:
- Meet every Monday evening from 5-7 pm at the Mars Public Library
- Knitters and crocheters welcome, any experience level.
- FB page: Mars FiberKnots
Machine Knitters of Westmoreland County
- Meets the second Sunday afternoon of every month at the New Stanton Alliance Church from 2pm-4/5pm
- They consist of member’s show and tell and a teaching demonstration each month. We also host quarterly knit-ins where participants bring their machines for an entire day of knitting and learning from each other, seminars, workshops, etc.
- FB page: Machine Knitters
North Hills Art Center Fiber Arts:
- Meet 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month from 10am to Noon at North Hills Art Center, 3432 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh
- Website: http://www.northhillsartcenter.org/
Novelknitters
- Meetings are held at the Lauri Ann West Memorial Library in Pittsburgh, PA
- The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6 p.m.
- The schedule sometimes varies if there are holiday closures, and the library follows the inclement weather schedule of the Fox Chapel Area School District
CONTACT: Grace Abbs or Ann Andrews, 412-828-9520
Penn Hills Library Advanced Knitting Group
- Meetings are held at the William E. Anderson Library of Penn Hills, PA, every Tuesday at 7 p.m.
- One time fee of $10 to join
- Bring your own #8 knitting needles and yarn
CONTACT: Jean Kanouff, 412-795-3507, ext. 120
Peters Township Crochet & Knitting Club
- This Club meets at the Peters Township Public Library every 2nd Thursday of the month from 6pm-7pm
- Website is https://events.ptlibrary.org/events/month
- Address is 616 E McMurray Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
CONTACT: Jessica Young: jslyoung1728@gmail.com
Peters Township Panera Knitters
- This informal knitting group meets on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Panera Bread Restaurant in Peters Township on route 19. Many members are “remnants” from the now-closed Knit Shoppe in Canonsburg, PA
CONTACT: Linda Listing, 724 745-9497 or ursula@nauticom.net
Pittsburgh East Knitting Guild
- Meets every fourth Wednesday, from January to October, at 7 p.m. in Monroeville, PA
CONTACT: Andrea Noble, 412-380-9340 or noble9101@verizon.net, for meeting location and more information
Pittsburgh Fiberarts Guild
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Website-https://fiberartspgh.
org Instagram- FiberartsPghEmail- fiberartspgh@gmail.com
CONTACT: Email: fiberartspgh@gmail.com
Pittsburgh Rug Hooking Guild
- Meets the 2nd Monday of the Month (September thru May) at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101
CONTACT: Ann Mertz at mertz.a@verizon.net
Roofgarden Knitting Guild
- Meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Phillips Dressler Center for the Arts, 214 S. Harrison Ave, Somerset, PA
CONTACT: Alison Holzmann, alisonhlz@comcast.net
Sit-n-Stitch Cranberry
- Meets every Tuesday at 6 PM at Panera Bread in Cranberry Twp, PA. Anyone can join the group at any skill level, even those who want to learn to crochet or knit.
CONTACT: Jeanne Marino, ogman10@gmail.com
South Cumberland Fiber Guild
- Meets the third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shippensburg, PA, Public Library
CONTACT: http://www.southcumberlandfiberguild.com
South Hills Knitting Guild
- Meets the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, 975 Washington Rd.
- Dues are $20, and all skill levels are welcome
CONTACT: Jane Phillips, 724-825-7474 or JYPhillips@hotmail.com
Three Rivers Crochet (Crochet Guild of America chapter)
- Meets every Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Panera Bread, Boulevard of the Allies, Oakland, PA (beneath the Quality Inn)
CONTACT: Diane Halpern, 3riverscrochet@gmail.com
WEBSITES: http://threeriverscrochet.com, http://threeriverscrochet.blogspot.com
Three Rivers Embroiderers Guild (Embroiderers Guild of America chapter)
- Meets on the 4th Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. over Zoom. When in person meetings begin again they meet at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, PA
CONTACT: President Mary Van Tyne; VP/Membership Chair Raven Fagelson, 3riversega@gmail.com
Three Rivers Knitting Guild
- Meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sewickley, PA.
CONTACT: President Diane Patterson, dpatter1582000@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: http://pittsburghthreeriversknittingguild.wordpress.com
Three Rivers Quilters, Inc.
- Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Baldwin Community United Methodist Church, Baptist and Weyman roads, Whitehall Borough, south of Pittsburgh
CONTACT: info@threeriversquilters.org
WEBSITE: http://www.threeriversquilters.org
Yarn Friends (Brackenridge/Natrona Heights/Tarentum area)
- Meets the last Monday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Harrison Branch of the Community Library of Allegheny Valley.
- All skill levels of crochet/knitting welcome. Bring your own yarn and hooks/needles.
- Also has a Group on Ravelry to stay updated on meetings, etc.: Ravelry.com/groups/yarn-friends-natrona-heights-brackenridge-tarentum-area
CONTACT: Hillary Butts at HillaryB312@gmail.com, or call the library at 724-226-3491
Yarn It All
- Meetings are held at the Northland Public Library in McCandless Township, PA
- The daytime group meets every third Saturday of the month at 9 a.m..
- The evening group meets every third Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
CONTACT: Karen Nootbaar or Kati Coleman at 412-366-8100 ext. 112
Maryland
Chesapeake Purls (The Knitting Guild Association Chapter)
- Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 2 to 4 p.m., at the Edgewater Police Station, Edgewater, MD
WEBSITE: www.chesapeakepurls.com
CONTACT: Vice President Priscilla Arnett, 410-263-4853 or pris.arnett@gmail.com
New York
Foothill Treadlers
- Meet every Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at W. Fort Ann Methodist Church, Fort Ann, NY. Bring bag lunch and $3 donation
CONTACT: Sue Granger, 518-547-8457 or frosty@logical.net
New York City Crochet Guild
- P.O. Box 4228, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163
CONTACT: Millie Zeno, Committee Chairwoman, 917-327-0849 or esperanzazeno@aol.com
Time For Ewe Spinning Guild
- Meets every Wednesday evening, 6 to 10 p.m., at Crafty Ewe Yarn Shop, Ticonderoga NY ($3 donation)
CONTACT: Sue Granger, 518-547-8457 or frosty@logical.net