MN State Fair Volunteers: Thank you in the Biggest Way! A hearty "thank you!" to our amazing State Fair volunteers, who demonstrated tirelessly all 12 days of the fair! We are so grateful to those who joined us in sharing [...]
Share Your Love of Weaving & Spinning: Demonstrate With Us at the MN State Fair SIGN UP NOW! Has someone demonstrating their craft inspired your own creative journey? Did you see someone weaving or spinning in public and think, "I want [...]
Each year, the Weavers Guild sponsors eleven awards in the Creative Activities Department of the Minnesota State Fair. These prizes reward excellence in weaving and spinning. In 2021, we also sponsored a 12th award to celebrate the item best representing [...]
This Ribbon Could be Yours! Each year, the Weavers Guild sponsors eleven (11!!) awards in the Creative Activities Department of the Minnesota State Fair. These prizes reward excellence in weaving and spinning. For the following designations, you receive a $25 [...]
Call for Guild Ambassadors at the Minnesota State Fair Did you know that WGM volunteers demonstrate every hour, every day of the Minnesota State Fair? The Weavers Guild has a permanent demonstration space in the Creative Activities Department building, where [...]
WGM 2020 Virtual State Fair Were you sorely disappointed when the State Fair was cancelled because you had just spun your first Blue-Ribbon-worthy skein of “art yarn” from a luscious alpaca/silk/merino fiber you had dyed and blended yourself? [...]
Don't Miss! On the walls of WGM: Award-Winning work from the MN State Fair Thank you to Beth McLaughlin, our volunteer exhibition installer, who brings out the best in these fabulous pieces! Please check the calendar to ensure the floor [...]
Come join our members in the Creative Activities building at the Minnesota State Fair! Our amazing, generous volunteers demonstrate their talents from 9am to 9pm every single day! Swing by our booth to try weaving on a floor loom, spinning on [...]
Every year, WGM members volunteer every hour, every day of the State Fair to bring weaving and spinning to fair-goers, some of whom have no idea what wool looks like, how cloth is made, or the difference between weaving and [...]
Want to volunteer on behalf of WGM at the MN State Fair? Sign up here. Volunteer shifts are 4 hours and grant you 1 free ticket into the Fair for your shift. Volunteering at the Fair is one of WGM's [...]
