Desert Fiber Arts Guild – Each One, Teach One
DFA was organized as a club for fiber arts enthusiasts in 1974. DFA is a designated non-profit (501c3) educational and service organization.
Forty-five years ago, the DFA fledgling Library and Equipment Rentals were housed in members’ homes. Meetings were held in public venues and study groups met in private homes around the Tri-Cities, Washington. As membership increased, DFA needed a place where members could meet, work, store equipment, and shelve books, now some 970 volumes of reference material, magazines and digital media. The founders’ dream became reality in September 2014 when the DFA celebrated the grand opening of its Guild Studio in Kennewick.
DFA Guild Studio invites you to exercise your creative expression. Looms are warped and ready for weaving. Spinning wheels and carders are available for rent to members. Study Groups teach weaving, spinning, knitting, basketry, felting and more.
Come learn all you can from the area’s leading fiber experts. Bring your fiber art pieces to show and to sell.
Our Purpose
- To promote participation in and appreciation for fine craftsmanship related to the fiber arts.
- To encourage the development and interest of the craft field within the arts, in education, therapy, marketing, and the community as a whole.
Adopted Amended Articles of Incorporation 4-3-23
Upcoming Board Meetings (when posted)
Guild Studio: 101 N. Union St., Suite 208, Kennewick, WA 99336
Mailing Address: 101 N. Union St., Suite 208, Kennewick, WA 99336
DFA Associations
Association of Northwest Weavers’ Guilds
Northwest Regional Spinners Association
2023 – 2024 Board Members / Officers
President – Betsy Dickinson
Vice President – Cathy Porfilio
Secretary – Ord McConaghy
Treasurer – Dorothy Mucha
Members-at-large – Lyn Backe, Sue DeMerchant, and Chris Love
Founding Members
- Zina Mae Chesley, Betty Davenport, Edith Marsh, Chris Simonen, Mildred Stice, and Mary Thomas
Standing Committees
Allied Arts Show (biennial) – To Be Determined
Annual Sale (Fall Market) Susan Schmieman and Cathy Porfilio
ANWG Rep – Cheryl Reed
Archivist – To Be Determined
Benton Franklin Fair – Susan Smith
Classes and Workshops – Cathy Porfilio
Dye in the Park – Earlene Mokler
Email Blaster – Kathy Thorndike
Equipment Rental – Cindy Jewell
Facebook – Jennifer Ely
Fund Raising Drives – Marian Halupczok
Guild Facility Manager – Mickie Chamness
Library / Landlady Annual Thank You – Cheryle Kierulff
Newsletter – By Committee
Nominating – To Be Determined
Co-Membership – Carol Kaminsky / Kathy Thorndike
Program Hostess / Hospitality – Pam Root
Publicity – By Committee
Study Groups – for more information Click Here
Band Weaving – Jane Campbell
Basketeers – Judy Rice / Marion Halupczok
By the Book Knitters – Earlene Mokler
Draw Loom – Susan Schmieman
Dye Study – Earlene Mokler
Great Wheels Spinners – Earlene Mokler
Felting – Leslie Wiberg
Great Wheels – Earlene Mokler
Rigid Heddle – Kathy Myers / Dorothy Mucha
Handcrafting – Jane Campbell
Sticks and Hooks – Sue De Merchant
Tapestry – Karen Lamar
The 4-6-8 Weaving Study Group – Cheryl Reed