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 501(c)3 educational and service organization.
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 – Kareena Anderson
Past President – Betsy Dickinson
Co-Vice President – Breanne O’Hare
Co-Vice President – Nancy Klotz
Secretary – Ord McConaghy
Treasurer – TBD
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) – Betsy Dickinson
Annual Fundraiser (Fall Market) Susan Schmieman
ANWG Rep – Betsy Dickinson
Archivist – To Be Determined
Benton Franklin Fair – Hope Harkins
Classes and Workshops – Vacant
Dye in the Park – Earlene Mokler
Email Blaster – Kathy Thorndike
Equipment – Carol Kaminsky
Facebook – Jennifer Ely
Fund Raising Drives – Marian Halupczok
Guild Facility Manager – By-Committee
Librarian – Lisa Saget
Landlady Annual Thank You – Cheryle Kierulff
Member Orientation – Betsy Dickinson
Co-Membership – Cindy Jewell
Co-Membership – Kathy Thorndike
Newsletter – Jade Kelly – Denice Lovjoy
Nominating – To Be Determined
Program Hostess / Hospitality – Pam Root
Publicity – Jen Ely – Fall Market
Study Groups
Band Weaving – Sheila Doyle
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 – TBD
Great Wheels – Earlene Mokler
Rigid Heddle – Carol Kaminsky
Evening Rigid Heddle – Breanne O’Hare
Handcrafting – Peggy Larreau
Sticks and Hooks – Sue De Merchant
Tapestry – Karen Lamar
The 4-6-8 Weaving Study Group – Cheryl Reed
