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2027 FTWG Conference

2027 Conference – April 1-4, 2027

Follow us to the Florida Tropical Weavers Conference.

The Conference will be held at at the Holiday Inn Kissimmee Resort by the Parks – the same place as last year!

3011 Maingate Lane – Kissimmee, Florida 34747


Half Day Classes

Thursday Afternoon

Adrienne Gaskell – Braiding with Leather & Beads
Dawn Ahlert – Supplementary Weft Inlay Techniques
Ellen Turner – Ecuadorian Star Ornament
Emma Pinault – The Magic of Twist
Jennifer Williams – Get Started with Inkling: Inkle 101
Karen Donde – Handwoven Fabric to Wear
Margaret Stump – Weave a Flat Rat on the Pin Loom

Saturday Morning

Rebecca Bowen – Read Your Knitting

Saturday Afternoon

Rebecca Bowen – Dreambird Shawl

Sunday Morning

Margaret Stump – Weave Spooky “Day of the Dead” Flowers and Art Bag

Full Day classes

Friday

Ginger Clark – Handmade Weaving Journals
Margaret Stump – Weaving & Constructing a Spooky Scarf on a Pin Loom

Saturday

Margaret Stump – Pin Loom Overshot Weaving and Joining

2 Day Class

Dawn Ahlert – 2 and 3 Color Taniko – Weft Twining with a Twist

2.5 Day Classes

Adrienne Gaskell – Ancient Meets Modern
Deb Essen – Unlocking Profile Drafts
Diane Totten – Crimp and Create
Jennie Hawkey – It’s in the Bag
Karen Donde – Handwoven Lace Techniques
Lucienne Coifman – Beyond Rep Weave
Mary Schmutte – 4-Shaft Beginning Weaving
Robyn Spady – Parallel Threading Playground: Unlocking Pattern Potential
Tom Knisely – Celebrating Diversified Plain Weave

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2026 Conference Photos

Enjoy and remember the 2026 FTWG Conference as you are planning for 2027!

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The Bee Skep
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Keynote Speaker – John Mullarkey
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Kumihimo Braids Immersion
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Beautiful scarf in the fashion show
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Fiber Exhibit winner
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Space Coast Weavers and Fiber Artists
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St. Augustine Textile Arts Guild
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Sweetgrass weaving
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Sashiko-Ori
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Evening programs
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New Directions with Deflected Doubleweave
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Tablet Weaving Basics and Beyond with John Mullarkey
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Coptic Book Binding
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Doubling Down on Doubleweave
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Sunshine Knit Designs/Long Dog Handspun
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Twin Mommies Creations
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Greenway FiberArts Society
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Retro style in the fashion show
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Fabulous Spiral Fold Hat
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Fabulous Felt Flowers
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Conference registration desk
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Create a Macrame Wall Hanging
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Fiber Exhibit winner
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Mastering Color in Your Spinning: Unlocking the Secrets of Hand-Painted Fiber with Alanna Wilcox

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