After Conference Survey - Florida Tropical Weavers Guild

Here is the survey for the 2026 FTWG Conference. Completing this survey assists in improving the conference every year. Your honest answers are important to future conferences. Please fill out all questions that pertain to your experience.

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Are you a member of FTWG?

Yes

Did you attend the 2026 FTWG Conference?

Yes

Where did you obtain information about the 2026 FTWG Conference? (check all that apply)

FTWG emails

FTWG Facebook page

Other Facebook page

FTWG.org website

Guild Meetings

Friends

Other

Let us know where.

Please rate the quality of pre-event information available to you about the 2026 FTWG Conference.

Poor

Good

Really Good

Great

Amazing

VENUE and HOTEL Rooms

Please rate your overall experience with the 2026 venue, the Holiday Inn Kissimmee Resort by the Parks.

On a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being amazing.

Did you spend any time hanging out in the venue’s public areas in your spare time?

This means anywhere in the hotel other than a meeting room or the vendor hall.

Yes

Where did you hang out?

The round tables by the windows, near the Conference center entrance

Hotel lobby

Hotel bar

Hotel pool/hot tub

Hotel gym

Other

Let us know where.

Did you stay overnight in the hotel?

Yes

How many nights did you stay?

1 Night

2 Nights

3 Nights

4 Nights

5 Nights

6 Nights

7 Nights

How many people (including yourself) stayed in your hotel room?

1 Person

2 People

Did you have any problems with your room?

Yes

If yes, did you notify hotel and/or FTWG staff about problems with your room?

Yes, I notified the hotel staff

Yes, I notified the FTWG staff

Yes, I notified both hotel and FTWG staff

Please briefly describe the problems with your room.

Were your room issues resolved after you notified staff?

Yes

Did you have any problems with hotel staff interactions?

Yes

Do you have any additional comments about your experience with the hotel rooms or conference venue?

MEALS

Did you eat any of the FTWG event meals?

Yes

Which FTWG meals did you eat? (select all that apply)

Thursday dinner

Friday lunch

Friday dinner

Saturday lunch

Saturday dinner

Please share any comments regarding your experience with the FTWG meals.

Did you eat at any of the HOTEL dining locations?

Yes

What dining locations at the hotel did you use? (select all that apply)

Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins

Pizzaland

Hotel Bar

Breakfast Buffet

I brought my own food

Would you eat at the hotel dining locations again? Please rate your experience.

Unlikely

Maybe

Likely

Pretty Sure

Extremely Likely

Were FTWG event meals able to accommodate your dietary requirements?

Yes

No, so I didn’t eat them

I don’t know because I didn’t look at the menus

Were the hotel dining locations able to accommodate your dietary requirements?

Yes

No, so I didn’t eat them

I don’t know because I didn’t look at the menus

EVENT ATTENDANCE

Have you attended prior FTWG Conferences?

Yes

Do you plan to attend future FTWG Conferences?

Yes

How likely are you to tell your fiber friends about future FTWG Conferences?

On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being unlikely and 5 being extremely likely.

CONFERENCE CLASSES

Did you attend a half-day class?

Yes

Which half-day classes did you attend?

Alanna Wilcox – Swatching for Color Using a Pin Loom

Adrienne Gaskell – Introduction to Temari

Constance Lee – Mend that Hole with Sashiko

Emma Pinault – The Magic of the Twist: Learn to Spin on a Drop Spindle

Jennifer Williams – Mapuche Inspired Band Weaving on a Frame Loom

Mary Schmutte – Warping Front to Back – Tying on a Dummy Warp

Sara Norine James – Create a Macrame Wall Hanging

Barbara McCormick – Sweetgrass Trivets (set of 2)

Dawn Edwards – Fabulous Felted Flowers

Please rate your Thursday half-day class and instructor?

1 being the low score and 5 being the highest

Please describe the reasons for your Thursday half-day class and instructor ratings.

Please rate your Sunday half-day class and instructor?

1 being the low score and 5 being the highest

Please describe the reasons for your Sunday half-day class and instructor ratings.

Did you attend a one day class?

Yes

Which one day class did you attend?

Barbara McCormick – Sweetgrass French Bread Basket

Dawn Edward – Felted Bird Pods

Sara Norine James – Coptic Book Binding

Barbara McCormick – Sweetgrass Chip and Dip Tray

Dawn Edwards – Fabulous Spiral Fold Hat

Please rate your Friday one day class and instructor.

1 being the low score and 5 being the highest

Please describe the reasons for your Friday one day class and instructor ratings.

Please rate your Saturday one day class and instructor.

1 being the low score and 5 being the highest

Please describe the reasons for your Satuday one day class and instructor ratings.

Did you attend a 2-1/2 day class?

Yes

Which 2-1/2 day class did you attend?

Alanna Wilcox – Mastering Color in Your Spinning

Adrienne Gaskell – Kumihimo Braids Immersion

Beth Ross Johnson –Sashiko-ori

Janney Simpson – New Directions with Deflected Doubleweave

John Mullarkey – Tablet Weaving: Basics and Beyond

Tom Knisely – Doubling Down on Doubleweave

Please rate your 2-1/2 day class and instructor.

1 being the low score and 5 being the highest

Please describe the reasons for your 2-1/2 day class and instructor ratings.

Please answer the following general questions about your class experience.

Was the classroom lighting sufficient?

Yes

Did you have enough working space during your class?

Yes

Could you hear your instructor adequately?

Yes

If you would NOT recommend a class or a teacher, please explain.

Do you have any additional comments about any class(es) or intructor(s)?

ACTIVITIES

Please check all activities you were aware of before the conference.

District Meetings

Annual Membership Meeting

Saturday Keynote

Fashion Show

Fiber Exhibit

Guild Tables

Open House

None

Did you attend your district meeting?

Yes

No I was not at the conference during this event

No I was not aware of it

Did you attend the Annual Membership Meeting?

Yes

No I was not at the conference during this event

No I was not aware of it

Did you attend the Saturday Keynote speaker John Mullarkey?

Yes

No I was not at the conference during this event

No I was not aware of it

Did you watch the Fashion Show?

Yes

No I was not at the conference during this event

No I was not aware of it

Did you participate in the Fiber Exhibit?

Yes, I entered only

Yes, I entered and voted

Yes, I voted only

No, I ran out of time to vote

No, I didn’t know about it

No, I wasn’t there

In what way did you participate in the Guild Table?

I don’t belong to a Guild

I had items on my Guild’s table

I had items on my Guild’s table and I visited the Guild tables

I did not have items on my Guild’s table, but I visited the other tables

I did not have items on my Guild’s table and I did not visit the other tables

My Guild did not have a table, but I visited the other tables

My Guild did not have a table and I never visited the other tables

Did you attend the Open House on Saturday night?

Yes

VENDORS

Did you purchase anything from the 2026 FTWG Vendors?

Yes

Which vendors did you purchase from?

Please select all vendors you made purchases from.

A1 Sharpening

Catbriar Fiber Works

Dizzy Blonde Studios

Ewephoric Fibers LLC

LoftyFiber

Mary Waite/Weaver & Dyer

Nickel Studios

Serendipity Farm’s Studio

Sunshine Knit Designs/Long Dog Handspun

That Fiber Bish

The Bee Skep

Twin Mommy Creations

Twisted Southpaw/JP Spindle Works

Approximately how much did you spend on your purchases in total from the FTWG Vendors?

less than $25

$25 – $49

$50 – $99

$100 – $149

more than $149

Please list any specific vendors you would like to see at future FTWG conferences?

If you don’t have any, please enter N/A.

Do you have any comments regarding the FTWG Vendors?

If you don’t have any, please enter N/A.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE
Please think of the event as a whole when answering these questions. This is also the place for comments on the 2026 event that weren’t covered in the previous questions.

Please rate your OVERALL experience at the 2026 FTWG Conference.

On a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being poor and 5 being amazing.

What did you like most about the 2026 FTWG Conference?

What did you like least about the 2026 FTWG Conference?

Do you have any additional thoughts about the 2026 FTWG Conference?

ABOUT YOU
Tell us about you. We will use this information to help us understand who we are reaching. We may also share the compiled statistics (not individual answers) with people or groups from whom we are seeking sponsorships, grants, or other financial support.

What is your zip code?

Are you a snow bird?

(you live part of the year in Florida and part somewhere else)

Yes

What is you age range?

Under 18

18 – 24

25 – 34

35 – 44

45 – 54

55 – 64

65 – 74

75 – 85

Over 85

Which fiber crafts do you do?

Basketry

Crocheting

Dyeing

Knitting

Rug Hooking

Spinning

Stitching

Weaving

Other

Other crafts

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