2024 Schedule
This schedule is subject to change.
Thursday
11:30 am Registration Desk Opens
Guild Table set up starts
12:00 pm Pick up Lunch Boxes
12:00 pm to 9:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
1:00 pm Fiber Exhibit Registration opens
1:00 pm to 5:30 pm Mini classes
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner
Presidents’ Council Dinner
7:00 pm to 7:30 pm District meetings
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Evening Program
Welcome
Scholarship Recipient Presentation
Scholarship Awards
Friday
7:30 to 8:30 am Angel Breakfast
8:00 am Fiber Exhibit Registration opens
8:00 am to 2:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Workshop Session
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Vendor Hall Closed
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Program
Annual Meeting
Fashion Show
8:30 pm to midnight After Party
Saturday
8:00 am to 2:00 pm Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Morning Mini classes
12:30 to 1:30 pm Lunch
Board Meeting
2:00 pm to 5:00pm Workshop Session
2:00 pm to 5:00pm Afternoon Mini classes
2:00 pm to 3:00pm Vendor Hall Closed
3:00 pm to 9:00pm Vendor Hall Open
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Program
Keynote Speaker
Tom Knisely, “Fibers that unite us all together”
Fiber Exhibit Awards
8:30 pm to 9:30 pm Workshop Open House
9:30 pm to midnight After Party
Sunday
8:30 am Fiber Exhibit closes
8:00 am to 10:00 am Vendor Hall Open
9:00 am Check out of rooms
9:00 am to 12:00 pm Workshop Session
12:00 pm Pick up Lunch Boxes
2:00 pm Guild tables packed up no later than this time
Fiber Exhibit
The Fiber Exhibit is a competition. In order to enter, you must (1) be a member of FTWG; and (2) be present onsite to submit your entry and pick it up at the end of the Conference, or give someone your items to enter and pick up for you. FTWG does not receive entries via mail and does not mail entries back at the end of the event. There is no entrance fee for items.
You may enter an item in only one category, and for items that might reasonably fit into multiple categories, it is your decision which category you’d like to put it in. If a particular category has a substantial number of entries, the organizers may choose to split it into subcategories.
FTWG Attendees vote on their favorite projects in each category, and ribbons are awarded to those with the highest number of votes.
2023 Fiber Exhibit
The pictures below capture some of the entries in the Fiber Exhibit at the 2023 Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Conference.
Fashion Show
The Fashion Show takes place on Friday evening, after dinner. Everyone in attendance is welcome to enter in the fashion show. This event is a Show and Tell extravaganza; it is not a competition. Most people model their own entries, but other attendees also serve as models.
The theme for the 2024 Fashion Show is “Weavers Just Want to Have Fun!”
2023 Fashion Show
The pictures below capture some of the entries in the Fashion Show at the 2023 Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Conference.
After Party
We have an After Party on both Friday and Saturday evenings. The After Party is a casual event, and an opportunity to hang out and chat with other attendees. Of course you are welcome to bring your portable projects to work on while chatting. The event takes place in a suite that has full length windows facing towards the Disney parks so we are able to see the fireworks from all four parks during the After Party!
