We offer private instruction, after school classes and summer camps for kids and adults. Our mission is to pass on and preserve traditional handwork skills like weaving, sewing, knitting, crocheting and needle felting.

At the FiberArt.STUDIO we are passionate about nurturing creativity and providing a supportive environment for creative expression, with a big dose of mindfulness. Since 2016 our studio is a place where both kids and adults can explore traditional and contemporary handwork and fiber arts. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced maker, there is something for everyone to explore and enjoy in our studio in the woods.

Our director Anja Seehrich-Caldwell is also an architect and designer. She comes from a long German family line of makers in the textile trades.
Getting a beginner hooked on yarn and combining traditional techniques with new designs is her passion and skillset.

Phones, glue and glitter are not allowed in the studio. If we can not sew it we do not want it.

Read about Anja Caldwell’s creative journey in the spring issue of Where Women Create Magazine

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We seek to promote the work and accomplishments of African American quilters and members by preserving the traditions, culture and history of quilting. The guild shares this rich legacy with others through workshops, exhibits, displays, demonstrations, research, and speaking engagements. Contributions to community outreach projects are completed through donations of quilts, other items, and fundraising activities.

The word uhuru is Swahili for “freedom”. Uhuru’s first meeting was held the third Saturday in March 1994 at the Oxon Hill Library in Oxon Hill, MD. A brief notice in the Quilters Newsletter Magazine prompted Carol Williams to contact Barbara Pietila, founder of the National Association of African American Quilters (NAAAQG) (now defunct) in Baltimore, MD. Invitations were extended to other NAAAQG members to form a chapter in the Washington, DC area, resulting in the guild formation.

Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month, 10:30am EST.
Communications welcome at Uhuruqg1994@yahoo.com.

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Bringing weavers, spinners, and the community together since 1948.

The Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore (WGGB) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to increasing the knowledge of weaving and fiber arts-related skills.  It is one of the oldest guilds in North America with a long history of public service, learning, and fine craftsmanship.

WGGB holds programs and workshops September through June in person and online.  Speakers and instructors are local, regional, national, and international.  WGGB offers a wide variety of educational opportunities – from intimate study groups to multi-day workshops – to meet the needs of weavers and spinners at all levels.

WGGB sponsors The Weaving School which teaches beginning weaving as well as more advanced weaving techniques and beginning spinning. The Weaving School is in cooperation with the Catonsville Recreation and Parks Council and Baltimore County.

Our membership includes individuals from across Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, and Virginia – with some distant members joining us from around the U.S. and Canada.

Each year, the guild sets a challenge for its members and this year the challenge is to contribute to the guild’s Handwork 2026 exhibit.  The exhibit will be held at the Sandy Spring Museum from Aug 15-Nov 18, 2026 and will focus on weaving and spinning as an art form for traditional and innovative handcraft forms.  A community weaving project will take place on a large tapestry loom.

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