The shuttles have been moving a little faster lately through the looms of Whidbey. The pace has been quickening on the spinning wheel. A year’s worth of planning and creative fiber arts will come to fruition this weekend as the Whidbey Weavers Guild hosts its annual “Uncommon Threads” sale.

Whidbey Weaver’s Guild, which last year officially picked up the tag line “A Community of Fiber Artists,” has existed for over 40 years. It was first organized by Anne Meerkerk and about a dozen other island women who were set on resurrecting an interest in spinning and weaving.

“Uncommong Threads” is the guild’s big to-do that members work year-round for and the past few weeks have put the spinning, weaving, felting, knitting and yarn-dying into overdrive.

Friday and Saturday, the Coupeville Recreation Hall will be a wall-to-wall mixture of texture, color and art genre. There will be modernly intricate wall weavings and delicately classic blankets. Find raw fiber, dyed yarns and other tools of the trade. Pick up that perfect Christmas gift, or save one for an upcoming birthday. The tapestry of possibilities is endless from this group of artists who are as varied as the yarns they use.

Kasti Brorsom of Oak Harbor has been busy creating needle-felted Santas with a little character.

“I finished one today that was a little crooked, with a wild beard so I made a braided ponytail for him like a Harley-riding Santa,” she said.

The guild’s focus is education and support for those interested in the fiber arts of all kinds — knitting, weaving, tapestry, creating clothing, household items, art and anything else from fiber.

Today membership has grown island-wide to more than 120 people, and it spills out to the peninsula and Seattle areas. The demographics are young and old alike, sometimes with whole families.

Weavers Guild President Nancy Baggott has been a member of the guild for six years and has been spinning since 1988. She’s among the spinners who are dipping into the dying craze.

“I took a class and saw all the fiber I could use and was hooked,” she said.

The guild meets the first Thursday of every month, except for July and August when they are most likely gardening.

Study groups meet frequently to narrow their focus on subjects such as dying, tapestries, rugs, textures and “crazy eights” (weaving on an eight shaft loom).

August is also a busy time with the Weavers Guild active at the Island County Fair.

The Weavers Guild also hosts a Spin-In during the spring that is one of the guild’s major public appearances and education opportunities. This year’s Spin-In was the group’s 35th annual and it featured guest presenter Judith MacKenzie McCuin, an internationally known teacher, master weaver, spinner, and fiber artist from Montana.

The Whidbey Weavers Guild will host its annual sale “Uncommon Threads” Nov. 3, from 2 to 6 p.m., and Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. Guild members have been working all year to make dazzling creations to wear, hang and enjoy. From decorative weavings to handmade clothes and more. There will also be yarns and fleece for purchase. Find clothes, rugs, hats, and more from an eclectic group of fiber artists. For information, e-mail whidbeyweaver@hotmail.com.