2026 Spring Meetup Speaker Schedule and List of Vendors and Demonstrations, Educational Booths

a man stands over a sheep as he shears its wool and the owner watches, a dog peers through the fence

  1. Logistics
    1. Event Info
    2. Parking
  2. Speaker Schedule
  3. Food and Drink
  4. Fundraising
  5. Demonstrations
  6. Vendors
  7. Sheep!

Logistics

Event Info

Saturday May 30th, 2026

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Hocking Hills Garment Center

17645 Bank St, Nelsonville, OH 45764

Parking

Parking will be available on-site for $2 per vehicle or no cost across the street from the converted church. If you need parking for accessibility, please let the parking attendant know.

Speaker Schedule

  • 2:00 pm Welcome! Betsy Franjola
  • 2:15 pm Southeast Ohio Fibershed Update: Lisa Heinz, Founder
  • 2:30 pm Guest Speaker: Rust Belt Fibershed Founder, Sarah Pottle
  • 3:00 pm Guest speaker Kelly Power, Powers Acres Fiber Mill
  • 4:00 pm HHGC tour (15-20 minutes)

Food and Drink

Fundraising

We hope our visitors will consider a membership with the Southeast Ohio Fibershed! Funds raised through membership help us keep our website running, enable us to submit our 501(c)(3) application, and pay for outreach materials.

Demonstrations

  • Southeast Ohio Fiberworks, Lisa Heinz — spinning wool (ongoing at booth throughout the afternoon)
  • Moose Knuckle Productions — acid mine runoff pigment dyeing
  • Woody Acres — presentation at booth
  • Renaissance Farms — presentation at booth

Vendors

  • HHGC Factory Sale
  • Southeast Ohio Fiberworks — Hand-dyed local and mass market yarn, embroidery floss
  • Kathy Davis , “Save Everything” — small quilts, aprons, and tote bags
  • Renaissance Farms — Eco dyed garments and accessories
  • The Salty Otter
  • Contemporary Hand, Aubrey Jo Blue — mending and textile repair service
  • Soulshine Earth — Mushroom Growers
  • Hocking College Fashion Design and Retail Merchandising Program – Educational
  • Woody Acres — Educational
  • Moose Knuckle Productions — upcycled garments dyed with pigments recovered from acid mine drainage

Sheep!

Janice Bailey-Magill of Small Potatoes Farm in New Marshfield, Ohio will bring a few of her sheep that love to be pet. Talk with Janice about meat production and why shearing is important for her.

The team at Akron-based Altitude Shearing are planning to visit for a meet and greet. If you know someone who might consider shearing as a vocation, this is a fantastic opportunity to ask questions about the work and the industry.


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