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
- Snacks provided by Shagbark, Crumbs Bakery, and Casa Nueva
- Lemonade provided by HHGC
- Please bring your own water if you prefer that
- Zero Waste dishes borrowed from Rural Action
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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