Tag: wool
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A Producer-Maker Network
The Southeast Ohio Fibershed will relaunch a survey to connect wool producers with consumers, enhancing the value of wool in the region’s market.
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What Is Wool Worth? Rebuilding Value from Farm to Fiber in Southeast Ohio
In Southeast Ohio, sheep farmers face challenges due to low wool market value and a shortage of trained shearers. The Southeast Ohio Fibershed aims to reconnect local agriculture with textile production, fostering economic development and sustainability. Initiatives like the Hocking Hills Garment Center are beginning to revitalize the regional fiber economy.
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Our Producer-Maker Network
Lisa Heinz emphasizes the importance of creating a community network for fiber artists and growers in southeast Ohio to combat textile waste and the issues caused by fast fashion. She highlights the revival of DIY skills and the emergence of Makerspaces to teach sewing, knitting, and crafting, fostering a return to sustainable practices and local…
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Lisa Heinz, Founder and Board President
Lisa Heinz is the founder of Southeast Ohio Fibershed and has been an entrepreneur in Athens County since 1992. With a background in digital marketing, she blends that with her passion for wool. In 2019, she started Southeast Ohio Fiberworks to support local wool producers and provide unique yarns and supplies to fiber artists.
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Shearing Weekend 2022: Day 1
We choose the word “weekend” this year because the shearing of about 150 sheep happened in the space of three days across five southeast Ohio farms. Today, we’d like to talk about the two farms sheared on Thursday May 26. As shearing days approached, the southeast Ohio region experienced some overnight rain with more to…
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Waste Wool-to-Pellet-to-Healthy Soil
The United States wool industry has a waste problem, and we can find it at the very source of the wool we seek to use. We find waste wool at shearing time on the farm as fleece is wholly discarded because farmers can not find a market for it. We find waste at a local…
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Jacob Shearing Day, Washington County, Ohio
Southeast Ohio Fibershed invites you to attend our Jacob Shearing Day! Did you know that sheep must be sheared at least once per year to stay healthy? Some sheep even need sheared twice per year to keep their long locks beautiful. If you’ve never seen sheep being sheared in person, please consider a visit to…
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Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em Program Participation
Have you heard of the Livestock Conservancy? They are a nonprofit membership organization that works “to protect endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction”. The farm animals they track run the gamut from chickens to horses, rabbits to… you guessed it, sheep! The breeds of sheep the Conservancy tracks are unusual and rare heritage breeds…
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