Description:

Our festival is hosted by Hoosier Fiber Arts Association Inc, a non-profit whose missions is to bring the fiber arts world to the general public.  A dedicated group of volunteers organize the festival each year.  Please contact us if you are interested in helping.

The Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival is a two-day market place with demonstrations, entertainment, lectures, and fiber art related workshops taught by skilled instructors. While visiting the festival, consider taking one of these workshops to expand your knowledge and skill set.

Schudule of Events:

June 6, 2025

Morning Workshops:

9:00am - 12:00pm: 13 from 3 (Dyeing)

9:00am: - 12:00pm: Bands on the Run - Weaving Warp Faced Plain Weave Bands

9:00am: - 12:00pm: Beginner Drop Spinning and Plying Techniques - Closed

9:00am - 11:00am:Beginning Sashiko

9:00am - 3:00pm: Ikat Warp (Dyeing)

9:00am: - 12:00pm: Intro to Brioche Knitting - Closed

9:00am - 11:00am: Knitting 102: Beyond the Basics

9:00am: - 12:00pm: Pin Loom Weaving

9:00am: - 12:00pm: Wet Felting on a Ball - Closed

Afternoon Workshops

1:00pm - 5:00pm: Beginning Bobbin Lace (Idrija Style) - Closed

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Get Hooked! Intro to Crochet

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Intro to Fiber & Wool

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Intro to Machine Knitting - Closed

1:00pm - 5:00pm: Lasting Greens from Natural Dyes

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Needle Felted Sleepy Mouse - Closed

1:00pm - 6:00pm: Nuno Felted Double Sided Scarf: Leaf  - Closed

3:30pm - 5:30pm: Take a Stab at Knitting!

1:00pm - 5:00pm: Yarn Tote (Basket Weaving) - Closed

June 7, 2025

Morning Workshops

9:00am - 12:00pm: A New Spinner's Sampler

9:00am - 12:00pm: Beginning Shuttle Tatting

9:00am - 12:00pm: Blending Fibers - Color & Fiber Type

9:00am - 2:00pm: Everything Indigo

9:00am - 12:00pm: Felted Calla Lily Flower Necklace

9:00am - 12:00pm: Market Basket (Basket Weaving) - Closed

9:00am - 1:00pm: Painting Tencel Weaving Warps - Closed

9:00am - 12:00pm: Star Pillow

9:00am - 3:00pm: Wet Felted Slippers  - Closed

Afternoon Workshops

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Brioche SOS: How to Correct Mistakes

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Fiber Grading - Closed

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Intermediate Drop Spinning

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Needle Felted Funny Fish

1:00pm - 4:00pm: Personalized Dorset Button Posy

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Portuguese Knitting for Beginners - Closed

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Triangle Shawl Loom  - Closed

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Date: June 6-7, 2025

Locataion: Johnson County Fairgrounds, 250 Fairgrounds St, Franklin, IN 46131

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