Entertainment

If you are interested in finding out if your skills are suited to our festival, please contact us: EntertainmentHHFF@gmail.com

Free Lecture Series

Lectures are held in our Special Exhibit Hall in the center west of the festival's area.

See map for location: https://www.hoosierhillsfiberfestival.com/map-of-festival

Blocking Basics

Friday 12:00 P.M.

Kelli Slack, of A Twisted Picot, will discuss the basics of blocking your projects. This lecture will cover steam and wet blocking, pinning, forms, best practices, when to use the washing machine, and fiber differences. Whether you knit, crochet, weave, tat, bobbin lace, spin, or knot, blocking your finished pieces is a necessary skill.

Spinning with History: Working with Antique Equipment

Friday 2:00 P.M.

Join Olivia Treen, our Artist-in-Residence for 2025, who will discuss the history of spinning wheels and her experience with restoring antique wheels. She will have a variety of wheels at the lecture that she will and you will be able to ask questions and examine for yourself. We will also be hosting a Spin-In on Friday at 5:30 P.M. where Olivia will have her wheels available and can help you test them out.

Gardening with Wool

Saturday 11 A.M.

Cheryl Kersey of Click Fiber will explore the uses of wool and other natural protein fibers in the Yard and Garden. A sampler bag of products will be available to purchase after the lecture and will create a great project for your to learn more about how to use wool in your garden.

Painting with Wool

Saturday 2. P.M.

Join Olivia Treen, our Artist-in-Residence, as she discusses Needle Felting as an art form and explores her philosophy of the craft.

Art pieces by Olivia will be available for purchase after the lecture either at the lecture or in her booth.

Demonstrations, Guilds, and fun!

Sheep to Shawl Demonstration

Sheep to Shawl Demo: Conner Prairie Youth

Saturday 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.

The young fiber artists of the Conner Prairie Youth group will show us how a fleece can be transformed into a beautiful shawl, all right before your eyes!

Demonstration held in the Special Exhibit Hall where the Lectures and Fleece Sale is held (a.k.a. the Shooting Sports Club building).

Indianapolis Chapter of Embroiderers Guild of America

Guild members will be at our festival on Friday & Saturday performing demonstrations and will have samples of their work. If you're interested in joining their group, this is a great time to learn more!

The Lama Reserve Q&A

Friday & Saturday throughout the day
The Lama Reserve is a group dedicated to the preservation of all camelids in North America. They are a network of camelid aficionados spanning from coast to coast across the United States. They work to rehabilitate neglected and injured llamas and alpacas alongside the permanent residents at their farm.

If you would like more information on their group or animals, please email: lamareserve@thecolorfield.com

The Lama Reserve group has animals that are available for adoption.

Shearing Demonstrations

Yvonne Coffelt-Jones

Friday & Saturday throughout the day

Stop by and watch an expert shear fiber animals to harvest their fleeces for all of us to turn into amazing fiber art creations.

Spin-In & Social Crafting

We're hosting a Spin-In on Friday night after the festival, and you're invited.

Don't spin? Bring any crafting project and join us for social time!

When?

Friday, June 6. 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

Where?

Lecture Hall on the west side of the fairgrounds area we use. See map below, we'll be in the building marked "Lectures".

What is a Spin-In?

A group of spinners get together and spin yarn! Bring a spinning wheel, drop spindle, e-spinner.

Can you bring other crafts?

Of course! Bring any project you want to work on for social crafting time. All crafts welcome.

Will Olivia be there?

Yes! Our Artist-in-Residence, Olivia Treen, will be there with some of her antique wheels that you can check out.

Is this a class?

It's mostly just social time and enjoying hanging out while crafting. But newer spinners are welcome to join! We do also have a couple workshops spinners can sign up for though! And a lot of fiber focused workshops too!

See below.

Descriptions can be found at:

https://www.hoosierhillsfiberfestival.com/all-workshops

Click a link below to sign up: