Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival

The Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival is a two-day event at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin, Indiana. What sets this one apart is how it frames fiber arts within a broader context of traditional artisan skills. An artist-in-residence program anchors the festival, and community archway projects (past themes have included butterflies and peonies) give attendees something collaborative to contribute to. Workshops, a lecture series, and demonstrations of traditional techniques run alongside a vendor marketplace and fleece sale. A spin-in and fiber arts competitions round things out. The artist-in-residence and community projects give the festival an intentionality that goes beyond the usual vendor-and-workshop model.