Heartland Threads
Heartland Threads Fibershed is a non-profit charitable organization focusing on local fiber and textiles in SW Wisconsin & NW Illinois, USA. We are building a supportive network for fiber & textile growers, processors, makers, and consumers.
Area Farm & Fiber Events
"Flax to Linen" Workshops, by The Low Technology Institute
Summer 3-day series in Cooksville, Wisconsin (July 10, 24, and Aug 7, noon to 4pm). Sign up for all 3 days or select 1 or 2 days. Spaces are limited, so sign up soon to make sure you get in.
Flax is a sustainable, easy to grow fiber. You will learn how to grow it and then get hands on experience with harvesting, processing, and spinning the flax fiber into linen thread. This was a common skill for many of our ancestors, but rare today.
Use the link below for details and please send this to anyone you know who might be interested.
25th Annual Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair
Saturday, October 2, 2021, in person
Cedarville, Illinois
Learn more at: www.scfiberartfair.com
MOSES Growing Stronger Conference
February 24-26, 2022
Learn more at: https://mosesorganic.org/
Heartland Threads will hold workshops and events in the future when it is safe to gather. Check back for more information!
Our Mission:
To stimulate a networking “fiberculture” of producers and users of local regenerative fibers & textiles within the HEARTLAND THREADS Fibershed region, emphasizing the economic, environmental, and community benefits of these connections.
Our Fibershed Region:
Serving 13 counties in Southwest Wisconsin and 3 counties in Northwest Illinois