Fiber & Folk Weekend
April 18-19, 2026
In Collaboration with the Piedmont Fibershed
There’s a long story of fiber here in North Carolina.
For more than a century, textile mills shaped whole towns across the Piedmont. Cotton and wool moved through looms day and night. Generations worked the spindles. Cloth connected farm to factory to family.
That story is still unfolding.
This April, we’re gathering in collaboration with the Piedmont Fibershed for two days devoted to fiber, fiber animals, plant dyes, hand skills, and the quiet satisfaction of making something useful with your hands.
It’s one of the most special weekends of our year.
Why Fiber Matters Now
Natural fibers are more than craft supplies. They’re part of a living system.
Wool returns to the soil. Linen and cotton begin in the ground. Plant dyes come from leaves, bark, roots, kitchen scraps. They cycle back safely when their time is done.
In a moment when PFAS and other “forever chemicals” are showing up in North Carolina well water, there’s something steadying about working with materials that break down naturally. Fiber connects us to land, animals, plants, and the people who tend them.
Saturday, April 18
Fee is per tent (not per person)
Fee covers camping for up to 3 nights: Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday night.
Campers must arrive before 7pm on the night they plan to camp
Car camping is permitted
There are no hookups for campers
This is rustic camping.
Water available.
Power available for recharging cell phones or other similar uses but not at campsite.
Portable toilet.
May have enclosed space for sponge bathing.
