a gathering of textile visionaries redefining the fabric of possibilities

FIBER FORUM 2025

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
6:00PM–10:00PM
Heart of Northside: 4222 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

Welcome to Fiber Forum!

Where threads of creativity, sustainability, and innovation weave together at Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub’s Fiber Forum . As part of our Nothing New Here program, we unite Cincinnati’s textile specialists for an immersive exchange of knowledge, ideas, and collaboration. This is a space where old ideas find new life, and artistry meets sustainability.

Agenda

6:00–6:25 Check-in

6:25 Welcome

6:30 Panel Discussion

7:45 Innovation Activities

8:45 Trashion Show

9:00 Networking and Dance!

10:00 Close

Panel discussion 

Emcee: 
Sherwood MacVeigh - VP Marketing Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries

Panel 1: “Grounded Fibers: Nature, Farming & the Local Textile Loop”

TJ Richardson - Co-founder Ohio Hemp Company

Amber Rose Ostaszewsk - Rust Belt Fibershed Board Member and President of The Greater Cincinnati Weavers Guild

Ashley Kubley - College Professor of Fibers, Fashion and Merchandising

Panel 2: “From Ideas to Impact: Building Local Manufacturing & Maker Economies”

Shailah Maynard - Sew Valley Co-Founder and CEO

Alisa Smith - Cincinnati Maker Collaborative Local Project Lead, Baraza Impact Design Studio Founder & Principal Consultant

April Culbreath - A.D. Culbreath Designs Owner, Artist, Educator, Life Coach 

Trashion Show designers

Mannequin Boutique
https://www.mannequin-boutique.org

Erin McGuire
http://www.fringefibre.com

Natalie Caudill
https://www.instagram.com/nattysthrifts

Sandra Imi Bowden
http://www.otherbyimi.com/

Seanna Bryant
http://www.seannabryantart.com/

April Culbreath
https://www.instagram.com/adculbreathdesigns/

Lusayra Velasquez
https://velasquezlu.myportfolio.com/

Lucas Van’t Hof
https://www.instagram.com/trash.ass.clothing/

Slink.Love
https://www.slink.love/wearables

Art Exhibitors

April Culbreath
https://www.instagram.com/adculbreathdesigns/

Laura Schroeder
http://laurasdelirium.com

Caitlin McCall
https://mccallcaitlin.wixsite.com/mysite

Seanna Bryant 
http://www.seannabryantart.com/

Devan Horton
http://www.devanhorton.com/

Jake Harrington
https://www.instagram.com/oku.studios/

Slink.Love
https://www.slink.love/wearables

Networking and Innovation activities led by:

Karly Hasselfeld Camerer, VP Branding & Marketing
Final Strike Collaborative

Alisa Smith, Founder & Principal Consultant
Baraza Impact Design Studio

Bevvies and bites available for purchase

Audio/Video

Provided by Cincinnati Illuminations

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