Spinning Turtle Yarns & Gifts

Spinning Turtle
Yarns & Gifts
25 Public Square
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764

MARTI DOLATA
740-753-3885

Summer Hours
Weds-Sat
11 am - 6 pm
Sunday
11 am - 5 pm

After Labor Day Tues-Sat 11 am-6pm

Fiber Club – Free Every Thurs 6-8 pm

Other hours by appointment.

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About the store

The Spinning Turtle is in the Historic Arts District in Nelsonville, just off US 33. It is the only full service Local Yarn Shop in South East Ohio. It is located in the historic former Masonic Lodge building and has the pressed tin roof typical of many of the shops on the square. The square is also the location of Stuart’s Opera House, many interesting Art Galleries, Specialty shops, including a quilt shop, and antique shops. The Athens County Military Museum is also located nearby. It is within walking distance of the Rocky Boots Outlet shop and Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad, as well as an easy drive to many other find attractions in both Athens and Hocking Counties. One close to my heart, as a former historic recreationist is the Robbins Crossing Living History Museum at Hocking College. Just 20 minutes away is the Dairy Barn, home in alternating years to Quilt National and Bead National. Nearly is also the Kennedy Museum, both near Ohio University.

Places to eat: the Rhapsody Restaurant (run by the culinary arts degree Program at Hocking college, Mama Renee’s Pizza and subs, right next door, Fullbrooks Café, the Mine Tavern, the Gelato Shop and more.

The shop also participates in Final Fridays on the Square, where the last Friday of the Month, the 20+ galleries and shops stay open to 10 pm, special openings and demonstrations are arranged, special events take place, music and craft booths are set around the central fountain and the square is blocked off to traffic. Contact the shop for this month’s special demonstration.

Owner Marti Dolata is a longtime practitioner of knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, spinning, weaving and historic costuming (emphasis on Renaissance and Civil War) and enjoys drama and folk music. She was the founder and director for seven years of the Local Yokels, a living history village at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. She was, and sometimes still is, involved in living history since the 1970’s. She has also been a volunteer firefighter with Ames Township, and now works with J-Vac in Wellston, a sheltered workshop of Mentally Retarded, Disabled Adults. She really enjoys teaching, and looks forward to one-on-one classes, the fiber club and just gossiping about fiber and telling stories.

Email: shop<at>spinningturtle.com