Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival
2017 Fleece Show & Sale
Judging : Friday September 15th Exhibition Hall
Judge:
The goal of the Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Fleece Show & Sale is to provide:
1. Producers with the opportunity for the professional evaluation of their wool fiber
2. Producers with a sales venue specifically oriented to fiber artists
3. Handspinners and other fiber artists the opportunity to purchase wool that is
of superior quality and cleanliness.
Divisions:
· Division I: White Wool Fleeces
o A. Coated
o B. Uncoated
· Division II: Natural-Colored Wool Fleeces
o A. coated
o B. Uncoated
Divisions IA, IB, IIA and IIB will each have the following individual classes
Classes:
o 1. Fine: (e.g. Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee)
o 2. Medium: (e.g. Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Tunis)
o 3. Long: (e.g. Cotswold, Leicester, Lincoln, Romney)
o 4. Double Coated/ Primitive: (e.g. Karakul, Navajo-Churro, Icelandic, Shetland)
Entries
· This competition and sale is for sheep fleeces only
· Entry fees - $3 per fleece for show only, $6 for show and sale
· Limit of 10 fleeces per producer
o Please note – any one farm may only enter 6 fleeces per class
· Fleeces may be in show only, or both show and sale - NO provision for sale only entries.
· Fleeces will be judged on suitability for handspinning.
· Fleeces must be from the current (2016-2017) wool crop and represent no more than
15 months of growth.
· Fleeces must be clean, free of chaff, burrs, tags, and second cuts.
· Fleeces must be skirted and in a new, CLEAR plastic bag with no colored drawstring and no labeling on the bag
· The selling price of fleeces shall be set by the producers
o Please keep final price in $5 increments to allow for cash buyers
o Tax liability will be the responsibility of the producer
· Each fleece must be entered with a 3x5 card folded in half
On the inside print
§ Name
§ Address
§ Phone number
Judging
· Judging will be against a standard
· If the judge feels no fleece in any particular class is of first place quality, no first place will be awarded in that class.
· Judge reserves right to disqualify any fleece
· Judge’s decisions are final
· Exhibitors may not be present during judging
Registration and Delivery of Fleeces
· Entries can be made day of show
· Fleeces accepted Friday September 15, 2017 from 12:00pm- 4:00pm in the Exhibition Hall
at the Hemlock Fairgrounds
· Bring your registration form, fleece(s) and fees with you to check-in. Checks should be made to GVHS
· Any questions contact Holly at 315-559-7539
Fleece Show and Sale
· Judging will begin at 2:00 using the Danish system.
· Class placings between those entries evaluated as blue quality will take place after all entries have been scored using the Danish System
· Fleece Sale Hours - Saturday 10am- 5pm and Sunday 10am- 3pm
· Checks for sold fleeces will be made directly to the exhibitor. GVHS will not take a commission of the sale
· Fleeces will be in a secure building
· Unsold fleeces and payment for sold fleeces will be available for pick up from 3:00 - 4:00pm on 9/17/17
· Unclaimed fleeces will become the property of GVHG
Awards
Sponsored by Genesee Valley Handspinner’s Guild
Champion Coated White - Blue Rosette
Champion Coated Natural – Blue Rosette
Champion Uncoated White - Blue Rosette
Champion Uncoated Natural – Blue Rosette
1st place each class - Blue ribbon
2nd place each class - Red ribbon
3rd place each class - Yellow ribbon
4th place each class - Green ribbon