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Fiber & Fleece General Information

Exhibit Entry – Irwin Building:

• Friday, August 4, 11 am – 7 pm
• Saturday, August 5, 11 am – 7 pm

Exhibit Pick Up:

• Tuesday, September 5, 1 pm – 6 pm (Irwin Bldg)
• Saturday, September 9, 1 pm – 6 pm (Hoskins Bldg)

For Mail-In Instructions:

View/Print Competitive Exhibit General Info Guide

Exhibitors may enter three items per class, but cannot place more than once per class. All entries must have been completed within the last year, appear new, and be clean. Soiled, smelly, or wet items will be disqualified. No “kit” projects allowed. All skeins of yarn should be a minimum 1 oz. or 100 yards approximately and the yarn needs to be tied in 3 places. No ribbon will be awarded without documentation.

Fiber & Fleece Documentation Forms are required for all entries and must be completed to enter your items. Please see above links to complete prior to entry. Forms will also be available on Entry Days.

Required info to complete forms:

Personal entrant number (do not write name on form)
Description of preparation, including techniques and tools used
Dyeing process, if applicable, including type of dye
Sample of original fiber, swatch or yarn, and list content, fiber
Specify Alaskan fiber, if used

All divisions are open to all ages. If you are entering as a Junior, place the appropriate letter on the entry form under sub-category.

Sub-Categories:

A: Junior, ages 12 and under
B: Junior, 13 through 17

If sub-category is not specified, entry will be classified as OPEN.

Judging is on design, color, workmanship, finished appearance, difficulty of execution, and originality.

Fiber – 2023

Department X

View/Print Fiber Entry Information Form

Loom Woven

Division 01: Clothing

Class:

01 Bag
02 Belt
03 Coat, jacket
04 Dress, skirt
05 Shirt, blouse

06 Scarf
07 Shawl
08 Vest, tunic
09 Other

Division 02: Yardage

Class:

01 Clothing
02 Household
03 Other

Division 03: Household Item

Class:

01 Afghan, lap robe
02 Bed linens / covers
03 Pillow cover
04 Table linens

05 Towel
06 Wall art
07 Other

Division 04: Rug

Class:

01 Balanced weave
02 Rag
03 Rep weave

04 Warp-faced
05 Weft-faced
06 Other

Division 05: Tapestry

Class:

01 Wearable
02 Non-wearable

03 Wall Art
04 Other

Division 06: Pin Looms

Class:

01 Commercial yarns
02 Handspun yarns

03 Novelty yarns
04 Felted finished

Non-Traditional Woven, Twining, Plaiting, Card-Woven, Etc.

Division 07: Clothing or Household

Class:

01 Wearable
02 Non-wearable
03 Wall art

04 Three dimensional
05 Other

Division 08: Bobbin Lace

Class:

01 Bookmark
02 Clothing
03 Edging

04 Motifs
05 Scarf
06 Other

Division 09: Fibers – Personally prepared by individual entering

Specify hand or machine
Class:

01 Alaska mix only
02 Blended smooth
03 Exotics
04 Mixed fibers
05 Novelty blended

06 Wool
07 Wool/Silk
08 Alpaca
09 Other

Handspun Skeins

•Division 10: Hand-Prepared Fibers – Wheel
•Division 11: Hand-Prepared Fibers – Spindle
•Division 12: Commercially Prepared Fibers – Wheel
•Division 13: Commercially Prepared Fibers – •Spindle
•Division 14: Designer, Novelty – Wheel
•Division 15: Designer Novelty – Spindle

Class:

01 Angora
02 Basts (flax, ramie, hemp, jute)
03 Blended fibers
04 Cotton
05 Dog or cat
06 Down (camel, yak, cashgora, cashmere, quiviut, pygora, llama, alpaca)
07 Hair (camel, yak, cashgora, cashmere, quiviut, pygora, llama, alpaca)

08 Man-made (tencel, acrylic, polyester, nylon, rayon)
09 Mohair
10 Navajo ply
11 Silk
12 Wool
13 Mixed fiber
14 Selective spinning for color purposes
15 Other

Dyeing: Handspun or Commercial Yarn or Fiber

Division 16: Natural Dyes

Class:

01 Boiling
02 Fermentation

Division 17: Synthetic Dyes

Class:

01 Dyed after spinning
02 Dyed fleece
03 Immersion dyeing
04 Multi dye pot dyeing
05 Over dye
06 One color saturated – solid
07 Painting color
08 Snow/Ice Dyeing

09 Sun dyeing
10 Sprinkle dry dyeing
11 Squirt dyeing
12 Measured striping dyeing
13 Stripping
14 Variegated color dyeing
15 Other

Division 18: Finished Products from Hand Dyeing

Class:

01 Belt
02 Blanket, afghan
03 Coat, jacket
04 Cowl, smoke ring
05 Gloves, mittens
06 Hat
07 Linens
08 Purse
09 Scarf
10 Shawl

11 Shirt, blouse
12 Skirt
13 Slippers
14 Socks
15 Sweater
16 Three dimensional, non-wearable
17 Vest, tunic
18 Wall art
19 Yardage
20 Other

Products Using Handspun Fiber

•Division 19: Hand Knitted / Handspun
•Division 20: Machine Knitted / Handspun
•Division 21: Woven / Handspun
•Division 22: Woven / Combo Commercial / Handspun
•Division 23: Knitted / Combo Commercial / Handspun
•Division 24: Other Techniques Using Handspun

Class:

01 Belt
02 Blanket, afghan
03 Coat, jacket
04 Cowl, smoke ring
05 Gloves, mittens
06 Hat
07 Linens
08 Purse
09 Scarf
10 Shawl

11 Shirt, blouse
12 Skirt
13 Slippers
14 Socks
15 Sweater
16 Three dimensional, non-wearable
17 Vest, tunic
18 Wall art
19 Yardage
20 Other

Felted

•Division 25: Raw Fibers
•Division 26: Knitted OR Crochet
•Division 27: Handspun Woven Fabrics
•Division 28: Machine Knitted
•Division 29: Needle Felted

Class:

01 Belt
02 Blanket, afghan
03 Coat, jacket
04 Cowl, smoke ring
05 Gloves, mittens
06 Hat
07 Linens
08 Purse
09 Scarf
10 Shawl

11 Shirt, blouse
12 Skirt
13 Slippers
14 Socks
15 Sweater
16 Three dimensional, non-wearable
17 Vest, tunic
18 Wall art
19 Yardage
20 Other

Surface Design/Embellished

Division 30: Transformation of Cloth Dyeing, Batik, Resist, Printing, Beading, etc.

Class:

01 Sculptural
02 Wall art
03 Art fabric

04 Wearable
05 Interior textile accessories
06 Other

Division 31: Paper Making

Class:

01 Single sheets
02 Book of all handmade paper
03 Sculptural

04 Wall art
05 Other

Division 32: Mixed Media (multiple fibers used in a finished piece)

Class:

01 Sculptural
02 Wearable
03 Non wearable

04 Wall art
05 Other

Division 33: Handmade Spinning and Weaving Tools for Fiber & Fleece

Class:

01 Combs, carders. hackles
02 Drop Spindle
03 Loom
04 Needles – glass, wire, or wood
05 Niddy Noddy – PVC or wood

06 Spindles, with 1 oz. fiber on
07 Spinning wheel
08 Stitch markers
09 Yarn Bowl
10 Other

Collections (minimum 5 items)

Division 34: Spinning (1 ounce or 100 yards per skein minimum)

Class:

01 Different fiber skeins
02 Different spinning techniques

03 Novelty skeins
04 Different color / Same fibers

Division 35: Dyeing (1 ounce or 100 yards per skein minimum)

Class:

01 Natural dye wearable
02 Natural dye non-wearable
03 Natural dye other

04 Synthetic dye wearable
05 Synthetic dye non-wearable
06 Synthetic dye other

Division 36: Felted

Class:

01 Wet wearable
02 Wet non-wearable
03 Wet other

04 Needle wearable
05 Needle non-wearable
06 Needle other

Division 37: Woven

Class:

01 Loom
02 Tapestry

03 Continuous on 1 warp
04 Other

Division 38: Fleece to Finish – NEW DIVISION

Exhibitor must document a minimum of 3 steps you personally completed in this process. Pictures are recommended.
Class:

01 Same Fibers – Individual Project
02 Same Fibers – Group Project

03 Mixed Fibers – Individual Project
04 Mixed Fibers – Group Project

Fleeces – 2023

Department Y

View/Print Fleeces Entry Information Form

Enter a maximum of four fleeces per class. Fleeces must be no more than twelve months’ growth, as commonly measured by the wool trade. All wether fleeces in wether classes only. Enter each fleece in a clear plastic bag; one per bag. Do not include skirtings. Tag fleece with exhibitor name, breed and sex of fleece, division, and class number.

Definitions

Fine: Fine combing 64’s to 80’s
Medium Fine: Half-blood combing 60’s to 62’s
Medium: Blood combing 56 to 58’s & blood combing 50 to 54’s
Long: Low blood combing 46’s to 48’s; Common 40’s to 44’s; Braid, 36’s or coarser.
Natural colored: 30% or greater color content: solid white= 0%, solid black = 100%