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2009 Skein and Garment Results

 

Adult Division

Handspun Yarn Section

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
33 100% Wool - Fine plied yarn Gunther Maertz Beth Payne Rebecca Cook
4 100% Wool - Medium plied yarn Libby Llop Nina Osterloh Bitsy Cohen
6 Singles yarn from commercially prepared fibers Rebecca Cook Mary Zielinski/Jacey Boggs Jacey Boggs
7 Plied yarn from commercially prepared fibers Carolyn Foty Julie Sabitino/Mary Zielinski  
10 Singles or plied yarn chemically dyed by spinner Rebecca Cook Rebecca Cook  
11 Novelty yarn Libby Llop    
12 Handspinners dyed yarn basket Millie Sass Colleen Mawicke Bonnie Frederick
15 Novice spinner using commercially prepared fiber - singles or plied yarn Christina Jacobs Maria Valcarczc Georgia Csout/Geraldine Ivkovich

Hand-Knitted Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
16 Garment made from yarn of one color or one multi-colored yarn Mary ZielinskiJennifer Lackey Marjorie Warden
17 Garment made from more than one colored yarn Deborah JaworowiszMillie Sass Millie Sass/td>
18 Garment made from natural colored yarn Libby Llop Mildred Jaggard Tam Dyer/td>
19 Wearable accessories     Brenda Bonisteel
20 Blankets, Afghans, scarves, shawls Bitsy Cohen Caroline Foty  
21 Miscellaneous Melinda Abrazado    

Handwoven Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
23 Large Garment Anastasia Sundance    

Commercial Yarn Section

Hand-Knitted Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
26 Garment made from yarn of one color or one multi-colored yarn Jaya Purswani Kay Wisniewski Anne Cohen
27 Garment made from more than one colored yarn Sally RaineyDebbie Santolla Sally Rainey
28 Blankets, Afghans, Scarves, Shawls Zoe Tierney Karen Gregory Ross Brown
29 Miscellaneous Zoe Tierney Mary Hull Anne Cohen

Handwoven Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
30 Small to medium garment Betsy Szkil    
31 Large garment   Deborah Lawson  
32 Blankets, afghans, scarves & shawls Monica Kelly Paul Weil  
33 Miscellaneous Monica Kelly Monica Kelly Paul Weil

Miscellaneous Section

Miscellaneous Techniques

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
34 Sewn Garment - made from commercially produced fabrics Rachel Dyky Rachel Dyky  
35 Combination of techniques - small to medium article D. Masterd Kriebel    
36 Combination of techniques - large article D. Masters Kriebel Tabita Fisher Tabita Fisher
37 Crocheted article Carol Washer Mary Jane Reymann Jody Scofield
39 Miscellaneous article using other techniques Lea Stern    
40 Knitting for dolls and bears (handspun or commercially produced yarn). Florie Hirsch Marseille Bunk Marseille Bunk
41 Rugs using any techniques mentioned throughout; small, medium and large William Bellows    

Felting Techniques

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
42b Knitted & fulled articles - Medium to Large Carol Breitner Gina Allewelt  
43 Felted non-wearables/home décor (wall hangings to rugs). Techniques to include wet felting and/or needle felting techniques. Carmelita White Nancy Schmitt Neysa Russo
44 Felted wearables using wet felting and /or needle felting techniques. Kathy Korin Margo Duke Tiina Ets
45 Sculptural or figurative articles using traditional wet or needle felting small Laura Davis Laura Davis Deborah Weil
46 Fiber Jewelry to include felted techniques, knitting and other needle work, beading may be included by not the primary technique of the article Carol Breitner    

Special Class

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
47 Hats using any technique or combination of techniques Libby Llop Nancy Zaharko Jeanne Giberson
49 Garment made from handspun or commercially spun yarn at least 50% wool and 30% alpaca Kay Wisnieski    

Junior Division

Handspun Yarn Section

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
7 Plied yarn from commercially prepared fibers   Devlin Kennedy Devlin Kennedy

Commercial Yarn Section

Hand Knitted Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
28 Blankets, afghans, scarves & shawls Nicole Correci - 5 yr Nicole Correci - 11 yr Nicole Correci - 11 yr
29 Miscellaneous Nicole Correci - 9 yr    

Handwoven Articles

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
32 Blankets, afghans, scarves & shawls Ashley Shaw    

Miscellaneous Section

Felting Techniques

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
42b Knitted & fulled articles - Medium to Large Kari Butler    
45 Sculptural or figurative articles using traditional wet or needle felting techniques. Linda Harrison Hannah Kiesel Kayley Kiesel

Special Class

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
47 Hats using any technique or combination of techniques Nicole Correri - 11 yr    

Mamie Francis Blanket

Category Prize First Place Second Place Third Place
B1 "Lap Robe, Plain Weave 36"" - 50"" Melinda Abrazado JoAnne Trygg Melinda Abrazado
B2 "Lap Robe, Other than Plain Weave 36"" - 50""   Melinda Abrazado  
B3 "Blanket - Plain Weave > 50"" Lora Burgess      
B4 "Blanket other than Plain Weave > 50"" Ellen DeCarlo    
B5 Lap Robe - Junior Martha Pskowski    
  Grand Prize Ellen DeCarlo    
  Best of Maryland Wool Martha Pskowski    

Special Class

Category Winner
10th Annual Freddie Award, Most Unusual Handwoven Article Monica Kelly
Best Basket of Yarn Millie Sass
Best Hand-Knitted Article Zoe Tierney
Best Hand-Knitted article from commercial yarn Karen Gregory
Best Handspun 2-ply yarn spun on a drop spindle Rebecca Cook
Best Handspun Article (memory of Peggy Stidham) D. Masters Kriebel
Best Handspun skein (WGGB) Gunther Maertz
Best Hat Libby Llop
Best in Show Sally Rainey
Best Innovative Design Kathy Korin
Best Junior Fiber Artist Martha Pskowski
Best Junior Knitted Article Imanzainah Hazer
Best Junior Spinner Devlin Kennedy
Best Natural Dyed Article or Skein (Marilyn M. Lee Memorial Prize) Millie Sass
Best Novice Skein from MD Wool (memory of Marianne Franklin) Geraldine Ivkovich
Best Novice Spinner Christina Jacobs
Best Original Fashion Forward Article / Felted technique Margo Duke
Best Producer of MD Wool Mary Jane Reymann
Best Skein of MD Wool Julie Sabitino
Best Sweater Knitted from Commercial Yarn Sally Rainey
Best Woven Article (WGGB Award) Monica Kelly