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Fleece Show & Sale

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Saturday - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm & Sunday - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm


Main Exhibition Hall

Co-Chairmen:

Linda Shane Michelle Reilly
480 Cove Road 4614 Locust Grove Road
Accident, MD 21520 Rohrersville, MD 21779
301-746-8083 301-432-2009



Methods of handling fleeces available to producers:

  1. Fleeces entered in competition and placed for sale
  2. Fleeces consigned for sale.
  3. Fleeces entered in competition only.



photo fleece show
fleece sale 2007                             photo by Kate Perez

Pre-Registration Information:


Pre-registration is due by April 25, 2008. One entry form should be completed for all fleeces from one consignor. Make checks payable to: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Fleeces will be accepted on Friday, May 2 from 12 noon to 5:00 pm. We are unable to receive or return fleeces by mail.

Click HERE for Fleece Show Entry Form!


Fleece Standards:

Fleeces must be from the current (2007-2008) wool crop and represent no more than 15 months growth. Each fleece must be clean, free of chaff, burrs, tags and second cuts. They must be skirted and in a clear plastic garbage bag. The policy of the Festival is to be a broker, to make fleeces available to the spinners, and to provide a market for the producers. Producers are responsible for the accuracy of their entry forms. Producers are urged to be selective in the fleeces they enter and reasonable in the prices they set.

Anyone entering two or more fleeces must have one for sale.

Entry fees are $5 per fleece entered for competition only and $3 per fleece consigned for sale only; the fee is $6.00 per fleece consigned for both show and sale. Entry fees will be doubled on all entries postmarked after April 25, 2008. The sale price of the fleeces will be set by the producers. The MSBA commission on all fleeces will be 10% for MSBA members whose dues are current as of April 1, 2008 and 20% for non-members.

Friday, 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleeces accepted
Friday, 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Show fleeces judged
Saturday, 12:00 noon: .............show fleece placings discussed by judges
Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fleeces for sale
Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fleeces for sale

Fleeces entered for competition, but not offered for sale, may not be removed from the exhibit prior to 3:00 pm Sunday, May 4. Producers must remove unsold fleeces Sunday, May 4 between 3:00 and 6:00 pm. Unclaimed fleeces become the property of MSBA. MSBA will make every effort to display and care for the entered fleeces, but assumes no responsibility for damaged, lost, stolen or erroneously sold fleeces. Fleece competition winners may be sold at any time, but must remain on display until 3:00 pm Saturday, May 3.

 

Fleece Competition

Division I Natural Colored Fleeces


Division II White Fleeces

Divisions I & II will each have
classes A, B, C and D.

Fleeces will be judged on suitability for handspinning.

Premiums each class: 1st - $20 2nd - $15 3rd - $12 4th - $10


Classes:


A. Fine: Spinning Count Grade 64’s to 80’s (e.g. Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee)


B. Medium: Spinning Count Grade 50’s to 62’s (e.g. Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Montadale, Tunis)


C. Long: Spinning Count Grade 36’s to 48’s (e.g. Coopworth, Cotswold, Leicester, Lincoln, Romney)


D. Double-Coated: (e.g. Karakul, Navajo-Churro, Scottish Blackface)

 

Division III Breed Class Fleeces

Fleeces will be judged on fleece characteristics of the breed.

Premiums, each class: 1st - $20 2nd - $15

Classes limited to:
Merino, Coopworth, Cormo, Corriedale, Cotswold, Jacob, Karakul, Leicester, Lincoln, Montadale, Rambouillet, Romney, Shetland, Targhee

A maximum of seven (7) fleeces per producer may be entered for competition and/or sale. The same fleece may not be entered in more than one class. A maximum of three fleeces per breed may be entered for competition in Division III.

 

Special Fleece Show Awards

  • Champion Fleece, each Division: $20 and Rosette

  • Grand Champion Fleece: $25 and Rosette

  • The Pat Brown Memorial Award: Best Maryland fleece: $25 & Cup

  • The Tyson Creamer Memorial Award: Best 4-H fleece: $25

  • The Jane Hyland Memorial: Best Handspinning Natural Colored Fleece: $50

  • The Jane Hyland Memorial: Best Handspinning White Fleece: $50