This year’s Lamafest and Alpaca Showcase Fiber Show has four categories in which to display your best fiber and fiber products including: Fleece, Walking Fleece, Handspun Skein and new for 2011, the Michigan Mitten Competition.
The llama fleece classes will be judged for ALSA and ILR points. Cindy Ruckman will be our judge for all llama fleeces, llama walking fleece, alpaca fleeces and walking fleeces
FLEECE:
All entries must be sheared within 2 years of the date of the show, please submit at least a 2 oz. sample of the fleece. All age references are the age at time of shearing. There will be 3 llama fiber divisions: single coat, double coat, and suri. There will be 2 llama age categories: up to 24 months, and 24 months and older. Classes may be combined at judge’s discretion. This is an optional ALSA class, and will not earn points. Those wishing to bring a full fleece may bring them to the show for judging, and to earn points.
Alpaca fleeces will be suri or huacaya with 3 age divisions, 5-12 months, 12-24 months, and 24 months and older. There will be a minimum of 4 color classes (dark solid, medium solid, light solid, gray/mixed) and further color divisions will be made as entries warrant at the judge’s discretion. This will be an ALSA show. These fleeces will be pre judged, and should be mailed to Kevin Sullivan by Aug. 20, 2011. Full fleeces may also be brought to the show for judging.
Each entry must include the following information: copy of registration certificate, accurate date of shearing, accurate date of previous shearing, gender, owner identification and birth date of animal. Please submit completed individual entry forms with each fleece sample.
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