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Durham Fair

September 23, 24, 25, 26, 2010

Fiber

Fiber Department - Welcome!

We are happy to have you visit us - both on the web and at the Fair.

Each year we volunteer to help children and adults display their hand spun fiber. You'll find us in the lower-fairgrounds, in the Lama Barn.

If you are considering sharing your work with us, to be sure your display entry goes smoothly, please read the our Entry Information below for categories and entry rules. Then check out the deadlines to understand which deadlines will apply to your entries. Onlne Entry Entry Form

FIBER

Dept. 28

All yarn must be hand spun on a spinning wheel & spun by the individual entering it. No Commercial mill spun yarn is allowed.

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Only ONE item per Class may be entered by an Exhibitor.

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Each entry must be tagged with exhibitor name, class #, class name & type of fiber.

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No items previously entered in the fiber department can compete again for prizes.

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All entree forms must be received by September 12, 2009

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Exhibits must be dropped off Sunday, September 20, between 12:00 - 6:30 p.m.

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All Exhibits must be picked up Sunday, September 27th from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

PREMIUMS

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

$35.00

$30.00

$26.00

$22.00

$18.00

Class

Baby/childs hat

Class

Baby/childs mittens

Class

Baby/childs sweater

Class

Baby/childs booties

Class

Needle felting freeform/sculptural

Class

Needle felting decoration on any base

Class

200

Cardigan Plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

201

Cardigan with pattern - complex stitch pattern

Class

202

Lace work

Class

203

Pullover plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

204

Pullover patterned

Class

205

Scarf Plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

305

Scarf patterned - complex stitch pattern

Class

206

Vest plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

207

Vest patterned - complex stitch pattern

Class

208

Shawl

Class

209

Shawl lace work

Class

210

Mittens

Class

211

Hat plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

212

Hat patterned - complex stitch pattern

Class

213

Socks plain - simple stitch pattern

Class

214

Socks patterned - complex stitch pattern

Class

215

Toys

Class

216

Pillows

Class

217

Afghan Plain

Class

218

Felted Hat

Class

219

Felted Bag Plain

Class

219A

Felted Bag Ornate

Class

220

Felted Mittens

Class

221

Woven garments (hand spun weft, warp can be commercial yarn)

Class

222

Other

Class

223

Felted Other

Class

224

Youth (18 and under) Felting

Class

225

Youth (18 and under) Bag

Class

226

Youth (18 and under) Scarf

Class

227

Youth (18 and under) Other

Class

228

Crochet Hat

Class

229

Crochet Scarf

Class

230

Crochet Bag/Purse

Class

231

Crochet Other

HAND SPINNING

Each skein must be spun from livestock fibers, tagged with fiber content, how fiber was prepared and your name.

Class

100

2 ply – one skein

Class

150

Singles – one skein

Class

300

Mixed Livestock Fibers – can be sheep, alpaca, llama, rabbit, goat

Class

310

Mixed Fibers – 50% Livestock Fiber, 50% Other – can be bamboo, cotton silk, etc.

Class

400

Navajo Ply – one skein

Class

410

Mohair Singles (100% Mohair)

Class

411

Mohair Two Ply (100% Mohair)

Class

412

Mohair Other (100% Mohair)

Class

420

Alpaca Singles (100% Alpaca)

Class

421

Alpaca Two Ply (100% Alpaca)

Class

422

Alpaca Other (100% Alpaca)

Class

430

Llama Singles (100% Llama)

Class

431

Llama Two Ply (100% Llama)

Class

432

Llama Other (100% Llama)

Class

500

Cable Ply – one skein

Class

600

Spinners texture choice – this class will be judged on

creativity, texture from natural fibers

Class

700

Spinners color choice – hand dyed after spinning, or in fleece form and then colors blended in carding process (no commercial dyed)

Class

800

Spinners color choice – commercial dyed

Class

850

Novelty – anything unusual and out of the ordinary

Class

860

Youth 18 & under - singles one skein

Class

870

Youth 18 & under - other one skein

PREMIUMS FLEECES – LIMIT 4 ENTRIES PER CLASS

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

$30.00

$25.00

$20.00

$15.00

$10.00

Class

900

Fine Wool – Pure Bred White. Cormo, Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee.

Class

901

Down Breeds – Dorset, Hampshire, Oxford, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk.

Class

902

Medium Breeds – Pure Bred, White, Cheviot, Columbia, Corridale, Finn.

Class

903

Long Wool Purebred White – Border Leicester, Cotswold, Lincoln, Romney.

Class

904

Purebred Natural Colored – Border Leicester, Cotswold, Finn, Lincoln, Romney, Shetland, etc.

ALPACA

5" square cut off barrel, neatly wrapped in tissue paper (fiber aligned). Must be accompanied by 3 X 5 photo of Alpaca sample was taken from. Also include name of Alpaca and sex.

Class

905

Ages 1 to 6 months old.

Class

906

Ages 6 to 12 months old.

Class

907

Ages 12 months and older.

LLAMA

5" square cut off barrel, neatly wrapped in tissue paper (fiber aligned). Must be accompanied by 3 X 5 photo of Llama sample was taken from. Also include name of llama and sex.

Class

908

Ages 1 to 6 months old.

Class

909

Ages 9 to 12 months old.

Class

910

Ages 12 months and older.

ANGORA GOAT

5" square cut off barrel, neatly wrapped in tissue paper (fiber aligned). Must be accompanied by 3 X 5 photo of Angora Goat sample was taken from. Also include name of Angora Goat and sex.

Class

911

Kid

Class

912

Yearling

Class

913

Adult

Class

914

CASHMERE GOAT

send 5" square wrapped in tissue, along with snapshot of animal.

Class

915

ANGORA RABBIT

send 5" square wrapped in tissue, along with snapshot of animal.

Class

1000

Fleece to hand knit or woven must have 5" square sample of fleece, photo of animal, on index card, breed of animal, age, sex, plus exhibitors name/farm/address/phone how fiber was prepared.

FIBER Dept. 28

Lauren Scarpa

Co-Superintendent(203) 269-6662

Laurie Sanford

Co-Superintendent

COMMITTEE

John Swearingen

Helen Scarpa

Lee Swearingen

Chris Cunningham

Pam Metro

Brian Lyman

Susan Rasted

Denyse Roden

Tracy Camassar Webmaster Webmaster@DurhamFair.com