2011 Fleece Show and Sale

Photos by Garret C. Lown

Welcome to the New York  State Wool, Mohair and Alpaca Fleece Show and Sale registration site.

With over 625 fleeces entered in the sale - entries are now closed.
Thanks to all who enetered and we'll see you on Friday !

This page was updated last on 10/11/11
Registration link is live. Please read information below and scroll down to registration link. Thank you.

FLEECE SHOW RESULTS - 2011

FLEECE SHOW RESULTS -2010

White Wool
Best Fine - Bernadette Miller, Mountain Rest Farm, New Paltz, N.Y.
Best Medium-Geof Ruppert, Rupperts Corriedales,Faifiled, Pennsylvania
Best Long- Pamela Kleppel,Longfield Farm, Altamont, N.Y. - RESERVE CHAMPION
 
Natural Colored Wool
Best Fine- Myrtle Dow, Black Pines Sheep,Eaton, Colorado
Best Medium- Hal Goodnow, Goodnows Farm, Schenectady, N.Y.
Best Long- Myrtle Dow, Black Pines Fram, Eaton, Colorado - SUPREME GRAND CHAMPION
 
Primitive
Best Fleece- Alisa Fisher, Icy Acres, Ballston Spa, N.Y.

Please read the following CAREFULLY  BEFORE PROCEEDING with the regsitration of entires process. THANK YOU !

The link to the registration process is at the conclusion of this information.

Welcome to the 2011 Fleece Show and Sale. A very special THANK YOU to our 2010 exhibitors for a very successful show. Your cooperation and positive response to the changes was greatly appreciated.

The entry procedure for 2011 remains the same as last year EXCEPT for MINOR changes to the Alpaca card. Please review the following information. We are looking forward to another successful show and sale and to seeing all of you again this year.

All entries will be done online. Payment for entries may be made by either check or credit card via PayPal.  It is not necessary to have a PayPal account to use this service.

Entries must be received by OCTOBER 11, 2011. Entries will be $3.00 per fleece. No late entries will be allowed.  Sheep fleece entries are limited to 10 per producer.  Sales tax will be collected. There will be a 5% sales commission on all sales.

Fleeces will be accepted ONLY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  There will be NO REFUNDS for fleeces not accepted due to late arrival ! Judging will begin promptly at 5:00 pm. If you choose, you may stay to observe the judging.  All fleeces will be judged or graded and will receive a blue or red ranking.  There will be ribbons awarded for Best of Class in all categories and Best Colored and Best White in wool and mohair fleeces.  Judges comments will accompany each.

Tthe Wool, Mohair and Alpaca fleece sales are combined. The sale will be held in Building B on the festival grounds and can be reached by using the Mulberry Street entrance.  Please refer to the festival map of the grounds for directions.  You will be able to drive in and unload your fleeces at the door.

THE SALE  WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 am ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15,2011 to allow people to purchase their fleeces early and avoid waiting in long lines.

Fleeces entered for sale must be from this years clip, well skirted and arrive in clear plastic bags.  Fleeces are not to be tied.  Fleeces heavily contaminated with vegetable matter or other debris will not be eligible for inclusion in the sale.  Our goal is to provide the consumer with beautiful, healthy, clean fiber.  The committee will screen all fleeces upon entry. Decision of the show managers is final.

Two 3X5 cards should be securely attached to the bag with the following information:

WOOL BREEDS                            MOHAIR                              ALPACA 

Name/Farm Name               Name/Farm Name              Name/Farm Name

Breed/Weight                        Clip/Weight                            Age at
                                                                                                Shearing
                                                                                                  (Juv, Yr,                                                                                                    2Yr, Adult)

Total Cost of fleece                Total cost of fleece             Total cost of
                                                                                                fleece

PLEASE PLACE FLEECE ID NUMBER FROM ON LINE REGISTRATION IN UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF EACH 3X5 INDEX CARD.

While every attempt will be made to provide for the security of fleeces entered in the sale, the Festival will not be held liable for items lost or stolen while on display.

The sale will  close on Sunday , October 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm. Unsold fleeces must be picked up no later than 4:00 pm or will become property of DCSWGA.

Thank you for your entries.  Good luck with the sale.  We will see you on October 14, 2011 between 9:00 am and 4:00pm.

Sincerely,
Mary Drumm and Regina Embler
Co-Chairs

Mary Drumm                                                Regina Embler
176 Fox Hollow Road                                   411 Knox Road
Valatie,NY 12181                                          Schoharie, NY 12157
518-784-2521                                                518-872-2427