General Information for both
Why enter? You will have the opportunity to benchmark your fleece against some of the best in the country!
Wool Drop-Off: Friday, July 5 between noon - 6:00 pm OR Saturday, July 6 between 8:00 - 9:00 am
Public Judging: Starts on Saturday, July 6 1:00 - 6:00 pm
Silent Auction Sale: Sunday, July 7th 10 am - closing bids at 5:30 pm
Wool Pick Up: Non sale fleeces can be picked up on Saturday, July 6 between 5 - 6 pm
Sale fleeces must be settled for and/or picked up Sunday, July 7 between 6-9 pm or Monday, July 8 from 8 am - noon
For the Sheep Show
Judging - The Custom Woolen Mills Alberta Wool Fleece show is judged as a handspinning/artisan show.
Fleeces are judged for soundness, cleanliness including yield, as well as handle, staple length, crimp style and uniformity characteristic for the breed. The judge and Coordinator have complete discretion regarding disqualification or reclassification of any fleece, and general conduct of the show.
Awards
1, 2, and 3rd place ribbons in each class; class winners receive their entry fees back
Grand Champion and Reserve Champion - White and Colour General Classes
Spinner's Choice - ballot boxes will be available in show area after official judging is complete.
Class Organization
White General Classes - Fine, Down Type, Long and Specialty
Coloured General Classes - Fine, Down Type, Long and Specialty
Breed Classes - Shetland, Icelandic, Jacob, Blue-Faced Leicester
Breed classes will be run for any breed if there are at least 3 producers entering at least 5 fleeces of that breed, if there are insufficient fleeces in a breed class those fleeces will be entered in the General Classes. (White or Coloured)
Fineness for Classes:
Fine wool: under 30 micron e.g. Merino, Rambouillet, Targhee, Corriedale, Finn
Down Type wool: 26 - 33 micron e.g. Hampshire, Dorset, Sulfolk, Texel
Long Wool: 30 - 42 micron e.g. Romney, Leicester, Cotswold, Lincoln
Specialty fleeces: 18 - 42 micron Karakul, Jacob, Churro
For the Llama Show
Llama Canada is proud to be sponsoring the Llama Fleece Show and Sale during Olds College Fibre Week 2019, July 5-7. Fleeces will be on display and judged before being put on sale by silent auction. The 2019 judge is still yet to be determined.
Judging - The Llama Fleece show is judged as a handspinning/artisan show.
Fleeces are judged for soundness, cleanliness including yield, as well as handle, staple length, crimp style and uniformity characteristic for the breed. The judge and Coordinator have complete discretion regarding disqualification or reclassification of any fleece, and general conduct of the show.
Awards
1, 2, and 3rd place ribbons in each class; class winners receive their entry fees back
Grand Champion and Reserve Champion;
Best of Show
Spinner's Choice - ballot boxes will be available in show area after official judging is complete.
Class Organization:
1. All fleeces should be entered in appropriate classes based on age of animal when sheared.
2. Fleeces are classified based on double coat, single coat or Suri
- Double fleece coat has fine fibre close to the skin with a coarser outer fibre. A crimp effect to the fibre is sometimes evident.
- Single fleece coat (sometimes called “silky”) has fine fibre that falls vertically from the body. A loose crimp or wave effect is quite often visible in a single coated fleece.
- Suri-Llama fleece coat has defined locks that spiral in rope-like effect. There is little or no crimp.
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