Judges

Terry Kunst: From Central Pennsylvania, Terry Kunst of Twin Ponds Fiber Farm, began her fiber adventure in 1994 with two ngora goats!"adding over the years to build a herd of #hite ngora $oats, $iant and $iant hybrid ngora %abbits, and hand s&inning shee& in'luding (order )ei'ester, Finn, )in'oln, *erino+%ambouillet, Teeswater, and Tunis!ins&iration is never in short su&&ly" ,n addition to flee'es, mohair, and ngora rabbit hair, she 'reates roving blends, uni-ue hands&un yarns and hand.dyed yarns, hand /nit one.of.a./ind garments, as well as 0,t1s Knit to (e 2-uare34 /nitting needles" #hen not 'aring for the many animals on the farm, you1ll find Terry washing 5 dyeing, s&inning, and never without a &air of /nitting needles6

Kris Peters: Kris has been s&inning and weaving sin'e 1978" retired librarian, she has been a &rodu'tion weaver for a 'lothing designer and has 'om&eted in a number of shee&.to.shawl 'om&etitions" Kris maintains a small flo'/ of shee&, a don/ey and a few fu99y dogs to su&&ly her fiber needs"

Fiona Powell: $rowing u& in ;ngland, Fiona has been involved in gri'ulture all of her life.2he&herding large flo'/s and tea'hing shee& husbandry" lifelong /nitter, Fiona learned to s&in and weave when she moved to Pennsylvania" 2he has the e<&erien'e of 'om&eting on several winning 2hee& to 2hawl teams" Fiona now s&ends her time tea'hing young &eo&le on the =oys of s&inning" 2he also wor/s as a radio &rodu'er and well as a fol/ historian and storyteller" #hen out telling stories: Fiona is always a''om&anied by a s&inning wheel"

2usan Keslar 2im&son: 2usan has been weaving for 1> years, having taught a design 'lass at the ?niversity of @ebras/a and in the rt Ae&artment at (loomsburg ?niversity" 2he is a member of the 2us-uehanna Balley 2&inner and #eavers $uild and the 2&ins and @eedles Fiber $uild" 2usan en=oys wor/ing with a variety of fibers and &arti'ularly li/es &laying with 'olor and te<ture in her te<tile &ro=e'ts"

#el'ome to the Pennsylvania 2tate Farm 2how

#ednesday, January C, DE14

7 Youth Fleece to Shawl Competition

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10:00 AM Official Start of the Contest 1:30 PM Presentation of Awards

35 Sheep to Shawl Competition

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3:00 PM Official Start of the Contest 6:00 PM Presentation of Awards

F:>E P*

u'tion of 2hawls From (oth

2hee& to 2hawl 5 Flee'e to 2hawl

GGG u'tion of wool flee'es follows shawl au'tionGGG

Schedule of Events

7 Youth Fleece to Shawl Competition

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1E:EE * Hffi'ial 2tart of the Contest Judging of the Flee'es 2&inning 5 #eaving (egins 11:EE * Iuestion 5 nswer Time 1:EE P* Judging of the 2hawls 1:>E P* Presentation of wards

35 Sheep to Shawl Competition

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>:EE P* Hffi'ial 2tart of the Contest 2hearing of the 2hee& Judging of the 2hearing and Flee'es 8:>EP* Con'lusion of the Contest Judging of the 2hawls F:EE P* Presentation of wards

F:>E P*

u'tion of 2hawls From (oth

2hee& to 2hawl 5 Flee'e to 2hawl GGG u'tion of wool flee'es follows shawl au'tionGGG

Aefinitions

Flee'e: The 'overing of wool 'li&&ed from a shee& in one shearing"

Carder: &erson who 'ombs the flee'e to 'lean and straighten the individual fibers in &re&aration for s&inning"

2&inner: &erson who twists the fibers into yarn by use of a s&inning devi'e su'h as a s&inning wheel"

#eaver: loom"

&erson who forms the fabri' by interla'ing war& and weft yarns on a

)oom: devi'e used to hold one set of yarns taut Jthe war&K while weaving other yarns Jthe weftK over and under the war& yarns"

, would li/e to than/ the following &eo&le for their tremendous hel&:

Tom Knisely: Coordinator Joanne ;vans: Coordinator

)aurie Lubbard: nnoun'er 2ara (i<ler: Timer, Photogra&her Hlivia Knisely: *odel Larry (a'hman: u'tioneer (rittany Trua<, ssistant

Judging Criteria 2hee& to 2hawl means =ust that. a shawl 'reated from the wool shorn from a shee&, s&un into yarn and woven into the finished garment" ;a'h team is 'om&rised of a shearer, three s&inners, a 'arder and a weaver" The =udging is bro/en down into the following 'ategories: 2hearing: The shearer is =udged on even shearing, uniformity, and la'/ of se'ond 'uts Jshorter lengths of woolK" Flee'e: Cleanliness, 'ondition of flee'e, luster and 'rim&" 2&inning: 2&inners are =udged on their individual s&inning as well as how their s&inning relates to the design of the shawl" The members try to s&in very evenly to &rodu'e a uniform team &rodu't" #eaving: The =udges will loo/ for evenness in the weaving, 'he'/ing 'losely for errors" The selvage edges are e<amined for evenness and la'/ of &ull.in" The finished shawl must measure at least DD in'hes wide and 7C in'hes long or &oints are dedu'ted from the s'ore" Aesign: The design and a&&earan'e of the finished shawl 'ounts for a large &er'entage of ea'h team1s s'ore" Judges loo/ for originality in design, diffi'ulty of weave, 'olor 'oordination between war& and weft, softness and 0dra&e. ability4, and e<e'ution of the finished fringe" 2&eed: The teams are awarded a bonus for finishing their shawl first, se'ond, third, et'" 2&eed 'ombined with -uality is the goal of ea'h team"

Fleece to Shawl

The Twisted 2isters Aau&hin County *adison 2haw . 2&inner %hiannon Fleming . 2&inner Lailey #olfe.2&inner ngela Billanueva.#eaver Cami ;meri'/.Carder

0Cra9y Crayon Colors4 Cra9y Crayon Colors are the ins&iration for the Twisted 2isters1 shawl" Thin/ing outside the bo< and 'oloring outside the lines, the girls have all sele'ted their own uni-ue 'olor to e<&ress their &ersonal flair" They have wor/ed hard to &re&are their war& by washing, 'arding, s&inning and then hand dying the s/eins to a'hieve =ust the right 'olors" The fiber for the war& 'omes from the )ei'ester )ongwool shee& of *adison1s family farm" The flee'e they have 'hosen to use in the 'om&etition is a (order )ei'ester from a lo'al Pennsylvania 2hee& farm" To 'ontinue their 'on'e&t of uni-ueness: the girls have wor/ed together to 'reate their own design for the weaving &attern" ll &ro'eeds from the sale of the shawl will go ba'/ to benefit their 4.L 'lubs"

Fleece to Shawl

2ugar Balley 2he&herds Clinton County 2hanin (utler.2&inner Aestiny *arshall . 2&inner lyssa 2ho'/ 2&inner #illiam %audabaugh.#eaver Aesire #eigel.Carder Carrigan Keller . lternate

0P #ildlife4 ;ver 'hanging 'olors and te<tures, leaves blossoming and falling, serene flowing waters, an abundan'e of diverse wild animals: it is these elements in whi'h we are fortunate to live, learn, 'reate and grow" #ith this beautiful environment in mind, we re'ogni9e we are res&onsible for the &rote'tion of our natural resour'es" Therefore, all of the &ro'eeds from the au'tion of our shawl will be given to the Pennsylvania $ame Commission" The 2he&herds are using 'ommer'ial, meri'an made, Larrisville Lighland yarn for the war& in ri'h shades and tones of brown, rust, umber, hemlo'/, lila', navy and orange whi'h re&resents nature" The weft: a beautiful soft 'ream, is from our 2hetland shee&, Petunia" Hur weave, 'reatively designed is symboli' of nature1s varied and numerous &atterns and will be a 'ombination of tabby and twill" The result is a 'om&letely uni-ue and 'ustom designed shawl highlighting elements and -ualities of both nature and the P $ame Commission"

Sheep to Shawl

Time #ar& *ontour County Carl $eissinger . 2hearer ;mily Ke&hart . 2&inner ,vy llgeier . 2&inner Katherine Aashner . 2&inner )ibby (eiler . #eaver Jeff Johnstonbaugh . Carder

0Pollo'/1s @o"1C, 198E4 ,n ugust of 1949, ),F; maga9ine &ublished an arti'le about an artist who, at that time, was virtually un/nown, but a @ew Mor/ City art 'riti' hailed Pollo'/ as &ossibly the greatest meri'an &ainter of the DE 'entury"
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For this year1s 2hee& to 2hawl 'om&etition, our team has been ins&ired by the wor/ of Jason Pollo'/, s&e'ifi'ally, a &ainting entitled 0@o"1C, 198E4" Pollo'/ wor/ed on 'anvas that was stret'hed out on the floor rather than on an easel, dri&&ing and s&lashing the &aint to 'reate his art" The war& for our shawl was dyed using this same method, and the 0'rammed and s&a'ed4 weave stru'ture refle'ts the ebb and flow of Pollo'/1s wor/" Hur war& is hands&un (order )ei'ester and the weft will be &rovided, on'e again, by Aonovan, a three year old CB*+)in'oln 'ross wether, bred by )ydia Pi&er of $urdy %un Farm in Lalifa<, P "

Sheep to Shawl

(utler County Pedalers (utler County *egan $ute/unst N 2hearer )inda $ross . 2&inner (abeth %aible . 2&inner Aawson Aibbern . 2&inner #ini )abre'-ue #eaver nn *ali/ . Carder

0Pennsylvania Preferred4.*ade in Pennsylvania The (utler County Pedalers have 'hosen the theme P Preferred for our 'om&etition shawl" The P Preferred &rogram is a su&&ort of &rodu'ts made in Pennsylvania" Hur shawl is an C harness &attern based on a @ame Araft design in'or&orating the words P Preferred DE14" name draft is a form of &attern design that assigns a harness number 1 through C to ea'h letter of the al&habet" The words are then 'onverted into a number se-uen'e to thread the loom" d=ustments are made to the &attern for a &leasing loo/ and balan'ed weave stru'ture" Mou will not a'tually see the words in the weaving.it is all a number se-uen'e" Che'/ out our dis&lay board for a more detailed e<&lanation6 #e have 'hosen our shawl 'olors to re&resent the P Preferred logo" The logo 'olors of blue and yellow are shown in the war& threads of our shawl in hand s&un, hand dyed, %omney wool yarn" #e intend to weave the shawl using a %omney wool flee'e"

Fleece to Shawl

2ugar Balley 2hee& Clinton County )eah *iller.2&inner Casey (olin/. 2&inner ;dward Balerio . 2&inner ndrew Peluso .#eaver *elanie Jodun.Carder Ja'ob %i'hardson. lternate

0@orth meri'an (ats4 Tal/ing about wings6 Just as we have been aided by the 2he&erds, we too have a desire to offer aid to the @orth meri'an (at whose &o&ulation is being de&leted by the s&read of #hite nose syndrome" The 2ugar Balley 2hee& are using 'ommer'ial meri'an made Larrisville Lighland yarn for our war& in subtle, yet ri'h shades of lavender, fu'hsia, grey, rust, umber and bla'/" These 'olors re&resent the 'olors most 'ommonly found in the seven breeds highly affe'ted" For our weft we will be using the beautiful marbled bla'/ and white flee'e of our 2hetland shee&.Hreo who is the lamb of our shee&.Petunia" Petunia1s flee'e will serve as the weft for the shawl 'reated by our &eers on the 2ugar Balley 2he&herd team" #e will weave this distin't marbled flee'e using a 'ombination twill and &lain weave &attern to &rodu'e a uni-uely designed shawl whi'h refle'ts the 'olors of the bats as well as the beautiful natural &atterns found within their wings" Pro'eeds from the sale of this shawl will be donated to the %aymond ( #inter 2tate Par/ *ifflinburg, P K to su&&ort their ongoing efforts to save our bat &o&ulation"

Fleece to Shawl

The Fibering Five Aau&hin County Chloe Powell.2&inner le<andra Fries . 2&inner Tabitha *ay . 2&inner ;li9abeth Billanueva.#eaver my *ayle.Carder )isa *iller. lternate

0%onald *'Aonald Louse.2hamro'/ 2ha/e4 Arawing ins&iration from the 2hamro'/ 2ha/e at *'Aonalds, the team has wor/ed hard to &ro'ess, &re&are, s&in, &ly and then hand dye their war& for their shawl" The flee'e for the war& 'ame from a )ei'ester )ongwool from Aau&hin County and will be dyed using yummy shades of mint re&resenting the 2hamro'/ 2ha/es and 'oordinating with the off white Pennsylvania (order )ei'ester flee'e being used for the weft" The &attern for the shawl is a bird1s eye twill 'reating a s&lendid shawl" Pro'eeds for the shawl will be sent to the %onald *'Aonald Louse whi'h is su&&orted by the sale of the 2hamro'/ 2ha/e"

Sheep to Shawl

Friends Thru Fiber Fran/lin County Aan Aailey . 2hearer Aar'y *aier . 2&inner Jill 2'hooley . 2&inner Julie 2hindle . 2&inner *i'helle )ushbaugh . #eaver Joy'e *ellott . Carder

0Low to *a/e a (aseball4 #hat do shee& and baseballs have in 'ommonO The ins&iration for our theme this year was drawn from the Ais'overy Channel video, 0Low to *a/e a (aseball4" Aid you /now that every baseball made for &rofessional ball 'ontains wool yarn wra&&ed around a 'or/ 'oreO #e de'ided to 'elebrate this fa't and the love of a favorite Pennsylvania &astime by 'reating a 0wearable4 baseball" This shawl will be &erfe't to wear to a 'ool s&ring game or the fall &layoffs" The white and light tau&e 'olors of our shawl re&resent a worn baseball" The interwoven B.&atterned red threads de&i't the baseball1s la'ing" Hur war& threads are hand s&un and hand dyed" The side &anels are a design ada&ted from a *arguerite Aavison &attern, 0$inny1s Coat4, and the 'entral &anel is a name draft of the word 0baseballs4" The weft is a Corriedale mi< shee& from the flo'/ of team member, Joy'e *ellott"

Sheep to Shawl

Aream #eavers @orthumberland County Ja'/ 2mith . 2hearer bbigail 2'hra'/ . 2&inner Carol Chaa&el . 2&inner Joanna 2mith . 2&inner Fran'ie &&leman .#eaver #ayne &&leman . Carder

0Partridge %o'/ %ooster4 Co'/. .Aoodle Aoo6 #ith gri'ulture as our 2tate1s number one industry, and strong ties to the family farm, it is not sur&rising that so many Pennsylvanians /ee& a few 'hi'/ens" Hur shawl 'elebrates one of the most 'olorful &atriar'hs of the ba'/yard flo'/,.the Partridge %o'/ %ooster" The war& for this shawl was hands&un from a wool+mohair blend from $urdy %un *ill, Lalifa< to give it the luster and sheen of feathers and hand dyed in the 'olors of a Partridge %o'/ %ooster, from its 'rimson 'omb and mahogany ba'/ to green body and yellow legs" The weaving &attern is designed to imitate wings and feathers"

Fleece to Shawl

(ountiful (obbins dams County %a'hel 2toner.2&inner *iriam 2hea . 2&inner Aorothy *ar-uet N 2&inner *eredith 2ingleton.#eaver Paul Tily.Carder Ja'ob 2toner. lternate

0Farmers *ar/ets4 #e all love the fresh fruits and vegetables found in our lo'al farmers1 mar/ets" @othing 'an beat homegrown tomatoes, a&&les, s-uash, gra&es, &e&&ers, 'orn and bro''oli" #e have ta/en these 'olors from the mar/ets and used them for our shawl ins&iration" (eautiful reds, oranges, greens and &ur&les are all dis&layed in a &oint twill" Hur flee'e this year is generously donated by Aaisey, a ewe from Finnegan1s flo'/ in Mor/, P " Aaisey is a silver Finn shee& and her flee'e has great hand" Pro'eeds from the au'tion of our shawl will go to su&&ort the ;ast (erlin 4.L Fiber Club

Flee'e to 2hawl wards

1 Pla'e Team:
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D Pla'e Team:
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4 Pla'e Team:
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8 Pla'e Team:
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2&inner1s ward: #eaver1s ward: Flee'e ward: Team1s Choi'e ward:

2hee& to 2hawl wards

1 Pla'e Team:
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D Pla'e Team:
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8 Pla'e Team:
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F Pla'e Team:
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2&inner1s ward: #eaver1s ward: 2hearer1s ward: Team1s Choi'e ward:

Sheep to Shawl

For the )ove of ;we Cumberland County Loyt ;mmons . 2hearer )isa )ogue . 2&inner )eah *artin . 2&inner Lannah $aydos . 2&inner %a'hel )ogue. #eaver Kathy mmerman . Carder

0Pea'o'/ Feathers4

Pea'o'/ feathers are the ins&iration for our shawl" The hand s&un and dyed war& of our shawl is %omney wool from Kathy1s flo'/ of shee& The war& was dyed with 'ommer'ial dyes in shades of blue, green, &ur&le, tur-uoise, brown and gold" The shawl is woven with a &ea'o'/ twill &attern by $ail %udisill from the boo/ 0FE 2'arves for FE Mears4" #e are weaving with a white flee'e from a %omney ewe out of the flo'/ belonging to Kathy mmerman"

Sheep to Shawl

The ;wetilitarians )an'aster County Kristen %osser. 2hearer Aonna *ent9er.2&inner Paula (ieber.2&inner (eth 2terling.2&inner udrey (u'hanan.#eaver nn #yso'/.Carder

0Tutelage4 : The tea'hing of an individual student by a tea'her Hur shawl is based on a 4.shaft hu'/.la'e threading" Hften 'alled hu'/.a.bu'/ by the Pennsylvania $erman weavers, it was a 'ommon style of weaving in )an'aster County" Though different treadling 'ombinations 'an &rodu'e many varied weaves, we have 'hosen one that &rodu'es s-uares formed by the war& and weft floats" The bo<es, 'reated by the floats, give a wonderful te<ture to the finished weave when removed from the tension of the loom" The war& is homes&un by the members of the )an'aster 2&inners and #eavers $uild" s you 'an see by our sam&les from our &ra'ti'es, there are different effe'ts brought to the &attern by different usages of 'olor and shee& breed"

Sheep to Shawl

Just a )ittle Twisted Aau&hin County @athan $ood . 2hearer ngie 2haw . 2&inner Aeb #inslow . 2&inner Aeb (isho& . 2&inner shley 2haw N #eaver Aeb 2'hmittel . Carder

0#ine and Cheese4 The team has hand washed, 'arded and s&un the )ei'ester )ongwool war& for the shawl using roving from shley1s flo'/ of )ei'ester )ongwool 2hee&" The team then hand &ainted the war& using varying shades of Pennsylvania wine to a'hieve the beautiful 'olors of red and &ur&le whi'h 'om&lements their theme of 0#ine and Cheese4" The shawl will be woven together in a twill &attern using a lustrous white flee'e from Flo, a )ei'ester )ongwool also from shley1s flo'/" Profits from the sale of this shawl will be donated to the Aau&hin County 4L Fur @ Feathers 'lub so that the 'lub 'an a'hieve their dream of visiting the @ational 4.L Center in #ashington AC in *ar'h, DE14"