Open Fleece Show & Sales

WEST EXHIBIT BUILDING

JUDGE

Letty Klein – Kalamazoo, MI

CHECK-IN

Pre-entered or Day-of-Show Entries

Friday – 3:00 – 8:00 pm 

Saturday – 7:00 – 9:00 am 

JUDGING

Saturday – 9:30 am 

SALES 

Saturday – 6:00 – 7:00 pm – Silent Auction

Sunday – 8:30 - 3:00 Private Treaty

PREMIUMS

Each Class:    1st $15   2nd $10    3rd $8    4th - Ribbon

Champion Fleece – Each Division $25 and Rosette

Reserve Champion Fleece – Each Division $20 and Rosette

Best of Show – Traveling Trophy

(Champion Fleeces compete for Best of Show Award)

Reserve Best of Show

$25 Gift Certificate – Susan’s Fiber Shop

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

BEST OF SHOW

Fibershed Heartland 

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW

Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill

 Susan’s Fiber Shop

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

Shear Wool Fiber Mill, LLC

WHITE HANDSPINNING DIVISION

Shear Wool Fiber Mill, LLC

COLORED HANDSPINNING DIVISION

 Rainbow Fleece Farm & Carding Mill

CROSSBRED DIVISION

Bluffwood Organic Wool Farm

FLEECE SHOW COORDINATOR

Holin Kennen 608 882-0267  [email protected]

WHO MAY ENTER

Open to all exhibitors. Enter in competition only OR enter in competition and either/or both the Private Treaty or Silent Auctions. 

HOW TO ENTER

www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com 

Pre-entry Deadline – September 4

TO PRE-ENTER BY EMAIL  Go to Competitions-Open Fleece Shows/How to Enter

1. Download and complete the FILLABLE entry form
2. Save the completed entry form.
3. Email the completed entry form to [email protected].
4. Print and bring a copy of the entry form to check-in at the festival.  
5. Entry fee- $6 per pre-entered fleece, paid at check-in 

TO PRE-ENTER BY MAIL   Go to Competitions-Open Fleece Shows/How to Enter

1. Download and complete the FILLABLE entry form.
2. Print and complete entry form, keeping a copy for yourself.
3. Mail one copy of the completed entry form to:    

WSWF

Attn: Nancy 

2701 International Lane, Ste 206

Madison, WI 53704

5. Bring second copy of the entry form to check-in at the festival.  
6. Entry fee- $6 per pre-entered fleece, paid at check-in 

TO ENTER AT THE SHOW  Go to Competitions-Open Fleece Shows/How to Enter

1. Download and complete the entry form. 
2. Print completed form and bring with you to the show.
3. Entry fee- $8 per fleece day-of-show entries, paid at check-in.

* Entries must be pre-weighed. 

* Entry Limit: 8 fleeces per exhibitor or exhibitor family/farm (same address).

* Fleeces must be from current year wool crop, no more than 12 months growth.

* Skirt your fleeces: Fleeces entered into competition should be skirted, unless entered into the Commercial Class, in which case manure tags and larger organic/vegetable material should be removed, at a minimum. 

* Fleeces sold at auction must be entered in competition.

Need to know how to skirt a fleece? Contact Holin Kennen at [email protected], 

608 882-0267.

Suitability for Show:
Fleece show staff reserve the right to disqualify fleeces which do not meet a minimum standard of cleanliness or is otherwise unsuitable for exhibit.

Responsibilities of the Judge:
The Judge reserves the right to disqualify or move a fleece into an appropriate class and combine or close classes in the case of insufficient entries. Judging will be based in part on the suitability of a fleece for handspinning, unless entered in the Commercial Division.

Silent Auction & Private Treaty Sale  

Sales and purchases of all fleeces will be handled through the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, LLC. Prices for Private Treaty Sale fleeces will be set by the individual exhibitor at entry and the price will be shown on the entry tag. Exhibitors may not reduce the sale price of any sale fleece until 1:00 p.m. Sunday. 

Sales commission is 15% of gross sales:
Fleeces left unsold following the Silent Auction will be placed in the Private Treaty Sale unless picked up by the close of the Silent Auction or other arrangements are made with Fleece Show staff. 

When will exhibitors be paid for fleeces sold?
Reconciliation of fleece sale accounts may take up to six weeks due to the volume of festival accounts processed. Thank you for your patience!

Release Times:
The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, LLC assumes no responsibility for lost, damaged, stolen, mislabeled or erroneously sold fleeces. Fleeces not removed from the exhibit area by 3:30 p.m. Sunday become property of the Festival. Any fleeces not offered for sale will be released Saturday upon completion of judging. All sale fleeces released at 3:00 Sunday.

Want to be a Fleece Show Sponsor? 
Sponsors for a class or division are always welcome! For additional information, please contact Fleece Show Coordinator. 

OPEN SHOW CLASSES

Division I. Commercial Division  

(White or Natural Colored – NO covered fleeces)

Commercial classes to be judged on suitability for the commercial market.

Classes:  1. Fine   2. Medium   3. Coarse   

Division II. White Handspinning Division

(Covered or uncovered)

Division II classes to be judged on suitability of wool for handspinning.

Classes:  1. Fine   2. Medium   3. Longwool    4. Double-coated

Division III. Colored Handspinning Division

(Covered or uncovered)

Division III classes to be judged on suitability of wool for handspinning.

Classes:   1. Fine   2. Medium   3. Longwool  4. Double-coated

Division IV. Crossbred Division

(Covered or uncovered)

Division IV classes to be judged on suitability of wool for handspinning.

Classes: 1. Fine  2. Medium  3. Longwool  4. Double-coated