An Event
NOT TO BE MISSED!
2010 Canadian National Cashmere Fleece
Competition and Fibre Week
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
The 2010
Canadian National Cashmere Fleece Competition (CNCF) will be
held live, at Olds Agricultural College in Olds, Alberta.
Our
competition will be as part of their Fibre Week – a large
fibre event, including fibre and fibre animal shows, fibre
workshops (spinning, weaving, felting – you name it), and
fibre related courses. The chair of the show committee this
year is Crystal Gilbertson. She will be working in
conjunction with Helene Adolpshon who is the coordinator of
Cashmere events at Fibre Week.
Also new for the CNCF in 2010 is the
Cashmere Fleece Sale – for show participants. How does it
work?
When filling in you fleece
identification forms you will be ask if you want to have the
fleece put up for sale. Simply answer Yes or No
to the question and you will also have the option to place a
reserve bid on individual fleeces as well. The silent auction
will take place on Monday June 28th and Tuesday June 29th.
All proceeds received from the sale of a
fleece will be collected by Crystal Gilbertson and Helene
Adolphson to be sent back to the owner along with show results
and any fleeces which where either not sold or not included in
the sale.
We are thrilled to announce that we will
have the privilege of having Dr. Joe David Ross judge this
year’s Canadian National Cashmere Fleece Competition.
Joe David Ross
well-known to the Angora and Cashmere goat breeders’
communities hails from Sonora, Texas. A third-generation
Angora goat breeder, he still operates his family ranch
primarily raising Angora goats, as well as American cashmere,
hair sheep and beef cattle. He also maintained a large animal
veterinary practice in Sonora for 14 years. He is also
recognized for the many shows and workshops he has judged and
conducted coast-to-coast. Not only is he nationally renown
here, but internationally as well, having judged Angora goats
and mohair events as far distant as Australia, England and
Canada. Joe David Ross is the founding father of American
Cashmere.
Entry fee: $ 8.00 per fleece (return
postage included)
For details and entry forms for the
Canadian National Cashmere Fleece Competition, please contact
Crystal Gilbertson.
Fibre Week dates: June 25th
to July 2nd, 2010
Also during Fibre Week, the CCPA has
been working with Olds College to hold the following cashmere
related events:
Cashmere Classification Workshop
Saturday,
June 26th, 2010
Get a real understanding of Cashmere fibre from and
industry and farm perspective in this comprehensive class that
brings together everything about cashmere
fleece. Learn to identify superior, average & mediocre fleece
characteristics. Learn about crimp styles,
length requirements, density as well as information on ideal
goat physical conformation. Novice to advanced breeders
welcome. This course is also a pre-requisite for the judging
course to be held during the Canadian National Cashmere Fleece
Competition.
Instructor: Dr. Joe David Ross
Sat June 26 (9am-6pm)
$135 + GST
Cashmere
Judging Workshop
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Join Dr. Joe David Ross as he prepares
to judge the show entries. Be a part of the judging process
throughout the show. Registration Limited to 5 participants.
Prerequisite: Cashmere
Classification Workshop.
Instructor: Dr. Joe David Ross
Sun June 27 (11am-7:30pm)
$100 + GST
Understanding Fleeces
Monday, June
28th, 2010
This one
day class will provide participants with information on each
of the following fleeces; Alpaca, Cashmere, Llama, Mohair and
Wool. Judges from the fleece shows will demonstrate basic
fleece show preparation & presentation, fleece
characteristics, faults and facts. During each one hour
presentation characteristics of each 'type' of fleece within a
breed will also be discussed. Fleeces will be used for the
demonstrations...samples and handouts will be provided.
Instructors: Rosemary Harris, Dawn Heim, Tracey Riopel, Joe
David Ross, Donna Rudd
Monday, June 28
$135 +GST
Cashmere Spin-In
Monday, June
29, 6:30 pm
Join In the fun as teams of 4-6 use raw
cashmere to produce a finished product. Public voting will
determine the best Item. Cashmere and blending material will
be supplied.
There are also many, many other
workshops and courses being offered at Fibre Week. Check
out the web site link below for details.
Fibre
Week web page:
www.oldscollege.ca/programs/ContinuingEducation/trades-career-studies/fibreweek/
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