• To promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns
• To encourage personal creativity in sewing, knitting and crocheting
• To recognize creative skills
• To develop life skill, including: being responsible for one's self, being a good sport, accepting the judges decisions and learning/appreciating diversity

What is the Judging Criteria?

• Appropriateness to thecontestant's lifestyle
• Coordination of fabric/yarn with the garment's style and design
• Contestant's presentation
• Quality of the garment's construction
• Creativity

• Local fabric stores
• Mail-order/internet resources
• Resource listings: sewing magazines, American Sheep Industry,
  Mohair Counsil of America, Lana Llama Association of North America, State Directors

How Can I Be Certain My Fabrics/Yarns Are Wool?
Self-testing is recommended. Additional testing will be done prior to state and national contests.

Self-testing prcedure:

• Place a one-inch fabric square into one cup of Clorox bleach for several hours.
  100% wool will have no residue; wool blends will havefibers remaining.
  NOTE: Finishes and other natural fibers may affect the test results.

How Can I Enter?
Fill out an entry form and follow the instructions for mailing and submitting fees.
You may enter more than one garment, using a separate form for each entry.

What Are The Prizes?

• Junior and Senior state winners will advance to the National Competition
• Adult state winners will send a 5" x 7" photo and video (maximum three minutes)
  to the National Photo Competition. National Adult winner will receive a trip to the
  National Competition
• Fabrics, sewing books, equipment, and notions are awarded at state and national levels
• Scholarships are awarded at the national level

  • $2,000 American Sheep Industry Women (Junior & Senior winners)
  • $1,000 Mohair Council of America
    (Junior or Senior Award for complete garment made of mohair)
  • $1,000 Pendleton Woolen Mills (Junior winner)
  • $1,000 American Wool Council (fashion/apparel design)

Special National Awards:

• Exemplary Construction (Sew News Magazine)
• Machine Embroidery (Creative Machine Embroidery Magazine)
• Vogue/Butterick Pattern Use
  (sewing machine from White Sewing Machine Company)
• Use of a Clair Shaeffer's "Custom Couture Collection"
  pattern from Vogue Pattern Company
• $500 cash award/credit for original design and international exposure for use
  of Cestari pencil roving with Cestari yarn in a knitted or felted garment.
  * Cestari, LTD retains ownership of original pattern and garment.