Fleece Show & Sale

The Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival is THE place to purchase top quality fleeces for handspinning or felting. Our Fleece Show & Sale invites owners of all species of fiber-producing animals to enter and/or offer fleeces for sale. 

It is NOT necessary to enter the show in order to offer your fleeces for sale.


Fleece Show Categories

DIVISIONS

  1. Sheep – Natural colored wool
  2. Sheep – White wool
  3. Alpaca
  4. Llama– Single coat
  5. Llama – Double coat
  6. Mohair
  7. Cashmere
  8. Other (bison, yak, water buffalo, silk, angora, etc…)

CLASSES

Wool:

  1. Fine (under approx 22 microns)
  2. Medium (approx 22 – 31 microns)
  3. Long (over approx 31 microns)
  4. Double Coated

Alpaca, Llama, Mohair, Cashmere and Other:

  1. Up to 24 months of age
  2. Over 24 months of age

vermont sheep & wool festival

Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to the winning fleeces!

The David Hinman Award for best fleece is donated by the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival.

Please contact us with questions about the Fleece Show & Sale.

Hinman award for best fleece at vermont Sheep & Wool Festival