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.

Please read if you are entering fleeces in the show and/or sale:

Click the links below for Fleece Show & Sale forms:

Fleece Show & Sale Entry Cards
Fleece Show & Sale Summary Form
(Forms will be available at a later date)

Each fleece that is entered in the show and/or sale MUST be accompanied by TWO copies of the Entry Card.

Each person entering fleeces must fill out ONE Summary Form. 

Please follow the entry rules to help us ensure that we can identify the owners/sellers of fleeces.


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

Fleece Show Rules

Check back for more info and forms!

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