Tunis Wool

	3rd Annual NTSRI Tunis Wool Contest Great Lakes Wool Festival & National Tunis Sale May 28th & 29th, 2010 Wooster, OH Entry Fee - $3.00 per fleece SCHEDULE: (Times to be announced) Friday - Fleeces accepted Saturday Fleeces on Display Fleeces judged in Show ring ?am Fleeces will be on display from 9 am until Sunday at 1 pm. Posters will be made and displayed in the other wool buildings about the availability of these Tunis fleeces to encourage wool show visitors to view the Tunis Wool. COMPETITION & PRIZES: Two Classes "Tunis Ram Fleece" & "Tunis Ewe Fleece" Prizes each class 1st - Rosette & $15 2nd - $10 3rd - $5 Grand Prize Supreme Tunis Fleece - Rosette & $20 RULES AND GUIDELINES: Fleeces must be from a registered Tunis animal and registration numbers will be required on the entry form. Exhibitors need not be members of the NTSRI. The fleeces must be shorn within the past 12 months of the show date. The fleeces must be displayed in clear plastic bags and not tied. The fleeces should be skirted and free of chaff, burrs, tags & second cuts. The judge has the right to refuse to judge/place any fleece that has an excessive amount of foreign material in it. These factors will be considered when the fleeces are judged. a. The quality of the fleece must be typical of the Tunis breed of sheep. b. Evenness of quality among the various parts of the fleece is very important. c. An appropriate length and strength of staple is required for judging. d. The condition of the fleece will influence the placing. e. Crimp and color of the fleece will be considered. f. The estimated clean weight will be a factor. Fleeces should be marked whether they are to be sold thru a "Private Treaty Sale", returned to the exhibitor, or other arrangements have been made with a wool processing company. Fleeces may be shipped to Kim Day and must be received by Friday, May 20th (see address below). If you are delivering your fleece personally, please let Kim know how many fleeces you are bringing so there can be enough display room for all fleeces. TO ENTER: 1. Put the following information on a 3x 5 index card inside an envelope: Owner name & farm name Address & phone number Disposal of fleece...To be sold (price); to be picked up; or shipped back to owner Include funds for return postage if needed. Entry fee should also be in envelope ($3 per fleece) 2. On the outside of the same envelope, indicate the following information: Breed, sex, age and registration # of animal Weight of fleece Months of growth represented by fleece And class Please direct all questions to the Wool Show Committee, Debbi Brown (texastunis@yahoo.com), Kim Day (redropefarm@yahoo.com), Louise Dunham (tunis@bright.net) and Marianne Turcheck (marianne@rostraverfarm.com). If you're shipping your fleece(s) to Kim, please include a phone number or email so she can let you know they were received. Please send fleeces to: Kim Day, 196 Hill School Rd., Douglassville, PA 19518 Looking for Wool? Contact one of our NTSRI members in a location near you. TUNIS WOOL & RELATED PRODUCTS: Be sure to check the events page for fiber show listings!
	If you are a member of the National Tunis Sheep Registry and would like to be included in this directory, send an email to Debbi Brown with farm name, owners, address, phone, email and a short descriptive phrase about your farm.
	UNITED STATES
	ARIZONA
	The Farm at the End of the Road Steve and Sonja Pyne 15221 N. 61st Ave Glendale, AZ 85306 Email: lambs@aztunis.com A 3-generation hobby farm in Queen Creek, Arizona featuring the Woolhalla Tunis flock, heritage poultry, and a variety of specialty citrus fruits. Visit us on the web at http://aztunis.com/ GEORGIA Piney Wood Farms - Shawn, Linda & Elliza Casey 27 Piney Wood Rd., Taylorsville, GA 30178 707-547-4057 pineywoodfarms@aol.com Products Available: Raw fleeces, roving, and hand spun yarn dyed in many varied colors plus finished scarves and hats. "If interested in samples of raw fleece, carded roving, or hand spun dyed yarns, please feel free to contact me." IDAHO Finley's Aussies Bob & Frances Finley 5120 SE 1st Ave., New Plymouth, ID 83655 208-278-3516 or email at finleysaussies@gmail.com Products Available: Tunis roving in natural colors, raw fleeces (all covered) Sage Hill Tunis and Texels Anna Wiemann 5190 W. fairchild Rd. Kuna, ID 83634 208-495-2189 or email at jstsheep@clearwire.net Fleeces available.
	NEVADA
	Rocking T Ranch - Becky Pennington 1509 1800 E, Battle Mtn, NV 89820 sittin.n.spinnin@gmail.com Products Available: Tunis fleeces, Tunis roving and Tunis yarn
	NEW JERSEY
	RQL Farms - David & Sandra Rock 590 Montgomery Rd., Hillsborough, NJ 08844 980-369-6413 rqlfarms@comcast.net www.rqlfarms.com Products Available: Raw fleeces, roving and yarns. Shows Attended: Maryland Wool and Fiber Festival New York Sheep and Wool Festival "Fleeces and rovings available from coated sheep. Natural color yarns available. Custom color blends of roving and yarns can be produced upon request."
	NEW YORK
	Frisky Lamb Farm - Jerry Schwartz 43 Davis Rd., Glen Aubrey, NY 13777 607-862-3494 Jerry@FriskyLambFarm.com www.FriskyLambFarm.com Products Available: Raw fleeces and roving. "Raw fleeces and roving from our flock of original-style Tunis."
	NORTH CAROLINA
	Luna Roo Farm - Barbara Moore Kuller 245 Marks Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 919-932-3566 bmkuller@bellsouth.net Products Available: Tunis Wool from Luna Roo Farm, winner of 2009 Champion Ewe Fleece @ National Tunis Fleece Show. Well-skirted fleeces $12 per lb. Roving $1.50 per oz or $22/lb. Taking reservations for 2010 fleeces.
	PENNSYLVANIA
	Oz Farm - Julia Delpino & Mike Hartman 962 Martin Rd., Needmore, PA 17238 717-573-2168 delpinoj@yahoo.com Products Available: Raw skirted fleeces. "Oz Farm Tunis fleece - Be over the rainbow for fleece grown by a rotationally grazed flock."
	Red Rope Farm - Dave & Kim Day 196 Hill School Rd., Douglasville, PA 19518 610-326-1842 redropefarm@yahoo.com www.redropefarm.wordpress.com Products Available: Raw fleeces and Lambskins. "We sell raw fleeces (some covered) and professionally tanned lambskins."
	Rostraver Farm - Marianne & David Turcheck & Family 1574 Rostraver Rd., Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724-929-4811 marianne@rostraverfarm.com www.rostraverfarm.com Products Available: Handmade clay sheep pins & necklaces, Tunis & Babydoll Southdown fiber, sheepskin rugs, needle-felting supplies, soap, hand-painted Tunis sheep scenes on saws, slate and maple sugar tap buckets. Shows Attended: Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival @ Waynesburg, PA Great Lakes Sheep & Fiber Festival @ Wooster, OH "Email me ahead for any custom painting with your farm's name and we can bring it to our shows."
	TENNESSEE
	Venus Looking Glass Farm - Megan & Carol Long 2352 McKelvey Rd., Greenback, TN 37742 865-740-6000 criallama@yahoo.com Products Available: Tunis & llama fleeces. "We sell, blend, dye and spine fleeces (in the grease for sheep wool or cleaned). We also buy other types of products and exotics to blend with per customer request."
	UTAH:
	Cunningham Farms - Sam Cunningham 4545 Spanish Valley Dr, Moab, Utah 84532 435-259-5386 samsheep@frontier.net Products Available: Tunis roving and Tunis blend roving. "Roving is $1.25 to $1.35 per ounce plus postage."
	VIRGINIA
	Beaucaire Farm - Jim & Irene Mandracchia 16633 Hillsboro Rd., Purcellville, VA 20132 540-751-0104 IDMandracchia@aol.com Products Available: Tunis roving and yarn. "Tunis roving and yarn available in natural color."

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