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VER Spectacular >> 2016 Spectacular 21st Anniversary Awards Dinner and Fleece Competition
Another milestone for the Alpaca Industry and the V.E.R. was held on the 28th May. The V.E.R. 21st Fleece Competition, incorporating the Suri & Huacaya Alpaca of the Year, Best New Breeder & 10 year Service award.
A big thank you to Angela Betheras our MC, for once again, keeping us on track through a busy and eventful evening.
We were privileged once again to have Jillian Holmes as our fleece judge. Jillian’s message this year was, that overall, she was extremely happy with the high quality of fleeces but we still need to be a bit more diligent when skirting. Those that received a ribbon were more than worthy recipients. Congratulations to all that entered and those that received a ribbon.
V.E.R. Perpetual Trophy for best Suri fleece
Chakana Blue Zenos Paradox
Bill Plunkett Memorial Trophy for the best Huacaya fleece
Kurrawa Hot Gossip R & A Clark
Di Condon Award for Best New Breeder 2016
Ary Bryn Alpacas, Simon Kelly
Alpaca of the Year
Keith Turner Memorial Trophy
Suri, Chakana Blue Zenos Paradox (LF) J Blake
Lyla Fisher Memorial Trophy
Huacaya, Briarmist Khashoggi (LF) J & L Black
10 Year Service Award
David Daddo
Craft and Photography Results
The Craft Competition was full of talented people doing marvellous things with Alpaca. Our entries were down this year but the quality was not, so this winter might be just the right time to start that project for next year.
Photography competition was well represented. Amazing what IPad, tablets and mobile phones can do. With the introduction of emailing in your entries and the task force printing them, we hope that you enjoyed what you saw. Congratulations to the ribbon winners of each category. Indeed popular choices. The rest of us, take heart and keep taking happy snappies of our beautiful Alpacas and all the antics they get up to.
Congratulations to the winners.
Hand Craft Results
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section |
item |
name |
place |
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A Handspinning |
Fawn-grey gradientd yed suri 8ply 80g |
Rachel Fenselau |
1st |
|
100%grey/brown alpaca handspun from commercially processed bump-205g |
Kath Borrow |
reserve |
|
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B Handweaving |
Lady’s wrap |
Angela Betheras |
1st |
|
C Handknitting |
Lady’s shawl in hand spun yarn |
Barb Oakes |
1st |
|
Baby’s cabled cardigan with curved edging in100%suri |
Heather Scott |
reserve |
|
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D MachineKnitting |
Blanket made from pure baby alpaca in natural colour |
Kath Martin |
1st |
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Scarf made from pure baby alpaca in natural colour |
Kath Martin |
reserve |
|
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E Crocheting |
Baby’s jacket in 100% suri |
HeatherScott |
1st |
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Lady’s crocheted hat in hand spun yarn |
RoseThorogood |
reserve |
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F Wet felting |
Lady’s scarf in 100% alpaca fibre with hand dyed silk embellishment |
LezleyGolding |
1st |
|
Black alpaca wrap in 100% alpaca fibre, hand dyed. |
Joanne Lincoln |
reserve |
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H Alpaca –‘any medium’ |
Pom Pom tea cosy representing ’50 shades of alpaca’ |
Gayle Herring |
1st |
|
Framed wooden suri hand cut with Scroll Saw |
Jack Swan |
reserve |
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H Alpaca –‘any medium’ –for under 5 years of age |
Alpaca in cush |
Lola Scott |
1st |
Photography Results
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section |
item |
name |
place |
|
Cria –one of more as main subject |
“Beauty” |
Mel Semmler |
1st |
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“Mum makes the best pillow” |
Joanne Daniel |
reserve |
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Alpacas interacting with other alpacas/humans/animals |
“Who’s ac heeky alpaca?” |
LezleyGolding |
1st |
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“Sneaky kiss” |
Mel Semmler |
reserve |
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Farm Scene |
“Sunset Spectacular” |
Lynda Holdsworth |
1st |
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“Winter Sunrise” |
Christine Van Poppel |
reserve |
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Humorous |
“Don’t you have something better to do?” |
Lezley Golding |
1st |
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“That tickles” |
Margaret McConachy |
reserve |