presents
“Alpaca Fleece Forensics – What Can My Fleece Tell Me?”
with Wini Labrecque
What can your fleece tell you? While most everyone initially evaluate fleece using visual inspections, this seminar will take you a step closer into the fleece to learn to "see" what its telling you. Join us as we take a detailed look at alpaca fiber and the exciting overall picture it presents!
Learn how environmental factors can damage and contaminate alpaca fleece,
- Learn how to better identify and evaluate alpaca fleece traits such as thickness, color, crimp, curl, spiral, strength and reflectivity,
- Learn how to identify differences from one area in the fleece to another and how this effects the fleece overall,
- Learn how to read a histogram and understand what it can and can’t tell you about your fleece, and,
- Spend some hands-on time and “see” what your fleece and others are telling you!
| Date: | Saturday - November 7, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm |
| Location: | Rutgers Eco-Complex 1200 Florence-Columbus Road Bordentown NJ 08505 |
| Cost: | $50 per person (includes lunch) |
| Registration Deadline: | Sunday, October 31, 2009 (late registrations accepted without lunch order if space available) |
Wini Labrecque is a renowned textile artist with a strong passion for natural fibers! She has been spinning, weaving, knitting and felting with natural fibers since the 1980’s, and has maintained her own herd of fiber production alpacas for the past seven years. Her award-winning handspun skeins and woven/knit goods are sold at art festivals and specialty shops alike.
Today, Wini is a well-known presenter at alpaca shows and events on topics relating to fleece and fiber. She is training as an Apprentice Fleece Judge for the alpaca industry and is working with the NC College of Textiles in Research & Development on developing “wash and wear” alpaca fabrics. Wini has judged alpaca skein show competitions, spin-offs, fiber arts and fleece shows nation-wide and is currently Fiber Chairperson for PAOBA.
Questions?
For more information regarding this seminar, please call Ingrid Wood 609-261-0696
For directions to the Rutgers Eco-Complex, please click here.
For Registration Form, please click here.
This seminar is sponsored by:
| Stormwind Alpacas | 609-261-0696 | www.StormwindAlpacas.com |
| Wool & Gray Alpacas | 908-996-5248 | www.WoolandGray.com |
| Pronkers Suri Resort | 908-238-1375 | www.Pronkers.net |