2021 Competition Results
Thank you so very much to all our organizers, team captains, prize sponsors, and participants. We hope you had a fantastic week full of spinning fun and camaraderie!
Below you can find the winners of all 5 individual contests plus the 2 team contests as well as their prizes. Congratulations to all the winners, and many thanks to all our wonderful sponsors for providing the prizes!
Scroll down a little further to see the beautiful and amazing yarn spun by the winners of the two creative contests and all of the team rankings.
Most Beautiful Skein Contest
- 1st place…Tamara Murphy of Edgewood Garden Studio
- From Forever Growing LLP – A copper on cedar Spin-e-Kube 3d printed e-spinner
- From Purple Lamb Fiber Arts – A $30 Gift Card to Purple Lamb
- 2nd place… Crys Keiser of Team Hill Country Spinners
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz of natural fiber
- From Phat Fiber – A Phat Fiber Sampler
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- From Grandma’s Spinning Wheel – 8-oz of carded local Merino X Rambouillet
- 3rd place… Grace Stamper of Frabjous Fibers Fabulous Fiber Friends
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- 4th place… Stephane Wolfgeher of Phuskadoras Internacionales
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz braid of Merino
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A $35 Gift Card
- From New Hue Handspuns by Cheryl Newhouse – A $28 Gift Card
- 5th place… We had a tie.
- Eugenia Redmond of Team tinyStudio
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From BlackSheep Fiber Emporium – An 8-oz braid of Portland Community College Roving
- Glenys Mills of Team tinyStudio 2
- From Piney Creek Yarn and sent by Lyrebird Yarns – A $50 Fiber bundle
- Eugenia Redmond of Team tinyStudio
Wildest Skein Contest
- 1st place… Annette Montgomery of Team tinyStudio 2
- From PAZA – Faja (70 x 5″ weaving), Zippered Pouch (8 x 5″), Keyring all handmade in Bolivia using traditional techniques
- From Alanna Wilcox – Online spinning workshop access
- From The Spinning Jennies and sent by Goodie Supply Company – An $80 Fiber bundle
- From Goodie Supply Company – $25 Fiber bundle
- From Lyrebird Yarns and tinyStudio – Hand Blended Art Batt from Lyrebird Yarns plus single print copy of latest edition of tinyStudio
- From Holistic Women’s Healing and sent by Lyrebird Yarns – A $50 Fiber bundle
- 2nd place… Aleatha Isaacs of Team New Hue Spinners
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz of natural fiber
- From Phat Fiber – A Phat Fiber Sampler
- From Purple Lamb Fiber Arts – A $30 Gift Card to Purple Lamb
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A $35 Gift Card
- 3rd place… Tina Christensen-Parman of Team Flannel Cakes
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- 4th place… Crystal Hesser of Sit & Spin
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From Stranded by the Sea – A $30 Gift Card
- 5th place… We had a tie.
- Kristie Just of Team Hill Country Spinners
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A $35 Gift Card
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Shannon Page of Four Purl Peeps
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From BlackSheep Fiber Emporium – An 8-oz braid of Portland Community College Roving
- Kristie Just of Team Hill Country Spinners
Highest Yardage on a Spindle
- 1st place… Jacqueline Harp of Team tinyStudio with 4,024 yards or 2.39 miles
- From Griffin Dyeworks and sent by Purple Lamb Fiber Arts – A $100 Gift Card
- From PAZA – Faja (70 x 5″ weaving), Zippered Pouch (8 x 5″), Keyring all handmade in Bolivia using traditional techniques
- From Blazing Star Ranch – A $50 Gift Card
- From Blue Moon Alpacas – A $25 Gift Card
- From Flannel Cakes Fiber – A $50 Gift Card
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- 2nd place… Stephane Wolfgeher of Phuskadoras Internacionales with 3,477 yards or 1.98 miles
- From Flannel Cakes Fiber – A $50 Gift Card
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz of natural fiber
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers – Three Feet of Sheep (8oz of hand-dyed tweed fiber) in our brand new colorway ‘Vintage Sweater,’ and a Leaf Felt Notions Bag
- From Purple Lamb Fiber Arts – A $30 Gift Card
- 3rd place… Amanda Davis of Frabjous Fibers Fabulous Fiber Friends with 2,634 yards or 1.5 miles
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From Sheepwalk Ranch – Big Bag of Goodness: 8 ounces of Heritage Sheep Wool ready to spin
- From Team Motley Krewe – three (3) 1lb jars of Apiary Honey donated by Annie Morton/TheLittleFarm
- 4th place… Margaret Tayti of Griffin Dyeworks Spinners with 2,565 yards or 1.46 miles
- From Alanna Wilcox – Online spinning workshop access
- From Ewesful Creations – Spinning fibre with spinning & knitting accessories
- 5th place… Chris Vail of Griffin Dyeworks Spinners with 2,396 yards or 1.36 miles
- From Stranded by the Sea – A $30 Gift Card
- From Singing Raven Farm – A $25 Gift Card
Highest Yardage on a Spinning Wheel
- 1st place… Rachel McSweeney of Purly Shell Pirates with 45,590 yards or 25.9 miles
- From tinyStudio – 12 month print subscription to tinyStudio Creative Life Magazine
- From Goldieknots Montana – Box of Spinning Fiber and Related Items
- From Stranded by the Sea – A $50 Gift Card
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $50 Gift Card
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Needlepoint Joint – A $25 Gift Card
- 2nd place… Charissa Gascho of Stranded with 26,086 yards or 14.82 miles
- From Flannel Cakes Fiber – A $50 Gift Card
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz of natural fiber
- From Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers – Lamb’s Tail (5 oz of Lucky Baaahboo fiber) and a Fox Notions Bag
- From Purple Lamb Fiber Arts – A $30 Gift Card
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- 3rd place… Rikki Olson of Stranded with 25,089 yards or 14.25 miles
- From Grandma’s Spinning Wheel – 8-oz of carded local Merino X Rambouillet
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers – 4-oz BFL Silk braid and Hedgehog Felt Notions Bag
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- 4th place… Ilga Jansons of Edgewood Garden Studio with 23,115 yards or 13.13 miles
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- From New Hue Handspuns by Cheryl Newhouse – A Surprise Fiber Batt 4-5 oz
- From Needlepoint Joint – A $25 Gift Card
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- 5th place… Heather Hutchison of Twisted Spinners with 17,085 yards or 9.71 miles
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
Highest Yardage on an E-Spinner
- 1st place… Sue Brady of Team New Hue Spinners with 63,663 yards or 36.17 miles
- From tinyStudio – 12 month digital subscription to tinyStudio Creative Life Magazine
- From Alanna Wilcox – Online spinning workshop access
- From Blazing Star Ranch – A $50 Gift Card
- From Goldieknots Montana – Box of Spinning Fiber and Related Items
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Flannel Cakes Fiber – A $50 Gift Card
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- 2nd place… Cheryl Newhouse of Team New Hue Spinners with 45,444 yards or 25.82 miles
- From Forever Growing LLP – A bobbin holder
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – 4-oz of natural fiber
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A $35 Gift Card
- From Team Motley Krewe – Small Project Bag sponsored by Annie Morton/TheLittleFarm
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- 3rd place… Alexandra Baldwin of Alexandra’s Fiber Junkies with 20,295 yards or 11.53 miles
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino x2
- From BlackSheep Fiber Emporium – $30 Gift Card
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- 4th place… Alice Hollowed of Phat Fiber Spinners with 19,621 yards or 11.15 miles
- From KnitSpin – A 4-oz braid of Merino and a 4-oz sheep soap
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A $35 Gift Card
- 5th place… Terry Yocom of Stranded with 18,150 yards or 10.31 miles
- From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- From BlackSheep Fiber Emporium – $30 Gift Card
Highest Overall Team Yardage – Team New Hue Handspun Spinners
With 223,891 yards or 127.21 miles
- Seth Harper – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Rasa Dunlop – From Yarn Barn of Kansas and sent by Lyrebird Yarns – A $25 Fiber bundle
- Caroline Tacker – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Lyn Burkett – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Heather Trundle – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Bethany Harper – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Leigh Wheeler – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Emily Shrider – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Judi Jetson – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Cyndi Dickinson – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Janet Potter – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- Anne Sammons – From Singing Raven Farm – A $25 Gift Card
- Ardis Lunn – From Singing Raven Farm – A $25 Gift Card
- Colleen Harvey – From Singing Raven Farm – A $25 Gift Card
- Rebecca Tromel – From Singing Raven Farm – A $25 Gift Card
- Linda Lindsay – From WEBS – America’s Yarn Store – A $25 Gift Card
- Sue Brady – From WEBS – America’s Yarn Store – A $25 Gift Card
- Whitney Lard – From Blue Moon Alpacas – A $25 Gift Card
- Rachel North – From Yarn Barn of Kansas and sent by Lyrebird Yarns – A $25 Fiber bundle
- Patty Tompkins – From Motley Krewe – 1 Mixed fiber Art Batt sponsored by LoopsandLeather
- Gerri Hammock – From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 Gift Card
- Alison Hori – From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 Gift Card
- Lois Warren – From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 Gift Card
- Aleatha Isaacs – From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 Gift Card
- Cheryl Newhouse – From Phat Fiber – 1 skein of Phat Fiber Dyed Yarn from New Phat Fiber Yarn Club
Highest Average Team Yardage – Stranded*
With a total of 177,286 yards or 100.73 miles. That’s an average of 7708.087 yards or 4.38 miles per spinner for their team of 23.**
- Sarah Alexander – From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 Gift Card
- Judith Marie Smith – From Sheepwalk Ranch – Raw Fleece Prize: 4 ounces of Heritage Sheep Wool (Leicester Longwool), Unicorn Wash and Scour
- GRETCHEN WILSON – From Alexandra the Art of Yarn – A 4-oz braid of fiber
- Angela McCormack – From Goodie Supply Company – A $25 Gift Card
- J. Autumn Gray Eakin – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Amie-June Brumble – From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- Jessica Lane – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Valerie Edwards – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Lori Linney – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- terrie taylor – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Tahlia Holt – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Mindy Messenger – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Sara Faulds – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Terry Yocom – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Caitlin Moats – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Rikki Olson – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Nancy Moore – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Vicki Brown – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Amber Bingle – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Charissa Gascho – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Kathleen Miner – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A 4-oz braid of Merino
- Marie Ekberg – From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
- Tara Roberts – From Four Purls Yarn Shop – A 4-oz Emma’s Yarn braid and a Love and Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar
*Of note, the New Hue Handspun Spinners average was higher with 8955.64 yards or 5.09 miles per spinner with a team of 25, but per our rules, if the same team wins both yardage contests, the Highest Average Team Yardage Award is given to the next highest.
**Stranded had 25 registered spinners, but only 23 turned in yardage and we do not figure non-reported yardage into the average.
Most Beautiful Winning Entries
1st Place – Tamara of Edgewood Garden Studio 
2nd Place – Crys Keiser of Team Hill Country Spinners 
3rd Place – Grace Stamper of Frabjous Fibers Fabulous Fiber Friends 
4th Place – Stephane Wolfgeher of Phuskadoras Internacionales 
5th Place (tie) – Eugenia Redmond of Team tinyStudio 
5th Place (tie) – Glenys Mills of Team tinyStudio 2
Wildest Winning Entries
1st Place – Annette Montgomery of Team tinyStudio 2 
2nd Place – Aleatha Isaacs of Team New Hue Spinners 
3rd Place -Tina Christensen-Parman of Team Flannel Cakes 
4th Place – Crystal Hesser of Sit & Spin 
5th Place (tie) – Kristie Just of Team Hill Country Spinners 
5th Place (tie) – Shannon Page of Four Purl Peeps
Team Total Yardages
| Team | Spinners | Total Yardage |
|---|---|---|
| Team New Hue Spinners | 25 | 223,891 |
| Stranded | 25 | 177,286 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 25 | 143,587 |
| Edgewood Garden Studio | 23 | 120,098 |
| Alexandras Fiber Junkies | 25 | 107,739 |
| Twisted Spinners | 25 | 98,939 |
| Team Webs | 25 | 84,593 |
| The Spinning Jennies | 17 | 72,110 |
| Flannel Cakes | 23 | 70,668 |
| Team Goldieknots | 25 | 67,600 |
| Yarn Barn Twisters | 25 | 60,903 |
| Team tinyStudio | 25 | 55,922 |
| Phuskadoras Internacionales | 19 | 52,450 |
| Sit and Spin | 20 | 49,526 |
| SeaSide Spinners | 10 | 48,500 |
| Team CanSpin 2021 | 12 | 46,123 |
| Phat Fiber Spinners | 14 | 46,001 |
| Forever Growing LLP | 18 | 45,535 |
| Four Purl Peeps | 9 | 39,741 |
| Team Motley Krewe | 18 | 37,088 |
| Frabjous Fibers Fabulous Fiber Friends | 13 | 35,725 |
| Team Knitspin | 11 | 35,386 |
| Team tinyStudio 2 | 24 | 33,830 |
| BlackSheep Voyagers | 8 | 32,223 |
| Griffin Dyeworks Spinners | 25 | 28,354 |
| Grandma’s Spinning Wheel | 18 | 27,807 |
| Blazing Star Ranch Spinners | 12 | 22,135 |
| Team Hill Country Spinners | 6 | 20,497 |
| NPJ Knotty Spinsters | 9 | 18,349 |
| Piney Creek Spinners | 5 | 6,080 |
Team Average Yardages
(Spinners with non-reported yardage do not count towards team average)
| Team | Spinners | Average Yardage |
|---|---|---|
| Team New Hue Spinners | 25 | 8955.64 |
| Stranded | 23 | 7708.087 |
| Edgewood Garden Studio | 20 | 6004.9 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 24 | 5982.792 |
| Four Purl Peeps | 8 | 4967.625 |
| Alexandras Fiber Junkies | 22 | 4897.227 |
| SeaSide Spinners | 10 | 4850 |
| Twisted Spinners | 23 | 4301.696 |
| The Spinning Jennies | 17 | 4241.765 |
| BlackSheep Voyagers | 8 | 4027.875 |
| Team Webs | 22 | 3845.136 |
| Team CanSpin 2021 | 12 | 3843.583 |
| Team Hill Country Spinners | 6 | 3416.167 |
| Phat Fiber Spinners | 14 | 3285.786 |
| Team Knitspin | 11 | 3216.909 |
| Flannel Cakes | 22 | 3212.182 |
| Phuskadoras Internacionales | 18 | 2913.889 |
| Frabjous Fibers Fabulous Fiber Friends | 13 | 2748.077 |
| Team Goldieknots | 25 | 2704 |
| Forever Growing LLP | 17 | 2678.529 |
| Yarn Barn Twisters | 23 | 2647.957 |
| Sit and Spin | 19 | 2606.632 |
| NPJ Knotty Spinsters | 8 | 2293.625 |
| Team tinyStudio | 25 | 2236.88 |
| Blazing Star Ranch Spinners | 10 | 2213.5 |
| Team Motley Krewe | 18 | 2060.444 |
| Grandma’s Spinning Wheel | 17 | 1635.706 |
| Team tinyStudio 2 | 21 | 1610.952 |
| Piney Creek Spinners | 4 | 1520 |
| Griffin Dyeworks Spinners | 22 | 1288.818 |