2022 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…Sherry Moody of Team Edgewood Garden Studio
- From Flannel Cakes – A $50 gift card
- From Spin-E-Kube – A bobbin holder
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $100 gift card
- From Diamonds in Daisies – A variety of fiber goodies
- 2nd place… Heather Price of Team Edgewood Garden Studio
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- From Grandma’s Spinning Wheel – A hand-dyed fiber braid from our in-house dyer
- From Loops and Leather – A mixed-fiber batt in purples plus a loop orifice hook
- `From Blazing Star Ranch – a $30 gift certificate
- From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 gift certificate
- From Spin in Alaska – A Born Fuzzy Boutique prize packet of project bag, and some fancy dyed fiber with Alaska-inspired colors
- 3rd place… Jamie Hicks of Team Dances with Wool
- From Goldieknots Montana – A 4-ounce fiber package
- From Gritty Knits – 4 ounce surprise fiber of the month club
- From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 gift certificate
- From Dances with Wool – A $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 4th place tie… Crystal Hesser of Team tinyStudio Everywhere Else
- From The Twisted Shed – A $25 gift certificate
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 4th place tie… Su Jolly of Team tinyStudio Everywhere Else
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
Wildest Skein Contest
- 1st place… Crystal Hesser of Team tinyStudio Everywhere Else
- From Spin-E-Kube – Walnut, Cherry, or Maple Art yarn Spinner – A $550 value!!!
- 2nd place tie … Lee Anne Merrifield of Team Blazing Star Ranch Spinners
- From Grandma’s Spinning Wheel – A $35 gift certificate
- From tinyStudio – A 1-year digital subscription to tinyStudio Magazine
- From Blue Moon Alpacas– a custom-blended combed top
- From Blazing Star Ranch – a $30 gift certificate
- From AriBo Arts – A OOAK art batt
- 2nd place tie … Annette Montgomery of Team tinyStudio New Zealand
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $25 gift card
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Dharma Trading Company – A $50 gift certificate
- From Purple Lamb – A $30 gift card
- From The Needlepoint Joint – A $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- From Spin in Alaska – Prize packet of some special fiber blends from Grumpy Bunny Wool Works, including some of her homegrown angora
- 3rd place tie… Beth Callahan of Team Gritty Knits
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- From The Twisted Shed – A $25 gift certificate
- From KnitSpin – Hand-dyed roving
- From The Sheepwalk Ranch – An 8-ounce custom blend of natural wool
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $25 gift card
- 3rd place tie… Tina Christensen-Parman of Team Flannel Cakes
- From Gritty Knits – 4 ounce surprise fiber of the month club
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 gift certificate
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – A $25 gift card
- From Purple Lamb – A $30 gift card
Highest Yardage on a Spindle
- 1st place… Stephane Wolfgeher of Team Edgewood Garden Studio with 2945 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company, sponsored by Tamara Romaine of the Spinning Jennies – combed top
- From 52 Weeks of Sheep – Two 2-ounce batts of blended Angora and merino pus 4 ounces of washed Tunis from 52 Weeks of Sheep
- From Chaotic Fibres – A $50 Gift Card
- From Diamonds in Daisies – A variety of fiber goodies valued at about $100
- From Phat Fiber – A monthly sampler which features 20 different mini fiber and yarn samples from indie artists
- 2nd place… Margaret Tayti of Team Griffin Dyeworks with 2379 yards
- From Chaotic Fibres – A $50 Gift Card
- From Loops and Leather – A mixed fiber batt in copper plus a loop orifice hook
- From Ewesful Creations – A $25 gift certificate
- From Purple Lamb – A $30 gift card
- From Wild Hair Studio – OOAK Mystery Smidgens (mini batts) – 4-oz bag
- From Stranded by the Sea – A $30 gift certificate
- 3rd place… Jen Thorpe of Team Motley Krewe with 1752 yards
- From Goldieknots Montana – A 4-ounce fiber package
- From Gritty Knits – 4 ounce surprise fiber of the month club
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Horse ‘n’ Round Studio – A drop spindle and fiber
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 4th place… Stephanie Berk of Team Motley Krewe with 1530 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From KnitSpin – Hand-dyed roving
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 5th place… Susan Dexter of Team 52 Weeks of Sheep with 1410 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
Highest Yardage on a Spinning Wheel
- 1st place… Rikki Olson of Team Stranded Spinners with 49,077 yards
- From Purple Lamb and sponsored by Griffin Dye Works, a $100 gift card
- From Stranded by the Sea, a $50 gift certificate
- From tinyStudio, a 1-year digital subscription to tinyStudio Magazine
- From Dharma Trading Company, a $50 gift certificate
- From Phat Fiber, a Phat Fiber Monthly Sampler which features 20 different mini fiber and yarn samples from indie artists
- 2nd place… Sarah Alexander of Team Stranded Spinners with 31,507 yards
- From Stranded by the Sea – A $30 gift certificate
- From Dances with Wool – A braid of fiber dyed by Kim Russo of Kim Dyes Yarn in exclusive shop colorway Sunrise Over Sycamore
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- From New Hue Handspuns – 4 ounces of Hue-EO hand processed fiber – 75% Corriedale/merino x 25% German Angora Bunny
- From Purple Lamb – A $30 gift card
- From Wild Hair Studio – OOAK Mystery Smidgens (mini batts) – 4 oz bag
- From WEBS – A $25 gift card
- 3rd place… Holly Gillespie of Team SeaSide Spinners with 19,960 yards
- From Gritty Knits – 4 ounce surprise fiber of the month club
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From The Sheepwalk Ranch – 8-ounce custom color blend of Rambouillet wool-hand dyed and blended
- From KnitSpin – Hand-dyed roving
- From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 gift certificate
- 4th place…Heather Hutchison of Team Twisted Spinners with 18,927 yards
- From The Bramble Creative Studio – The Unusual Pear Frame Loom Mini and Roving
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From KnitSpin – Hand-dyed roving
- 5th place… Linda Lindsay of Team New Hue Spinners with 18,642 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
Highest Yardage on an E-Spinner
- 1st place… Sue Brady of Team New Hue Spinners with 61,515 yards
- From The Bramble Creative Studio – 10 ounces of Neon Roving from Paradise Fibers
- From Flannel Cakes – a 3-month subscription to the Fiber Pimp’s Bougie Ho Fiber Club
- From tinyStudio – a 1-year digital subscription to tinyStudio Magazine
- From SeaSide Spinners – An embroidered fiber bag and 3 custom-made batts
- From WEBS – a $25 Gift card
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- 2nd place… Charissa Gascho of Team Stranded with 51,651 yards
- From Blue Moon Alpacas– a custom-blended combed top
- From Ewesful Creations – A $25 gift certificate
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From AriBo Arts – A OOAK art batt
- From New Hue Handspuns – 4 ounces of Hue-EO hand processed fiber. 75% Corriedale/merino x 25% German Angora Bunny
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- From Flannel Cakes – A $50 gift card
- 3rd place… Cheryl Newhouse of Team New Hue Spinners with 44,874 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From KnitSpin – Hand-dyed roving
- From Edgewood Garden Studio – A $25 gift certificate
- From The Needlepoint Joint – A $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 4th place… Catherine Zindler of Team Flannel Cakes with 27,432 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- 5th place… Alexandra of Team Alexandra’s Fiber Junkies with 16,581 yards
- From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
Highest Overall Team Yardage – Team Stranded Spinners with 246,555 yards
- Tara Roberts (captain) – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Amie June Brumble – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Autumn Gray Eakin – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Charissa Gascho – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Corinne Hosken – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Elizabeth Holdmann – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Heidi Lucey – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- James Gibson – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Jessica Lane – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Jinks Hunter – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Joan Ranck – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Kathy Miner – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Laura Wheeler – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Lauren Wallace – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Lida Dekker – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Marie Ekberg – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Rikki Olson – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Sandra Helsley – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Sara Faulds – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Sarah Alexander – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Seth Harper – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Simon Pollitt – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Tahlia Holt – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Valerie Edwards – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
- Vicki Brown – From Purly Shell Fiber Arts – a $25 gift card
Highest Average Team Yardage – Team New Hue Spinners – Total Yardage of 239,742 and average of 9590 yards per spinner
- Cheryl Newhouse (captain) – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Aleatha Isaacs – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Alison Hori – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Amber Beck – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Anne Sammons – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Ardis Lunn – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Colleen Harvey-Arrison – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Cyndi Dickinson – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Donna Rainboth – From Goodie Supply Company – A 4-ounce braid in custom Spin Together colorway
- Elizabeth White – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Emily Shrider – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Gerri Hammock – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Heather Trundle – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Judi Jetson – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Laura Halfpenny – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Leigh Wheeler – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Linda Lindsay – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Lois Warren – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Lyn Burkett – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Maureen Kelly – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Patricia Tompkins – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Rachel North – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Rasa Dunlop – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Sue Brady – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
- Whitney Lard – From Alexandra – The Art of Yarn – A 4-ounce braid of hand-dyed top
Most Beautiful Winning Entries
Wildest Winning Entries
Team Total Yardages
| Team | Spinners | Total Yardage |
|---|---|---|
| Stranded Spinners | 25 | 246,555 |
| Team New Hue Spinners | 25 | 239,742 |
| Team Edgewood Garden Studio | 25 | 131,706 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 25 | 127,085 |
| Flannel Cakes | 25 | 122,019 |
| Alexandra’s Fiber Junkies | 23 | 78,562 |
| Team Webs | 21 | 75,526 |
| Team CanSpin 2022 | 25 | 68,521 |
| The Spinning Jennies | 15 | 65,083 |
| Twisted Spinners | 13 | 60,689 |
| Team tinyStudio New Zealand | 21 | 45,642 |
| Team Gritty Knits | 12 | 41,509 |
| Team tinyStudio Australia | 22 | 40,351 |
| AriBo Arts Team Heloise | 17 | 39,110 |
| Phat Fiber Spinners | 12 | 37,172 |
| Team tinyStudio Everywhere Else | 19 | 36,985 |
| Spin in Alaska | 16 | 35,338 |
| Team Motley Krewe | 24 | 35,127 |
| Spin-e-kube Spin Team | 13 | 32,659 |
| Team Hill Country Spinners | 6 | 30,782 |
| Blazing Star Ranch Spinners | 16 | 30,635 |
| Seaside Spinners | 5 | 28,340 |
| Grandma’s Spinning Wheel | 17 | 26,422 |
| Spin Together – Team Goldieknots | 13 | 24,453 |
| NPJ Knotty Spinsters | 9 | 20,887 |
| Team Knitspin Spin Together | 10 | 15,252 |
| The Muskegon Wool Witches | 10 | 14,545 |
| Griffin Dyeworks Spinners | 13 | 14,346 |
| Team Dances with Wool | 9 | 11,336 |
| 52 Weeks of Sheep | 11 | 10,732 |
| The Twisted Shed Spinners | 5 | 7,702 |
Team Average Yardages
(Spinners with non-reported yardage do not count towards team average)
| Team | Spinners | Average Yardage |
|---|---|---|
| Stranded Spinners | 24 | 10273.125 |
| Team New Hue Spinners | 25 | 9589.68 |
| Team Hill Country Spinners | 5 | 6156.4 |
| SeaSide Spinners | 5 | 5668 |
| Flannel Cakes | 22 | 5546.3182 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 23 | 5525.4348 |
| Team Edgewood Garden Studio | 24 | 5487.75 |
| Team Gritty Knits | 8 | 5188.625 |
| Twisted Spinners | 12 | 5057.4167 |
| Alexandra’s Fiber Junkies | 17 | 4621.2941 |
| The Spinning Jennies | 15 | 4338.8667 |
| Phat Fiber Spinners | 9 | 4130.2222 |
| Team Webs | 21 | 3596.4762 |
| Team CanSpin 2022 | 25 | 2740.84 |
| Spin-e-kube Spin Team | 12 | 2721.5833 |
| NJP Knotty Spinsters | 8 | 2610.8750 |
| Spin in Alaska | 14 | 2524.1429 |
| AriBo Arts Team Heloise | 16 | 2444.3750 |
| Team tinyStudio Australia | 17 | 2373.5882 |
| Spin Together – Team Goldieknots | 11 | 2223 |
| Blazing Star Ranch Spinners | 14 | 2188.2143 |
| Team tinyStudio New Zealand | 21 | 2173.4286 |
| Team tinyStudio Everywhere Else | 19 | 1946.5789 |
| The Twisted Shed Spinners | 4 | 1925.5 |
| Team Knitspin SpinTogether | 9 | 1694.6667 |
| Grandma’s Spinning Wheel | 16 | 1651.3750 |
| Team Dances with Wool | 7 | 1619.4286 |
| The Muskegon Wool Witches | 9 | 1616.1111 |
| Team Motley Krewe | 22 | 1596.6818 |
| 52 Weeks of Sheep | 8 | 1342.5 |
| Griffin Dyeworks Spinners | 12 | 1195.5 |