2019 Competition Results
First of all, thank you so very much to all our organizers, team captains, prize sponsors, and participants. This has been an amazing experience for me, and I hope it has been for you as well.
Below you can find the winners of each contest and their prizes as well as the team standings for each team from 2019, our first year.
We will be contacting all the prize sponsors next week to let them know who to send their prize or prizes to, so if you win an award, please be on the look-out for emails from the prize sponsors. If you don’t hear from them within two weeks, please feel free to email me at spin2gether at gmail.com.
I have made every effort to make each of the 1st-place prizes or prize packages close in value to each other if not in quantity. The same is true for the 2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place, and 5th place prizes. There is one exception, which is the XXL Scotch-tension E-spinner from Heavenly Handspinning. It is worth somewhat more than the other 1st prize packages.
We will start with the individual awards.
Most Beautiful Skein Contest
- 1st place….Amanda Davis from Team Web-sters
- 2nd place…Allison Cantwell from Team Griffin Dye Works
- 3rd place…Leslie Harriel from Team HOKC
- 4th place…Mary Tiffany for Team Sit & Spin
- 5th place…Debby Greenslaw from Team 52 Weeks of Sheep
Here is the photo of Amanda Davis’ 1st place winning skein for the Most Beautiful Skein contest:
Amanda won the following prizes:
- A Wenge 2-up Lazy Kate from HansenCrafts
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- Eight ounces of hand-dyed merino top plus a goat’s milk soap from Knitspin
- A fiber pack from DMFiber
- A 12-month subscription to tinyStudio Creative Life Magazine and all the tinyStudio TV subscriber-only video podcasts
- Four ounces of spinning fiber from Lake Erie Spinners
- A braid of 80/20 Polwarth/silk top from Abstract Fiber
- A $25 gift certificate to Purple Lamb Fiber Arts
Here is a photo of Allison Cantwell’s winning skein for the Most Beautiful Skein contest:
Allison Cantwell won the following:
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A $50 gift certificate from SweetGeorgia Yarns
- A $40 gift certificate from The Spanish Peacock
- An art batt from Southard Farm Long Wools sponsored by Whimsy Fiber Arts Guild
- A Noro Rainbow Roll of pencil roving from the Fiber Art Gallery
Here is a photo of Leslie Harriel’s skein of yarn, which won 3rd prize in the Most Beautiful Skein contest:
Leslie Harriel won the following:
- A $50 gift certificate to Blaine Fleece and Fiber
- A $40 gift certificate to The Spanish Peacock
- Hand-dyed roving from Nanette Wake Studio
Here is the photo of Mary Tiffany’s winning skein for 4th place:
Mary Tiffany won a Fiber Pack from DMFibers.
Debby Greenslaw won 5th place in the Most Beautiful Skein contest. Here’s her yarn:
Debby Greenslaw won a BahBah fiber kit plus a drop spindle from the Hands on Knitting Center
Wildest Art Yarn Skein Contest
- 1st place….Heather Bussell of Team Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- 2nd place…Mary Caldwell of Team Redding Method
- 3rd place…Lee Charlton of Team Fiberygoodness
- 4th place… Aleatha Isascs of Team New Hue Spinners
- 5th place…Eva Schwartz of Team Knitspin
Here is the photo of Heather Bussell’s 1st-place skein:
Heather Bussell won the following prizes:
- A $25 gift certificate from Purple Lamb Fiber Arts
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A 12-month subscriptions to tinyStudio Creative Life magazine and all tinyStudio TV subscriber-only video podcasts
- Her choice of either a $50 gift certificate towards a retreat at Esther’s Place in Illinois OR a fiber goodie basket of hand dyed merino top, soap, notions, etc.
- Eight ounces of hand-dyed merino top and a goats’ milk soap from Knitspin
- A hand-carded art batt from Three Raven Studios
- A braid of fiber from Bugbear Woolens
- Four ounces of spinning fiber from Lake Erie Spinners
- A $25 Gift Certificate for Lovelyarns
Mary Caldwell won 2nd prize Wildest Art Yarn with the following skein of yarn:
Mary Caldwell won the following prizes:
- A braid of 50/50 yak/silk from Abstract Fiber
- A gift certificate for $40 from The Spanish Peacock
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- An art batt from Southard Farm Long Wools sponsored by Whimsy Fiber Arts Guild
- Four ounces of hand-dyed fiber from Yarn & Y’all
Lee Charlton won the 3rd-place prize for Wildest Art Yarn for this skein:
Lee Charlton won the following prizes:
- A Phat Fiber Sampler Box from Phat Fiber
- A Noro Rainbow Roll of pencil roving from Fiber Art Gallery
- A $50 gift certificate to Blaine Fleece and Fiber
Aleatha Isascs won 4th prize for Wildest Art Yarn with this skein:
Aleatha Isascs’ prize is a natural-colored US-grown luxury roving from Purly Shell Fiber Arts
Eva Schwartz won 5th place Wildest Art Yarn Skein with this yarn:
Eva Schwartz won a 100 gram art batt plus a set of art batt recipe cards from Fiberygoodness.
Now we’re going to move onto the individual yardage competitions.
Highest Yardage Spun on a Spindle
- 1st place….Heaven Branco of Team Goldieknots who spun 4028 yards or 2.3 miles
- 2nd place…JoAnn Drolshagen of Team 52 Weeks of Sheep who spun 2481 yards or 1.4 miles
- 3rd place… Samantha Rapp of Team Phat Fiber who spun 1573 yards or 0.89 miles
- 4th place… Leilani Mendoza of Team Sit & Spin who spun 1533 yards or 0.87 miles
- 5th place… Julie Norman of Team Prairie Handspinners who spun 1474 yards or 0.84 miles
Heaven Branco won the following:
- XXL Scotch-tension E-spinner from Heavenly Handspinning
- A braid of 60/20/20 Merino/Yak/Silk top from Abstract Fiber
JoAnn Drolshagen won the following:
- A handwoven pull-string bag from Nanette Wake Studio
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- Eight ounces of hand-dyed merino top and a goats’ milk soap from Knitspin
- Four ounces of spinning fiber from Lake Erie Spinners
- A $25 gift certificate from WEBS America’s Yarn Store
Samantha Rapp won the following:
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A hand-painted drop spindle and 4 ounces of fiber from Horse ‘n’ Round Studio
Leilani Mendoza won a $50 gift certificate from Blaine Fleece and Fiber
Julie Norman won a $40 gift certificate for batts or roving from Holistic Women’s Healing/SeaSide Spinners
Highest Yardage Spun on a Spinning Wheel (may also include a spindle)
- 1st place….Laura Halfpenny of Team Twisted Spinners who spun 33,676 yards or 19.13 miles of yarn.
- 2nd place…Monica Bittner of Team WEBS who spun 30,354 yards or 17.25 miles of yarn.
- 3rd place…Holly Thiel Gillespie of Team SeaSide Spinners who spun 21,030 yards or almost 11.94 miles of yarn
- 4th place…Tuesday Rose of Team Nevermore who spun 20,876 yards or 11.86 miles of yarn
- 5th place…Jamie-Leigh Rinker of Team WEBS who spun 15,951 or 9 miles of yarn
Laura Halfpenny won the following prizes:
- A handmade oak blending board with blending tools from Wonderland Fiber
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A hand-embroidered supply bag with pockets for carrying around tools and roving from Holistic Women’s Healing/SeaSide Spinners
- Hand-dyed roving from Nanette Wake Studio
- A Fiber Pack from DMFibers
- A $25 gift certificate from Redding Method
- A $25 gift certificate from Lovelyarns
Monica Bittner won the following prizes:
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A Walnut Yarn Ball Holder from HansenCrafts
- Eight ounces of hand-dyed top and a goats’ milk soap from Knitspin
- Four ounces of spinning fiber from Lake Erie Spinners
Hollie Thiel Gillespie won the following:
- A Phat Fiber Sampler Box
- A 5-pound bump farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
Tuesday Rose won natural-colored US-grown luxury roving from Purly Shell Fiber Arts
Jamie-Leigh Rinker won a fiber kit from Yarnshine plus a drop spindle from the Hands on Knitting Center
Highest Yardage Spun on an E-spinner (may also include a spindle or spinning wheel)
- 1st place….Sue Brady of Team New Hue Spinners who spun 50,031 yards or 28.42 miles of yarn
- 2nd place…Cheryl Newhouse of Team New Hue Spinners who spun 44,416 yards or 25.24 miles of yarn
- 3rd place…Alexandra Baldwin of Team Alexandra-the art of yarn who spun 22,680 yards or 12.89 miles of yarn
- 4th place…Trish Andersen of Team Alexandra-the art of yarn who spun 15,918 or 9.04 miles of yarn
- 5th place… Alice Hollowed of Team Phat Fiber who spun 15,082 or 8.57 miles of yarn
Sue Brady won the following prizes:
- A Fancy Kitty Fiber Artist Lap Blending Palette from Fancy Kitty
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- A Hogsmead Treat Bag with 8 ounces of fiber from Wild Hair Studio
- A Fiber Pack from DMFibers
- Hand-dyed roving from Nanette Wake Studio
- An art batt from Southard Farm Long Wools sponsored by Whimsy Fiber Arts Guild
- Four ounces of hand-dyed fiber from Yarn & Y’all
Cheryl Newhouse won the following:
- A Twister drop spindle from Spinning Mermaid Fibers
- A 5-pound bump of farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
- Eight ounces of hand-dyed top and a goats’ milk soap from Knitspin
- A $25 Gift Certificate from Lovelyarns
- A braid of fiber from Bugbear Woolens
Alexandra Baldwin won the following:
- A Phat Fiber Sampler Box
- A 5-pound bump farmhouse combed top from Tenney’s Wholesale Fleece and Fiber
Trish Andersen won natural-colored US-grown luxury roving from Purly Shell Fiber Arts
Alice Hollowed won 4 ounces of a wool/silk blend of 100th Sheep dyed roving in the English Garden colorway from Randy of the Prairie Handspinners Guild
That concludes the individual awards and prizes. Below you can see the team awards for Highest Overall Team Yardage and Highest Average Team Yardage. We have prizes for each member of the 1st and 2nd place teams for both categories. I will list the team members and their individual prizes at the end.
Highest Overall Yardage Team Contest
- The 1st-place award for Highest Overall Yardage goes to Team Alexandra-the art of yarn. They spun 168,483 yards or 95 miles of yarn.
- The 2nd-place award for Highest Overall Yardage goes to Team New Hue Spinners. They spun 166,112 yards or 94 miles of yarn.
I’ll list all the team members and what they won down at the bottom.
Next comes the Highest Average Yardage Awards. To figure out this out, we took the total yardage spun by each team and divided it by the number of spinning team members.
As it happens, the same two teams above earned the Highest Average Yardage per Team Member. However, per our rules if that happened, the awards and prizes go to the next teams to share the joy.
Highest Average Yardage per Team Member Awards
- The 1st-place award for Highest Average Yardage per Team Member therefore goes to Team Edgewood Garden Studio. They had 22 members who spun 116,734 yards. That comes to an average per team member of 5306 yards or 3 miles each!
- The 2nd-place award for Highest Average Yardage per Team Member goes to Team SeaSide Spinners. With only 6 team members, they spun a total of 31,583 yards. That comes to 5264 yards or 2.99 miles each.
Below you can find all the prizes for each member of the four winning teams in alphabetical order by first name within each team.
Here are the prizes for all the members of Team Alexandra-the art of yarn:
- Alexandra Baldwin won a braid of 75/25 BFL/silk from Abstract Fiber
- Amanda Ediger won a Scrapbox with 6-8 oz of fiber from Redding Method
- Carol Dragos won a drop spindle and 8 oz Hand Dyed Fiber from Suzoo’s Wool Works
- Carol Combelic won a copy of Suzy Brown’s Book, Big Book of Fibery Rainbows, from Fiberygoodness
- Christine Riley won a Fractal Pack with 4 oz rolags and batt combo from The Weasley Sisters Podcast
- Christine Scott won 2 oz of angora bunny fiber from Stranded by the Sea
- Donna Roulier won 2 oz of angora bunny fiber from Stranded by the Sea
- Eden Scheans won a fabric basket made out of sturdy outdoor fabric with two handles–the perfect spot to stash your fiber in–from The Weasley Sisters Podcast
- Elizabeth Palmer won a $30 Gift Certificate to Morro Bay Fleece Works from Carmel Crafts Guild/Team Spinergy
- Heather Hutchison won a $30 Gift Certificate to Morro Bay Fleece Works from Carmel Crafts Guild/Team Spinergy
- Helga Balodis won a 4 to 5 oz hand-dyed silk blend braid hand from Edgewood Garden Studio
- Jessica Dunlap won a 4 to 5 oz hand-dyed silk blend braid hand from Edgewood Garden Studio
- Jill Tew won $25 Gift Certificate from Lovelyarns
- Joyce Arthur won a drop spindle and 2 oz of fiber from Griffin Dye Works
- Kathleen Bau-Madsen won a drop spindle and 2 oz of fiber from Griffin Dye Works
- Molly Carlson won 9 oz of alpaca fiber in 3 different natural colors plus a set of stitch markers from Mercury Fibers
- Nancy Erckenbrack won 9 oz of alpaca fiber in 3 different natural colors plus a set of stitch markers from Mercury Fibers
- Nikii Murtaugh won 4 oz of washed undyed Teeswater locks from Redding Method
- Patti Chartrand won 4 oz of washed undyed Teeswater locks from Redding Method
- Rae Lunde won 4 oz of washed undyed Teeswater locks from Redding Method
- Sarah Strohmeyer won 4 oz of washed undyed Teeswater locks from Redding Method
- Shelia January won a hand-dyed braid from Mosaic Moon, sponsored by The Web-Sters
- Sheri Prager won a $25 gift certificate from Blue Moon Alpaca
- Trish Andersen won a $25 gift certificate from Blue Moon Alpaca
- Nathania Apple won a hand-dyed fiber braid from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
Here are the prizes for Team New Hue Spinning:
- Aleatha Isascs won a hand-dyed fiber braid from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
- Alison Hori won a 4 oz art batt from Goldieknots Montana
- Angelia Rictor won a 4 oz braid of spinning fiber from Flannel Cakes Fiber
- Anne Sammons won a 4 oz braid of hand-painted wool fiber from Eastern Plains Woolly Weirdos
- Ardis Lunn won an 8 ounce bag of top quality undyed fiber from DMFiber, sponsored by The Web-Sters
- Arianna VannDennis won a $25 Gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Ashley Gibbons won a $25 Gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Cheryl Newhouse won a 4 oz art batt from Goldieknots Montana
- Colleen Harvey-Arrison won a hand-dyed fiber braid from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
- Cyndi Dickinson won a 4 oz braid of natural fiber from 52 Weeks of Sheep
- Deborah Coder won a 4 oz blending kit of spinning fiber from Flannel Cakes Fiber
- Echo Choi won $25 gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Gerri Hammock won a hand-carded spinning fleece from Fiber Art Gallery
- Janet Potter won a $25 gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Janine Clark won a sample-size niddy noddy that was handmade from locally sourced wood in Colorado from Eastern Plains Woolly Weirdos
- Julie Smith won a $25 gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Kaylee Mullen won a $25 gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
- Leigh Wheeler won a 4 oz art batt from Goldieknots Montana
- Linda Lindsay won a 4 oz art batt from Goldieknots Montana
- Lois Warren won a 4 oz braid of natural fiber from 52 Weeks of Sheep
- Rebecca Tromel won a dyed alpaca roving from Alpacas of San Souci
- Sue Brady won undyed alpaca roving from Alpacas of San Souci
- Tina Hobert won a $25 gift certificate from Goodie Supply Company
Here are the prizes for Team Edgewood Garden Studio:
- Andi Leis won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Beth Mercer won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Carol McFadden won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Elizabeth Gifford won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Heather Price won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Ilga Jansons won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Janet Weaver won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Jo Andrus won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Kathy chvojka won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Kylene Arwood won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Linda Kachinsky won an Ashford Niddy Noddy from Hands on Knitting Center
- Linda Dunlap won won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Lou Sawyer won 4 oz of grey Snowdrift Alpaca Roving from Prairie Handspinners Guild
- Melodie Thomas won an art batt from Spinning Mermaid Fibers
- Patricia Ellsworth won an art batt from Spinning Mermaid Fibers
- Rebecca Minor won an art batt from Spinning Mermaid Fibers
- Salena Kwon won a Spinner’s WPI Gauge & 24 Spinner’s Project Cards from Stranded by the Sea
- Sandi Bauer won a Spinner’s WPI Gauge & 24 Spinner’s Project Cards from Stranded by the Sea
- Suzanne Victoria won a drop spindle & 8 oz of raw heritage fiber from Suzoo’s Wool Works
- Toni Smith won a 4 oz braid of Anzula’s Stargazer Spinning Fiber made of 84% merino and 16% sparkling stellina in the colorway “Gardens” from West 7th Wool
- Victoria Sharratt won a 4 oz braid of Anzula’s Stargazer Spinning Fiber made of 84% merino and 16% sparkling stellina in the colorway “Gardens” from West 7th Wool
- Wendy Bigler won 4 oz of hand dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
Here are the prizes for Team SeaSide Spinners/Holistic Women’s Healing:
- Beate Herbarth won a $25 gift certificate from WEBS America’s Yarn Store
- Danielle Haggerty won 4 oz of hand-dyed fiber from Alexandra- the art of yarn
- Holly Gillespie won a $26 gift certificate from New Hue Handspuns by Cheryl Newhouse
- Pamela Golding won a $26 gift certificate from New Hue Handspuns by Cheryl Newhouse
- Sarah Erny won a $25 gift certificate to Goodie Supply Company
- Sherry Cox won a braid of hand-dyed fiber from Grandma’s Spinning Wheel
Below you can see all the teams and their standings by Highest Yardage:
| Team | Spinners | Total |
| Alexandra The Art of Yarn | 25 | 168,483.00 |
| New Hue Spinners | 23 | 166,121.00 |
| WEBS | 25 | 125,532.00 |
| Edgewood Garden Studio | 22 | 116,734.00 |
| Twisted Spinners | 25 | 99,436.00 |
| Knitspin | 24 | 92,673.00 |
| 52 Weeks of Sheep | 24 | 86,017.00 |
| HOKC SpinTogether | 22 | 77,410.00 |
| Web-sters | 23 | 74,203.00 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 19 | 69,965.00 |
| Nevermore-Spin for Christiane | 16 | 68,691.00 |
| Lake Erie Spinners | 24 | 67,191.00 |
| Redding Method | 24 | 65,269.00 |
| Tampa Bay Fiber Tribe | 23 | 58,802.00 |
| Phat Fiber | 20 | 57,546.00 |
| Tenneys Wholesale | 23 | 56,489.00 |
| Team Stranded Spinners | 16 | 53,217.00 |
| Team Fibery Goodness TinyStudio | 24 | 53,113.00 |
| Prairie Handspinners | 13 | 45,364.00 |
| Flannel Cakes Fall Frolics | 12 | 42,487.00 |
| Goldieknots | 18 | 41,068.00 |
| Sit & Spin | 17 | 40,887.00 |
| Lovely | 12 | 32,326.00 |
| SeaSide Spinners | 6 | 31,383.00 |
| West 7th Wool | 22 | 31,073.00 |
| Granda’s Spinning Wheel | 19 | 28,209.00 |
| Spinergy Carmel Crafts Guild | 15 | 27,194.00 |
| The Weasley Sisters Podcast | 20 | 26,305.00 |
| Yarn & Y’all Spinners | 11 | 19,479.00 |
| Whimsy | 19 | 17,687.00 |
| Eastern Plains Woolly Weridos | 9 | 16,580.00 |
| Griffin Dyeworks | 15 | 13,284.00 |
| Hill Country Spinners | 9 | 8,471.00 |
Here are all the team standings listed in order of Highest Yardage per Spinner:
| Team | Spinners | Yards Spun | Average Yards per Spinner |
| New Hue Spinners | 23 | 166,121 | 7,223 |
| Alexandra The Art of Yarn | 25 | 168,483 | 6,739 |
| Edgewood Garden Studio | 22 | 116,734 | 5,306 |
| SeaSide Spinners | 6 | 31,383 | 5,231 |
| WEBS | 25 | 125,532 | 5,021 |
| Nevermore-Spin for Christiane | 16 | 68,691 | 4,293 |
| Twisted Spinners | 25 | 99,436 | 3,977 |
| Knitspin | 24 | 92,673 | 3,861 |
| Purly Shell Pirates | 19 | 69,965 | 3,682 |
| 52 Weeks of Sheep | 24 | 86,017 | 3,584 |
| Flannel Cakes Fall Frolics | 12 | 42,487 | 3,541 |
| HOKC SpinTogether | 22 | 77,410 | 3,519 |
| Prairie Handspinners | 13 | 45,364 | 3,490 |
| Stranded Spinners | 16 | 53,217 | 3,326 |
| Web-sters | 23 | 74,203 | 3,226 |
| Phat Fiber | 20 | 57,546 | 2,877 |
| Lake Erie Spinners | 24 | 67,191 | 2,800 |
| Redding Method | 24 | 65,269 | 2,720 |
| Lovely | 12 | 32,326 | 2,694 |
| Tampa Bay Fiber Tribe | 23 | 58,802 | 2,557 |
| Tenneys Wholesale | 23 | 56,489 | 2,456 |
| Sit & Spin | 17 | 40,887 | 2,405 |
| Goldieknots | 18 | 41,068 | 2,282 |
| Fibery Goodness TinyStudio | 24 | 53,113 | 2,213 |
| Eastern Plains Woolly Weridos | 9 | 16,580 | 1,842 |
| Spinergy Carmel Crafts Guild | 15 | 27,194 | 1,813 |
| Yarn & Y’all Spinners | 11 | 19,479 | 1,771 |
| Granda’s Spinning Wheel | 19 | 28,209 | 1,485 |
| West 7th Wool | 22 | 31,073 | 1,412 |
| The Weasley Sisters Podcast | 20 | 26,305 | 1,315 |
| Hill Country Spinners | 9 | 8,471 | 941 |
| Whimsy | 19 | 17,687 | 931 |
| Griffin Dyeworks | 15 | 13,284 | 886 |
That’s everything. It is my great hope that whether you won an award or not, Spin Together was an opportunity to find some extra time to enjoy the art of spinning and the camaraderie of other spinners.
Carla Hanson
Founder of Spin Together
Owner of Purple Lamb Fiber Arts