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JULY 24, 2024
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VOL XXXVII • NO 3
Make It With Wool Contest announced
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he 2024 Pennsylvania Make It With Wool Contest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28, in the PA Preferred Banquet Hall at the Farm Show Complex, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. Youths and adults who sew, knit, or crochet garments with wool or other animal fibers may participate. The categories will be preteens, for those ages 8 to 12; juniors, ages 13 to 16; seniors, ages 17 to 24; adults, age 25 and older; and made for others, for which the model and contestant may be any age. Ages are as of Jan. 1. Expert judges will handle the garments and meet with the contestants. Judging will be based on the following criteria: appropriate to contestant’s lifestyle, fit and overall appearance, coordination of fabric or yarn with garment style and design, contestant’s presentation, construction quality, creativity in design and use of wool, and conveys/promotes the beauty, comfort, and versatility
of wool. All fabrics or yarns used in the body of the garment must be 60% or more animal fiber. Interfacings, linings, and trims do not need to be wool. The Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association and other donors will provide the
Expert judges will handle the garments and meet with the contestants. f u n d i n g fo r p r i z e s fo r t h e winners in each category. The winners in the junior and senior categories will be eligible to compete at the National Make It With Wool Contest in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January 2025. The adult winner will submit his or her ensemble, along with a video of the contestant wearing the outfit, for judging at the national level, and one winner
will be selected to attend the national contest. The goals of the contest are to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns; to encourage personal creativity in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning , and weaving with wool fabrics and yarns; to recognize creative skills; to help participants develop life skills, including being responsible for oneself, being a good sport, and accepting judges’ decisions; and learning about and appreciating diversity. There is a registration fee, plus a testing fee per fabric or yarn used. Registrations are due no later than Tuesday, Sept. 3. All who register will receive a piece of wool yardage. To request the registration form and other information, contact Linda Siegel, state director, at 717-274-1197 or linda@ lebaweb.com. To lear n more ab out the contest, visit www.makeitwith wool.com.
A self-guided walking tour of Mount Gretna homes will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will offer a peek inside 10 homes ranging from tiny weekend cottages to year-round homes. Tour participants will see how families have transformed these cottages to accommodate modern life while retaining the homes’ original charm. Featured on the tour this year are campmeeting and Chautauqua homes built between the late 1800s and the 1930s. Some of the houses overlook the Conewago Lake while others are close enough Members of the public may explore the architecture and style of
Comfort dog training program set in Hummelstown Trinity Hummelstown, 210 W. Main St., Hummelstown, will host comfort dog training classes weekly beginning Tuesday, July 30, at 6:30 p.m. and running through August. The classes will be led by certified teacher Cheryl Daily. “A good candidate for training is a dog that’s friendly, outgoing, and not shy,” Daily said. “They should be unafraid of sudden movements, comfor table in
different situations - like seeing people in hats or with umbrellas - and able to be around all ages. They should also be willing to go up and greet someone, to sit to be petted, and be able to watch their owner to know what you want them to do.” The classes are not behavioral training; dogs must already understand basic commands and have a good temperament. All breeds of adult dogs older See Comfort dog pg 2 R108505
See Home tour pg 2 Mount Gretna’s homes during the upcoming tour.
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All three Pennsylvania contestants won recognition at the January 2024 National Make It With Wool Contest, held in Denver, Colo. These contestants were (from left) Madison Copenhaver, first runner-up in the junior division; Rachel Siegel, adult winner; and Hope Wagner, top 10 in the senior division.