Kid Fleece Ribbons and 2nd place Marmalade

 This kid doe fleece is a faded red. It is a light caramel color. The judges thought it had good style and character. It was high yielding (i.e. not a lot of grease) . They liked the uniformity and the soft feel of the fleece. This unwashed skirted fleece is 1.6 pounds and is for sale for $40.60.

 This is the kid fleece from #29 Basil. It is skirted but unwashed. It weighs 1.4 pounds and is for sale $34.40. The judges comments were very uniform and soft. Finer than the 2nd and 3rd place fleeces but not as heavy.  That is because I skirted out the shorter, dirty fiber.

 This kid doe (#34) fleece is white. The judges liked the uniformity of staple, length, fineness and softness.  This unwashed, skirted fleece weighs 1.5 pound and for sale $37.50.  

 This fleece is from a beautiful doe kid. The lock style is more open. The judges liked the uniformity of length and the soft feel of the fleece.  They would have liked the locks to have more style or more corkscrew look to them.  It weights 1.75 pounds. It is skirted but unwashed. It is for sale $44.00  This goat has a really great body confirmation and will be a great foundation doe for a starter herd.

I will have these fleeces at Montpelier Fall Fiber Fest this weekend. Or email me and you can buy through PayPal.

Lastly, my marmalade won second place at the Great Frederick Fair.  The first place marmalade was a peach/marmalade....so I feel good that this was a real citrus only marmalade.  It is fantastic!! 

This was my first season of entering competitions for my fleeces and my canned goods. I feel that it was pretty successful and encourages me to enter more items next year, now that I know the ropes.