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Marit Federcel & Patrick Borunda, Las Flores del
Alti Plano
Helga and Clark Fensterman, Desoto Bend Alpacas
Kathleen Friend-White, Friendly Farm Alpacas
Carolyn Geise, Maxwelton Aerie
Bill Hedberg and Julie Ann Jarvinen, Waliki USA/
Pine Forty Farms
Larry and Libby Johnson, Likada Farms
Lynn R. Johnson, Sauk Creek Alpacas
Wini Labreque, Star Weaver Farm
Wini Labreque and Pat Craven, Fleece to Fashion
Jovi Larson and Richard Surles, Fibergenix Suris
Elsa and John Leyden, Longbranch Fiber Farm
Dale and Leslee Miller, Premier Alpacas of the Palouse
Mike and Janice Murphy, Flying M Ranch
Bob and Nancy Sines/Marsha and Joel Fish, Cedar
Hollow Farm Alpacas
Katharine Thompson, The Fenwick Collection/Fenwick
Manor Farm
Ed and Elizabeth Warynick, Alpacas de los Olivos
Caryn and Bruce Wolf, Wolfpaca Ranch
Cindy Yockey and Linda Lindgren, Peoh Point Alpacas
Plan Now for 2006
Are you interested in promoting a special yarn, generating
PR for your farm, or finding an activity for your affiliate to
become involved with? The Student Design Competition is
a great outlet for all these activities and more! Here are some
ideas being planned around the 2006 SDC competition:
■ An affiliate is considering pooling and processing member
grown fiber into yarn, presenting it to a local textile
school, and offering financial support and educational
materials to any student willing to design something with
their fiber for their competition entry. What a great way to
raise alpaca awareness and put their own fiber to work in
their community!
■ Another affiliate will organize their own earlier competition
(following the 2006 National SDC rules to be
released by April 1st) as a part of their annual Fall alpaca
show. Winners from their competition will advance to the
National level and they will cover expenses for students to
attend the next Fiber to Fashion conference.
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There’s a whole lot more to the F2F than the Student
Design Competition. Stay tuned to the next issue for
a full recap of the F2F Atlanta show!
F2F Student Design Competition
■ A yarn company focussing on alpaca is considering reaching
out to their local yarn stores to co-sponsor an earlier
regional competition with local universities with a focus
on handknitted sweaters. Winners will advance to the
National SDC event.
■ An alpaca sweater manufacturer is planning to supply local
textile design students with yarn and design direction that
fits in with the 2006 National SDC criteria. They will
select the best entries to sponsor in the National show, and
will incorporate into their product line the design created
by the student with the highest ranked entry.
Let SDC help you promote your product, service, farm,
or organization and their goals. Please contact our committee
to discuss any ideas you may have. You should also contact
any schools you are considering supporting NOW so they
can plan this competition into their Fall 2005 curriculum.
Volunteers for the Student Design
Competition Wanted
Want to volunteer for AOBA and make
rewarding contributions to the future of
our industry?
Do you have strong writing skills?
Like to market & schmooze?
Have good ideas for promotion & public
relations AND the ability to follow up on
the details to ensure opportunites get
noticed?
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We are currently in need of a couple of
hard working alpaca breeders to provide
PR & Marketing support for our committee,
activities, and gallery exhibition, as well
as our participating schools, students,
and sponsors. Contact David Stensland
for details (see next page for contact info).