THE FIBRE ZONE

There were 50 entries in the Fibre Zone judged by Val Fullerlove. Val was impressed with the quality and inventiveness of the entries which included hand spun and hand made products as well as machine spun and machine knitted garments. Knitting, crochet and felting were all techniques employed to make the items on display.

The World of Alpacas (organised by Anne Cheston and Sue Loach the Chair) proved to be of great interest to BAS members and members of the public. The central theme was to explain and educate. The journey of fleece was explained starting with Colin Ottery and his shearing model, followed by Emma Taylor and her skirting demonstrations, fleece was spun by members of the local Shropshire spinning guild and there were two portable weaving looms in action to complete the process. The BAS stand promoted good welfare and education opportunities and gave away many copies of the Yearbook as well as other BAS merchandise. Geoff Bugler was on hand to demonstrate his award winning alpaca handling system. An unexpected hit was the pen with four llamas which was included so people could see the difference between alpacas and llamas.