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Speakers list:
Jack Donovan, Jack Donovan
and Company
Rushland, PA 18956
917-856-1425
Dr. Merle Rhoades,President of BBR
incorporated
Fort Morgan, CO
970-867-8868
"Fiber procurement; importance of quality in sorting and further processing; how worsted yarns could be used in
various products to develop demand from the final 'Retail Customer'
"Scott
Grey, Sales Manager
Jagger Bros. Inc.www.jaggeryarn.com/default.asp"Repositioning a Product: Opportunities and risk managment"Catherine Keske, Phd.
Colorado State U., Denver University
"Marketing Wool Today"Ron Cole,ASI Consultant
Cole Consulting
"Formation of a Wool Coop"Steve Le Valley,
Colorado State Univ.
Joining us for a panel discussion,"Learning from the Wool Path" will be:
Angus McColl
Dr. Catherine Keske
Ron Cole
Steve LeValley
John Anderson
Bob "Woody" Woodbury
For
information on the speakers, please click here or on "Presenters" on the top menu bar.
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Latest News from TAFS
Fiber testing is moving forward
The Alpaca Fiber Symposium has arranged for testing of suri and huacaya fabric. Testing is
in progress at Gaston College East Campus Textile Technology Center. Results to be announced at the October 23-25,
2009 Symposium in Denver. Thanks to The Suri Network for the suri fabric and to Sally Brandon of Shepherd's Mill for
the huacaya fabric.
Alpaca fiber and fabric testing fund to be established
The Steering Committee of The Alpaca Fiber Symposium has decided to establish a fund for testing
alpaca fiber and fabric. We do this in order to insure that testing of our product is an ongoing activity. It
is thought and hoped that a more complete and comprehensive understanding will open up new areas for usage of our fiber as
well as new arenas for commercial profit. If you wish to contribute, just send a check made out to "The Alpaca
Fiber Symposium" to: The Alpaca Fiber Symposium, 141 Merritt Drive, Butler, PA 16001. Please make a notation on
the check that it is for the Testing Fund.
Felting Exhibition at the Symposium
Are you a felter? If you are and have projects done from alpaca
fiber that you'd like to show off, send or bring them to the October Symposium in Denver. The Symposium and the
Alpaca Breeders of the Rockies (ABR) are co-hosting an exhibit of felting with alpaca fiber. Never worked with
alpaca fiber? Talk to Barb Ziek of the ABR affiliate and she'll get you some. You can reach her and get the
details at bziek@aol.com .
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