Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday, May 21, 2017, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm McHenry County Fair Association PO Box 375 11900 Country Club Road Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone: (815)338-5315 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mchenrycountyfair.com Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm There are many different things to see during this fun 2 day event! Bring your friends and family to check it out! ──── Sheep and Alpaca Exposition will be in the animal barns. Stop by the barns to view the different breeds of animals that provide us with fiber. Talk to various farms SPRING FIBER FLING about their fiber related businesses. ──── 11900 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, WOODSTOCK, IL Workshops and Classes on various fiber crafts and SPONSORED BY THE MCHENRY COUNTY hobbies will be held over the course of the weekend. Be FAIR ASSOCIATION sure to register early to save your spot in the class! ──── MAY 20, 2017 9 AM TO 5 PM Crafters and Vendors will be throughout the fairgrounds MAY 21, 2017 9 AM TO 4 PM selling finished fiber products (quilts, bags, felted pictures and sculptures, baskets, soap, and other beautiful items) DAILY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: and high quality fiber tools, yarn and fabrics that any artesian or craft lover will want to purchase. 10:30 am Sheep Shearing ──── 11:00 am Skirting the Fleece Demonstrations will be going on throughout the grounds 11:30 am Sheep Herding Demo on various fiber relates activities such as spinning, sheep shearing, skirting fleece, embroidery and so much more! 1:30 pm Sheep Shearing Stop by the demos and learn the skills necessary to go from 2:00 pm Skirting the Fleece “Sheep to Shawl.” 2:30 pm Sheep Herding Demo Website: mchenrycountyfair.com Phone: 815-338-5315 CLASSES OFFERED: Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 375, Woodstock, IL 60098 Additional classes may be added. Please check the website for updated information. • Needle Felt Gnome • Knit Cable Scarf ADMISSIONS FEES • Continuous Strand Weaving • Fix Your Knitting $3 per person • Spinning Wool 101, Beginners Class 7 years old and under is free! • Painting with Fiber Average cost for class is $35 • Silk Reeling Basics • Painting a Picture with Wool • Angel Felting Class • Spinning the Fiber of the Gods…Alpaca • Beginning Crocheting • Welt Felted Necklace • Homemade Goat Soap Class size is limited. Sign up NOW by going to mchenrycoutyfair.com 2017 McHenry County Fiber Fling Owned and operated by the McHenry County Fair Association McHenry County Fair Association Officers President: Ken Bauman, Union Secretary: Susan Simons, Marengo Vice President: Rich Tobiasz, Spring Grove Treasurer: Tom Linneman, Hebron McHenry County Fair Association Board of Directors Chad Bauer Matt Feltman Kim Martin John Bertram Brett Gieseke Kathy Meyer Richard Crone Casey Given Kelly Sadowski Walter Davidson Chris Holian Jeff Schumacher Cynthia Erckfritz Frank Kearns Ty Ziller Dan Fruin Larry Macheroux Special Events and Spring Fiber Fling Committee: Committee Chairs: Rich Tobiasz Michele Aavang Cyndie Erckfritz Kelly Sadowski Beth Bauman Janine Heidtke Susan Simons Ken Bauman Larry Macheroux Dick Crone Jen Reynolds Table of Contents Activities Offered 1 Photography Show 7 Officers, Board Members, Committees 2 Fleece Show 7 Rules and Regulations-for Everyone 3 Fiber Show and Class Registration Form 8 Made with Wool (or other Fiber) Show 4 Classes You Can Take 9 Quilt Show 5 Meet the Instructors 14 Felting Show 5 Vendors Attending 16 Weaving Show 6 Map of Grounds 20 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Fairground Rules and Regulations for ALL EXHIBITORS AND SPECTATORS: 1. Fair gates will open at 9:00 am for the public. 2. The Board of Directors reserves the right to cancel any and all events and premiums in case of a calamity, storms, or any unavoidable circumstance. 3. The Fair Association is not responsible for loss of, injury to, or damage to persons, animals, or property due to fire, theft, or any other cause. 4. NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS unless approved by the Board of Directors to be used for an act or show or it is a registered service dog. 5. No weapon may be brought to the Fair, at any time, except those permitted to be carried by police officers and those that may be a part of an approved sales display. Definition-Weapons: A knife, except common kitchen and cooking knives, pocket knives with a blade no longer than 3 ¼”, or the knives on a Leatherman type hand tool; devices from which a projectile can be fired, except a tool used for construction or maintenance type activities; electronic devices such as stun guns and Taser guns; firearms of all types and sizes, whether loaded or unloaded; clubs that are not tools; bows, arrows, sling-shots, crossbows, metal knuckles, nunchucks, stars and other similar devices. 6. Picketing or protestors shall only be permitted within a designated area of the parking lot outside of the main gate fence of the fairground activities. 7. All gates will be locked at 6 pm. Parking regulations will be strictly enforced. Please cooperate and park in the designated areas. 8. No alcohol is allowed on the fairgrounds. This policy will be strictly enforced. The possession or sale of any liquor or other intoxicants is strictly prohibited. This rule will be rigidly enforced. 9. Rules and Regulations must be adhered to. Infringement of rules or anyone conducting themselves in a disorderly or unsportsmanlike conduct will be brought before the discipline committee and handled accordingly. Premiums maybe withheld. 10. Anyone creating or causing a disturbance shall be removed from the grounds by security. 11. Final interpretation of the rules will be up to the McHenry County Fair Association Executive Committee. 12. NO REFUNDS FOR ENTRIES MADE AND NOT ENTERED. 13. NO REFUNDS FOR TICKETS PURCHASED AT THE GATES. 14. Tobacco Use Guidelines: The McHenry County Fair Association shall: a. Prohibit the use of tobacco in all buildings, barns, grandstands and some other public gathering areas, designating smoking areas within the grounds; b. Post signage identifying both areas where smoking is prohibited and where it is allowed; c. Prohibit advertising of tobacco products on the fairgrounds, d. Prohibit the sale of tobacco on the fairgrounds; e. Prohibit the distribution of free tobacco products on the fairgrounds; f. Refuse to accept money directly from a tobacco company for sponsorship or prize money; g. Extend this policy to other individuals, groups or agencies that rent or lease the property. Fairground Rules and Regulations for NON-LIVESTOCK/HOME ARTS SHOWS: 1. The Shows are open to anyone 8 years and over by January 1, 2017 and from any local. 2. All entries must be turned in at the Fair Office by 4 pm on Thursday, May 18, 2017. No entries or changes will be accepted after that date. NO ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE PHONE OR FAX. 3. Use a separate entry page for each different department being entered. Additional entry pages can be found on our website (www.mchenrycountfair.com) or at the McHenry County Fair Office. 4. Non-livestock/Home Art exhibits will be released on SUNDAY May 21, from 2 pm - 4 pm, exhibits may not be removed before then. Any exhibits that remain unclaimed after 4 pm on the Friday, May 26, 2017 will be donated or discarded. 5. Special rules relative to specific exhibits will be listed at the beginning of each department. 6. No premiums will be awarded or paid for any article unworthy of competition, if any exhibit is removed prior to listed dismissal times, and/or if there are any issues with the Code of Conduct. If Code of Conduct is broken the exhibitor and their exhibits will be asked to leave the grounds. 7. Superintendents have the right to reject entries that are unworthy of competition such as unclean, or otherwise unsuitable to compete. The superintendents’ ruling is final. Furthermore, the superintendent may designate the requirements for any Class. 8. Superintendent reserves the right to disqualify any item that does not qualify for a specific category. Exhibitors are encouraged to contact the Superintendent to define categories, if necessary. 9. Judges have been carefully selected. All persons making entries accept these judges, and agree to abide by their decisions. Protest upon any other grounds, or against other than judges, must be made in writing no later than 4 pm on the day of the show and shall be given to the Superintendent of the department concerned, who shall present such protest to the Fair Officials. The decisions of the Superintendents and Fair Officials shall be final. 10. When you pick your items up you must sign for them and verify your address. Premium checks will be mailed out by Friday May 26, 2017. 11. All special awards, such as trophies, plaques etc. shall be awarded during the Fair. No special awards will be ordered after the Fiber Fling is completed. 12. Exhibitors or agents making or causing any false statement regarding articles, or interfering with the judge or superintendent shall be excluded from any further competition and any premiums awarded shall be forfeited. All entries must be made in the name of the creator of the entry. 13. Entries must have been made within the last year and may not have been previously entered in The McHenry County Fair’s Spring Fiber Fling. 14. Exhibitors must classify their own articles into the proper Class and Lot to show. 15. All ratings must remain on exhibit throughout the Fiber Fling. 16. All entries MUST be the sole creation, design and executed by the entrant. 17. The McHenry County Fair Association will take every precaution to safeguard entries, however, the Fair Association will NOT be held responsible for any damage or loss that might occur.