Wednesday, July 1

Tour de Fleece 2015





It's almost Tour de Fleece time again, and October House Fiber Arts is once again sponsoring a team! We had a lot of fun with it last year, and I'm hoping this year will be even more fun.

I'm planning on not one, but THREE prizes throughout the tour to give everybody some encouragement and motivation. So, if you've never participated in the Le Tour de Fleece before, this is a great time to join. You can join our team in the Tour de Fleece group.

Team Name: Team October House 2015

Rules for Team October House:
You must be a member of the Ravelry group to join the tdf team. Join here! Then join Team October House here.
We're a free and easy group, so our rules are simple. Have fun and spin anything you want! However, in the team threads, we ask that you share spinning projects and finished yarn that feature October House fibers. Combination spins, undyed fiber, or colorways from another source are welcomed, provided that the content also includes October House fiber.

Please use the following Ravelry tags for your projects: tdf2015OHFA, tdf2015OctoberHouse

There will be a total of 3 prizes awarded during the tour:
Week One:
One winner will be randomly chosen from posts containing an image in the Team thread on Monday, July 13. Spinners may post as many OHFA WIP images as they wish during this week to qualify. 
Submission dates: Saturday, July 4 - Friday, July 10
Prize: One braid of October House fiber

Week Two:
One winner will be randomly chosen from posts containing an image in the Team thread on Monday, July 20. Spinners may post as many OHFA WIP images as they wish during this week to qualify. 
Submission dates: Saturday, July 11- Friday, July 17
Prize: One braid of October House fiber

GRAND PRIZE:
One Grand Prize winner will be chosen from eligible posts in the OHFA tdf 2015 Grand Prize Thread onFriday, July 31. (This thread will be in the October House Fiber Arts Ravelry group.) In order to qualify for the Grand Prize drawing you must submit images of finished yarn only.
GRAND PRIZE: A $50 shopping spree in the October House Fiber Arts shop with free shipping included. Choose whatever you like!

Winners for the prizes will be chosen using a random number generator.






Tour de Fleece Guidelines (NOT RULES):
Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 4 through Sunday July 26th. Days of rest: Monday, July 13th and Tuesday, July 21st. (Just like the actual tour.)

Spin something challenging on the challenge day (usually the toughest high mountain stage: this year, it’s Stage 18, on Thursday, July 23rd, when they will climb 5 mountains, including the 1,924m high Col du Glandon).

Wear yellow on Sunday, July 26 to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour - but here we are all ‘race leaders’) Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter - think FAST), Polka-dot (climber - as in uphill), and white (rookie).






4 comments:

  1. Have a great TdF! After my dismal attempt at your last spinalong, I decided to officially sit this event out. Last weekend, I finally got my wheel to talk to me and we made something that looks like yarn. LOLOL! I'm using TdF to hone my skills, relax my death grip to eliminate all those curly q's and just enjoy the process. I'm unofficially participating but God willing, I'll join you next year! :D

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    1. Hi Nicky! Spinning is spinning...don't be overly critical of your learning process! You'll be GREAT!

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    2. Thank you so much for your encouragement Robin! Is it too late for me to join the team?

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    3. Absolutely not! I'll put your name on the team list! :)

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