MIWW crowns state contest winners
The annual Make It With Wool (MIWW) State Contest, hosted by the Wyoming Wool Growers Auxiliary is a highlight of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) Winter Roundup and Trade Show, held in Casper each December.
On Dec. 9, during the first day of the convention, wool enthusiasts and convention attendees gathered for the MIWW Fashion Show and Awards Luncheon.
The event was sponsored by WSGA and the Wyoming Wool Growers Association, as well as the Campbell County Woolgrowers Auxiliary, Richard and Dorothy Jean Davis, Anne Leonard, Marcia Federer, Barbara Dilts, Bob and Marilyn Christensen, John Hines, Eric and Kelly Barlow, Bernice Groves, Colleen Jennings, the Wanda Innes Memorial and the Roxanna Johnson Memorial.
Lamb donated by the The Lamb Guys of Douglas was served for lunch.
MIWW State Contest
This year, six competitors including Emma Hill and Dani Santee of Riverton; Miranda Smith of Lusk and Susan Green, Karli McDonald and Paige Sanders, all of Laramie, vied for top honors with unique, handcrafted outfits made of wool.
Additionally, a quilt constructed by Donna Cale of Gillette and a sweater knitted by Sharon Tuckey of Douglas were entered in the contest.
Judges Nancy Ford, Dyann Durst and Kim Fry evaluated each contestant’s garments and modeling on Dec. 8, based on construction quality, fit and overall appearance, appropriateness to the contestant’s lifestyle, coordination of fabric and yarn with the style and design of the garment, creativity of the design, versatility of the wool and the contestant’s presentation and poise.
Each contestant was presented two and a half yards of Pendelton wool fabric and $25 for participation, and first-place winners received a cash prize and a paid trip to the National MIWW Contest in Scottsdale, Ariz., set for Jan. 15-18, 2025.
Cash prizes were also given to the winners of Exemplary Construction awards in each division, the Creativity Award and the People’s Choice Award.
Contest winners
As the sole contestant in the adult division, Green was crowned first place and received the Adult Division Exemplary Construction Award.
Hill swept the senior division, taking home first-place division honors, the Junior Division Exemplary Construction Award, the Creativity Award and the People’s Choice Award.
McDonald finished second place in the senior division.
In the junior division, Santee finished first, followed by Smith in second and Sanders in third. Smith was also the Exemplary Construction Award recipient in the junior division.
Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
