The New York State

Dutchess County Fairgrounds • Rhinebeck, NY

October 15-18, 2026
Annual Results
2025 Results
1st Place: Leanne Coppola
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2nd Place: Kevin Szen
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Skeins
Featured Breed: Shetland

1. Christine Sitterly, Emily Bollhoefer
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Xan Amundson
4. Cindy Cole
5. Kimberly Griesel

Skeins
100% Sheeps Wool single natural

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Christine Sitterly
4. Gail Carbone
5. Gail Carbone

Skeins
100% Sheeps Wool single dyed

1. Christine Sitterly

Skeins
100% Sheeps’ wool two ply natural

1. Ella Derbyshire
2. Ella Derbyshire
3. Emily Bollhoefer
4. Christine Sitterly
5. Emily Bollhoefer

Skeins
All Wool Skein

1. Kimberly Griesel
2. Xan Amundson

Skeins
100% Sheeps’ Wool two ply dyed

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Amanda Vallone

Skeins
100% Sheeps’ wool three ply natural/dyed

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Erica Tarrant
3. Erica Tarrant
4. Erica Tarrant
5. Michelle Miltgen

Skeins
Laceweight 100% Sheeps’ wool natural/dyed

1. Emily Bollhoefer
2. Karia Solano
3. Christine Sitterly
4. Xan Amundsen

Skeins
Less than 1 year spinning, 100% Sheeps’ wool

1. Erica Tarrant

Skeins
Less than 1 year spinning, 100% Sheeps’ wool

1. Francis Shiner

Skeins
Blended Skein, 50% Sheeps’ wool

1. Amanda Vallone, Emily Bollhoefer
2. Amanda Vallone
3. Christine Sitterly
4. Christine Sitterly
5. Kate Lucas

Skeins
Textured yarn, 50% Sheeps’ Wool

1. Ella Derbyshire
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Amanda Vallone
4. Emily Bollhoefer
5. Betty Henderson-Sparks

Skeins
Natural fibers, no sheeps’ wool

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Lisa Candy
3. Lisa Candy
4. Lena Galing
5. Lisa Candy

Finished Items
Baby sweater made by Adult

1. Jennifer Kaczetow
2. Diana Zabele
3. Gail Carbone
4. Carol Wood

Finished Items
Shetland, small item – featured breed

1. Marra Wilcox
2. Xan Amundsen
3. Cindy Cole
4. Jennifer Kaczetow
5. Kris Granatek

Finished Items
Shetland, large item

1. Jessica Franks
2. Xan Amundsen
3. Sarah Price
4. Gail Carbone

Finished Items
Handknitted, small, handspun

1. Arlyn Roller
2. Jocelyn Shaw
3. Amanda Vallone
4. Diana Zabele
5. Xan Amundsen

Finished Items
Handknitted, small, commercial

1. Emily Costa, Shannon Ellis
2. Emily Finson, Chuyi Sheng, Shannon Ellis
3. Jennifer Kaczetow, Emily Finson, Kris Granatek
4. Maria Arnold, Alice Matthews, Francis Shiner
5. Adele Schenk, Jennifer Kaczetow, Emily Finson

Finished Items
Large handknit, commercial

1. Susan Sayers
2. Emily Finson
3. Maggie Toth
4. Carol Wood
5. Marra Wilcox

Finished Items
Hand crocheted, small, commercial

1. Mary Griffin
2. Jessica Franks
3. Patricia Mueller

Finished Items
Hand crocheted, large, commercial

1. Marie-Therese Miller
2. Chelsea Monfort

FInished Items
Handwoven small, commercial

1. Anthony DiRenzo
2. Shannon Bowen
3. Shannon Bowen
4. Jocelyn Shaw

Finished Items
Handwoven large, handspun

3. Anthony DiRenzo

Finished Items
Handwoven large, commercial

1. Carol Wood
2. Anthony DiRenzo
3. Halyna Shepko

Finished Items
Wet-felted, small

1. Caraleigh Wilson

Finished Items
Wet-felted, large

1. Karen, Parsons Russin

Finished Items
Needle, pinfelted, small

1. John Sitterly
2. Caraleigh Wilson
3. John Sitterly

Finished Items
Needle, pinfelted, large

1. Caraleigh Wilson

Finished Items
Fulled, small

1. Sarah McFarland
2. Diana Zabele
3. Diana Zabele

Finished Items
Fulled, large

1. Patricia Mueller

Finished Items
Hooked, large

1. Caraleigh Wilson

Finished Items
Lace knit or crochet, small

1. Jennifer Kaczetow
2. Jennifer Kaczetow

Finished Items
Laceknit or crochet, large

1. Jessica Franks
2. Shannon Ellis
3. Shannon Ellis
4. Jessica Franks
5. Karen Verbenko

Finished Items
Any other technique, small

1. Christine Sitterly

Finished Items
Felted 95% natural fiber

1. Hannah Parsons Russin

Dropspindle spinning contest

1. Dalia Bosworth (youth), Celia Gavett (adult)
2. Jennifer Kaczetow
3. Patricia Hall
4. Cain Catto
5. Andrea Wan
6. Rachael Skye
7. Mairi Ellum
8. Jocelyn Shaw

Spinning Wheel Contest

1. Melissa Godek
2. Chris Chmura
3. Lisa Candy

Chopstick Knitting contest

1. Rafael Wan (youth), Nora Carr (adult)
2. Ainur Berkimbayeve
3. Karen Jiang
4. Christina Hillman
5. Anke Juettner
6. Tina Tse
7. Patricia Tobar
8. Valerie Lane

Crochet contest

1. Dana Pansen (adult), Daphne Roth (youth)
2. Olivia Melo (adult), Eliza Wheeler-Biewe (youth)
3. Rosie Reyes (adult), Kami Shirley (youth)
4. Tina Tse
5. Cain Catto
6. Jess Tallman
7. Heather Staring
8. Hannah De Los Santos

Fleece to Shawl

1. Spin City (also Best Use of Color)
2. Twisted Sisters (also Best Use of Pattern)
3. Elmendorph Handspinners (Best Use of Natural Dye – Don Nervik Award)

Best in Show

Emily Bollhoefer

Best Skein

Emily Bollhoefer

Best Knitted

Jessica Franks

Best Crocheted

Mary Griffin

Best Woven Item

Carol Wood (sponsored by Woodstock Weavers)

Best Felted

John Sitterly

Best Hooked

Caraleigh Wilson

Best Youth

Hannah Russin

Elmendorph Guild Best Skein Award

Emily Bollhoefer

Elmendorph Guild Best Skein spun on a dropspindle – Suzan Stapleford Award

Christine Sitterly

Elmendorph Guild Best skein by a novice spinner

Erica Tarrant

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2024 Results
1st Place: Deirdre Rouse
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2nd Place: Deirdre Rouse
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Skeins
Class 1: Featured Breed – Romney

1. Dawn Gilmore
2. Kimberly Radcliffe
3. Amanda Vallone
4. Christine Sitterly
5. Melissa Godek

Skeins
Class 2: 100% Sheeps Wool single, natural

1. Kimberly Radcliffe
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Christine Sitterly
4. Gail Carbone
5. Gail Carbone

Skeins
Class 3: 100% Sheeps Wool single dyed

1. Christine Sitterly

Skeins
Class 4: 100% Sheeps Wool two-ply natural

1. Gail Csrbone
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Kimberly Radcliffe
4. Hetty Gunderud
5. Ingrid Anderson

Skeins
Class 5: All Wool Skein, 2-ply dyed

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Amanda Vallone
3. Kimberly Griesel
4. Amanda Vallone
5. Hetty Gunderud

Skeins
Class 6: 100% Sheeps Wool 3-ply natural/dyed

1. Amanda Vallone
2. Kimberly Radcliffe
3. Kimberly Griesel
4. Kimberly Griesel
5. Diana Zabele

Skeins
Class 7: Lace weight 100% sheeps wool natural/dyed

1. Kimberly Radcliffe
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Gunther Maertz
4. Diana Zabele

Skeins
Class 8: Novice, less than 1 year spinning, youth

1. Emma Lucas
2. Emma Lucas

Skeins
Class 9: Novice, less than 1 year spinning, adult

1. Leslie Kirsch

Skeins
Class 10: Blended Skein, 50% Sheeps Wool

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Jaya Srikrishnan
3. Amanda Vallone
4. Christine Sitterly
5. Luca DiMambro

Skeins
Class 11: Textured yarn, 50% sheeps wool

1. Kimberly Radcliffe
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Kathy Banford
4. Lisa Candy
5. Betty Henderson-Sparks

Skeins
Class 12: Natural Fibers, no sheeps wool

1. Kimberly Radcliffe
2. Lisa Candy
3. Gail Carbone
4. Lisa Candy
5. Christine Sitterly

Skeins
Best Skein on a handspindle

Suzan Stapleford Award: Amanda Vallone

Skeins
Elmendorph Guild: Best Skein by a new spinner

Elizabeth Lucas

Skeins
Elmendorph: Best Skein in the Show

Kimberly Radcliffe

Handmade Items
Class 14: Cowls, adult

1. Jennifer Kaczetow
2. Gail Carbone
3. Laura Swain
4. Hetty Gunderud
5. Ingrid Anderson

Handmade Items
Class 15: Romney, small item

1. Kris Granatek
2. Francis Shiner
3. Jennifer Kaczetow

Handmade Items
Class 17: Handknit small, handspun

1. Jill Fioriello
2. Gail Carbone
3. Diana Zabele
4. Rosanna Lovecchio
5. Gail Carbone

Handmade Items
Class 18: Handknit, small, commercial

1. Dawn Gilmore
2. Kathleen Kristofik
3. Laura Swain
4. Laura Swain
5. Kim Day

Handmade Items
Class 19: Handknit, large, handspun

1. Jill Fioriello

Handmade Items
Class 20: Handknit, large, commercial

1. Jill Fioriello, Kathleen Kristofik, Sara Healy, Sarah McFarland
2. Sara Healy, Kathleen Kristofik, Jaya Srikrishnan, Susan Knowles
3. Laura Swain, Jill Fiorello, Paul Anderson
4. Christopher Virtuoso, Mary Ellen Cortizas
5. Sarah McFarland, Carol Wood

Handmade Items
Class 21: Crocheted, small, handspun

1. Patricia Mueller
2. Leslie Kirsch

Handmade Items
Class 22: Crocheted, small, commercial

1. Jessica Franks
2. Francis Shiner
3. Leslie Kirsch
4. Sophie Nist
5. Hetty Gunderud

Handmade Items
Class 24: Crocheted, large, commercial

1. Leslie Kirsch
2. Leslie Kirsch
3. Marie-Therese Miller
4. Marie-Therese Miller
5. Francis Shiner

Handmade Items
Class 25: Handwoven small, handspun

1. Gunther Maertz, Thomas Victor Olsson
2. Christine Sitterly
3. Jaya Srikrishnan
4. Hetty Gunderud

Handmade Items
Class 26: Handwoven small, commercial

1. Astrid Tauber
2. Gretchen Eisenmenger
3. Astrid Tauber
4. Gretchen Eisenmenger
5. Susan Mehringer

Handmade Items
Class 27: Handwoven, large, handspun

1. Hetty Gunderud

Handmade Items
Class 28: Handwoven, large, commercial

1. Astrid Tauber
2. Rosanna Lovecchio
3. Susan Mehringer
4. Carol Wood
5. Ingrid Anderson

Handmade Items
Class 29: Wet-felted, small

1. Jill Fioriello
2. Jill Fioriello

Handmade Items
Class 30: Wet-felted, large

1. Karen Parsons Russin

Handmade Items
Class 31: Needle, pin-felted, small

1. John Sitterly, Jr
2. John Sitterly, Jr
3. Megan Liberta

Handmade Items
Class 33: Fulled, small

1. Sarah McFarland
2. Bruce Barrett

Handmade Items
Class 35: Hooked, large

1. Andrea Singer
2. Karen Merker
3. Arlene F. Merker

Handmade Items
Class 36: Hooked, small

1. Karen Merker
2. Zelma Barrett

Handmade Items
Class 38: Lace knit or crochet, large

1. Jessica Franks
2. Lois Rostanzo
3. Jessica Franks
4. Paul Anderson
5. Jessica Franks

Handmade Items
Class 39: Any other technique, small

1. Carol Wood
2. Lucien Skuba-Valdez
3. Hetty Gunderud
4. Isabella Sananta
5. Mavi Smart-Christiana

Handmade Items
Class 40: Any other technique, large

1. Christine Sitterly
2. Wendylove Mireku
3. Mackenna Tubby
4. Camila Gomez
5. Sarai Aguilar

Handmade Items
Class 48: felted, 95% natural fiber

1. Hannah Parsons Russin

Handmade Items
Class 52: Fleece to Shawl

1. Spin City
2. Elmendorph Handspinners
3. Twisted Sisters

Handmade Items
Class 53: Dropspindle contest

1. Patricia Hall
2. Andrea Wan
3. Jennifer Kaczetow
4. Rachel Skye
5. Mims Miranda

Handmade Items
Class 54: Spinning Wheel Contest

1. Melissa Godek
2. Marni Robbins
3. Chris Chmura

Handmade Items
Class 55: Chopstick Knitting Contest

1. Ainur Berkinbayeve, Rafael Wan
2. Nora Carr, Emilie Baldwin
3. Amanda Osborn
4. Christina Hillman
5. Tina Tse

Handmade Items
Class 56: Crochet Contest

1. Gayathri Chandran, Tie Eaddy
2. Olivia Melo, Rafael Wan
3. Katherine Gibbs, Emilie Baldwin
4. Ruth Brasch
5. Florence Parmelee

Handmade Items
Best Crochet

Jessica Franks

Handmade Items
Best Woven

Thomas Olsson

Handmade Items
Ulster County Guild Award

Gunther Maertz

Handmade Items
Best Youth Award

Astrid Tauber

Handmade Items
Best Felted

Jill Fioriello

Handmade Items
Best in Show

Andrea Singer

Handmade Items
Best Knitted

Jill Fioriello

Primitive

1st – Pam Cole Champion
2nd – Ann Ferraro Reserve Champion
3rd – Isabella Tower

White Wool

Fine
1st – Monique Martin
2nd – Dan Melamed
3rd – Dan Melamed

Medium
1st – Donna Abbruzzese Champion
2nd – Geof Rupert
3rd – Donna Abbruzzese

Long
1st – David Berryhill
2nd – Marcia Haggie
3rd – Marcia Haggie

Natural Colored

Fine
1st – Martha Polkey
2nd – Martha Polkey
3rd – Floya Hawkins

Medium
1st – Heidi Simmons
2nd – Amy Miller
3rd – Mary Drumm

Long
1st – Teresa Daignault
2nd – Teresa Daignault
3rd – Cynthia Ciecwa

Supreme Champion

Donna Abbruzzese

2023 Results
1st Place: Leanne Coppola
1st Place Leanne Coppola
2nd Place: Deirdre Rouse
2nd Place Deirdre Rouse
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WHITE FINE NATURAL COLORED FINE

1st Geof Ruppert – Champion 1st Heidi Simmons - Champion

2nd Geof Ruppert 2nd Martha Polkey

3rd Donna Abbruzzese 3rd Floya Hawkins

WHITE MEDIUM NATURAL COLORED MEDIUM

1st Donna Abbruzzese 1st Mary Drumm

2nd Donna Abbruzzese 2nd Mary Drumm

3rd Donna Abbruzzese 3rd Mary Drumm

WHITE LONG NATURAL COLORED LONG

1st Floya Hawkins 1st Polly Matzinger Reserve Champion

2nd Cynthia Ciecwa 2nd Polly Matzinger

3rd Ruth Scruten 3rd Floya Hawkins

PRIMITIVE

1st Elaine Clark Champion

2nd Elaine Clark Reserve Champion

3rd Elaine Clark

SUPREME CHAMPION - BEST in SHOW

Geof Ruppert

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