Minnesota State Fair results!

There are four categories for spun yarn at the Minnesota State Fair: yarn from wool fiber, silk/cellulose, yarn with fur, and art/novelty yarn. I entered a skein in each of the four categories (you can only have one entry per category).

This evening, I realized that I didn't actually have to wait until I got to the fair to find out how I'd done, because the results were probably available online. After a bit of difficulty because IE thought the relevant PDF was corrupted, I managed to open the file in Opera.

Two blue ribbons!

ETA, courtesy of gerisullivan: And the StevenBe Award for art yarn!

I came in first in both the general wool category and the novelty yarn category. I also got a third place in the silk category. I didn't take photos of the skeins before I entered them, but I hope to have pictures later.

I'm especially pleased about the first place in the general category, because it's a measure of validation that I've reached a professional level in my spinning -- I'm not just a victim of the Dunning-Kruger effect. This especially matters to me because I want be able to sell the yarn I've been spinning.

Anyone interested in buying some handspun yarn?