The Pennsylvania Make It With Wool Contest will take place on Saturday, Oct. 2. The contest will be held in the PA Preferred Banquet Hall at the Farm Show Complex, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. The contest is open to anyone who sews, knits, or crochets garments with wool or other animal fibers.

Expert judges will handle the garments and meet with the contestants. Judging is based on several criteria, including appropriateness to contestant's lifestyle, fit and overall appearance, coordination of fabric/yarn with garment style and design, the contestant's presentation, construction quality, creativity in design and use of wool, and the garment's conveying and promoting the beauty, comfort, and versatility of wool.

Contestants will be divided into age categories. All fabrics or yarns used in the body of the garment must be 60% or more animal fiber. Interfacings, linings, and trims do not need to be wool.

The Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association and other donors will provide the funding for prizes for the winners in each category. The winner in the Junior division, for youths ages 13 to 16, and the winner in the Senior division, for those ages 17 to 24, will be eligible to compete at the National Make It With Wool contest to be held in San Diego in January 2022.

There is a registration fee, plus an additional testing fee per fabric/yarn used. To request the registration form and other information, contact Linda Siegel at 717-274-1197 or linda@lebaweb.com. All who register will receive a piece of Pendleton wool. To learn more, visit http://www.makeitwithwool.com.