Spindy 500 Registration - Team Stranded Spinners 2025
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Spindy 500 Registration - Team Stranded Spinners 2025
Team Registration Fee only for Team Stranded
During the week of competition, we will host daily spinning socials (both in-person and on Zoom), have in-team mini contests, contribute to the competition's prize donations, and offer a discounts on fiber for participating team members.
We have a Facebook Group, Ravelry Thread, and Discord Server for the Teams to socialize from afar or late a night.
We will host In-Person socials:
On the FIRST DAY, Saturday, February 22nd, Noon to 5pm join us in person at the Shop or on Zoom for setup and to kick off the official spinning competition that STARTS at NOON - for those of you in earlier time zones, don't wait for us! Start spinning at Noon, wherever you are.
The teams will be welcome to take over the regular shop socials on Tuesday, Feb 25th 6-9pm Pacific and Thursday, Feb 27th 10am-6pm Pacific, all are welcome to spin at the shop!
On the LAST DAY, Saturday, March 1st, we will have a Finishers Zoom 9am-Noon Pacific to cross the finish line together. In the shop, we will have a Winding Off Party STARTING at 2pm Pacific.
Good Spinning!
Good Spinning!
From Cheryl Newhouse, the organizer of the Spindy 500:
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The Spindy 500 runs Noon February 22nd to Noon March 1st 2025. This is a Team competition to spin the most yardage, and an individual competitions also. Registration is limited to 112 for team spinning. Register by purchasing a spot on a team listed!
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Cost is $16.00. 75% of that goes prizes (Medals and Gift Certificates). The remaining 25% covers shipping of medals, paypal fees, and administrative costs. I hope at the end of the day there is about $120 left over as my pay for the 4 months working. It all depends on how much shipping cost go up in the new year.
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Entries will be purchased through my website Results will also be published here and on The Spindy 500 Facebook page.
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The goal is 8 teams of 14 spinners. If we do not get 112 spinners, then will adjust teams as needed.
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The 3 Contest that are included in your registration.
1. Most yards spun by a team.
2. Most yards spun by an individual. 3 categories, Spindle, Wheel, Electric.
3. Most yards spun in 1 hour. 3 categories, Spindle, Wheel, Electric. Set your timer for this one and spin like the wind!
PAY TO ENTER CONTEST: open to anyone. Do NOT have to be on a team to enter.
The LONGEST One Gram Slam.
For your $8 entry you will be sent 1 gram of carefully weighed Corriedale/merino RAW locks. You may wash, prep, even dye it if you like before the start on Feb 22nd. BUT Spinning can only be done during the week of competition. This MUST be spun into a 2 ply yarn. This yardage should be included on your individual totals also if spinning on a team.
You need to mail the 2 ply yarn to me ASAP. I will physically measure all entries. The plan is to measure all at the same time against each other, and video the action!
I will not be returning the yarn entries, they will be plied together and use as lanyards for The Spindy 500 medals!
Prizes for this competition will be medals and Corriedale/Merino RAW locks, amounts will depend on # of entries.
Competition will be limited to 30 entries, but may be able to extend that if enough interest.
FREE to enter contest.
The 3 Hour Tour! Set your timer and clock in 3 hours of spinning during the week. Turn your totals in at the end....that's it! Medals only for this competition and
of course Bragging Rights too. 3 Categories, Spindle, Wheel, Electric. # of Medals will be determined by # of entries.
HOW TO MEASURE YOUR YARN:
You must physically measure the yarn. No yarn balance or estimating.
Only yarn spun during competition can be used or counted.
Count each single and each ply, up to 2 plies and multiply it by yardage.
Everyone is on their honor to measure as accurately as possible.
TEAM and INDIVIDUAL CONTESTS: Report your totals to your team captain along with what you spun on. Team Captains turn totals into me
Prizes:
Another goal I have for this competition, is to help out as many small businesses as I can. SOOOOO All prizes and medals will be purchased from them!
If we get a full registration of 112 spinners there will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Medals for all contest. Medals are being made by a crafter local to me.
The remaining prize money will be spread out 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the form of Gift Cards.
If we do not fill up, prizes will be adjusted accordingly.
Here is the FUN twist! Winners get to choose where they would like the gift certificates to! I will have a list of fibery websites to choose from, or the winners can send me a link to where ever you want. The only requirement is that they will sell gift certificates in any amount from $5 to $30 and take Paypal. I'm keeping all transactions through paypal so need to pay out from there.
Want your shop to be on the gift certificate list? Keep watch. I will be starting the list mid January!