International Back to Back
Wool Challenge
Promoting Wool World Wide
Raising funds for Cancer Research
Australian Wool Showcase Inc.
P.O. Box 34
Birregurra Victoria 3243 Australia
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Email ~ backtoback@primus.com.au
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Date: 12 June 2000
From: Wendy Dennis Coordinator IWC
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Media Release

Thirty one teams of blade shearers, handspinners and knitters competed at eighteen different venues around the world in the Sixth International Back to Back Wool Challenge on Sunday 11 June 2000.

A team consists of a blade shearer, a country of origin sheep and seven handspinners with spinning wheels and knitters who follow the identical rules and jumper pattern to knit an adult sized jumper.

Challenge
Results:-

First Morisset competing @ Merriwa, NSW, 6 hrs 17 min. 19 sec.

Second Scotland competing @ Inverurie, Aderdeenshire, 6 hrs 18 min.

Third Murray Bridge competing @ Murray Bridge, SA, 6 hr 23 min.

World Record Time:- 5 hours 9 minutes. Shetland Isles 1997.
New Australian Record Time:- 6 hrs 17 minutes 19 seconds Morisset, NSW 2000

Wendy Dennis (IWC Coordinator)

Team Time - Funds Raised
14. Geelong Spinners Guild (Vic. Aus) 9hr 13min 46sec $75
Mad Hatters (Vic. Aus) Unfinished
9. The Ringers (Vic. Aus) 8hr 39min 26sec Donations
16. Tambo Purlers (Vic. Aus) 9hr 28min 8sec to
8. Lakes Spinners (Vic. Aus) 8hr 13min 54sec Cancer
13. The Out Backers (Vic. Aus) 9hr 8min 16sec Research
Mountain Maids (Vic. Aus) Unfinished As above
17. Yarra Valley Spinners (Vic. Aus) 9hr 31min 7sec
6. East Gippsland Wool & Craft Group (Vic. Aus) 7hr 24min 25sec
5. Merrriwa Jumbucks (NSW, Aus) 7hr 13min 33sec $1,500 EC
Year 2000 World Champions.
1. Morisset Crafty Crafters (NSW, Aus) 6hr 17min 19sec New Australian Record.
20. Muswellbrook Matildas (NSW, Aus) 10hr 54min $950
Goulburn Ewe's (NSW, Aus) Unfinished (by 5 rows only in 8hr)
Goulburn Girls 1 (NSW, Aus) Unfinished
4. Berry Spinknits (NSW, Aus) 6 hr 45 min.
7. Kurrajong Handspinners (NSW, Aus) 7 hr 53 min. $205
21. Sheepish Sheilas (Tasmania, Tas) 11hr 33min 10sec
18. Barnyard Belles (Tasmania, Aus) 9hr 44min 28sec
3. Murray Bridge Woolly Chambermaids (S.Aust) 6 hr 23 min $1,100
Cairns Far North Spinners & Weavers (Qld AUS) Unfinished $45 EC
Swift-Billie Creek Village (USA) Unfinished US $62
Swift-Conner Prarie Treadlers (USA) Unfinished
21. In-Seine Yarnspinners (Manitoba, Canada) 12hr 1min
19. The Wool Gatherers (Manitoba, Canada) 10 hr 31 min
The Fun Team (Manitoba, Canada) Unfinished
12. Red River Yarnspinners (Manitoba, Canada) 9 hr 6 min.
15. Spinning Seminarians (Ontario, Canada) 9 hr 16 min 21 sec.
Shuttlebug Spiders (Ontario, Canada) Unfinished
11. Hitsuji Kouboh (Japan) 8hr 52min 40sec
2. Back to Back O'Bennachie (Scotland) 6hr 18min
10. Aberfoyle Spinners (Scotland) 8hr 50min 600 Pounds EC

EC Early count

Geelong Challenge pictures click here.