Sheep competition during the Lambtown Festival, Oct. 4 in Dixon.

DIXON, CA (MPG) – The winners from the 40th annual Lambtown Festival, held Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 at the Dixon May Fairgrounds, have been announced.

Ann Robinson won first place and division champion in the wool show for the breed division.

Sue Fox won the division reserve for the breed division and placed first in the other breeds class.

Terry Mendenhall was named both the division champion and division reserve in the handspinning division.

In the sheep show, David Howard was the grand champion in meat breeds and Emma Hill was grand champion in wool breeds.

In the sheep to shawl competition, the Del Oro Spinners and Weavers team of Lee Bergman, Kathy MacPherson and Wendy Brown took first place and grand champion in the fairgrounds division, while the Asheep at the Wheel team took first place in the virtual division.

In the skeins and textiles competition, Jesse Gipe took first place in amigurumi; Lindsay Remer won top honors in crochet general; Sarah Powell was first in felted items; Janice Niblock took top spot in knit-cardigan; and Jackie Montgomery won first in knit-other wearable.

Kelsey Littell took first in knit-pullover; Louise Nielsen won the knit-handspun competition; Cheryl Brookshear finished first in woven-commercial yarn; woven-handspun yard was captured by Lucille Hoefnagels; and Marija Kalebota Kodzoman prevailed in handspun yarn 100 percent wool (dyed).

In handspun yarn 100 percent wool (natural), Ann Jensen finished first; Jennifer Tang took top honors in handspun yarn-wood blend; Beth Callahan triumphed in handspun yarn-other fibers; while Michelle Lee won the handspun yarn-novelty category.

The people’s choice (textile) competition went to Sarah Grobman, and the people’s choice (skein) went to Beth Callahan.

Individuals from across the western United States came to the festival, which drew thousands of spectators. The next Lambtown Festival will take place on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, 2027.