Results for
The Longest Thread Competition
BOTHWELL INTERNATIONAL HIGHLAND SPIN-IN 2009
Prizes donated by:
· Ashford Australia
· I and A Downie, Dungrove
· G and E McShane, Stockman Stud
· Robert Ward
· Robert Hortle
Wheel Name Plates donated by:
· Elders
The following people are to be thanked for their assistance:
· Mrs. Barbara Fowler and the members of the organizing committee who have worked tirelessly in planning, organizing and running the 2009 SpinIn.
· Maureen Moore, Maureen Hudson, Veronica Brunton, Joan Dicker and Lorraine Hannan for the measuring , weighing and collating the results for the threads.
· Agricultural Science Dept, University of Tasmania for the use of the Metler balance for weighing the balls of wool.
· Kwik Kopy, Hobart for their generous assistance with the production of this booklet.
· And many thanks to all the participants of the Longest Thread and the Threads of Friendship.
International contest for the Longest Thread of raw wool, hand spun and plied with the weight corrected to
10 grams ( 0.353ounces)
Overall World Placings
1st Jan Zandbelt The Netherlands 1,012.377
Prize donated by Ashford Australia
2nd Zita van der Meulen The Netherlands 709.604
Prize donated by I and A Downie, Dungrove
3rd Wim Kars The Netherlands 683.52
Prize donated by G and E Mc Shane, Stockman Stud
Placings for Hand Propelled Spindle
1st Flo Kinnear Scotland 270.229
2nd Sandra Johnson Tasmania, Australia 171.614
3rd Meg Crowther England 170.691
Winner for Under 10 Years of Age
Clare Johnson Tasmania, Australia 12.372
MOST IMPROVED IN 2009
SPINNINGWHEEL WIM KARS + 372.46 Since 2005
HAND SPINDLE MEG CROWTHER + 121.29 Since 2007
UNDER 10 CLARE JOHNSON + 5.88 Since 2007
WINNERS FROM EACH COUNTRY
AUSTRALIA Jill Bolton 434.754
CANADA Norma Goring 182.235
ENGLAND Meg Crowther 362.962
FAULKLAND IS. MargoAmee Smallwood 168.692
FINLAND Tuulikki Suokko 91.570
IRELAND Mary Shiels 88.277
ISLE OF MAN Olwen Melling 24.604
LUXEMBOURG Margaretha van Wolferen 192.235
THE NETHERLANDS Jan Zanbelt 1,012.377
NORWAY Olaug Strommersen 77.573
SCOTLAND Flo Kinnear 270.229
SWITZERLAND Helene Luethi-Buergi 9.377
USA Sue Cathey 218.151
AUSTRALIAN STATE WINNERS
QLD. Jean Styles 66.713
N.S.W. Susan Burford 254.683
VIC. Renate Worpel 129.169
S.A. Jill Bolton 434.754
W.A. Betty Saul 138.931
TAS. Lynette Karpiniec 399.366
WINNERS WITHIN GROUP SUBMITTING THE MOST ENTRIES
KENNET VALLEY GUILD. U.K. ( 50 ENTRIES )
1st Meg Crowther 362.962
2nd Heather Godfrey 197.247
3rd Lesley Proudlove 191.004
RESULTS FOR HAND PROPELLED SPINDLE
| Surname | Name | Length of Ball | Weight of Ball | Length of 10gms | P.B. | Country |
| ADAMSON | HEATHER | 157.86 | 26.45 | 59.682 | CANADA | |
| ALEXANDER | CAROLINE | 211.95 | 15.76 | 134.469 | AUSTRALIA | |
| BOLTON | JILL | 211.88 | 0.00 | AUSTRALIA | ||
| BRAMWELL | SUE | 130.57 | 22.78 | 57.305 | ENGLAND | |
| COLLIER | MARYLS | 28.56 | 0.00 | U.S.A. | ||
| CROWTHER | MEG | 218.45 | 12.80 | 170.691 | PB | ENGLAND |
| DUNN | LESLEY | 143.62 | 15.55 | 92.360 | ENGLAND | |
| FLETCHER | CHRISTINE | 30.00 | 10.90 | 27.528 | ENGLAND | |
| JOHNSON | SANDRA | 205.80 | 11.99 | 171.614 | AUSTRALIA | |
| JONES | ELIZABETH | 0.00 | 0.00 | U.S.A. | ||
| KINNEAR | FLO | 345.65 | 12.79 | 270.229 | PB | SCOTLAND |
| McVEIGH | JEAN | 62.50 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| SHIELS | MARY | 91.58 | 12.29 | 74.504 | IRELAND | |
| SUOKKO | TUULIKKI | 131.22 | 14.33 | 91.570 | PB | FINLAND |
OVERALL WORLD RECORD PLACINGS
1. NOAKA TAMURA KYOTO, JAPAN 1,468.61 m 2005 (Drop Spindle)
2. ERNEST JENSE QLD., AUSTRALIA 1,210.92 m 2003
3. CAROL ROBINSON TAS., AUSTRALIA 1,103.58 m 2005
RESULTS FOR THE LONGEST THREAD USING A SPINNING WHEEL
| Surname | Name | Length of Ball | Weight of Ball | Length of 10gms | P.B. | Country |
| BANKS | DORIS | 139.57 | 15.73 | 88.729 | AUSTRALIA | |
| BARTLETT | CLARENCE | 385.32 | 13.06 | 294.948 | AUSTRALIA | |
| BEDFORD | VAL | 43.00 | 10.71 | 40.161 | ENGLAND | |
| BEJAH | BLANCHE | 377.50 | 11.14 | 338.808 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| BOLTON | JILL | 537.66 | 12.37 | 434.754 | AUSTRALIA | |
| BRAMWELL | SUE | 188.10 | 19.75 | 95.250 | ENGLAND | |
| BROLIN | BARBARA | 147.63 | 21.00 | 70.287 | AUSTRALIA | |
| BURFORD | SUSAN | 408.46 | 16.04 | 254.683 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| BURGESS | DAPHNE | 45.50 | 14.44 | 31.508 | ENGLAND | |
| BYRNE | DIAN | 113.83 | 11.12 | 102.374 | AUSTRALIA | |
| CAINE | PAM | 80.43 | 12.51 | 64.318 | ENGLAND | |
| CAMPBELL | JEAN | 81.30 | 10.28 | 79.101 | AUSTRALIA | |
| CAREY | SIGRID | 105.06 | 20.42 | 51.442 | U.S.A. | |
| CATHEY | SUE | 397.45 | 18.22 | 218.151 | U.S.A. | |
| CHURCHILL | SYBIL | 39.26 | 15.42 | 25.455 | AUSTRALIA | |
| CRAWFORD | BIRGITTA | 191.19 | 16.99 | 112.544 | ENGLAND | |
| CROSS | ANDREA | 0.00 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| CROSS | ANDREA | 65.50 | 10.62 | 61.699 | ENGLAND | |
| CROWTHER | MEG | 524.77 | 14.46 | 362.962 | PB | ENGLAND |
| DAVIDSON | THELMA | 61.25 | 12.34 | 49.643 | ENGLAND | |
| DAVIES | LIZ | 148.65 | 12.82 | 115.961 | ENGLAND | |
| DICKER | JOAN | 202.38 | 10.26 | 197.348 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| DUNN | LESLEY | 303.18 | 18.14 | 167.133 | PB | ENGLAND |
| EATON | MAXINE | 45.70 | 15.34 | 29.784 | ENGLAND | |
| FAICHNEY | JOAN | 97.24 | 30.27 | 32.123 | AUSTRALIA | |
| FINCHER | MARILYN | 62.14 | 11.10 | 55.987 | AUSTRALIA | |
| FIRMIN | JOAN | 37.55 | 12.50 | 30.038 | ENGLAND | |
| FISHER | DEBBIE | 95.15 | 20.24 | 47.002 | ENGLAND | |
| FLETCHER | CHERYL | 309.45 | AUSTRALIA | |||
| FLETCHER | CHRISTINE | 85.30 | 12.25 | 69.627 | ENGLAND | |
| GALPIN | VALERIE | 56.38 | 12.58 | 44.831 | ENGLAND | |
| GARLING | NANCI | 20.62 | 0.00 | U.S.A. | ||
| GODFREY | HEATHER | 254.37 | 12.90 | 197.247 | PB | ENGLAND |
| GORING | NORMA | 234.30 | 12.86 | 182.235 | PB | CANADA |
| Surname | Name | Length of Ball | Weight of Ball | Length of 10gms | P.B. | Country |
| GRANT | HELEN | 251.90 | 19.15 | 131.575 | AUSTRALIA | |
| GRIMMETT | ANN | 52.15 | ENGLAND | |||
| GUTHBERLET | SALLY | 93.42 | 11.68 | 79.997 | AUSTRALIA | |
| HAGELIN | AGNETA | 120.86 | AUSTRALIA | |||
| HARRIS | KATHLEEN | 100.80 | 11.56 | 87.235 | PB | ENGLAND |
| HEAD | SYLVIA | 50.20 | 14.12 | 35.545 | ENGLAND | |
| HELLICAR | AUDREY | 576.03 | 35.85 | 160.678 | ENGLAND | |
| HOGEWONING | TINE | 193.39 | 13.88 | 139.350 | PB | NETHERLANDS |
| HUME | LYNNE | 135.50 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| HUMPHREY | RACHAEL | 16.51 | 0.00 | NEW ZEALAND | ||
| HUNT | ANNE | 492.25 | 16.54 | 297.576 | ENGLAND | |
| HUNTER | PENNY | 50.45 | U.S.A. | |||
| JETSON | JUDI | 27.90 | 23.11 | 12.073 | U.S.A. | |
| JOB | DOUG | 127.50 | 15.46 | 82.466 | AUSTRALIA | |
| JOB | DOUG | 269.56 | 15.83 | 170.284 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| JOLLY | MARY | 308.36 | 15.35 | 200.938 | PB | ENGLAND |
| KARPINIEC | LYNETTE | 453.32 | 11.35 | 399.366 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KARS | WIM | 735.47 | 10.76 | 683.522 | PB | NETHERLANDS |
| KINGSTON | CAROL | 143.65 | 11.98 | 119.948 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KINGSTON | CAROL | 165.63 | 15.14 | 109.377 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KNISLEY | PAT | 67.65 | 18.49 | 36.597 | U.S.A. | |
| KORVEN-KORPINEN | LIISA | 135.30 | 13.06 | 103.615 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KORVEN-KORPINEN | LIISA | 172.66 | 11.93 | 144.752 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KORVEN-KORPINEN | LIISA | 132.45 | 12.17 | 108.815 | AUSTRALIA | |
| KORVEN-KORPINEN | LIISA | 143.07 | 12.80 | 111.800 | AUSTRALIA | |
| LATHAM | ILA | 58.10 | 10.36 | 56.097 | PB | U.S.A. |
| LIDDLE | SHEILA | 33.35 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| LOCKWOOD | ELIZABETH | 110.11 | 14.23 | 77.390 | ENGLAND | |
| LUETHI-BUERGI | HELENE | 30.55 | 32.58 | 9.377 | SWITZERLAND | |
| LUTHJE | JOAN | 105.21 | 15.83 | 66.458 | AUSTRALIA | |
| MacKENZIE | LILIAN | 207.76 | 32.04 | 64.850 | AUSTRALIA | |
| MARSDEN | NONI | 299.01 | 13.09 | 228.496 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| MARYON | GEORGINA | 156.66 | 13.86 | 113.055 | PB | ENGLAND |
| McCULLOCH | GERALDINE | 202.75 | 19.51 | 103.905 | AUSTRALIA |
| Surname | Name | Length of Ball | Weight of Ball | Length of 10gms | P.B. | Country |
| Mc VEIGH | JEAN | 135.22 | 13.72 | 98.578 | PB | ENGLAND |
| MELLING | OLWEN | 63.77 | 25.92 | 24.604 | ISLE OF MAN | |
| MOON | LIZ | 120.79 | 10.19 | 118.538 | ENGLAND | |
| MOORE | BRIDGET | 86.91 | 14.82 | 58.656 | ENGLAND | |
| MOUNTER | JEAN | 124.60 | 11.10 | 112.252 | ENGLAND | |
| MUDDIMAN | BERYL | 409.33 | 28.18 | 145.266 | AUSTRALIA | |
| NEWTON | MOLLY | 70.58 | 15.79 | 44.694 | ENGLAND | |
| PAIN | VALERI | 79.52 | 15.46 | 51.433 | AUSTRALIA | |
| PARKS | LUCY | 138.55 | 11.43 | 121.174 | U.S.A. | |
| PATEMAN | HILARY | 113.10 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| PRICE | ROSEMARY | 127.45 | 10.82 | 117.748 | ENGLAND | |
| PROUDLOVE | LESLIE | 282.82 | 14.81 | 191.004 | ENGLAND | |
| PUGH | EMILIE | 86.34 | 16.83 | 51.286 | ENGLAND | |
| REBBECHI | EUNICE | 154.98 | 26.79 | 57.856 | AUSTRALIA | |
| REDPATH | RHONDA | 152.90 | 20.14 | 75.930 | AUSTRALIA | |
| RICE | IRENE | 124.12 | 24.06 | 51.594 | AUSTRALIA | |
| RISBORG | ANDREA | 109.54 | 19.60 | 55.874 | AUSTRALIA | |
| ROBINSON | CAROL | 801.65 | AUSTRALIA | |||
| ROGERS | CHERYL | 559.80 | 35.51 | 157.655 | AUSTRALIA | |
| ROGERS | JEAN | 186.28 | 14.55 | 128.045 | ENGLAND | |
| ROPER | JUTTA | 117.78 | AUSTRALIA | |||
| SAITTA | JUDY | 69.56 | 24.45 | 28.452 | U.S.A. | |
| SAUL | BETTY | 182.75 | 13.15 | 138.931 | AUSTRALIA | |
| SCRIMSHAW | BETTY | 31.06 | 20.80 | 14.936 | U.S.A. | |
| SHAILES | JAN | 203.78 | 16.64 | 122.493 | PB | ENGLAND |
| SHEPPARD | JUDY | 185.32 | 16.15 | 114.721 | AUSTRALIA | |
| SHIELS | MARY | 130.20 | 14.75 | 88.277 | IRELAND | |
| SMALLWOOD | MARGO-AMEE | 229.00 | 13.57 | 168.692 | FAULKLAND IS. | |
| SMITH | SHIRLEY | 59.40 | 22.23 | 26.724 | ENGLAND | |
| SNOW | MARTHA | 19.15 | 15.48 | 12.373 | U.S.A. | |
| STEAD | ANNE | 41.20 | 10.72 | 38.422 | ENGLAND | |
| STROMMERSEN | OLAUG | 133.72 | 17.24 | 77.573 | NORWAY | |
| STYLES | JEAN | 125.20 | 18.77 | 66.713 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| TACKER | CAROLINE | 119.50 | 20.98 | 56.956 | U.S.A. | |
| TALTY | DAWN | 44.15 | 15.22 | 29.000 | AUSTRALIA |
| TAYLOR | SINGRID | 53.17 | 13.36 | 39.786 | ENGLAND | |
| TOSE | PAULA | 115.34 | 15.54 | 74.236 | AUSTRALIA | |
| TURNAGE | DEANNA | 6.70 | 0.00 | U.S.A. | ||
| USOPE | BRIAN | 126.00 | 36.07 | 34.933 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| VALLENCE | DOROTHY | 66.70 | 10.77 | 61.943 | AUSTRALIA | |
| VAN ARSDEL | MARY | 79.90 | 12.89 | 61.996 | U.S.A. | |
| van de MEULEN | ZITA | 763.96 | 10.77 | 709.604 | PB | NETHERLANDS |
| van WOLFEREN | MARGARETHA | 257.23 | 13.38 | 192.235 | PB | LUXEMBERG |
| VICKERS | JOY | 22.00 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| WALKLATE | JOSE | 41.14 | 19.81 | 20.767 | ENGLAND | |
| WALSH | SUSANNE | 288.91 | 12.81 | 225.552 | AUSTRALIA | |
| WARD | JOAN | 174.40 | 13.46 | 129.531 | ENGLAND | |
| WHITBOURNE | MARJORY | 80.86 | 15.19 | 53.222 | AUSTRALIA | |
| WIEBER | SABINE | 76.10 | 0.00 | ENGLAND | ||
| WILLISS | LYNETTE | 248.99 | 16.51 | 150.802 | PB | AUSTRALIA |
| WITHERS | YVONNE | 24.04 | 16.15 | 14.887 | ENGLAND | |
| WOLTJE | ELISABETH | 38.00 | 0.00 | GERMANY | ||
| WORPEL | RENATE | 161.90 | 12.53 | 129.169 | AUSTRALIA | |
| WYNNE-JONES | JOAN | 349.41 | 12.72 | 274.693 | ENGLAND | |
| ZANDBELT | JAN | 1,068.26 | 10.55 | 1,012.377 | PB | NETHERLANDS |
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