International Back to Back Wool Challenge
&
Guinness World Record Attempt
On May 31, 2014 a team of 8 people from Germany, UK and the Netherlands attempted to break their previous record for shearing a sheep, spinning and twining the yarn and knitting a sweater. The event took place at Tuin Pension Groenewoud, Swalmen.
Team Groenewoud are World Champions again
They completed the Challenge in 5 hours 26 minutes 31 seconds
This was six minutes faster than their 2013 time
The results were announced on June 10, 2014 and confirm that
Team Groenwoud are World
Champions for another year
and have set a new Mainland Europe record and a new Netherlands
record
Scroll down for other times.
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20th International Back to Back Wool Challenge - | ||
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Position |
Team |
2014 Time |
Previous Best Time |
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1 |
Groenewoud Netherlands/Germany Swalmen, The Netherlands |
5 : 26 : 31 |
5 : 32 : 37 (2013) |
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2 |
Spinning Knitwits Newcastle, Patterson, NSW, Australia |
6 : 06 : 37 |
5 : 43 : 26 (2004) |
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3 |
Kurrajong Handspun Crafts NSW, Australia |
8 : 05 : 45 |
6 : 34 : 19 (2007) |
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4 |
Poly Westers Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
8 : 40 : 00 |
8 : 35 : 27 (2007) |
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5 |
Toodyay Spinners Incorporated Toodyay, Western Australia |
8 : 49 : 45 |
9 : 16 : 59 (2013) |
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6 |
Gumeracha Gumknutters Lobethal, South Australia |
8 : 56 : 13 |
7 : 21 : 59 (2009) |
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7 |
San Diego County Spinners Bonita, California, USA |
10 : 22 : 00 |
11 : 59 : 13 (2013) |
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8 |
Maritime Gimmers Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada |
10 : 37 : 25 |
New team |
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9 |
Shear Luck |
13 : 03 : 45 |
New team |
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10 |
Sheep Thrills Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada |
13 : 30 : 00 |
9 : 08 : 22 (2013) |
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11 |
Shear Delights Scotsville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
15 : 19 : 54 |
11 : 58 : 59 (2013) |
2014