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Booth Requirements Consignor Form CONSIGNOR PACKET
FTC Regulations General Guidelines Inventory Sheet
Manager Responsibilities Packaging Pricing Procedures
Subject: 15% COMMISSION –
RMLA FIBER CO-OP
What a great opportunity for RMLA
fiber producers and artisans! Thanks to Patti
Morgan's proposal and to the support of the RMLA Board of Directors, RMLA members
can consign goods in the Fiber Co-Op booth and pay as little as 15% commission for the
2006 season.
Here’s how:
Current RMLA members may consign
appropriate items in the Fiber Co-Op booth and pay 15% commission. Non-RMLA members
will pay a 30% commission on their sales.
The BOD approved five shows f
National Western Stock Show -- January 12 – 13, 2007
Celebrity Sale & Futurity -- March 31, April 1 & 2, 2007
Estes Park Wool Market – June 16 – 17, 2007
Taos Wool Festival – October 6 – 7, 2007
ALSA Grand National Show -- October 16 - 27, 2007
Next
Steps:
Visit
the RMLA website to read the 2007 RMLA
FIBER CO-OP BOOTH GUIDELINES and
to download an INVENTORY SHEET
Call
or e-mail Patti Morgan to discuss your inventory, to volunteer, or for more information at
620.442.4996, pmmorgan@skyerock.net
RMLA
FIBER CO-OP BOOTH GUIDELINES
2007
Please keep these pages for reference this year – guidelines apply to all booth locations.
Please
take time to review them.
The purpose of the RMLA Fiber Co-op Booth is to educate the public about
and
to promote
FIBER
CONTENT AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BOOTH INVENTORY
1. All items made with lama fiber must contain at
least 60% lama, by weight. The fiber must be
from llamas or alpacas living in North America.
The remaining 40% may be other animal, plant and/or synthetic fibers produced in
the USA.
2.
Fiber items must be handcrafted and belong to one or more of the following categories:
Weaving, Knitting, Crocheting, Felting, Spinning, or Stitchery. Commercially made products from South America, or
anywhere outside the USA, are not acceptable.
3. Fiber items must be the responsibility of the
consignor in design and execution; original in concept or of historical or ethnic
derivation; one-of-a-kind or limited edition.
4.
Fiber items must possess the following characteristics: be finished and clean, new and not
worn or used; have no odor other than that inherent to the materials; be constructed to
last for the appropriate use of the object; be safe for the intended use; be free of
technical errors.
5.
All other inventory, including books and fiber tools, must be produced in the USA. Jewelry should be handcrafted. Note cards may be reproduced from original
artwork.
6.
All inventory must be ready for installation and sale with fresh-looking labels and tags
securely attached. All items are subject to
review by the booth committee.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REGULATIONS :
All
handcrafted clothing is required to have a
“securely attached, legible, conspicuous and non-deceptive label." All textile wearing apparel used to cover or
protect the body (capes, coats, dresses, jackets, ponchos, skirts, socks, sweaters and
vests) must have this information on the label:
1. Producer’s name.
2. Fiber content, by generic name(s), in order of
percent by weight.
3. Care instructions; washable and securely attached,
including wash, dry, iron, bleach and special warnings.
Records
must be kept on file for at least 3 years containing:
1. Percentage of fiber by weight, and sample of
fiber.
2. Date, source, and quantity of raw materials
purchased.
3. Date of manufacture and date of sale.
Exemptions
from FTC regulations include: gloves, hats, mittens, scarves, small shawls, shoes, purses,
rugs, table linens, wall hangings, toys, blankets and pillows. Appropriate care instructions should be provided
for these items.
Each
item or unit (such as a bag with 4 skeins of yarn) must carry the following:
1. Inventory tag (1 x 1 ½ inch hang tag with
string), to be removed for
inventory control when the item
or unit is sold. Each inventory tag must
have:
a. The consignor’s number (assigned on Inventory
Sheet).
b. An item or unit number to correspond to the
Inventory Sheet.
c. Price of the item or unit.
2. If the item is under FTC regulations, the information described above.
3. Consignor’s tag or business card. Can be combined with FTC tag.
1. Please
use clear plastic bags for raw fiber, roving, or batts.
2. Put a whole fleece in one bag or divide it into
bags containing 4, 8, or 16 ounces.
3. Yarn may be sold by the individual skein or
several packaged in a clear plastic bag.
4. Roving, batts or yarn wrapped with paper bands or
hang tags are also acceptable.
5. The booth committee will supply bags for
customers’ purchases.
Please
price to the nearest dollar.
1. Fiber:
a. Raw llama fiber: $1.50/ oz., or $20/ lb. If superior in quality and spotlessly clean, one might ask
as much as $2.50/ oz., or $24/ lb.
b. Washed and carded into roving or batting:
1. 100% llama: $4.00/ oz., or $48/ lb.
2. Blended with alpaca, mohair or merino: $4.50/ oz., or $56/ lb.
3. Blended with angora rabbit, cashmere, or
silk: $5.50/ oz., or $72/ lb.
4. 100% alpaca: $4.75/oz., or $60/lb.
2. Hand-spun yarn:
a. 100% llama: $5.00/ oz., or $64/ lb.
b. Blended
with alpaca, mohair or merino: $6.00/ oz., or
$80/ lb.
c. Blended
with angora rabbit, cashmere, or silk: $8.00/
oz., or $112/ lb.
3. Mill-spun yarn:
a.
100% llama, natural colors: $5.00/oz., or
$64/lb.
b. 100% llama, dyed: $6.00/oz., or $80/lb.
c. Llama and silk, mohair or angora blends: $8.00/oz., or $112/lb.
4. Clothing
and other items: double or triple the cost of the fiber, depending on the
complexity of the design
or time spent making the item. Multiply this
figure times
the finished weight of the
item to determine the price. Example: $10.00
value of
fiber x 3 = $30.00 x 3
ounce felted hat = $90.00 price.
Inventory
check in:
1. By
mail or UPS to booth committee, one week before the event, with all labels
attached,
completed Inventory Sheet(s) and Consignor’s Agreement form.
2. In
person, during check-in time, at the event. All labels must
be attached, Inventory
Sheet(s)
and Consignor’s Agreement form completed before checking in.
Unsold
inventory : Consignor should indicate a choice on their
Agreement form:
1. Pick up at conclusion of event.
2. Booth committee stores and takes to next event.
3. Mail
all unsold items to consignor and deduct postage from profits.
Consignor commissions for 2007
1. RMLA will collect and pay all sales taxes.
2. RMLA
charges -- This money, minus booth expenses, goes into the RMLA Public Education and
Research Funds.
Ø 15% commission on all items sold for RMLA Members.
Ø 30% commission on all items sold for NON RMLA Members.
Ø Booth
Manager will pay a 15%commission and receives: reimbursement for gasoline for booth
transport; and lodging and food stipend.
3.
Checks
are mailed by the RMLA Treasurer as soon after the event as consumer checks clear.
Booth
Manager Responsibilities:
The
booth manager
Ø Submits
event registration to show organizers.
Ø Provides
a show schedule, including set up and tear down times, for each event. Consignors request the schedule of the
manager.
Ø Recruits,
schedules and trains, if necessary, booth personnel.
Ø Completes
show accounting after the event and delivers it to the RMLA Treasurer in a timely manner.
Ø Manages
booth inventory.
Dear
Consignor;
Here's the information you
need to consign your lama fiber articles to the RMLA Fiber Co-op Booth. Guidelines, Consignor’s
Agreement and Inventory forms are enclosed. Please duplicate the forms as needed for the
different booth locations. Feel free to call
or e-mail Patti Morgan to discuss your inventory, to volunteer, or for
more information at 620.442.4996, pmmorgan@skyerock.net
New Consignors: If you want
the booth committee to store your unsold inventory between events and deliver it to the
next, please provide a sturdy plastic container with a secure lid. Label the container and lid with your name and
consignor number.
Inventory is transported and
stored in a trailer provided by the RMLA Board of Directors. It's a 6 x 12 tandem-axle model easily pulled by
most mid-sized cars or trucks. New managers
and staff are most welcome. Training can be
done at an event.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for 2007
January 12 - 13, 2007: National Western Stock Show, Denver, Colorado
Booth Manager: Patti
Morgan, 620.442.4996,
pmmorgan@skyerock.net
Inventory check-in: In person at the booth or contact Patti Morgan
March 31, 2007: Celebrity Sale and Futurity, Oklahoma City, OK
Booth Manager: Patti
Morgan, 620.442.4996,
pmmorgan@skyerock.net
June 16 - 17,
2007: Estes Park Wool Market, Estes Park, Colorado
Booth Manager:
Staff: needed. Contact Patti Morgan for
schedule.
Inventory
check-in: Send to reach us by June 10 or in
person by noon, June 16 since the market is open for class participants from
5:00 – 7:00 PM.
October 6 - 7, 2007: Taos Wool Festival, Taos, New Mexico
Booth Manager:
Staff: needed..
Inventory check-in: Check with booth Manager
October
26 - 27, 2007: ALSA Grand National Conference and
Show, Lincoln, Nebraska
Booth Manager:
Staff: needed
Inventory check-in:
Patti Morgan
Rock-n-M Llamas
12120 282nd Road
Arkansas City, KS 67005-6049
620.442.4996
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