Booth Requirements Consigner Agreement Form Consignor Packet
FTC Regulations General Guidelines Inventory Sheet
Manager Responsibilities Packaging Pricing Procedures
Subject: 20% COMMISSION –
RMLA FIBER CO-OP
The
BOD approved shows f
Estes Park Wool Market – June 10 – 12, 2011
Fairplay Burro Days -- July 30-31, 2011
Taos Wool Festival – October 1 – 2, 2011
Next Steps:
Visit the RMLA website to read the 2011 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, pmmorganks@gmail.com
RMLA
Fiber Co-op Booth Guidelines
2011
Please take time to review them.
Fiber Content & 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: $3.00/oz. If superior in
quality and spotlessly clean, $4.00/oz.
b. Washed and carded into roving or batting
1 100% llama:
$5.00/oz.
2 Llama blended with
alpaca, angora rabbit, cashmere, mohair, merino or silk: $5.50/oz.
3 100% alpaca:
$5.50/lb.
4 Alpaca blended with
silk: $6.00/oz.
2
Hand-spun Yarn:
a. 100% llama : $6.00/oz.
b. Blended with alpaca mohair or merino:
$6.50/oz.
c Blended with angora rabbit, cashmere, or
silk: $8.00/oz.
3
Mill-spun Yarn:
a. 100% llama: $5.50/oz.
b. 100% llama, dyed: $6.50/oz.
c. Blended with silk, mohair, or angora
rabbit: $8.50/oz.
d. 100% alpaca: $6.75/oz.
4 Clothing and other items: double or triple the cost of the fiber, depending on the complexity
of the designer 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 x 3 oz. felted hat = $90
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.
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 20% commission on all items sold for RMLA Members.
Ø 40% commission on all items sold for NON RMLA Members.
Ø Booth Manager will pay a 10% commission.This is in lieu of any reimbursement for motel / meals, etc. Fuel costs will be reimbursed to the person who takes the Booth Trailer to the event, it may or may not be the Booth Manager.
3.
Checks
are mailed by the RMLA Treasurer as soon after the event as consumer checks & charges
clear.
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, Consigner Agreement Form and Inventory Sheet 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, pmmorganks@gmail.com if you have
any questions.
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 2011
June 10 - 12,
2011: 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 6 or in person by noon, June 10 since the market is open
for class participants from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
July 30-31, 2011 Fairplay Burro Days, Fairplay, CO
Booth Manager. Patti Morgan 620.442.4996 pmmorganks@gmail.com
October 1
- 2, 2011:
Taos Wool Festival, Taos, New Mexico
Booth Manager:
Staff: needed..
Inventory check-in: Check with booth Manager
Patti Morgan
Rock-n-M Llamas
12120 282nd Road
Arkansas City, KS 67005-6049
620.442.4996