• Getting Started
  
• Board Approved Shows
  
• RMLA Fiber Booth Co-op Guidelines
  
  • Inventory Sheet
    
  • Fiber Content & Other Requirements For All Booth Inventory
  • FTC Regulations
    
  • RMLA Booth Requirements
  • Packaging
    
  • Pricing
    
  • Procedures
    
  • Consignor's Commissions
  • Consignor's Packet
• Booth Manager Responsibilities
  

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 20% commission.

 Here’s how top get started:
Current RMLA members may consign appropriate items in the Fiber Co-Op booth and pay 20% commission.  Non-RMLA members will pay a 40% commission on their sales.

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.
   

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.
   
   • 20% commission on all items sold for RMLA Members.
     
   • 40% commission on all items sold for NON RMLA Members.
   • 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.

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 (.XLS, .XLSX or .PDF) 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. 

The Booth Manager:

• Submits event registration to show organizers.
• Provides a show schedule, including set up and tear down times, for each event.  
• Consignors request the schedule of the manager.  Recruits, schedules and trains, if necessary, booth personnel.
• Completes show accounting after the event and delivers it to the RMLA Treasurer in a timely manner.
• Manages booth inventory.