Michaela Nordheim Earns Sewing Machine In Contest

WAITSBURG - Waits- burg's Michaela Nordheim came away from the Make It With Wool competition in Yakima Oct. 27 with a new sewing machine.

Nordheim was the senior alternate winner and she tailored a plum jacket and skirt. The competition was held in conjunction with the annual convention of the Washing- ton State Sheep Producers Association. The contest and fashion show involved 16 contestants who modeled garments they had sewn with fabric that was at least 60 percent wool.

The Washington Make It With Wool Contest is spon- sored by the Washington Wool Growers Auxiliary and the Washington State Sheep Producers. The na- tional contest is sponsored by the American Sheep Industry and the American Sheep In- dustry Women. All ages are encouraged to make, model and enter fashionable wool garments.