Melanie, 1994 ARBA Convention French Angora BOB Winner

This is a photo of a very old issue of the NARBC newsletter Angora News from 1994.   The cover shows the BOB winners of the four breeds at the ARBA convention at Tulsa, Oklahoma.   You may recognize the English Angora person, yes, that's Betty.  The rabbit's name is Chu's Cynthia, a lilac tort senior doe.   Why is this old photo being featured here?   I received this photo from Melanie Korn, now Melanie Spano, the owner of the BOB French Angora on the upper right.   The rabbit was Melanie's rabbit but the person is not Melanie.  Standing in for Melanie is her friend Eric Whitney as she was not able to go to Tulsa herself but her friend brought the rabbit for her and the rabbit won BOB.    

(If you wish to see this photo more clearly, double click and you'll see a full sized version).

The great aspect of the Angora is that one does not have to show or breed to enjoy them.   Melanie no longer has rabbits but she still enjoys spinning Angora wool.    The white wool was purchased from me and the colored yarn in the hat is the skein she made that won the Best In Show in the W/S/G contest at the 1994 convention. Melanie treasured that BIS skein, saved it for all these years and now combined with the yarn spun from my English Angora.   I feel very honored.

 

Here is another hat with the white wool from me and the black wool was saved from Melanie's previous rabbits.   Beautiful work.    It's wonderful to hear from friends from the past.   Once you have owned an Angora, it's hard to take the Angora out of you.  The Angora are so beautiful, lovable and versatile.