2026 Fair Placings
PRIZEBOOK
ENTRY FORM
ENTRY DEADLINE FRIDAY JULY 24TH 2026
DROP OFF FOR ENTRIES IN THIS DEPARTMENT WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5TH FROM 11:00AM – 6:00PM
CONVENOR: Marlene Randall
ENTRY CLOSING DEADLINE: Friday, July 24
EXHIBIT ARRIVAL DATE: Bring your exhibits on Wednesday, August 5 between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Entries brought after this time cannot be judged.
ENTRY FEE: $1.00
PRIZE MONEY: 1ST – $5, 2ND – $4, 3RD – $3
Rosette and Special Award will be given for Best in Category for Sections A, C and D.
RULES:
• All work must be the work of the Exhibitor.
• Only one entry per class per exhibitor.
• All work must be completed after August 2025.
• Prizes awarded are at the Judge’s discretion.
• You must present your claim tag to collect your exhibit and prize money which will be released Sunday, August 19 at 5 p.m. After Sunday, items will be available at the Fair Office 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday, August 13. The office will not be staffed after this date. See instructions in Notice to Exhibitors.
SECTION A: WEAVING
CLASSES:
1. Beginner’s Class – 1st year weaving, any article
2. Youth – age 18 & under, any article
3. Wall hanging with any fibre
4. Bag – any style, shape or size
5. Garment – woven with commercial yarn, assembly must have been done by the exhibitor
6. Garment – woven with hand spun yarn, spun by the exhibitor. Assembly must have been done by the exhibitor.
7. Shawl or stole – woven with commercial yarn
8. Scarf or cowl – woven with commercial yarn
9. Shawl or stole – woven with at least 60% handspun yarn, spun by the exhibitor
10. Scarf or cowl – woven with at least 60% handspun yarn, spun by the exhibitor.
11. Household article or wearable article – woven with recycled material
12. Rug – woven
13. Blanket – woven with commercial yarn
14. Blanket – woven with at least 50% hand spun yarn, spun by exhibitor
15. Household article – e.g. place mats (set of 4) etc. No tea towels.
16. Tea Towel – 1 single towel
17. Yardage of woven material using any type of fibre. State the intended use for the fabric, min. length of one meter
18. Small Expressions – woven article, e.g. mug rugs (4) sachet bags, bookmarker etc.
19. Open class – soft sculptures, toys, tapestry, any fibre and/or technique
20. Handwoven band
SECTION B: WEAVING DONE BY GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS
Weaving done by 2 or more persons working on item. Please list group.
CLASSES:
21. Blanket – woven
22. Blanket – woven with 50% or more handspun yarn
23. Tea Towel
24. Rug
25. Open class – any article not listed
SECTION C: SPINNING
All work must be labeled with fibre content, yardage and intended use and must be at least 25 meters. All skeins must be washed and the twist set. Fibre blends may be entered in the category of its largest percentage. For instance, an 85% wool and 15% nylon blend would be entered in the ‘sheep’s wool’ category.
CLASSES:
26. Beginner’s Class – 1st year pinning, any natural fibre, 2 ply
27. Youth (age 18 & under) – 2 ply
28. Spinning – any natural fibre, single ply
29. Spinning – Sheep’s wool, plied
30. Spinning – any bast fibre, plied, (e.g. cotton, flax, hemp, ramie, nettle, banana, rose, pineapple)
31. Spinning – exotic fibres, (eg. camel, alpaca, angora, qivuit, chiengora, tencel, milk)
32. Spinning – silk fibre
33. Spinning – chain plied (3 ply)
34. Spinning – Fancy yarns, includes art yarns, boucle, core spun, beaded, and other inclusions etc.
SECTION D: HAND KNITTING AND CROCHET OF HAND SPUN
All work must be the work of the exhibitor. All work in this category must have been hand spun by the exhibitor and also hand knit or hand crocheted.
CLASSES:
35. Beginner’s 1st year knit or crochet – any article.
36. Youth (age 18 & under) knit or crochet – any article
37. Knit – larger article (e.g. blanket, sweater, shawl)
38. Knit – small article, under 30 cm (e.g. socks, mittens, no hats)
39. Knit hat
40. Knit – scarf or cowl
41. Crochet – larger article (e.g. blanket, sweater, shawl)
42. Crochet – small article, under 30 cm (e.g. socks, mittens, no hats)
43. Crochet hat
44. Crochet – scarf or cowl
45. Knit or crochet bag
46. Open class – any knitting or crocheting
SECTION E: FELTING AND FULLING
CLASSES:
47. Fulled article – knitted or crocheted using 60% hand spun fibres
48. Wet felted article – handmade by exhibitor
49. Needle felted article – handmade by exhibitor
50. Youth (ages 12 & under) – any felted article
51. Youth (ages 13-19) – any felted article
52. Open felted soft sculpture – either needle felted or wet felted. e.g. wall hanging, jewelry etc.
53. Open fulled article
54. Needle felted picture
SECTION F: BOBBIN LACE
CLASSES:
55. Beginner’s Class – 1st year bobbin lace, any article
56. Bobbin Lace – any article made with wire
57. Bobbin Lace – any article