CONVENOR: Nancy Randall

JUDGE: TBA

ENTRY FORM DEADLINE: Friday, July 28

EXHIBITOR’S ENTRY DATE: Wednesday, August 9 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 each section.

RULES:

• All work must be the work of the Exhibitor.

• Only one entry per class per exhibitor.

• All work must be completed after August 2022.

• 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 13 at 5 p.m. After Sunday, items will be available at the Fair Office 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday, August 17. The office will not be staffed after this date. See instructions in Notice to Exhibitors.

SECTION A: WEAVING

CLASSES:

1. Beginner’s Class – 1^st 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

SECTION B: WEAVING DONE BY GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS

Weaving done by 2 or more persons working on item.

Please list group.

CLASSES:

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.

CLASSES:

25. Beginner’s Class – 1^st year pinning, any natural fibre, 2 ply

26. Youth (age 18 & under) – 2 ply, min. 25 M

27. Spinning – any natural fibre, single ply – min. 25 M

28. Spinning – any natural fibre, plied – min. 25 M

29. Spinning – plied fancy yarn, includes all exotic fibres

30. Spinning – Navaho ply (3 ply)

31. Spinning – silk fibre

SECTION D: HAND KNITTING AND CROCHET

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:

32. Beginner’s 1^st year knit or crochet – any article.

33. Youth (age 18 & under) knit or crochet – any article

34. Knit or crochet – larger article

35. Knit or crochet – small article, under 30 cm (e.g. socks, hat, mittens)

36. Knit or crochet – scarf or cowl

37. Open class – any knitting or crocheting

SECTION E: FELTING AND FULLING

CLASSES:

38. Fulled article – knitted or crocheted using 60% hand spun fibres

39. Wet felted article – handmade by exhibitor

40. Needle felted article – handmade by exhibitor

41. Youth (ages 12 & under) – any felted article

42. Youth (ages 13-19) – any felted article

43. Open felted soft sculpture – either needle felted or wet felted. e.g. wall hanging, jewelry etc.

44. Open fulled article

SECTION F: BOBBIN LACE

CLASSES:

45. Beginner’s Class – 1^st year bobbin lace, any article

46. Bobbin Lace – any article