DEPARTMENT ( L ) - NEEDLEWORK
SUPERINTENDENT: LUCILLE PEPPER (208) 746-0986 CO-SUPERINTENDENT: JOANIE WITTMAN (208) 791-6852 DIVISIONS CHILD - GOLD Up - 8 Yrs
YOUTH - GREEN 9 – 12 Yrs
TEEN - BLUE 13 – 18 Yrs
ADULT - WHITE 19 - 59 Yrs
SENIOR - PINK 60 Yrs - Over
DISABLED YELLOW
PROFESSIONAL LAVENDER (Display Only)
ENTRY DATE: Tuesday, September 21st from Noon until 8 p.m. Judging will be Wednesday starting at 8 a.m. until the judges are finished. The fairgrounds will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 23rd to the public. GENERAL RULES FOR THIS DEPARTMENT • Entries must be the work of the exhibitor, completed since October 2019, and not entered in previous Nez Perce County Fairs • Entries must be show quality, clean, free of pet hair, finished properly with ends woven in, matted, framed prepared with wire hanger only and Doilies, Afghans, Knitted & Crocheted pieces must be blocked. • A set of items will be judged as one (1) entry. ONLY ONE (1) ENTRY PER CLASS ACCEPTED. • Great care will be taken, but EXHIBITORS ENTER AT THEIR OWN RISK. • Multiple entries in a category are allowed ONLY if different stitches or patterns are used. • Entry tags MUST be complete and legible or they will be discarded and any premium due forfeited. Use address labels or order FREE labels from the fair office PRIOR to entry day. WHAT JUDGES’ LOOK FOR WITH NEEDLEWORK • APPEARANCE: Neat, clean, finishing techniques suitable to subject & medium • CRAFTSMANSHIP: Precision in execution of technique. Correct & consistent. Composition balanced. • CREATIVITY & SUITABILITY: Originality or presentation of subject, choice of color combinations, medium & techniques suitable to subject. • NATURAL FIBRES: Suitability of yarn to article, consistency of spinning, appropiate yard characteristics. Suitability of fiber to project, fiver preparations, durability, hand. • DIFFICULTY OF PROJECT AWARDS • RIBBONS: 1st – Blue – $3 • 2nd Red – $2 • 3rd White – $1 • SPECIAL ROSETTE RIBBONS: BEST OF SHOW – Adult & Junior (9-18 yrs) Awarded by judges in each age division providing an entry deserves such merit. Sponsor: Wanda Hauf Memorial – ADULT - $20 Cash Sponsor: Lucille Pepper, Lewiston – SENIOR - $20 Cash Sponsor: Eva Johnson Berry – JUNIOR (9 to 18 yrs) - $10 CASH BEST OF CLASS – Awarded at judges’ discretion. CREATIVITY – Awarded at judges’ discretion. SUPERINTENDENT’S CHOICE - Awarded at superintendent’s discretion.
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