2023 Handcrafted Items & Skein Contest
Cash Premiums will be paid:
Handspun Skeins – Categories: Wool, Camelid, Angora, Other, Novelty
Large Wearable Items – Knit, Crochet, Woven (e.g. Shawls, Sweaters, Vests, Ponchos, Skirts…)
Small Wearable Items – Knit, Crochet, Woven (e.g. Hats, Headbands, Socks, Scarves, Gloves, Mitts, Mittens, Wristlets, Handbags…)
Non -Wearable Items – Knit, Crochet, Woven (e.g. Stuffed Animals, Dolls, Toys, Table Runners, Wall Hangings, Baskets…)
Felted Items – 2-D or 3-D Wet Felting or Needle Felting
Items may be dropped off at the festival either Friday evening September 8th from 3 pm to 6 pm (the Festival is not open but vendors will be setting up) or Saturday morning September 9th between 8 am to 11:00 am. Entries may also be mailed prior to the festival, please contact us for the mailing address. Entries will be released Sunday, September 10th at 3:00 pm and must be picked up by 5 pm. Entries can be returned by mail if a box and postage are left at check-in.
Please Note: Because our Festival celebrates the use of natural fibers, using yarns made with natural fibers (animal and plant fibers) is encouraged in all categories, but is not required. If two items come close in judging, the judges may use their discretion to award the item made with natural fibers a higher score.
HANDSPUN SKEIN RULES:
Skeins must be finished (i.e. washed, steamed) and securely tied in four places using a figure eight tie. Skeins must be 1 to 2 yards in circumference and consist of at least 50 yards of yarn, except novelty yarn where a minimum of 15 yards is permitted. Skeins should be a balanced yarn.
May be natural colored or dyed. All skein entries must have been completed since the 2022 festival and must be the work of the entrant. Limit: One entry per contestant for each skein category.
LARGE WEARABLE ITEMS RULES:
All entries must be completed after the 2022 festival and must be the work of the entrant. May be knit, crochet or woven and made with handspun, mill-spun or commercial yarn(s) but that must be listed on the entry card. Contestants may enter up to 3 Items in this category, but they may not be the same type of item. Example: A contestant may enter a sweater, shawl and vest, but may not enter 2 sweaters. If 5 or more of a type of item is entered by 5 or more exhibitors those will be pulled into a category of their own to compete.
SMALL WEARABLE ITEMS RULES:
All entries must be completed since the 2022 and must be the work of the entrant. May be knit, crochet or woven and made with handspun, millspun or commercial yarn(s) but that must be listed on the entry card. Contestants may enter up to 3 Items in this category, but they may not be the same type of item. Example: A contestant may enter a scarf, mittens and pair of socks, but may not enter 2 hats. If 5 or more of a type of item is entered by 5 or more exhibitors those will be pulled into a category of their own to compete.
NON- WEARABLE ITEMS RULES:
All entries must be completed since the 2022 and must be the work of the entrant. May be knit, crochet or woven and made with handspun, millspun or commercial yarn(s) but that must be listed on the entry card. Contestants may enter up to 3 Items in this category, but they may not be the same type of item. Example: A contestant may enter a Stuffed Animal, Wall-Hanging and Table runner, but may not enter 2 Stuffed Aninals. If 5 or more of a type of item is entered by 5 or more exhibitors those will be pulled into a category of their own to compete.
FELTED ITEMS RULES:
All Felted entries must be completed since the 2022 festival and must be the work of the entrant. May be made in 2-D or 3-D Wet Felting or Needle Felting techniques with any fiber. Additional materials may be included, but 75% of the work must be natural fiber-based. Print out & attach the completed entry tag with fiber content and techniques used to create your project. If 5 or more of a type (2-D, 3-D Wet felted or Needle felted) is entered by 5 or more exhibitors those will be pulled into a category of their own to compete. Limit: Contestants may enter one item in this category.
A NOTE ABOUT YOUTH ENTRIES
If there are enough youth entries in a class, they will be divided into a separate division.
(Youth entries are 17 years and under.)
“FESTIVAL to FESTIVAL” CONTEST 2023
Project made with Fleece, Fiber or Yarn purchased at the 2022 Festival
If you purchased a Fleece, Fiber (roving, batts…), or Yarn from any of our Vendors, Fleece Sale, or Breed Display Shepherds. You were to receive a completed Proof of Purchase form from the seller. If you misplaced the form or did not receive one we will have an affidavit statement form for you to list which vendor you purchased from. Festival to Festival items should be entered in any of the listed contest categories at the 2023 Endless Mountains Fiber Festival. In addition to the primary category, they will then be judged in a separate festival-to-festival category when F2F is circled on the entry form.
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL the 2022 WINNERS!
Category #1 – Handspun Skein – Wool
1st Place: Jordan Oakey
2nd Place: Kimberly Radcliffe
3rd Place: Dave Keefer
Category #2 – Handspun Skein – Camelid
1st Place: Pam Potts
2nd Place: Ellen McCrea
3rd Place: Mary Puglicse-Cobb
Category #3 – Handspun Skein – Angora
(No entries)
Category #4 – Handspun Skein – Other
1st Place: Linda Bauer
2nd Place: Liz Jackson
3rd Place: Tara Airel
Category #5 – Handspun Skein – Novelty
1st Place: Natalie Burger
2nd Place: Did Not Award
3rd Place: Terry Hornung
Category #6 – Large Wearable
1st Place: Jordan Oakey
2nd Place: Dawn Gilmore
3rd Place: Amy Burkholder
Category #6 – Sweaters
1st Place: Amy Burkholder
2nd Place: Jennifer Kemery
3rd Place: Victoria Boehmer
Category #6 – Shawls
1st Place: Beth Lutz
2nd Place: Ellen McCrea
3rd Place: Terry Hornung
Category #7 – Small Wearable
1st Place: Dawn Gilmore
2nd Place: Helen Griffiths
3rd Place: Renee Coy
Category #7 – Mittens
1st Place: Victoria Boehmer
2nd Place: Karen Konosky
3rd Place: Dave Keefer
Category #7 – Hats
1st Place: Kimberly Radcliffe
2nd Place: Terry Kessler
3rd Place: Bambi Ilku
Category #7 – Woven scarves/cowls
1st Place: Mary Puglicse-Cobb
2nd Place: Dawn Gilmore
3rd Place: Karen Konosky
Category #8 – Non-Wearable
1st Place: Helen Griffiths
2nd Place: Lura Trossello
3rd Place: Beth Lutz
Category #9 – Felted
1st Place: Denise Tarbox
2nd Place: Helen Griffiths
3rd Place: Beth Lutz
Category #9 – Felted – Youth
1st Place: Alexander Boehmer
2nd Place: John Boehmer
3rd Place: James Boehmer
Festival-to-Festival
1st Place: Amy Burkholder
2nd Place: Ellen McCrea
3rd Place: Jordan Oakey
2022 Contests