Deadline: May 31, 2007 at midnight PST
We want to celebrate all things needlearts and baseball this spring and summer — what better way to do this than with a contest? CRAFT magazine's Stitch N' Pitch Contest teams up CRAFT with TNNA's Stitch N' Pitch baseball games this summer, scheduled around the country at 22 major league baseball games starting in May. Your work must be of an original design in the needlearts areas of knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint, or embroidery and must center on the theme of baseball. You can interpret any aspect of baseball you'd like. Be creative here! Each needleart is a specific category you can enter, along with our extra category of Baseball Team Theme Design, where we encourage you to show your love for your favorite participating baseball team in the Stitch N' Pitch lineup! But that's not all — we know it's all about DIY and sharing the love, so all winners will have their project how-to's posted up in our special Stitch N' Pitch section on craftzine.com.
We encourage crafters of all levels to join in on the fun! Each needlearts category will have winners in the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. The contest entries are open from April 4 though May 31, 2007.
Enter the Contest --> Online Entry Form
Rules:
Your needlearts submission must be of an original design by you and must center on the theme of baseball. You can interpret any aspect of baseball you'd like. Be creative here!
You must create your project using knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint, or embroidery. Mixed needlearts projects are allowed, but please enter in the one category that you feel best represents your entry.
If you are selected as a winner, you must agree to let CRAFT publish your project's how-to on the craftzine.com website and allow your winning project to tour with TNNA or CRAFT at future craft expos and the 2008 Stitch N' Pitch games.
You must take clear photos of your work and upload your entry and any side views to our CRAFT Flickr pool (see Category info below for tagging instructions). To do so, you must be a member of Flickr (free) and become a member of the CRAFT Flickr pool (also free).
Fill out the online entry form and include one main URL for your project. For multiple photo views of your project, please enter the extra URL(s) in the Additional Info field.
If you are selected as a semi-finalist, you must mail in your work to be reviewed for physical judging. All semi-finalist entries not selected as winners will be mailed back. CRAFT magazine and TNNA are not responsible for articles lost in the mail.
There will be 3 winners per category by level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) with a total of 18 winners overall.
Categories:
There are six categories total. You can enter up to two categories if one category is a needleart and the other is the Baseball Team Theme. If your project includes mixed needlearts, then enter your project under the category that accounts for more than 60% of the project.
All entries must be uploaded to the CRAFT Flickr pool and have the tags below:
Knitting: craftsnpcontest craftsnpknit
Design and create a baseball-themed project with knitting.
Crochet: craftsnpcontest craftsnpcrochet
Design and create a baseball-themed project with crochet.
Cross-stitch: craftsnpcontest craftsnpxstitch
Design and create a baseball-themed project with cross-stitch.
Needlepoint: craftsnpcontest craftsnpneedlepoint
Design and create a baseball-themed project with needlepoint.
Embroidery: craftsnpcontest craftsnpembroidery
Design and create a baseball-themed project with embroidery.
Baseball Team Theme: craftsnpcontest craftsnpbaseballteam
Design and create a baseball-themed project, centered on one of the 22 baseball teams participating in Stitch N' Pitch and created by knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, needlepoint, or embroidery.
Prizes:
A large “goody bag” filled with CRAFT prizes and needlearts goods from the top crafting brands. (You won't be disappointed!)
Promotion of your work on the craftzine.com site, TNNA expos, craft fairs, and throughout 2008 at the Stitch N' Pitch road show.
Contest Dates:
Entries open April 4, 2007 – May 31, 2007.
Deadline for entries is May 31, 2007 at midnight PST.
Semifinalists will be contacted via email by June 11, 2007.
Contest winners will be announced by June 29, 2007.
Judges:
CRAFT magazine: Natalie Zee Drieu and Arwen O'Reilly
TNNA Stitch N' Pitch: Barbara Paley and Libby Butler-Gluck
Needlearts experts: Dolin O'Shea and Carson Demers
