Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2024

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)


Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2024
London, UK


THE HAND & LOCK PRIZE FOR EMBROIDERY 2024 IS NOW OPEN

The annual Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery is a celebration of craftsmanship and the fine art of embroidery. This global competition provides aspiring embroidery students and designers an opportunity to showcase their talents and gain vital exposure and experience. The aim of this prize is to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within the fashion, costume & textile industries. We provide artists, students, practitioners and enthusiasts with a platform to connect with other industry bodies; in turn gaining exposure, improving embroidery techniques and keeping the age-old tradition moving forward in the modern world.

The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery accepts all types of embroidery. Your piece may include more than one type of embroidery.

Our contest is open to embroiderers, students and enthusiasts anywhere in the world.

TYPE OF ENTRY

Student
To qualify for the Student Category you must be in full or part time higher education at the time of registration. Registration as a student means you will benefit from subsidised entry fee and can submit work you are creating as part of your course.

Open
If you aren't in full or part time higher education, you will qualify for the Open Category. Registering in the Open Category is for anyone of any age. You can be a skilled practitioner, a passionate enthusiast or even a recent graduate.
 

Submission Fees in USD:
Student: $25.00
Open: $38.00

CATEGORIES

FASHION
Fashion entrants should design a fashion garment that takes inspiration from the Prize brief. Your submission should showcase your design skill as well as your ability to embroider. Judges will look at your concept, execution, construction, embroidery skill and overall presentation.

TEXTILE ART
Entrants should examine the brief and produce an object that showcases their embroidery skills. The object could be a piece of jewellery, an artistic sculpture, an embroidered tapestry, a piece for home interior design etc. Judges will look at originality, embroidery technique, execution, construction and overall presentation.

The Brief (truncated version)

A palimpsest is an ancient document where the original inscriptions have been erased to make room for new texts. It has become a word we use to describe our capacity to see the age and history of an object or place. This idea of the old making way for the new, while leaving faint traces is at the heart of archaeology, art, evolution and innovation.

Consider yourself, the objects in your home and wider society and look for the layers that reveal the stages and transformations that led them each to where they are today. Look at your environment, the landscape, the forest, the city through which you make your daily commute. See the ancient ruins that lie sandwiched between glistening glass skyscrapers and construct your own histories.

Consider the emotion your piece can convey: calm tranquillity, vibrant exaggeration, or the blended middle ground. Find your own expression of optimism. Imbue your object with layers that aspire to hope, joy and celebration.

Embrace up-cycling as a metaphor for historical revisionism. Investigate the act of embroidery as a healing process. Recognise and highlight the transformation in you, and the objects you embroider.

Your final work should reflect a complex and personal multi-layered engagement with your inspirations. Dig deep and explore your thoughts and feelings: your submission should provoke, communicate and articulate a strong sense of emotion.

PRIZES

First Prize

◦ The winners in each category will be awarded with $3,500 USD as a top prize.
◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ A years complimentary membership of The Textile Institute.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A prize bundle of industry standard threads from Madeira.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Second Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Third Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Submission Guidelines for the First Round of Judging

For the first round entrants should only submit images. These images should convey a combination of your overall vision, your design journey, your research and include fine details. If your submission is incomplete, images of your work in progress and a rendering of your overall scheme can be submitted.

Our judges will use these images to assess your embroidery vision and how you have chosen to interpret the brief. Judges will look for evidence of your inventive and original interpretation, as well as your technical ability and overall design.

For the first round you will be asked to upload six images. These images should meet the following criteria:

– Three research images (Consisting of concept or mood board and embroidery samples).

– Three images of your embroidered Textile art or fashion piece (If final design is not complete, then please provide images/designs of how the final piece is expected to look).

– Your images should demonstrate that you have followed the specially written brief.

– Your images should not be doctored, obscuring your overall design vision or your embroidery skill.

– Your submission should be accompanied by up to 200 words describing your overall concept along with techniques and materials used.

Complete details available on the website:

Prize Brief: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/prize-brief-2024/

Registration: https://www.handembroideryshop.com/products/h-l-prize-for-embroidery-2024

Prize Categories: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/categories/

Prize FAQs: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/faqs/

Hand & Lock
86 Margaret Street
London, W1W 8TE
TEL: 0207 580 7488

email: prize@handembroidery.com

The 7th International Embroidery Conference_The Embroiderers' Guild of America

Deadline: March 14, 2018 {ONLINE}

The 7th International Embroidery Conference

The Embroiderers' Guild of America

Chicago IL

April 26 – 28, 2018

Lectures:

Embroidery and the Arts and Craft Movement

Dr. Erica Warren, Art Institute of Chicago

Estonian Folk Dress

Tiiu Kera Major General, USAF (retired)

"Fashioning"a Ritual Experience: Dress and Textiles in Ancient Greek Religion

Dr. Laura C. Gawlinski, Loyola University Chicago

Quilt: Chicago is Home (about Japanese women who were interred during WWII)

Jean Mishima, Curator of the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society

Wearing the Rainbow: Color and Pattern in Polish Traditional Dress

Jan Letowski, Pittsburgh, PA

The Art of the Ukrainian Embroidered Shirt

Lubow Wolynetz, Curator of the Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY & Stamford, CT

Scholarships

2 Scholarships available through the Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Learn more here

1 Scholarship available for Sun Region members

Visit website for complete details:  www.egausa.org

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Through the Needle's Eye

Deadline: February 21, 2017 {POSTMARK}



Through the Needle's Eye
21st National Exhibit
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
Transylvania Community Arts Council
Brevard, NC
August 16-September 15, 2017



Mission Statement
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America acknowledges the value of needlework in art and history. The national exhibit is a representative selection of the best in artistic and technical works. It is through the needle’s eye that EGA embraces both traditional and contemporary needlework while expanding the recognition of embroidery as an art form. Participation in the 21st National Exhibit is open to EGA members and the public.

Eligibility
Two categories of embroidery will be accepted for the national exhibit.
Original: An original work is one, which from the beginning, is solely the creative product of the stitcher.
Adaptation: An adaptation is needlework inspired by or based upon a source other than needlework and modified through significant design changes. Source(s) are to be documented.
Any materials and any techniques will be juried as long as a portion of the work is done with a needle with an eye either by hand or by machine.
Entries must not have been accepted for a previous EGA national exhibit.
Each entrant may submit up to three entries.
All work must be free of any violation of existing copyrights or trademarks.
Teaching pieces will not be considered.
Pieces must have been completed from 2014 to present.
Works deemed inappropriate by the jurors or gallery will be refused.

Entry Fees
For EGA members, a non-refundable entry fee of $30 for the first entry, $25 for the second, and $20 for the third entry will be charged.
For non-members, a non-refundable entry fee of $45 for the first entry, $30 for the second, and $25 for the third entry will be charged.

Visit website: www.egausa.org

Download Entry Guidelines: www.egausa.org/TNE_21_CFE.pdf


For questions, send SASE to above address or e-mail tne21registrar@gmail.com


The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
1205 East Washington Street, Suite #117
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 589-6956

The Royal School of Needlewor: 21st Century Sampler Competition

Deadline: June 20, 2014 {EMAIL} or {RECEIVE}


21st Century Sampler Competition
The Royal School of Needlework
Surrey, UK
July 8 to 13, 2014


Competition Brief -
To coincide with our “Samplers” exhibition in the Royal School of Needlework’s Studio we are running a Samplers Design Competition which is open to everyone!

Your challenge is to design a 21st Century Sampler. There are no limits as to what elements the sampler may or may not contain. Maximum size for the design is 45cm square, but it can be smaller than this and any shape.

The winner will get the opportunity to make up their sampler design for the RSN (with some help if required) so that it becomes part of the RSN’s Collection for years to come.


Terms & Conditions (truncated)

1. Entrants can enter the competition as many times as they wish.
2. Entrants must specify their age if under 18.
3. All entries must be confirmed as your own original work.
4. Entries must be designs only, not stitched pieces, and submitted digitally or by post on paper.
5. If the sampler includes non-English script entrants must submit the English translation.
6. Each design must be in two versions: one just of the design in colour and one indicating the techniques to be used. This can be achieved with an annotated copy of the design.
7. The Judging Panel will include RSN Tutors, a Council member, staff and an external Judge (TBC).
8. The Judging Panel’s decision is final and no correspondence or feedback will be entered in to following the announcement of the winner.
9. Closing date for entries is Friday 20 June 2014.
10. The winning design will be announced on 7 July 2014 at the Private View of RSN Certificate & Diploma Exhibition, and will be on display during the Exhibition, which takes place at the same time as the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 8-13 July 2014.
11. The winner of the sampler competition will agree a timetable and deadline with the RSN for delivery of the completed sampler.
12. The top three winners will receive a small cash prize and a goody bag of embroidery items.

Downloads:

Competition Brief
Entry Form

Visit website for complete details: www.royal-needlework.org.uk


The Royal School of Needlework
+44 (0)20 3166 6932
enquiries@royal-needlework.org.uk

Royal School of Needlework
Apartment 12a Hampton Court Palace
Surrey KT8 9AU, UK

Spectacular Color

Deadline: April 15, 2014 (RECEIVE)


Call for Artists
Spectacular Color
Embroiderers' Guild of America
Louisville, Kentucky
August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015



The Embroiderers' Guild of America is seeking work for an international exhibition of contemporary embroidery that features color as its main theme. The exhibit will be on display at EGA National Headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky from August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015. Accepted works are due in Louisville, KY, USA June 15, 2014. All members of the EGA, the American Needlepoint Guild, the Embroiderers Association of Canada, the Embroiderers' Guild UK, the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers' Guilds, the Australia Embroiderers' Guilds, and the Cape Embroiderers' Guild of South Africa are invited to enter.

Guest jurors/curators are Shirley Kay Wolfersperger, Carole Rinard, and Ann Erdmann.

The jurors/curators of this exhibition are looking for contemporary embroidery and mixed media embroidery that are concerned with color. We are looking for work with artistic merit that may include:

* optical mixing
* specific color combinations
* relative color
* colors of the imagination
* color of memories
* colors that communicate
* colors that the artist loves and/or hates
* personally poison colors

Please include with each entry an artist statement of up to 100 words about how the color in the work speaks to the main themes of the exhibition and what inspired the use of those colors.

All works should have been completed since 2010 and should be original work or adaptations. All types of embroidery, including but not exclusive to counted work, surface work, canvas embroidery, machine work, quilting, and mixed media, are welcome. Mixed media work is defined as embroidery plus non-embroidered media such as paint, paper, basketry, etc.

Works should be no larger than sixteen inches (41 cm) on any side, including a frame, if applicable.

Three dimensional works will also be accepted (16” max. in any direction.)


Fee: $35 US non-refundable fee for up to three entries.


Download Prospectus: www.egausa.org/Spectacular_Color_Call4Artists.pdf


Visit website for more information: www.egausa.org


Embroiderers' Guild of America
Headquarters Address
The Pointe
1205 E. Washington, #117
Louisville, KY 40206

Quilt! Knit! Stitch!

Deadline: (UNSPECIFIED)


Quilt! Knit! Stitch!
International Quilt Festival
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
August 14-16, 2014



Quilt! Knit! Stitch!™ will feature exhibitor booths, quilts, and fabric art on display, and many educational opportunities on the show floor. But what will set it apart from the International Quilt Festivals currently held in Cincinnati, Chicago, Long Beach, and Houston will be a greater emphasis across the board on needlearts like knitting, embroidery, crocheting, cross-stitch, tatting, and sewing.

We require the following from prospective exhibitors:
 A letter from you indicating the quilt show/s you are interested in, and that your company has been producing or selling its product lines for one year or more;
 A recommendation letter from a business associate in the industry; and
 Product samples or photo/s of the items to be sold at Festival, such as a catalogue, a sample pattern, or other substantiation of the line of products to be cleared by the Festival Screening Committee. Keep in mind that we are a textile-related show and we require that at least 75% of the merchandise you bring to Festival be related to this theme. Please only submit items that do not need to be returned.

BOOTH INFORMATION
The basic booth size is 10' x 10'. Included in the booth rental fee are the following: one 6' or 8' table, two chairs, simple lettered booth identification sign, and a listing in the Quintessential Quilt show program. It is our company policy to release booth pricing information only after the screening process and your company has been accepted.

EXHIBITORS AND MERCHANDISE
Quilt Festival is not an antique show, nor a craft show. Among the types of merchandise that are acceptable are: antique quilts, new quilts, antique tops, new tops, quilt blocks, quilting supplies, patterns, kits, books, quilt and needlework gift items, baskets, rugs, antique linens and laces, reproduction linens and laces, folk art items, quilt prints and/or paper goods, sewing supplies (both old and new), quilt racks and frames, wearable art, pillows, and antique beads.

PROSPECTIVE EXHIBITORS
Each prospective exhibitor must pass a screening process by submitting the requirements. The requirements for our spring, summer, and fall International Quilt Festivals are the same. You can also exhibit at Quilt Market by undergoing a screening process for Market.


Download Exhibitor Prospectus: http://www.quilts.com/pqf14/info/ProspectiveExhibitor.pdf

Visit website for additional information: www.quilts.com/StitchPortland


International Quilt Festival
Quilts, Inc.
7660 Woodway, Suite 550
Houston, Texas 77063 U.S.A.
Telephone (1) 713.781.6864
Fax (1) 713.781.8182
e-mail: shows@quilts.com

Embroiderers' Guild Scholarship 2013

Deadline: February 4, 2013 (RECEIVE)


Guild Scholarship 2013
Embroiderers' Guild
Walton on Thames, Surrey




Two Embroiderers’ Guild Scholarships of £1000 each are awarded annually to students to develop the practice of embroidery. One Scholarship is for students in the age category of 18 to 30 years inclusive, and one Scholarship is for students over 30 years of age.

All applicants should have studied the practice of embroidery or stitched textiles through formal or informal learning. The Scholarships are to support students to undertake projects which further their own practice. Working with the Embroiderers’ Guild during the Scholarship year provides each Scholar with opportunities to be introduced to the Guild’s network of Members, Branches and practising professionals.

The aim of the Scholarships is to support embroiderers to implement project proposals which further their own embroidery practice. Criteria for selection are consistent within both age categories.

Criteria for selection
• The Scholarships are for embroiderers who have studied the practice of embroidery or stitched textiles through formal or informal learning.
• Selection will be based equally on an applicants ability as an embroiderer (6 images on a CD) and the quality of the Scholarship project proposal.
• The specific Scholarship use must be given
• Selection will be based on how the applicant intends to use the Scholarship, and it must therefore be shown how the project proposal will further the applicant's own embroidery practice.
• The project proposal must be in line with the aim of the Scholarship. Ineligible proposals will make the application void.
• The application must include a timetable, action plan and a breakdown of costs for the Scholarship project proposal.


Download Application Form: www.embroiderersguild.com/embroiderers_guild_scholar_application_2013.pdf

Download Flyer: http://www.embroiderersguild.com/embroiderers_guild_scholarships_2013.pdf

Visit website: www.embroiderersguild.com


Embroiderers' Guild
1 Kings Road
Walton on Thames
Surrey, KT12 2RA
T: 01932 260738

ARTEXTURES

Deadline: March 15, 2013 (POSTMARK)


ARTEXTURES
France Patchwork
Paris, France
2013-2014



ARTEXTURES is organizing its 7th international textile art competition. This competition is open to all textile artists worldwide. The diversity of inspirations, techniques and trends that stimulate this art medium is discovered through the quilts/compositions entered in this competition.

This 7th edition is honored with these exceptional and prestigious prizes:
 The French Patchwork association has the pleasure of awarding the France Patchwork cash prize of an amount of one thousand Euros (1000€)
 Bernina will present a sewing machine
 The company Aurifil will award a selection of Aurilux threads.

The competition collection of quilts/compositions will be exhibited during 2013-2014 in different locations throughout France. This contest is open to all members of France Patchwork. For non-members, the membership fee to France Patchwork is due if your quilt/composition is selected for the competition by the jury (this fee includes insurance underwriting of your piece). A valid membership to France Patchwork is required for the duration of the competition.

Registration fee : €40
Membership fee: €25 euros (or €46 including the magazine subscription)


TERMS & CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: (truncated)

ARTEXTURES promotes the growth and innovation of the living world of textile art. Creative re-invention is encouraged, as well as the exploration of new areas and pushing the textile envelope. Copies and realization of quilts/compositions created by other people are not allowed. Quilts/compositions realized as part of a workshop are not allowed.

The quilt is to be made from fabric, embroidery, pleating, woven vegetable matter, felt, fiber, plastic, flexible materials, ... Participation in the competition implies that the quilt/composition is less than one year old, and has never been presented to the public at any exhibition, nor on a website, nor published in a catalog, book or magazine. The selected quilts/compositions are to remain at the disposal of ARTEXTURES throughout the duration of the competition and exhibition.


Download Prospectus & Entry Form:

[English]
[French]



Visit website: www.francepatchwork.com/iartextures

Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2013

Deadline: March 1, 2013 (POSTMARK)


Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2013
Ninth Biennial Juried Show and Fiber Arts Exhibition
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
May 23-25, 2013


The 2013 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta will be the 9th biennial show dedicated to fiber arts education and to the display of fiber-related artwork. The biennial Fiesta is the major fundraiser for the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc.

As in past Fiestas, exhibitors may only enter 6 entries throughout the 16 divisions, with no more than 3 entries in any one division. (For example, an exhibitor is eligible to enter 3 quilts in any mix of the quilting categories, plus 1 in Mixed Media, 1 in Embroidery and 1 more in Beadwork, for a total of 6 entries.) The 16 Fiesta Divisions are listed below; click any division to bring up specific rules of entry and the offiical Fiesta Entry Form.


Entry fee per exhibit entry: $5.00


Download All-Division, one-page Official 2013 Fiesta Entry Form


Download Division Rules and Entry Form:

• Basket Weaving
• Beadwork
• Crochet
• Dollmaking
• Embroidery
• Knitting - Hand
• Knitting - Machine
• Lacemaking
• Mixed Media
• Polymer Clay
• Quilting
• Sewing
• Silk Painting/Surface Design
• Weaving and Spinning
• Wool Manipulations (Rugs)
• Youth

Visit website for full details: www.fiberartsfiesta.org


Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc
P.O. Box 16443
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87191-6443
Email: info@fiberartsfiesta.org

Call for Artists: Contemporary Blackwork

Deadline: August 1, 2012 (RECEIVE)

Call for Artists
Contemporary Blackwork
The Embroiderers' Guild of America
EGA National Headquarters
Louisville, Kentucky
February 1 - June 29, 2013


The Embroiderers' Guild of America is seeking work for an exhibition of contemporary blackwork embroidery that will be on display at EGA National Headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky from February 1 - June 29, 2013.

All members of the EGA, the Embroiderers Association of Canada, the Embroiderers' Guild UK, the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers Guilds, the Australia Embroiderers Guilds, and the American Needlepoint Guild are invited to enter.

Contemporary blackwork--work of the present time with a freer style than classic blackwork consisting of colored, black, and gray patterns as fillings and/or design units. Blackwork is the most elegant, graphic, and entrancing of the counted works. This exhibit shows that blackwork can be taken from a stitched black outline filled with prim patterns to modern, fine art of many colors and directions.

Guest curators Shirley Kay Wolfersperger, Carole Rinard, and Ann Erdmann are looking for works with artistic merit that have been completed since 2008. Contemporary blackwork should be the main feature of the pieces. Works should be no longer than sixteen inches (41 cm) on any side, including a frame if applicable. Three dimensional works will also be accepted (16” max. in any direction.)

CD Entries will be accepted only.

There is a $30 non-refundable fee for up to three entries. Artists whose works are accepted will be responsible for shipping charges to and from EGA. Each entrant will receive a CD of all the accepted pieces.

All accepted artists will be asked to provide a few sentences about their work.

For more information please email Shirley Kay Wolfersperger at eskaydubu@gmail.com

Download prospectus: www.onnguilds.ca/call4entry-draft_blackwork.pdf

Visit website: www.onnguilds.ca

Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery

Deadline: June 30, 2012 (RECEIVE)

Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery
London, England
September 2012


The Prize is open to any student who is in full or part time education on or after the 31st of March 2010, from any country in the world. Please note that research, and graduate students are also eligible to enter. There is a £23.00 (GBP) fee to enter.

The Prize
This prestigious international prize has attracted students of embroidery, design, arts, surface textiles, costume, fibres, interiors, fashion and textiles throughout the world. This year the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery returns to being a STUDENT ONLY PRIZE.

The aim of this prize is to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within fashion, costume and soft furnishing. All in the hope that contemporary design and other fresh approaches will be inspired to embrace hand embroidery, to acknowledge and value its quality and expertise.

The Brief
The prize brief encourages a diverse range of work.
It seeks original and creative ideas, innovative design and use of materials.

8 Points of the Brief
Entrants are required to:
1. Base all work entered on the following brief, entitled ‘CELEBRATION’
2. Present embroidered samples of hand embroidery for clothing, accessories, costume or soft furnishing
3. Use HAND EMBROIDERY including Cornely or Irish work if appropriate. Machine embroidery can be used (it will not however be judged), but must be hand embellished
4. Demonstrate how the embroidery can be applied / used, by providing one or more of the following – finished items / garments / mock-ups /illustrations / computer graphics
5. Provide supporting research and sketch/idea books/sheets, with notes that explain the thinking and ideas behind the concept
6. Show the design development from initial concept through to realised design
7. Ensure that the finished product is both practical and commercially viable
8. Provide at least 1 finished piece


Submission Guidlines
First stage

Deadline for submission of photographic images of your work: Tuesday 30th June 2012 DO NOT SEND ACTUAL FINISHED PIECES OF WORK AT THIS STAGE

Second stage

You will be notified by email if selected for second stage by the mid July 2012. It is therefore your responsibility to monitor your emails.

Deadline for final submission of 2nd Stage work: Monday 20th August 2012

•You will be required to submit your actual finished work and all its support material at this stage.

Final Judging
•Final Judging will take place in September 2012.

Judging Criteria
•Interpretation of the brief and overall impact – 50
•Design development – 15
•Technique – 10
•Materials – 10
•Presentation – 10
•Commercial viability – 5

Winners
•The First, Second and Third place winners will be notified by telephone or email in September 2012
•The winners’ work will be published on the Hand & Lock website

Complete prize and entry details are available on the website: www.handembroidery.com

Email: info@handembroidery.com

Address:
Hand & Lock
86, Margaret Street
London W1W 8TE

Embroidery Magazine

Deadline: (ONGOING_UNSPECIFIED)

Publishing Opportunity
Embroidery Magazine
Surrey, Great Britain


Embroidery welcomes editorial submissions. The best way to submit articles and story pitches is via e-mail to the Editor, writing the words 'Editorial Submission', following by your subject in the subject line of the email.

If you wish to contribute to Embroidery magazine, please spend some time familiarising yourself with our features and consider our tone. We aim for a mix of informative and inspiring reading related to textiles and embroidery.

Editorial submissions
If you have an idea that you would like to share with us, please send an outline of your feature idea in plain text in the body of your email, rather than as an attached file, as we may not be able to read the format. Please describe the feature, outlining the main points and how you will tackle your subject. The maximum word length we publish is 1,000 words but we reserve the right to edit all final submissions.

All final submitted work must be the original work of the author, and any references to previously published material should be included in full along with the final text.

Please note that we work at least three months in advance of the publication date and often commission earlier so we can't preview (or write a news story or list) an exhibition starting next week, or even next month (particularly true for exhibitions that are open for short periods) although we will list you on our website.

Good images can make the difference between commissioning, and not commissioning your piece. Before commissioning, we must be assured that publishing-quality images are available, and that we can obtain written copyright clearance. If we like your idea, we will ask you to send hi-res digital images or transparencies to us for consideration (see image guidelines below). Please always include a SAE for the return of any images, copy etc., included in your proposal.


Visit website for complete submission guidelines: embroidery.embroiderersguild.com/contributors


Embroidery Magazine
1 Kings Road
Walton on Thames
Surrey
Great Britain KT12 2RA
Tel: +44 (0)1932 260738

Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2011

Registration Deadline: 31 March 2011 (ONLINE) or (RECEIVE)


The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2011
London UK
Prize Giving: November 2011


The aim of this prize is to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within fashion, costume and interiors industries. In doing so, it is hoped that contemporary design and fresh approaches can be matched up with the high quality and expertise required in the professional world.

Who can enter the Prize?

Student category open to any student who is in full or part time education on or before the 31st of March 2011, from any country in the world. Please note that research students are not eligible to enter.

Open category open to all entrants of all ages from all backgrounds and all countries, anyone with an interest in embroidery including research students.

The Brief
The Brief encourages a diverse range of work. It seeks original and creative ideas, innovative design and use of materials.

8 Points of the Brief

Entrants are required to:
1. Base all work entered on the following brief, entitled ‘Bunty Old Drawers’
2. Present embroidered samples of hand embroidery for clothing, accessories, costume or soft furnishing
3. Use HAND EMBROIDERY. Machine embroidery can be used, but must be hand embellished
4. Demonstrate how the embroidery can be applied / used, by providing one or more of the following – finished items / garments / mock-ups /illustrations / computer graphics
5. Provide supporting research and sketch/idea books/sheets, with notes that explain the thinking and ideas behind the concept
6. Show the design development from initial concept through to realised design
7. Ensure that the finished product is both practical and commercially viable
8. Provide at least 1 finished piece

Prizes (truncated)

First: $3,000 USD
Second: $1,000 USD
Third Prize: $500 USD

Registration Fee
Student category: £23.00 (GBP)
Open category: £33.00 (GBP)

Dates to Remember:
- Registration Deadline: Thursday 31st of March 2011
- Deadline for submission of photographic images of your work: Thursday 30th June 2011
- Deadline for final submission of 2nd Stage work: Monday 15th August 2011
- Final Judging: September 2011
- Winners’ Notification: September 2011
- Prize Giving: November 2011

Downloads:
Brief: www.handembroidery.com/Hand-and-Lock-Brief-2011.pdf

Entry Form: www.handembroidery.com/entryform-2011.pdf


Visit website for complete details: www.handembroidery.com


The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2011
86 Margaret Street
London
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8th Biennial Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta

Deadline: March 1, 2011 (POSTMARK)

8th Biennial Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc
EXPO New Mexico (Fair Grounds)
Albuquerque, NM
May 26 – May 28, 2011


The eighth biennial show is sponsored by the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council (a non-profit organization) and seventeen participating fiber arts guilds. The Fiesta will feature exhibits of Fiber Art, a vendor mall, demonstrations by vendors/guilds/others, fashion shows, and several special displays.

The 2011 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta Call-to-Entry Brochure has been formatted to 16 separate printable forms covering the specific exhibit entry details, rules of entry and prize information corresponding to each of the 16 different Fiesta Divisions. All sixteen of the Fiesta Divisions' forms are listed in alphabetical order below:

Basket Weaving
Beadwork
Crochet
Dollmaking
Embroidery
Knitting - Hand
Knitting - Machine
Lacemaking
Mixed Media
Quilting
Sewing
Silk Painting/Surface Design
Smocking
Weaving and Spinning
Wool Manipulations (Rugs)
Youth

Visit website for complete details: www.fiberartsfiesta.org/2011FiestaEntry

100 Tutors

Deadline: 31st July 2011 (EMAIL) or (RECEIVE)

100 Tutors
Embroiderers` Guild of Great Britain
1 March - 31 March 2012


Needlework tutors are invited to take part in a fund-raising event to raise money for the Embroiderers' Guild Museum Collection. All tutors who wish to support the Embroiderers` Guild are invited to apply to become part of a selected group of 100 tutors who will each run a one day workshop during March 2012. All proceeds from each workshop will go to the Guild. The target is to raise at least £50,000.

All the monies raised will enable the collection to be displayed on the website, thus attracting members and viewers worldwide which of course raises ongoing funds.

- Each workshop should consist of 10 students
- Each student will pay a tuition fee of £50, all of which will go to the Guild
- Workshop bookings will be made in advance, from October 2011 onwards, through this website - www.twistedthread.com

Download the proposal form: 100_Tutors_sheet.pdf

Proposal forms should be returned by 31st July 2011 either:-

By email to: phillipaturnbull@crewelwork.com

By post to:
Phillipa Turnbull
Pembroke House
Appleby-in-Westmorland
CA16 6TS
UK

100 Tutors - Raising funds for Embroiderers` Guild of Great Britain; an educational charity - with the help of members, branches, The Worshipful Company of Broderers and Creative Exhibitions Ltd (twistedthread)

Visit website for more details: www.twistedthread.com

stickstich 011

Deadline: 28th February 2011 at 5 pm. (RECEIVE)

stickstich 011
internationaler designpreis plauen - vogtland
presented by partners und initiators:
Deutsches Innovationszentrum für Stickerei e.V.
Verein Vogtländische Textilgeschichte Plauen e.V.
Plauen - Germany
The jury session March 2011


Task
The theme “Embroidered Living Space Construction” brings together embroidery technology and the 3rd dimension. Within the field architecture we are for example constructing for both outside and inside space. Our view of contemporary cities is seen through industrial development- constructive, clear lines, clean- transparent design elements, using construction materials such as concrete, steel, and glass. But not only in architecture can industrial development be seen, but also in machinery advancements in the expanding world of technical decorative design. Whether in the automobile industry, medicine, or advertising: embroidered textiles are everywhere often in combination with printed textiles and 3D forms, which are examples of contemporary achievement.

We are expecting presentations and material studies that make a statement, innovative embroidery technology that is functional and implies repeatability. The work should be machine produced. The design aspect is in the forefront along with the innovative product point through a free choice of materials and technologies. New materials and prototypes are not restricted.

Contestant
The international dpvs is a international Design competition for creative and innovative solutions in the area of embroidery one of the textile industries prized modifying technolo ies. Designers and Students from Germany and elsewhere are being approached.

Size of the Work
Every participant or group can offer 2 or at the most 3 separate submissions. The submitted material sample/work should be presented with a short text concerning the idea and its design on no more than one A4 sheet of paper (1800 characters). The submitted 2 dimensional material sample/ work should not be smaller than 50cmX50cm and no bigger than 140cmX400cm.

The 3 dimensional presentation area has a minimum area of 50cmX50cmX50cm and a maximum area of 120cmX-120cmX120cm and should not be heavier than 20kg. For work that is is larger or heavier will be submitted as a model or on no more than three 70 X 100 cm sheets. The terms for the submissions for the final exhibition will be individually decided on.

Submitted apparel should be size 36/38.

FAQ
Submissions do not have to be produced on either a shuttle embroidery machine or a multihead. Submissions produced on a home sewing machine fulfills the requirements.

Jury
The members of the international jury will be posted in the Fall of 2010.

Evaluation Criteria
The Jury will the judge submissions based on the following criteria.
- Design Quality
- Innovative intent and vision
- Technological usefulness
- Presentation

Dates
The submission deadline is 28th of February 2011 at 5 pm.
The jury session March 2011. Qualified participant will be notified by mail.

Prizes
1st prize: 1.500,00 Euro
2nd prize: 1.200,00 Euro
3rd prize: 1.000,00 Euro

Prizes for honorable mention are possible. Prizes do not have to be awarded and they can be shared. The jury‘s decision is final.

Fees
There is no participation fee.

Visit website for additional information: http://www.stickstich-designpreis.com/english/registration/registration.html

Download application form with complete entry details: hwww.stickstich-designpreis.com/english/registration/formular_english.pdf

Contact: beate.schad@stickstich-designpreis.com

Schaustickerei
Obstgartenweg 1
08529 Plauen
Telefon: 03741 443187
Fax :03741 384311

Worldwide Embroidery Design Competition 2010

Deadline: 1st October 2010 (EMAIL)


The Worshipful Company of Broderers
Worldwide Embroidery Design Competition 2010


BRIEF (truncated)
Introduction
The competition is to create your own ORIGINAL design, which will be interpreted in hand embroidery by the experts at the Royal School of Needlework, for the Worshipful Company of Broderers` commemorative table-top Lectern Fall to celebrate the 450th anniversary of their original Royal Charter in 1561, granted by Queen Elizabeth I.

Who can Enter
This is a Competition open to anyone from anywhere in the world who is interested in design for embroidery. Entrants must be over 18 years of age. Entries must be submitted by an individual. No group entries allowed.

Brief
The underlying meaning of the Brief indicates that successful applicants will embrace the suggestion that the judges will be looking for innovation and a very contemporary feel to the designs submitted. It is worth remembering that for over 500 years The Worshipful Company of Broderers has championed the creation of embroidered artefacts which have reflected the spirit of the moment. In so doing they have encouraged and supported cutting edge and forward looking contemporary embroidery design, all the while maintaining the highest quality from design to completion.

Good design, though fashionable, will endure. The present Master and the Liverymen of the Broderers wish to mark this occasion with a new embroidered table-top lectern fall. The winning design will celebrate all that is meaningful, forward looking, innovative and creative and will reflect the best of textile thinking at the beginning of the 21st Century.

Research Material
Much of the Broderers` history was lost in the Great Fire of London of 1666 and more was lost in the Blitz of 1940 during the Second World War. Your design should be informed by your own research. You should begin by visiting the website of The Worshipful Company of Broderers on www.broderers.co.uk

Size and Dimensions
The Embroidery Design is to be suitable to be a fall in front of a table-top lectern
The lectern fall will be mounted, but not framed, on a board measuring 14” (36cms) high and 18” (46cms) across

Artist`s Statement
You are requested to supply an artist`s statement of not more than 100 words to accompany your design in order to help inform the judges.

SUBMISSION RULES

One entry per contestant
Entries must be submitted by an individual. No group entries allowed
They must be the entrant’s own original work
They must not infringe any copyright
They will be judged to establish that they have met the Brief
The winning design will become the property of The Worshipful Company of Broderers to adapt, modify, publish, reproduce and promote in any way it sees fit without reference or compensation to the entrant

The Royal School of Needlework Studio will have final creative control of the interpretation of the design as embroidery, whilst endeavouring to follow the designer’s aim. This will also apply to the techniques and materials used.

Judging of Entries

Judging criteria:
0 - 35 Visual impact, bearing in mind macro and micro perspective
0 - 25 The originality of your work
0 - 20 Use of colour
0 - 20 Suitability of your design for interpretation as embroidery

Judging will take place during October 2010. All entries will be judged anonymously.

Download the Entry Form: www.broderers450.co.uk/BRO_ENTRY_FORM.doc

Visit website for complete details concerning this competition including prizes and instructions for emailing entries: www.broderers450.co.uk/


Who are the Broderers?

The Worshipful Company of Broderers is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. Broderers were workers in embroidery and the organisation of Broderers is known to have existed as far back as 1331. The Broderers received their first Royal Charter, granted by Queen Elizabeth I, in 1561.The Company is now, as are most Livery Companies, a charitable foundation. Its motto is ‘Omnia Desuper’, Latin for All From Above. www.broderers.co.uk

What is the Royal School of Needlework?
The Royal School of Needlework is the international centre for embroidery teaching based at Hampton Court Palace in south-west London. Its mission is to teach, practise and promote the art of hand embroidery to the highest standards, within both historical and contemporary design contexts. The RSN Studio undertakes hand embroidery commissions. The RSN is a registered charity. www.royal-needlework.org.uk

Embroidery Conference 2010

Deadline: 6 May 2010 (RECEIVE)

Embroidery Conference 2010
Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guild
Hamilton, New Zealand
9th to 16th July, 2010


The Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guild Conference 2010 is to be hosted by The Waikato Embroiderers Guild.

It will be held at Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, River Road, Hamilton from 9th to 16th July, 2010. It will include exhibitions, displays, merchants mall, guest speakers, awards dinner and approximately 40 workshops.

Theme for conference 2010: "The Power of the Stitch"

The inspiration was taken from the powerful Waikato river that flows through the centre of Hamilton. The exhibition titles are all based on this theme.

EXHIBITIONS
Open - The Might of the Stitch
Members' - The Courage of the Stitch
Miniatures - The Magic of the Stitch
Young Persons - The Exploration of the Stitch

OPEN EXHIBITION: ‘The Might of the Stitch’ {Selected}
Open to all embroiderers and craftspersons. Work must be original in concept and design. Multi-media entries with a good percentage of stitch content, by hand or machine, would be considered. Presentation of work must be an integral part of total work. Entries must not have been exhibited previously at any exhibition. Work must have been created within the last two years. All work in this open exhibition must be for sale – a gallery commission will apply.

YOUNG PERSONS: ‘The Exploration of the Stitch’ {Non-Selected}
Any young person under 18 years of age at 30 June 2010 may submit work for this exhibition. Entries to be no larger than 60cm square and must be able to be hung. The definition of embroidery for this exhibition is hand or machine stitching with fabric and thread.

Conditions of Entry

• All entries must be the entrant’s own work and completed within two years prior to June 2010.
• Entries must not have been previously exhibited at any exhibition.
• All entries will be subject to selection except those for the Young Persons’ exhibition. The Selectors’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the selection of entries.
• All entries must have a major stitched content, whether by hand or machine. Except Open Exhibition – see specific conditions.
• All entries intending to be hung must have secure means of hanging.
• Insurance of entries in transit and during the exhibition is the sole responsibility of the exhibitor. All reasonable care will be taken.
• Work may be for sale – a gallery commission will apply. Note: all Open Exhibition entries must be for sale.

ENTRY FORMS

1. Send Section A of your entry form and entry fee to arrive no later than Thurs 6 May 2010. No entry forms will be accepted after the closing date.
2. Up to three works per person per exhibition may be entered, each with a separate entry form - please photocopy as required.
3. One stamped self-addressed envelope per entrant, plus completed Acceptance Advice Form must accompany submissions for all exhibitions.

ENTRY FEES
The entry fee is $20 for each work submitted, except for the Young Persons’ Exhibition where the entry fee is $5 for each work submitted.

Grand Prize Across All Selected Exhibitions: $3000 Sponsored by BERNINA New Zealand Ltd

Downloads:

Exhibition Entry Form
Exhibition Category Definitions
Exhibition General Conditions

Visit Conference website: www.embroidery2010.co.nz for complete details.

contact:

Janet Bell
Conference Convenor,
Conference 2010,
P O Box 875,
Hamilton 3240
email: embham2010@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 07 825 2142

Stitching on the Barbary Coast: Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition

Deadline: July 12, 2010 (RECEIVE)

Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
National Seminar
San Francisco, CA
September 5-10, 2010

Miss Eliza Jane Johnson of San Francisco wishes to invite you to participate in an exposition of fine needlework to be held at the EGA National Seminar, Stitching on the Barbary Coast, September 5-10, 2010. The exposition will display original needlework submitted by members of EGA.

Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition, sponsored by the Seminar 2010 Committee and the Greater Pacific Region, is a venue to display the excellence in needleart and personal achievement. All entries must be an original work of needleart; from the beginning, solely the creative product of the person entering. Size of entries will be restricted to 12”x12”x4”. Each entry must be related to the San Francisco Barbary Coast, depicting the people, costumes, transportation, colors, feelings, and/or other facets of the time period of 1850 through 1917.

There will be special categories for corsets, both wearable and mini. The size restrictions or original design requirements will not apply to the corsets.

One does not need to be registered for Seminar to participate in this exhibit. The exhibit will be juried as well as judged.

Entries must have been completed within the two years prior to Seminar 2010. Entries must be the finished work by threaded needle of a living person who is a member of EGA. There will be a limit of three (3) entries per exhibitor. Entries must be display ready.

Technique Categories:

• Beading – Projects primarily using beading techniques such as peyote, brick, etc.
• Canvas – Basketweave, Creative Stitchery, Petit Point, Silk and Metal, Mixed Media, etc. on canvas/congress cloth
• Counted Thread – Assisi, Blackwork, Cross-Stitch, Hardanger, Pulled Thread, Drawn Thread, Rozashi, Mixed Media on evenweave fabric or perforated paper
• Needlelace – any form of lace made with a needle with an eye
• Quilting – Pieced Patchwork, Applique, Trapunto, hand or machine sewn (note the size restrictions of 12”x12”x4”)
• Surface Embroidery – Crewel, Brazilian, Silk and Metal, Ribbon Embroidery, Mountmellick, Smocking, Cutwork, Stumpwork, Mixed Media, etc. on non-countable ground
• Traditional Japanese Embroidery
• Wearable Needleart Corset
• Mini Corset
• Group Projects by 2 or more makers

Entry fee is $20.00 for the first entry and $10.00 for each two (2) subsequent entries.

Download Entry form: Sem2010 StitcheryExposition.pdf

EGA National Seminar information available on the Website: http://www.egausa.org/

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc.
426 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202-3202
Phone (502) 589-6956
Fax (502) 584-7900

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America: Flamingo Fandango RFP

Three Deadlines:
International: January 15, 2010 (POSTMARK)
USA: February 1, 2010 (POSTMARK)

(EMAIL) Deadline: February 8, 2010

Request For Proposals (RFP)/2011 Seminar
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc.
The Naples Grand
Naples, Florida
September 11 -16, 2011

Theme: “Flamingo Fandango”

The Sun Region is pleased to host the 2011 Seminar for The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc. in Naples, Florida. It will be held September 11 -16, 2011 at The Naples Grand. Our theme is “Flamingo Fandango.”

This letter as your invitation to submit proposals for 1-, 2-, and 4-day classes. In addition to the regular classes offered during seminar week (September 12 -16), we plan to offer 1- and 2-day classes on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday September 11, 2011. The seminar committee would like to offer classes in various techniques and proficiency levels.

Please utilize your knowledge and design skills to arrive at compositions which would inspire and challenge our participants.

We are interested in classes that feature one or more of the following:

incorporate color and/or design with a theme or specific technique
allow students some choices for designs, color, stitches and/or materials
have history orientation
feature clothing embellishment
involve projects such as jewelry and three-dimensional items
produce a notebook
allow students the freedom to experiment
Encore (winners from the past) Classes

Our information for preparation and submission of a proposal is located online through the EGA website www.egausa.org. If you are unable to receive information by e-mail, please send your request to the address below. Proposals should be postmarked by February 1, 2010 (foreign by January 15, 2010). E-mail proposals will also be accepted until February 8, 2010.

The committee is very excited about the work ahead and is looking forward to a wonderful seminar. We need you and your talents to help make it all happen and are looking forward to your submissions.

Download:

Request for Proposals [doc]
Proposal Guidelines [doc]
Proposal Summary Sheet [doc]
Proposal Item Description Sheet [doc]

Website: www.egausa.org

Contacts:

Donna Christie
2011 Seminar Chair
dlchristie2011@yahoo.com

Barbara Harrison
2011 Dean of Faculty
805 Blvd of Champions
Shalimar, FL 32579-2154
harrisonbj@cox.net
(phone) 850-651-2598