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

Put A Ring On It, Yarn Bombing Los Angeles

Deadline: May 1, 2014 (ONLINE)


Put A Ring On It
Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach Creative Arts Center
June 2014



Do you remember the childhood saying, “if you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?”

Inspired by the Beyonce song, Put a Ring on It asks what do you value so much that you would want to put a ring on it?

It can be any person or thing in your life & surroundings. Is there a great old building you’d like to see preserved? A favorite food only your grandmother made? A tree in a park near your house? The sunset over the ocean? Don’t just knit a literal yarn engagement ring for that special someone in your life – we want you to get creative!

YBLA wants you to put a knit or crochet ring on what you love and take a photo of it. YBLA wants photos of knit & crochet (yarn art, whatever) rings attached to the objects of your love.

Make a ring, attach it, take a photo, send it to us through our website. Looking for inspiration, or a place to begin?

The introduction of Put a Ring on It will be in a gallery exhibition at the Manhattan Beach Creative Art Center, June 2014. Please send us a picture of your ring by May 1, 2014 to be included in the exhibition.

Details, patterns, and submission guidelines on the site http://putaringonit.yarnbombinglosangeles.com



Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
1653 18th Street, Studio 5
Santa Monica, CA 90404
512-470-2339

PieceWork Magazine

Deadline: April 11, 2014 (RECEIVE)


PieceWork Magazine Submissions
Interweave
Loveland, CO
November/December 2014 issue



PieceWork is a bimonthly magazine with high visual impact focusing on the historical aspects of needlework around the world. PieceWork readers are passionate about needlework; they value the role needlework has played, and plays, in the ongoing human story. Well-researched feature stories explore the traditional makers of needlework, including knitting, needlepoint, embroidery, cross-stitch, quilting, crocheting, beadwork, tatting, lacemaking, and surface design.

PieceWork readers want to know the origin of the various needlework techniques. Readers especially want to know how a technique was done. Therefore, each issue includes in-depth information on various techniques, including step-by-step how-to instructions to replicate the technique. High-quality finished projects that readers will want to make for themselves or to present as gifts to others are another component.

If you are not already familiar with the content, style, and tone of the magazine, we suggest you read a few issues. We expect that the submission you ask us to consider has not been published nor is it presently submitted elsewhere. If any part of your submission has been published previously, please let us know when and by whom.


November/December 2014—UNDERWEAR
Oh my—unmentionables come to the forefront! For centuries, people have constructed all manner of underwear using a variety of techniques. And often these seldom-seen items were elaborately embellished. Because of this embellishment, these are items families have treasured and passed along to future generations. Compelling,
often personal, stories go hand in hand with this specific element of dress; projects will bring the unmentionables out of the closet.

Downloads:

Contributor Guidelines

Editorial Calendar


Visit website for more information: http://www.interweave.com/piecework_magazine



PieceWork Submissions
Interweave
201 East 4th Street
Loveland, CO 80537-5655
piecework@interweave.com

TextielLab

Deadline: (ONGOING/UNSPECIFIED)


TextielLab
TextielMuseum
Tilburg, Netherlands



The TextielLab at the TextielMuseum is a unique knowledge centre, combining a specialised workshop for the manufacture of unique fabrics and an open studio where innovation is central. National and international designers, architects, artists and promising students are guided by product developers and technical experts, and so discover the endless possibilities of yarn, computer-controlled techniques and craftsmanship.

The extensive library, museum collection and temporary exhibitions are an important source of information and inspiration for the TextielLab’s clients.

The TextielLab aims to become an international knowledge centre, a place where innovation is born. Collaborating on and further developing exceptional, niche projects is one of its core activities.

It focuses primarily on design projects (design and fashion) and art. Applications are assessed on motivation, innovation (technical or material) and artistry by a committee of creative, technical and content-driven team members.

Training and education are of paramount importance in the TextielLab. Our creative and technical teams regularly visit trade fairs and are knowledgeable and well equipped. We also invest in safeguarding knowledge. All our projects are archived and processes are described.

Through intensive collaboration with the TextielLab’s creative and technical teams, you control the whole process. Push your experimental boundaries with machines, software and yarns!


Application (Choose from one of the 7 techniques)

Weaving
Knitting
Embroidery
Tufting
Passementerie
Printing
Laser


For applications and more information about the possibilities of working the TextielLab: www.textiellab.nl


Contact the Front Office of the TextielLab:
T: +31 13 54 94 575
M: info@textiellab.nl

Needle Arts Magazine Call for Submissions

Multiple Deadlines: (EMAIL) or (RECEIVE) and (ONGOING)

May 1, 2014
July 25, 2014
November 1, 2014


Call for Submissions
Needle Arts Magazine
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc.



Needle Arts is the official magazine of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Needle Arts is published four times a year for EGA members and contains designer profiles, projects, articles, and a calendar of events.

EGA is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study and preservation of the art of embroidery.

General Guidelines (truncated)

1. Electronic submissions via e-mail are preferred. Submit an electronic copy of the text as a plain text file, preferably in Microsoft Word. If e-mail is unavailable and a CD cannot be provided, a type-written, double-spaced copy. As a general guide, one typed, double-spaced page equals 250–300 words. Submissions may be sent via e-mail to the editor at EdNA@egausa.org.
2. Submissions will be edited to fit space limitations; for grammatical correctness, clarity, and appropriateness of content; and to meet editorial standards.
   Needle Arts reserves the right to edit all manuscript.
3. Include a brief biographic note to serve as a contributor’s notes.
4. High resolution photography. Submit digital photographs taken at 300dpi in jpg, tiff, or eps format. Digital cameras should be set to the largest pixel image size. Slides and printed photography may be submitted.
5. Needlework that is to be published in the magazine should have the finest finishing possible.
6. Drawings, stitch diagrams, and charts shall be clear and accurate. Rendering in electronic format is preferred.

Needle Arts deadline dates for submission to the editor are:

February 1 for the June issue;
May 1 for the September issue;
July 25 for the December issue; and
November 1 for the March issue.


Needle Arts publishes:

• Feature articles
• Projects
• Ethnic Embroidery
• History
• Contemporary
• Profiles
• Designers Across America/Designers Across the World
• Needlework Know-How
• Technique

Download Submission Guidelines: www.egausa.org/needlearts_submission_guidelines.pdf


Visit website for more details: www.egausa.org/needlearts-magazine



Send submissions to: Dr. Cheryl Christian
Embroidery Editor
7912 Elkhorn Mountain Trail
Austin, TX 78729-6407
EdNA@egausa.org

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

ArtWear Fashion Week

Two Deadlines:

June 30, 2013(RECEIVE)
July 1, 2013 (POSTMARK) or (EMAIL)


ArtWear Fashion Week
KnitWear Fiber Arts Market
Fashion Week Sales Gallery
Lincoln Center for the Arts
Fort Collins, CO
September 20-28, 2013



ArtWear Fashion Week is dedicated to highlighting the work of wearable art artists. Our goal is to present innovative and wearable work of the highest quality and provide a forum to share our enthusiasm for an exploration of techniques and materials. Wearable art in all media and styles are welcome, including garments, ensembles, hats and handbags. Garments for both men and women are encouraged. Acceptance for the show is by invitation and by jury. Individual or collaborative entries
are invited. Designers will be selected by a panel of judges. All garments must be for sale and are eligible for award judging. At least one garment from each accepted artist will be worn in the Fashion Show.

Cash awards will be presented for ArtWear Sales Gallery garments. $1000 Grand Prize - $500 Second Prize - $250 Third Prize


To Enter Fashion Week Sales Gallery:
There is a non-refundable fee of $35 to submit entries for the Fashion Week Sales Gallery. Submit images of three garments that are representative of the artist’s work available for the Sales Gallery. A maximum of two views per garment are allowed.

Digital images only. Entries must include the completed 16th ArtWear Fashion Week Entry Form and a check or money order for $35 made payable to Lincoln Center and must be postmarked by July 1, 2013.

Eligibility & Accepted Garments
The show is open to all wearable art artists. Accepted artists will be asked to submit up to five garments/ensembles and/or up to eight accessory items for Fashion Week. Garments for the Sales Gallery do not have to be the same garments submitted for the jury. All works must be original to the designer and completed after September, 2011. Garments must be available to be tried on by prospective buyers in the Sales Gallery. All accepted artists will have at least one garment in the Fashion Show. The Lincoln Center has a right to reject a work of art at anytime during this process.

All work must be for sale. The gallery assumes a 40% commission on all sales. The Lincoln Center has a right to reject a work of art at anytime during this process.

Designers
To apply to Sales Gallery and Fashion Show, download the application: www.fcgov.com/2013-artwear-app.pdf


KnitWear Fiber Arts Market is open to all vendors and artists with fiber arts supplies and equipment, and finished wearable art garments to sell. Booth reservations are available first-come, first-served, with payment of the booth fee. This one-day market is a great place to showcase those specialty knit, crochet, woven and other fiber arts garments or accessories and augments the Sales Gallery. Vendors may offer a free 30-minute demonstration on a fiber arts technique.

Booth Fee: $65 if you register by June 30, 2013; $85 for registrations received after June 30, 2013
Booth reservations are available first-come, first-served, with payment of the booth fee.

KnitWear Fiber Arts Market is Sunday, September 22, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Vendors
To reserve a booth download the application: www.fcgov.com/2013-knitwear-app.pdf


The ArtWear Fashion Show will be showcased a theater setting with the sales gallery in our Art Gallery. KnitWear Fiber Arts Market takes place in the Lincoln Center’s Conference Center rooms.

The Lincoln Center is a city-owned performing, visual arts, and conference facility. ArtWear Fashion Week is a fundraising event, and proceeds from this event support our visual arts programs.

Visit website for full details: www.fcgov.com/galleries-events


Direct all entries and inquiries to:
ArtWear Fashion Week
Lincoln Center for the Arts
417 W. Magnolia
Fort Collins, CO 80521
or
Call/email Jeanne Shoaff at 970-416-2737 or jshoaff@fcgov.com

The Art of Knitting

Deadline: September 16, 2013 (POSTMARK)


The Art of Knitting
Handwerksform Hannover
Hannover, Germany
25th of January 2014 to 22nd of February 2014


For the year 2014 the Handwerksform Hannover is planning to continue their textile design exhibition cycle. Following on from "Stoffe zum Traeumen / fabrics to die for" and "Koerperhuellen / body wraps" we would like to dedicate the opening exhibition in 2014 to modern knitting design and hereby invite to participate.

We are looking for work in the areas of fashion (clothing and accessories), living (carpets, plaids, cushions etc.) and object/installation. We would like to show work, which is contemporary and innovative or unusual in its design and choice of material.

The tender is international. It is open to professionally working applied artists, designers or craftsmen. Selection for participation in the Handwerksform Hannover takes place by a jury of experts. Application is based on the registration form and the submitted image material. We appreciate applications via mail.

The exhibition "The art of knitting" will take place from 25th of January 2014 to 22nd of February 2014 at Handwerksform Hannover. The closing date for applications is 16th of September 2013 (date of postmark is valid).

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
Application: The tender is international. It is open to professionally working applied artist, designers or craftsmen. Selection for participation in the Handwerksform Hannover takes place by a jury of experts. Application is based on the registration form and the submitted image material.

Only printable digital image data will be accepted.

Costs: There is no participation fee. In case of exhibits being sold there will be a gallery charge wich amounts to 30% of the final retail price. The terms of participation are recognised with the written confirmation of participation; withdrawal is no longer possible.


Downloads:

Application form in German and English http://www.hwk-hannover.de/viewDocument?onr=23&id=2011

Prospectus in German and English http://www.hwk-hannover.de/viewDocument?onr=23&id=2010

Contact:
Dr. Sabine Wilp, Head of Handwerksform Hannover
Tel. +49 511 3 48 59 - 36
wilp@hwk-hannover.de

Peter Stoschus, Organisation of Exhibition
Tel. +49 511 3 48 59 - 21
handwerksform@hwk-hannover.de


Visit website for more information: www.handwerksform.de

Handwerksform Hannover
Berliner Allee 17
30175 Hannover
Tel. +49 511 3 48 59 – 21/-36
Fax +49 511 3 48 59 – 88
email: handwerksform@hwk-hannover.de

eightbyeight Project

Deadline: March 1, 2013 (RECEIVE)

eightbyeight Project
Eden Court, Inverness
April 2013



In April 2013 the eightbyeight Project are bringing an exciting and innovative exhibition to Eden Court, Inverness.
'Childhood Explored' will feature donations of work from around the UK and beyond, from professional, semi-professional, student and hobbyist artists, photographers, craftspeople and other creatives from diverse disciplines, celebrating what Childhood means to them, and rising awareness of Camille's Appeal’s vital work. All profits raised from the sale of work go directly to the charity.

The eightbyeight Project are inviting donations of 8x8” sized work (or small 3D creations) to take pride of place in our exhibition in support of Camille’s Appeal (http://www.camillesappeal.co.uk/), the children’s brain tumour charity.

We are seeking diverse and exciting donations from professional, non-professional and student artists, painters, printmakers, illustrators, photographers, digital artists, papercrafters, those working with yarn and textiles, ceramics, glass, jewellery, small sculpture, etc inspired by the exhibition theme, ‘Childhood Explored’.

Through coming together as creatives, we hope to raise the profile of this groundbreaking charity, and raise funds for their vital work in the rehabilitation and care of young children with brain tumours.

Participants will be featured on our website (and may include web links and a small profile to be displayed), and will also be included in our month-long exhibition at Eden Court, Scotland’s largest multi-arts venue, in April 2013.

Final closing date for submissions is 1st March 2013, however early participation is very much appreciated (early submissions may receive extra publicity for the artist through being featured in our social media and national media marketing campaigns).

For a step by step guide to submissions: www.eightbyeight.org/section624228_229639

More information, visit website: www.eightbyeight.org

Fabrications Nine

Deadline: November 10, 2012 (EMAIL)


Fabrications Nine
Crossings
Zumbrota, MN
December 1-31, 2012


Textile, fiber and jewelry artists are invited to submit work for the annual juried December exhibit "Fabrications" at Crossings. Consider this an opportunity to explore your medium, stretch it to new lengths, twist and turn it into new forms, spin in new technologies or ancient methods, string on a bit of fantasy and let viewers feel what you’ve felt!

Entries can include artwork such as contemporary gallery pieces, wall hangings, 3-dimensional fiber sculpture, wearable art of all types, handcrafted jewelry, and holiday ornaments. Jurors will focus particularly on innovative designs and craftsmanship.

This exhibit is open to all fiber and jewelry artists interested in displaying and selling their work. Fiber arts may include batik, surface design, felting, quilting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, knitting, fiber sculpture, handcrafted paper and note cards, and needlework. Jewelry arts may include fiber, beading, stone, metal, paper and multimedia.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All entries must be original. No imports, commercial or manufactured items, or items created from kits or copied from published patterns will be accepted.

Submit 3-5 original pieces MAXIMUM, with an entry form.

ENTRY FEE
$15 per artist (not per piece).

INSURANCE
All artwork will be insured while at Crossings for the duration of the show. The artist is responsible for insuring the artwork in transit.

SALES
All work must be for sale. Crossings retains a 35% commission.


Download Entry Form: www.crossingsatcarnegie.com/entryform


Visit website for complete details: http://www.crossingsatcarnegie.com


Questions? crossings@crossingsatcarnegie.com, (phone) 507-732-7616


Crossings
320 East Ave
Zumbrota, MN 55992

Crochet Guild of America 2012 Design Competition

Deadline: June 6, 2012 (RECEIVE)

2012 Design Competition
Crochet Guild of America
CGOA Conference
Manchester, New Hampshire
June 29-July 1, 2012


ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all current CGOA members, at all membership levels, excluding judges.

Entries must be primarily crocheted. Other fiber, needle and crafting arts may be incorporated in your design, but the overall impression must be crochet. Any materials may be used.

Entries must be original designs that have not been previously entered in this competition or previously published in any print or electronic media. Entries do not have to be new or recently crocheted, as long as they are your own designs.

Written patterns are NOT required. Yarn, hook, stitch, technique and gauge information is optional, and may be written into the design description box of your entry form.

DESIGN CATEGORIES
There will be seven judging categories:
1. Fanciful Fashion: fancy adult garments and accessories, including gowns, dresses and evening wear.
2. Fashion: for women or men, including sweaters, tops, jackets and skirts.
3. Accessories: including shawls, socks, scarves, hats, bags, belts and jewelry.
4. Small Wonders: anything small scale, including baby items, toys, amigurimi and small décor items.
5. Afghans: any and all afghans, throws, blankets and bed or sofa covers.
6. Thread Crochet: anything made with crochet thread or lace/fine weight yarns, including doilies, décor and accessories.
7. Artistic Expressions: designs more artistic rather than functional in nature, including free-form and mixed media pieces, hangings, sculpture and wearable art.

Please decide which category best describes your entry. Entries may be shifted to the most appropriate category at the discretion of the judges. If your entry is an ensemble or grouping, please include no more than three individual elements or pieces per single entry. You may submit as many entries in as many categories as you like.

FEES
A $15 fee is required for the first entry plus $10 for each additional separate entry.

JUDGES
Trisha Malcolm, Editor in Chief of Vogue Knitting Crochet;
Melissa Leapman, best-selling knit and crochet author, designer and teacher;
Cari Clement, member of CGOA Board of Directors and yarn industry professional.

All entries will be evaluated equally in a blind judging across a range of qualities including: design appeal, use of stitches, color, selection of materials, workmanship, finishing, appearance and functionality as indicated.

AWARDS
You do not have to be present to enter or to win.

One Grand Prize - $1,000

Prizes in each category:
First Prize $300
Second Prize - $200
Third Prize - $100

Special Prizes also available.


Download full competion details: www.crochet.org/CGOA2012DesignCompInfo.pdf

View the Online Entry Form


If you have questions, please e-mail crochetdesigner@comcast.net

American Needlepoint Guild SEMINAR 2012

Deadline: June 29, 2012 (POSTMARK)


SEMINAR 2012 Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
American Needlepoint Guild, Inc.
August 24-31, 2012



Exhibit Rules (truncated)

1. Entry in the Exhibit is restricted to members of ANG in good standing, youth entries, and invited entries. All entries must conform to the ANG definition of needlepoint: “counted or free stitchery worked by hand with a threaded needle on a readily countable ground.”
2. Works entered in previous ANG Seminar Exhibits are not eligible for entry, except for pieces that were previously entered in non-judged categories.
3. An Artist’s Statement must be included with an entry in the Original and Adaptation categories. Do not include your name on the statement, only the name of the entry. The statement must be typed and double-spaced.
4. No entry shall exceed 132 inches circumference, including the frame, or weigh more than 10 pounds.

Exhibit Categories

For judging purposes, ANG distinguishes between the nonprofessional and the professional as follows:

Non-Professional: Anyone who, at the time of entry submission and previously, engages in needlework as a pastime and for pleasure rather than for financial gain. Teaching, presenting programs/lectures for guilds or without compensation, or community service will not change the status of a non-professional.

Professional: Anyone who, at the time of entry submission and previously, engages in needlework as a teacher, judge, artist/designer, lecturer, author, or stitches for commissioned work and who receives earned remuneration.

The ANG Exhibit judged categories:

1. ORIGINAL
2. ADAPTATION
3. INDEPENDENT PROJECT
4. PAINTED DESIGN without STITCH GUIDE
5. PAINTED DESIGN with STITCH GUIDE
6. CLASS PROJECT

The ANG Exhibit non-judged categories:

7. NON-JUDGED
8. YOUTH


Fees: First entry $ 25; Additional Entry $10

DOWNLOAD

Entry forms: http://needlepoint.org/Seminar-12/Exhibit-Entry-Form.pdf

Exhibit Entry Part II: http://needlepoint.org/Seminar-12/Exhibit-Categories.pdf


Visit website for more details: http://needlepoint.org/Seminar-12/exhibit_info.php#Exhibit_Rules

Home is Where the Needle Marks

Deadline: March 15, 2012 (EMAIL)

Call for Stitched Art
Home is Where the Needle Marks
Pop Tart Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
June 2 - July 14, 2012


Home - a place of safety or danger? a haven, a place full of shame, where you want to be, a room of old routines and identities... anywhere you hang your hat? How does the word home resonate for you?

“Home is Where the Needle Marks,” at Pop Tart Gallery in Los Angeles, will explore the concept of home and all that the word connotes, highlighting the contrast of contemporary artists using stitch vs. preconceived notions of “home sweet home.”

We ask artists to submit works that deal with the idea of home. Feel free to interpret this theme widely. All types of stitched work are welcome for submission: knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilting, applique... if it’s stitched, please submit.

Please note, we are looking for contemporary interpretations of theme and medium.

Eligibility:

• all artists over age 18 are eligible
• work can utilize any medium, but must primarily use stitching
• large scale, installation, site specific, video, silk screen, and performance work are welcome
• work must be original and created after 2006

Guidelines/Requirements: (truncated)

submit by email - send all submissions to schindermania (at) gmail (dot) com
entries must be emailed by march 15, 2012
$25 entry fee - 3 works per entry - a maximum of 1 detail per work.

Feel free to stop by and see the space before writing site specific proposals.


Visit website for complete entry details: www.schindermania.com


Pop Tart Gallery
3023 W 6th street
Los Angeles, CA 90020


pop tart recognizes the infinite possibilities of the creative process and intends to instigate opportunities for the creative community and to engage audiences with dialogue, art, ideas, and complete self-expression. it supports risk takers, boundary breakers, and a new generation of artists whose work challenges the concept of art. pop tart gallery celebrates the power of contemporary art to enhance the experience of the individual and contribute to the diversity and cultural landscape of los angeles and the world.

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

Magic of Mohair Design Contest

Deadline: December 1, 2010 (RECEIVE) OR (EMAIL)

Magic of Mohair Design Contest
Vogue Knitting LIVE
New York, NY
January 21-23, 2011


Vogue Knitting is proud to announce our "Magic of Mohair" Design Competition, sponsored by Mohair South Africa. The promotion is open to all knitters with an interest in design and features a distinct track for students, who will compete in separate categories for prizes including knitting supplies, gift cards and the Grand Prize trip to South Africa, where most of the world's mohair is produced. Winning entries will be featured in a future issue of Vogue Knitting and will be showcased at Vogue Knitting LIVE, held in New York City in January 2011. An international jury of hand-knitting experts will judge entries based on overall concept, uniqueness of vision and technical execution.

ELIGIBILITY
Knitters of all levels are encouraged to submit their original designs. Students currently enrolled in a high school, university or fashion institute are eligible to enter in the Student category.

Previously published designs are not eligible for submission. This includes web publishing as well as self-publishing.

The Magic of Mohair Design Competition will accept only women’s fashion garments as submitted entries. Entrants may include with their entry any additional accessories that coordinate with the finished garment.

A maximum of four entries per entrant will be accepted. Hand-knit garments only will be accepted. Designs by individuals as well as design collaborations will be accepted. Crochet is allowed in trim only.

GARMENT SIZES & MATERIALS
Please hand-knit your garment sized for women’s small to medium. Entries should follow the standard sizing guidelines found at www.yarnstandards.com.

This contest is sponsored by Mohair South Africa. All submitted entries must be knit using yarn that includes at least 25% mohair. The final garment must be knit predominantly with the aforementioned mohair/mohairblend yarn.

ORIGINAL DESIGNS
All submitted designs must be the original work of the entrant(s) and must not infringe upon the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of any other person or entity.

Judging will take place at Vogue Knitting LIVE—January 21-23, 2011. Winners will be announced during the New York, New York Gala Dinner and Design Awards held at Vogue Knitting LIVE on the evening of January 22, 2011.

Final garments will be on display throughout the show and worn by professional models.

All finalists will receive a free ticket to the New York Gala Dinner and Design Awards and entry to the show floor. (Valued at $155)

PRIZES (truncated--complete list of prizes can be found in Entry Rules and on website)
Grand Prize Winner (All entrants, including students, are eligible for the Grand Prize):
• An all-inclusive trip to South Africa sponsored by Mohair South Africa.
? The winning designer will receive a 7-day trip to learn firsthand about the mohair industry, including a tour of a working mohair farm and processing center near Port Elizabeth.
• An economy-class ticket to Johannesburg, South Africa, before going on to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, the mohair center of the world.
• Tours of working mohair farms, brokers, buyers, processing plant, spinners and manufacturers of finished mohair products.
• 5 nights of accommodations supplied by Mohair South Africa
• 5 days of breakfasts and dinners supplied by Mohair South Africa (Trip must be used within 6 months of winning. If not, trip is forfeited.)
• Vogue Knitting Editorial Feature
o The winning garment and instructions will be styled and photographed for publication in Vogue Knitting magazine
• Mohair South Africa Coverage
o Winning design will be featured on the Mohair South Africa website and in other Mohair South Africa media.
• VogueKnitting.com Gift Card
o A $250 gift card to spend on patterns and books at VogueKnitting.com.

Go to VogueKnitting.com for more information and to download the Entry Form and Contest Rules.


Vogue Knitting
Mohair Design Competition
Attn: Beth Ritter
161 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1301
New York, NY 10013
E-mail: Beth@VogueKnitting.com
Subject Line: Design Competition

Trails West!® Festival Call to Crafters

Deadline: April 9, 2010 (POSTMARK)

Call to Crafters
Trails West!® Festival
Allied Arts Council
St. Joseph, MO
August 20 - 22, 2010


Trails West!® is an outdoor arts festival celebrating the unique cultural heritage of St. Joseph, MO. Now in its 18th year, the festival features fine arts, folk arts and fine crafts. Trails West!® is a juried fine art and fine craft show with space for 50-60 artists. Our goal is to present a well-rounded show, but there is no predetermined number or percentage of spaces established for any specific items. Items in the Folk Arts category may include but are not limited to:

Categories: Apparel, Ceramics, Packaged Food, Furniture, Glass, Home Decor, Fiber/Wood/Leather, Jewelry, Sculpture, Quilting/Needlework, Other

Awards: Cash prizes totaling $250.00 will be awarded.

1st Place $125
2nd Place $75
3rd Place $50

ONLY HANDCRAFTED WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT WORK THAT IS IMPORTED FOR RESALE.

Media: All handmade crafts, traditional and contemporary, should focus on the work of the individual. All components of the work must be handcrafted, displaying excellence in concept and technique and the mark of individuality.

Fees:
Jury Fee-$15.00 (non-refundable)
Booth fee- $150.00 ($175.00 if requesting electricity).
Those applicants who are not selected by the jury for participation in the show will be refunded the booth fee.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted. For more information, call Tammy Santos, Program Coordinator 816-233-0231 or 800-216-7080.

Download Application: www.stjoearts.org/2010_FineCraft_application [pdf]

Additional forms and information on website: www.stjoearts.org/folk_arts_crafters


Allied Arts Council
Trails West!® Festival
Attn: Tammy Santos
118 S 8th Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501

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

Fabrications Six

Deadline: November 14, 2009 (RECEIVE)

Fabrications Six
A Jewelry and Textile Exhibition
Crossings Gallery
Zumbrota, MN
December 1-31, 2009

Crossings is calling all textile, fiber and jewelry artists for submissions to the annual juried December exhibition "Fabrications". Entries can include artwork such as contemporary gallery pieces, wall hangings, 3-dimensional fiber sculpture, wearable art of all types, handcrafted jewelry, and holiday ornaments. Artists are encouraged to explore new boundaries and technologies, and challenge common categories! Jurors will focus particularly on innovative designs and craftsmanship.

This exhibit is open to all fiber and jewelry artists interested in displaying and selling their work. Fiber arts may include batik, surface design, felting, quilting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, knitting, fiber sculpture, handcrafted paper and note cards, and needlework. Jewelry arts may include fiber, beading, metal, paper and multimedia.

Guidelines:

All entries must be original. No imports, commercial or manufactured items, or items created from kits or copied from published patterns will be accepted.

Submit 3-5 original pieces MAXIMUM, with an entry form and $15 entry fee per person (not per piece).

All submissions will be juried.

Download entry form: Fabrications Entry Form

Visit website for prospectus: crossingsatcarnegie.com

For more information call 507-732-7616, or e-mail crossings@crossingsatcarnegie.com.

Crossings
320 East Ave
Zumbrota, MN 55992

Piecework Magazine Publishing Opportunity

Three Deadlines: (RECEIVE)
October 5, 2009
December 7, 2009
February 1, 2010

Piecework Magazine
Interweave Press
Publishing Opportunity

PieceWork is a bimonthly magazine with high visual impact focusing on the historical aspects of needlework around the world.

People with a passion for traditional knitting, embellished clothing, and beautiful lacework—all made by hand—are PieceWork magazine’s core audience. PieceWork explores the personal stories of traditional makers, what they made, and how they made their creations, and investigates how specific objects were crafted and the stories behind them. In-depth
how-to techniques and step-by-step projects make the traditions come alive for today’s knitters, embroiderers, lacemakers, crocheters, and quilters.

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES (truncated)

Feature Articles
We invite submissions of complete manuscripts. Manuscript length may vary from 1,500 to 4,000 words depending on the subject matter.

Projects/Techniques
We invite submissions of design sketches, or color charts, or actual samples/projects for step-by-step techniques or original projects that directly relate to an associated article; stand-alone projects rarely will be accepted. Projects should display technical expertise in the technique.

EDITORIAL CALENDAR

March/April 2010—TEXTILES FOR HISTORICAL REENACTMENT
A follow-up to our very successful 2009 special issue on historical reenactment: We’ll explore historically accurate handmade clothing, accessories, and gear from Renaissance Europe to the settlement at Jamestown. Knitted and crocheted bags, reticules, and clothing, metal-thread embroidery, and period-correct accessories in a variety of techniques will be the focus.
Submission deadline: October 5, 2009

May/June 2010—THE MAGIC AND MYSTERY OF LACE
The various forms of lace—tatted, needle, bobbin, knitted, crocheted—have adorned and brightened for centuries. Lace also has been a catalyst for intrigue, higher taxes, and war. A knitted lace bridal veil, a bobbin-lace shawl, a crocheted lace collar, a tatted edging, and a needle lace insert are just a few of the projects that will celebrate beautiful lace.
Submission deadline: December 7, 2009

July/August 2010—SAMPLERS
Before pattern books became available, needleworkers recorded their stitches, patterns, and motifs on samplers and in bound sample books. We’ll examine actual knitted, crocheted, embroidered, and lace samplers and books and delve into the lives of the makers and how they used their samples.
Submission deadline: February 1, 2010

Download Contributor Guidelines
Download 2009-2010 Editorial Calendar

PieceWork Submissions
Interweave
201 East Fourth Street
Loveland, Colorado 80537-5655
Phone: (970) 613-4650
Fax: (970) 669-6117
Email: piecework@interweave.com
pieceworkmagazine.com

SUBVERSIVE STITCHING: Feminist Artists with a Needle

Deadline: October 16, 2009 (RECEIVE)

SUBVERSIVE STITCHING: Feminist Artists with a Needle
Through the Flower
Belen, NM
January 23, 2010 - May 31, 2010


Call for art in all needlework and textile media from artists' who reside in New Mexico. Works submitted should include a focus on gender. One winner will be awarded a $500 cash prize.

Please submit images of three works with at least one detail of each piece and one page double spaced artist statement. Entry fee $25.00

Through the Flower in Belen, New Mexico and on line at www.throughtheflower.org.

Notice of inclusion: November 20, 2009

Please contact Through the Flower for entry form at 505.864.4080 or

Download Entry Form.


Juror:Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago's legacy as an artist is inseparable from her pioneering role in Feminist art and education. The Dinner Party, The Birth Project and the Holocaust Project, are monumental collaborative works which explored her deepening feminist vision.

Juror: Laura Addison
Laura Addison is the curator of contemporary art at the New Mexico Museum of Art, a position she has held since 2001. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University, and an M.A. from University of New Mexico, where one of her areas of focus was the confluence of gender, performance and revolution.

Please contact Through the Flower for entry form at 505.864.4080 or visit the Feminist art section at www.throughtheflower.org to download application.

Through the Flower is a non-profit Feminist art organization founded by Judy Chicago in 1978. Our mission is to educate a broad public about the importance of art and its power in countering the erasure of women's achievements.