Logo: Excellence in Needle Arts Awards
Interweave’s PieceWork magazine announced today the call for entries for the 2009 Excellence in Needle Arts Awards. Every year the competition announces a new subject matter for the competition. Last year it was the pincushion and this year’s theme is brooches—those fashionable pins that are perfect for crafters to personalize and show off their talents. Needle artists who are creating brooches for the contest must incorporate at least one of the following techniques: 1) needlework (embroidery, needlepoint, bead embroidery, ribbon embroidery, and/or cross-stitch)
Entries will be judged by the editors of PieceWork magazine on the creativity of the brooch or pin and mastery of the technique. The winning entries and honorable mentions will be exhibited by the grand prize sponsor, The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) at the June 2009 trade show in Columbus, Ohio. The winning pieces will also be featured in a 2009 issue of PieceWork magazine and may travel to one of more museums for exhibition.
The grand-prize winner will receive a $500 cash prize from The National NeedleArts Association. First-place winners in each category will receive $200 worth of product from category sponsors, which include Presencia Hilaturas USA in the tatting/lacemaking and needlework categories; Lantern Moon, knitting/crochet category; and Quilting Arts Magazine, quilting category.
For information, rules and online entry form, visit http://www.pieceworkmagazine.com. Entries must be received by April 1, 2009.
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