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FAQs for Fair Exhibitors in the Handspinning, Weaving & Basketry Department
Advice for Exhibitors
  • Be sure to pay close attention to the different categories. Make sure that you are entering your item in the correct category.
  • DO include a 3 x 5 note card with the fiber content (when applicable) and all other information, as requested in the Exhibitor's Handbook. These notes help the judge correctly identify and judge your entry.
  • Block items that should be blocked. Some design elements should not be blocked, like ribbing. Ask at your local yarn store, a friend or at a guild meeting if you have questions about blocking.
Premiums Awarded in Handspinning, Weaving & Basketry:
Skeined Yarns:    First Place: $4.00      Second Place: $3.00

Finished Articles: First Place: $5.00      Second Place: $3.00

Handweaving:       First Place: $5.00     Second Place: $3.00

Basketry:                 First Place: $5.00    Second Place: $3.00

Felt/Multimedia:     First Place: $5.00    Second Place: $3.00
Spin In | Sunday, September 2, 2018 11:00am to 4:00pm
     Call Corky Savoie, Department Superintendent, (425.335.4904) by 8 August 2018, to receive a free admission and parking pass. 

We had such fun the last 22 years – let’s do it again! Join us for our Twenty-second Annual Spin In.  We’ll have a day of spinning, weaving, knitting and making baskets.  Bring your wheel, loom, wool and reed.  We’ll have the coffee on, so come on out. Spinning will be in an outside covered area so; dress accordingly.

*NOTE: A 20 minute pass, which allows you to drive onto the fairgrounds to drop off your wheel and other items, may be picked up at the Green Gate. Once you have dropped off your items, please relocate your car to standard parking lots. Also there is a tram that runs through all of the parking lots, which will ferry you and your items to the closest gate, if preferred.

Sheep to Shawl  |  TBA


Valley Spinners Guild hosts the annual Sheep to Shawl Demo at Evergreens State Fair in Monroe. See a sheep sheared, and the wool carded, spun and woven by 20+ guild members to create a shawl straight from the sheep. 

Click here to see a video on YouTube by Charisa Martin Cairn of the Sheep to Shawl demonstration in 2009.
DEPARTMENT CATEGORIES:
     Handspinning/Skeined Yarns
           A. 100% Single Fiber Type- Single Ply, 
                Natural Color
           B. 100% Single Fiber Type-Single Ply,
                 Dyed
           C. 100% Single Fiber Type-Multiple Ply,
                 Natural Color
           D. 100% Single Fiber Type-Multiple Ply, 
                 Dyed
           E. 100% Single Fiber Type-Novelty Yarn,
                 Natural
           F. 100% Single Fiber Type-Novelty Yarn, 
                Dyed
           G. Blended Fiber or Combination of
                Fibers
           H. Spindle Spun Yarn
           J. Designer/Novelty Yarns

     Handspinning/Finished Articles
           K. Crocheted Articles
           L. Knitted Articles
           M. Woven Articles
           N. Needlework & Lace
           P. Machine Knitting
   
     Handweaving/Other than Handspun
           Q. Garments
           R. Household Accessories
           S. Rugs
           T. Toys & Miniatures
           U. Yardage

     Basketry
          V. Woven/Plated
          W. Twined
           X. Coiled
           Y. Other Basketry Techniques

     Felt and Multi-Media Handwork
           Z. Handmade Felt
           AA. Washing Machine Felted-
                  Repurposed Commercial Fabric
           AB. Washing Machine Felted-
                  Handspun/Commercial Yarn
           AC. Needle Felted
           AD. Multi-medi Handwork
           AE. Unspun Wool Crafts

Educational Displays may be submitted under Department Z.