Handcraft

Relief Woodcarving (Blackwood and Huon Pine), 19 x 35 cm. Artist - Chris Reid (Flinders University SA)

The Handcraft competitions have something for all the community, for the young and the not so young, and everything in between. There are special sections for residents of N ursing Homes and Hostels, the Disabled, Amateurs, and for Juniors. There are special classes for juniors 12 years and under, and for juniors 13 years to under 18 years. Thanks to the great support of our donors listed below, there are also many great prizes on offer.

A broad depth of categories include:

Beading
Canvaswork/Needlepoint (tapestry work)
Combination of Knitting and Crochet
Creative Embroidery
Crochet (wool or wool blend, knitting cotton, acrylic, silk)
Crochet (fine crochet cotton)
Dressmaking
Embroidery Work
Encaustic Art
Felting
Fired Hand Painted Porcelain
Folk Art
Hand Knitting (wool, wool blend, cotton, synthetic, silk)
Heirloom Sewing
Intarsia
Lacemaking
Marquetry
Miscellaneous Crafts (please see the Handcraft Schedule below for a breakdown of categories)
Mohair
Mosaic
Needle Lace
Paper Tole
Patchwork, Applique and Quilting
Spinning
Spinning and Weaving Section
Tatting
Toys and Dressed Dolls
Weaving
Woodturning
Woodworking

Entries now close Thursday 5:00pm. Entries must be set out on the appropriate entry form and accompanied by the relevant entry fee, please refer to the 2010 Handcrafts Schedule.

Our thanks to the following Handcraft donors:

Laura Ash
Lyn Howard
Mr & Mrs N Purcell
Australian Porcelain Artists Teachers Association
Hunter Valley Tapestry Group Inc
Katie’s Treasures
Knitters Guild NSW Inc, Hunter Group
Mohair Australia, Hunter Region
Newcastle Spinners and Weavers Guild Inc
Novocastrian Quilters Inc.
Porcelain Artists Association, Hunter Valley Inc
Smocking Arts Guild of NSW
The Embroiderers’ Guild NSW Inc,
Newcastle Branch
Woodturners of the Hunter Co-Op Ltd

Judging will commence on Monday 22nd March 2010 at 12:00 noon.