The Fair

4H Clothing and Textiles

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Superintendent - KELLY MAYBERRY
Phone: (360)318-8838

Items can be entered on-line through August 6th, or Thursday before the fair in the 4-H Exhibit Building from 2 to 7 p.m. Exhibits are due Thursday before the fair from 2 to 7 p.m. in the 4-H Exhibit Building.

• Open only to Clothing and Adventures in Family Living Project Members. Articles must have been made since last year's fair.
• Entries must be sewn by the exhibitor. Entries not sewn either by hand or machine will receive ribbon only.
• Clothing Exhibits must come with a hanger.
• Each article must have entry tag attached and a care label attached, or an attached 3 x 5 card giving care instructions. If a commercial pattern is used, include pattern instruction sheet in a plastic bag pinned to garment. If construction varies from instructions, indicate what changes were made. Care labels and patterns  need to have exhibitor name and number on them.
• Soiled garments or garments that have not been ironed will not be judged.
• Exhibits may be made from new or recycled fabric.
• Exhibitor may make more than two entries in each lot (see project book), but only 3 of each type - i.e. 3 shirts, 3 pants, etc.
• All sleep clothing intended for children under 12 should be made of flame-retardent fabric.
• Each article MUST HAVE a computer printed 3x5 card generated by the exhibitor with name and age.  Entries will not be accepted with out the card.

DIVISION 4 - CLOTHING

CLASS A - CLOTHING CAPERS, JUNIORS
                  (Grades 3 through 5)
CLASS B - CLOTHES THAT CLICK
                  (Grades 6 through 12)

PREMIUMS: 5.00   4.00   3.00

LOT NUMBER
 1. Beginning project                                         
 2. Easy to sew garment, accessory or article

PREMIUMS: 6.00   5.00    4.00

LOT NUMBER
 3. Garment or article using more advanced techniques - i.e. lining, set-in sleeves or knit fabric
 4. Lounge wear or sports wear, simple
 5. Outer garment, simple
 6. Other sewing, simple that does not fit into other lots
 7. Mended garment, simple - i.e. repairing a hem, sewing on loose button, repairing a seam
 8. Costume, simple

PREMIUMS: 7.50   6.00   5.00

LOT NUMBER
  9. Outer garment, intricate or knit
10. Remade garment
11. Any garment or article made from fabric you have not worked with before. Attach a 3 x 5 card
      describing new construction  techniques you learned in sewing on the fabric, simple
12. Rain or wind gear
13. Mended or darned garment - moderate difficulty - i.e. darning or mending a tear
14. Other of moderate difficulty that do not fit into other lots
15. Costume, difficult

PREMIUMS: 9.00   7.00    6.00

LOT NUMBER
16. Any garment with more than one of the following construction details: collars, sleeves, cuffs,
      zippers, fasteners, pockets, or waistband
17. Any garment or article made from fabric you have not worked with before. Attach a 3 x 5 card
      describing new construction techniques you learned in sewing on this fabric, intricate or two or
      more pieces

PREMIUMS: 12.00   10.00    8.00

LOT NUMBER
18. One piece tailored garment
19. Two piece tailored garment
20. Tailored ensemble - i.e. coat and suit, or coat and dress
21. Other difficult project that does not fit into other lots

• Coordinated separates of 2 or more constructed by the exhibitor will be judged as a complete item, such as skirt and blouse, pants, vest and shirt)

CLASS C - QUILTS AND CRAFTS

All quilts must be finished with a binding. 

PREMIUMS:  5.00   4.00   3.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Simple sewn craft
2. Beginning project

PREMIUMS: 6.00   5.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
3. Quilt top, simple
4. Sewn Craft, intermediate difficulty

PREMIUMS:  7.50   6.00   5.00

LOT NUMBER
5. Quilt top, moderate difficulty
6. Other difficult craft

PREMIUMS:  12.00   10.00   8.00

LOT NUMBER
7. Quilt, difficult

CLASS D - SELF DETERMINED SEWING PROJECT

You must be enrolled in a self-determined project that is not covered by any published 4-H project.

PREMIUMS: 6.00    5.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Simple garment or article

PREMIUMS: 7.50    6.00   5.00

LOT NUMBER
2. Garment or article using more advanced techniques

CLASS E - STYLE REVIEW

Commentaries are due when garment is turned in on Friday.  The commentaries should be on a 8x11 piece of paper and printed by computer.  Member may model a maximum of 2 garments. Style review is Wednesday of the fair at 10:30 a.m.

PREMIUMS: 5.00    5.00    5.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Non Judged Style Review, open to all 4-H members

PREMIUMS: 10.00    8.00    7.00

LOT NUMBER
2. Judged Style Review, open to all 4-H members.

CLASS F - JUDGING

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday.

PREMIUMS: 6.00   5.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Clothing Judging

CLASS G- NOTEBOOKS

One notebook per exhibitor - may include all projects.

PREMIUMS: 3.00   2.50   2.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Notebook with 1 to 2 projects

PREMIUMS: 5.00   4.00   3.00

LOT NUMBER
2. Notebook with 3 or more projects

CLASS H - ON THE SPOT HAND SEWING CONTEST

Monday at 11:30 a.m. Hand sew a project in the alloted time. Projects will be judged.

PREMIUMS: 8.00    6.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
1. On the spot hand sewing contest

DIVISION 5 - KNITTING AND CROCHET

CLASS A - KNITTING
CLASS B - CROCHET

PREMIUMS: 3.00    2.50   2.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Small handmade basket
2. Hot potholder
3. Pair of stretch bed socks
4. Hat
5. Dish cloth
6. Simple scarf
7. Other simple knit project that does not fit into other lots

PREMIUMS: 4.50   3.50   3.00

LOT NUMBER
 8. Pair, 2-needle mittens
 9. Large basket
10. Doll clothes - simple
11. Sample swatches of 4 pattern stitches, 4" sq
12. Scarf, simple with pattern
13. Small doily
14. Rag crochet or knit article

PREMIUMS: 6.00   5.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
15. Raglan cardigan sweater
16. Basic 4-needle mittens
17. Knit/crochet scarf, intricate pattern or color change
18. Hat using colors
19. Other fairly difficult item that does not fit into other lots
20. Doll clothes, fairly difficult

PREMIUMS: 10.00   8.00   7.00

LOT NUMBER
21. Pair of knitted socks, French, Dutch or Auto heel
22. Pair of socks using colors
23. Any sweater using a pattern stitch or multiple colors
24. 4-needle gloves
25. Large doily
26. Afghan
27. Other difficult item that does not fit into other lots
28. Doll clothes, difficult

CLASS C - NEEDLEWORK

(Embroidery, counted cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel, hardanger, weaving)

PREMIUMS: 4.00   3.00   2.00

LOT NUMBER
1. Simple

PREMIUMS: 6.00   5.00   4.00

LOT NUMBER
2. Intermediate Difficulty

PREMIUMS: 7.50   6.00    5.00

LOT NUMBER
3. Intricate