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Exhibiting Arts and Crafts
Check the wording in the schedule to make sure your exhibit complies.
Finish and Presentation
Items should be Clean and Fresh
Textile items should be unused/unworn and can have been washed.Carefully laundered work is preferable to soiled. Badly washed work will lose marks.
Textiles should be finished correctly by dampening, blocking, pressing etc. without over handling or losing texture.
Adhesive should not show on top surface.
Presentation is often enhanced by mounting on a suitable background Lightly stuffed to emphasise shape or by propping up other than lying flat.
Design and Use of Colour
A well designed item:
Is fit for the use it was intended for.
Suitable for the likely conditions it will be used in and easy to
maintain for it’s expected lifespan.
Safe and easy to use.
Pleasing to look at and handle.
Things to look for could be, shape, scale, balance, space, colour, texture, proportion, form, variety and harmony.
Credit should be given for original design. In close competition an original design would have the edge over a kit produced item.
How colour is used within an item is important. Colour schemes need to be compatible and whether simple or complex, harmonious or contrasting they need to have a discernable relationship. The judge should not be influenced by personal colour preferences.
Suitability of Materials
Materials should be appropriate for the design and intended purpose and show the workmanship to best advantage.
Accessories and trimmings should be compatible in weight and size, of equal quality to the rest of the item and appropriate for decorative and practical needs.
Techniques and Workmanship
Items incorporating a variety of appropriate techniques allied to high standards of skilled workmanship are likely to gain greater marks.
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