Chairperson:  Chrisey Fenton 570-833-4980 or [email protected]​

RULES:
  1. Read the premium material for Department 18 very carefully.  Follow all rules and regulations. 
  2. The entry fee schedule is printed on the entry form.  The correct fee MUST accompany the entry form.  Entries are due August 8th.
  3. All entries must be brought to the Fairgrounds, Monday before the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Entries must be removed from the Fairgrounds the Tuesday after the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Claim tickets must be presented to pick up entries and to claim premium checks.
  4. Only one item per exhibitor for each class number will be accepted.
  5. For clothing, each exhibit will consist of one garment, unless marked as a “set”.
  6. Each exhibit will be judged on workmanship, worth of article, appropriateness of material and design.
  7. The basis for judging household and needlework exhibits will be:
    1. Plain Sewing:          
      1. Worth of article
      2. Materials and trimmings – appropriateness and quality
      3. Workmanship – method of construction, choice and execution of stitches
    2. Dressmaking:
      1. Material – appropriateness, quality, color, and design
      2. Design – simplicity of line, harmony of color, appropriateness
      3. Workmanship – method of construction, choice and execution of stitches
    3. Embroidery & Crocheting:
      1. Worth of article
      2. Material – appropriateness and suitability of use for which it was made
      3. Design – simplicity and appropriateness
      4. Workmanship
    4. Knitting:
      1. Worth of article
      2. Workmanship – execution of stitches, perfection
  8. For crocheted or knitted items that lay on the table, please provide a piece of contrasting fabric to display it on so the pattern can be seen.
  9. All articles must be laundered and clean, and be brought to the Fairgrounds in a clear plastic bag.
  10. Each exhibit must be made by the exhibitor in the current Fair year.
  11. Premiums will vary for type of Needlework.  A premium list will be good for all the classes listed below it.  When premiums change the list will be show prior to the class number.
  12. Youth under 19 – for additional information and correct entry code, see Dept. 11, Section 970A and Section 970B.