Stitching Category General Rules
NO Kits: (Exception: Pre-Junior Age Group)
All Clothing Exhibits: MUST BE Hung on Clothes Hangers.
Due to Limited Amount of Space: Display Boards, Etc. ARE NOT ALLOWED
Judge’s Criteria: will include, but is not limited to the following:
 Originality
 Workmanship
 Appearance
 Quality
 Complexity
Division H: Textile Machine Stitched:
CLASS NO.:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
CLASS NAME:
Textile Separates:
Garments that would make exhibit a complete outfit
Textile Outfit / Dress:
Separates Entered Together as One Exhibit (Outfit) OR
Dress
Textile Semi-Formal/Formal:
Exhibits Made from Formal Fabric
Textile Sleepwear
Textile Quilting:
Sewn by Machine
Textile Stuffed:
Sewn by Machine
Textile Other:
Machine Stitched
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Blouses, Shirts, Vests, Shorts,
Pants, Skirts, Jackets, etc.
Dress, Suit, etc.
Prom Dress, Wedding Attire,
Dressy Suits, etc.
PJ’s, Night Shirts, Robes, etc.
Pillows, Stuffed Animals, etc.
NOT Listed Above
Textile Machine Stitched Division: Exhibit MUST BE Mainly Machine Stitched by the Exhibitor.
NO: Type of Embroidery from a Machine!!!
Division I: Needlework Hand Stitched:
CLASS NO.:
1
2
3
CLASS NAME:
Quilting: (Sewn by Hand)
Stuffed: (Sewn by Hand)
Crewel: (Sewn by Hand)
4
Candlewick: (Sewn by Hand)
5
Counted Cross-Stitch:
(Sewn by Hand)
6
Stamped Cross-Stitch:
(Sewn by Hand)
7
Counted Needlepoint:
(Sewn by Hand)
8
Pre-Printed Needlepoint: (Sewn
by Hand)
9
Free Hand Embroidery:
(Sewn by Hand)
Pre-Printed Embroidery:
(Sewn by Hand)
10
11
Plastic Canvas: (Sewn by Hand)
12
Other Types of Hand Stitches
(Sewn by Hand)
Pre-Made Item with
Hand Stitching
13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Pillow, Stuffed Animals, etc.
This type of embroidery uses Standard Stitches (Back Stitch,
Chain Stitch, Etc.) and Knotted Stitches (Coral Stitch, French
Knots, Etc.).
This is a form of Embroidery. Uses unbleached heavy
cotton thread on a piece of 100% cotton unbleached muslin
(which has not been preshrunk). Old technique called
“Colonial Knot”. Washed after stitching is complete. The
shrinking of the muslin will hold the knots and give a
puckered look to the Candlewick Stitching.
Cross-Stitch uses X shaped stitches to create a design or
picture using cotton embroidery floss. In Counted CrossStitch, a gridded chart is used to indicate where the stitches
should be made on the fabric. You must count the threads
on the fabric to determine where to stitch.
Cross-Stitch uses X-shaped stitches to create a design or
picture using cotton embroidery floss. In Stamped CrossStitch, the design is already pre-printed on the fabric and
you simply stitch over the “X” marks, referring to a chart for
placement of floss colors.
Needlepoint design created with stitching on a blank mesh
canvas. With a blank canvas, you follow a gridded chart and
count threads to indicate where to stitch.
Needlepoint design created with stitching on a pre-printed
mesh canvas. You follow the colors printed on the canvas
to stitch the design.
Embroidery that uses floss to create a design or picture
using various styles of stitches, on blank fabric.
Embroidery that uses floss to create a design or picture
using various styles of stitches, on pre-printed design on
fabric. (Iron-on-Transfer can be used.)
Yarn stitched on a plastic mesh canvas. Designs are stitched
from a gridded chart, showing where stitches need to be
placed.
Sweat Shirt, etc. Any Type of Hand Stitching.
Needlework Hand Stitched Division: Exhibit MUST BE Mainly Hand Stitched by the Exhibitor.
NO: Type of Embroidery from a Machine!!!