SUMMARY. Entrants will create fiber postcard valentines of their own original
creation and submit them to Interweave, publisher of Fiberarts. The
valentines will be pre-addressed and prestamped by the entrants, and will be remailed
by Interweave from the United States Post Office in Loveland, Colorado,
which will add its own cancellation and poem to the valentines. Before being remailed,
the valentines will be judged and photographed for publication in Fiberarts magazine
and website and judged. Prizes will be awarded to three winning entries selected
by the judges as described below.
FORMAT. Each valentine must be configured according to the specifications
on webpage, including the full mailing address of the addressee and sufficient
postage. The United States Postal Service is responsible for applying the cancellation
mark and poem to each valentine placed in the mail at the Loveland post office.
CONTEST SPONSORS. The contest is conducted by Interweave Press, LLC, 201
East Fourth Street, Loveland, CO 80537-5655, publisher of Fiberarts and
other publications. The contest is sponsored by Jacquard Products/Rupert, Gibbon
& Spider, Inc., PO Box 425, Healdsburg, CA 95448. [800] 442-0455; www.jacquardproducts.com)
and New England Felting Supply (84 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA 01027. [413] 527-1188;
www.feltingsupply.com) .
HOW TO ENTER. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest. Entries will
be accepted only by mail, postage prepaid, sent to Interweave, 201 East
Fourth Street, Loveland, CO 80537-5655. Valentines must be mailed to Interweave
Press in a stamped and addressed envelope. Only complete, appropriate, and timely
entries from eligible entrants will be accepted.
ENTRY DEADLINE. All entries must be received by Interweave Press by January
15, 2010.
ELIGIBILITY. The contest is open to adults who are 18 years of age or older
and legally residing in the United States or Canada, or their territories and
possessions as of the day of entry. Employees, vendors, and agents of Interweave
Press and its advertisers, sponsors, and related companies, and their immediate
families are not eligible.
WINNERS. Three winners will be selected by contest judges, who will be
members of the staff of Interweave Press and respective category sponsors, from
all complete and timely entries received from eligible entrants. If a winner selected
by the judges is determined to be ineligible for any reason, another winner will
be selected in his or her place. Winners will be judged on: (a) concept originality
and (b) innovative or exceptional use of materials and/or technique, and (c) the
additional factors set forth below. All decisions of the judges shall be made
in their sole and absolute discretion and will be final. Winners will be announced
in a future print and/or website issue of Fiberarts. Interweave Press, at its
discretion, may also announce and promote the contest and its winners in other
print and electronic publications of Interweave Press, and the advertising, publicity,
promotional, and marketing materials of Interweave Press. The prizes will be awarded
to eligible winners as described in these contest rules by March 1, 2010. Winners
will be notified at the address provided by February 11, 2010.
PRIZES. Three winning entries will be selected by the judges, one winning
entry in each of the three categories described below, and the entrants will receive
the prizes described below. Prizes will be mailed at the expense of Interweave
Press to the winners at the addresses provided by the winning entrants. The winners
are solely responsible for payment of taxes that may be imposed by reason of the
prizes awarded to him/her. All prizes will be awarded.
1. Most innovative use of waxes in a mixed-media or resist technique
Prize: acid dyes, beeswax, Dye-Na-Flow Exciter Pack, Encaustic Medium, Extravoganza,
Halo/Jewel Exciter Pack, Indigo Kit, Inkjet Print on cotton, Inkjet Print on silk,
Micro Crystalline, Tee Juice Classic Set, Tee Juice Brights Set, Fine Line Tee
Juice, Medium Tee Juice, Procion 4 Color Set with soda ash, Soywax
2. Nuno Felt Challenge
Nuno felt (also called laminated felt) is a technique of felting wool or other
fiber onto a preexisting fabric. Using only this technique, create a piece of
laminated felt using silk, cotton, burlap or another open weave fabric of your
choice. Entries will be judged on felt quality, originality, and use of spatial
scale.
Prize: Felting Fashion: Creative and Inspirational Techniques for Feltmakers
by Lizzie Houghton (London: Batsford, 2009).
3. Local Wools/Undyed Wools Challenge
Felt is on the forefront of eco-fiber art. Using natural, undyed fibers from
a local farm or fair, wet felt a work of art. Sewing or needlefelt embellishment
on the felt is permitted, but colors used must be natural tones of white, brown,
gray, or black. Make a new contact with a local fiber farmer or select from your
stash of undyed wools that have been waiting for their chance in the spotlight.
Entries will be judged on quality of felt and best use of contrast in fibers or
textures.
Prize: Home Decor Honeycomb Felt Kit.
GENERAL RULES. Interweave Press disclaims any responsibility or liability
due to the nonreceipt of entries owing to circumstances beyond its control, including
but not limited to late delivery or nondelivery due. Interweave Press will use
its reasonable best efforts to place valentines into the U.S. mail after receipt,
photography and judging but disclaims any responsibility or liability for acts
or omissions of the United States Postal Service or any third parties.
Entrants must satisfy all eligibility requirements before being selected as a
winner and receiving a prize.
All personal information collected by Interweave Press from entrants will be kept
in confidence and used for purposes of judging only except that (a) the name,
likeness, and city of residence of winners may be announced, advertised, promoted,
and publicized by Interweave Press and category sponsors.
By entering the contest, each entrant is granting to Interweave Press the perpetual,
exclusive and royalty-free right to (a) photograph and reproduce the entry in
the various print and electronic publications of Interweave Press and the advertising,
publicity, promotional, and marketing materials of Interweave Press and category
sponsors in any and all media, and (b) use her or his name, image, likeness, and
biographical data for all of the foregoing purposes.
By entering the contest, entrant is assuring Interweave Press that (a) all entries
are the sole and original work of the entrant and contain no matter created or
contributed to by third parties or requiring the consent or approval of any third
party, and (b) entrant meets all eligibility requirements and possesses the right
to make the promises and give the assurances as described in these contest rules
without the consent or approval of any third party, and Interweave Press is entitled
to rely on entrant’s right to do so.
As a condition of eligibility, the winning entrants may be required to sign and
return an agreement in a form satisfactory to Interweave Press by which each entrant
formally attests to her or his eligibility and compliance with these rules and
consents to the use of her or his name, image, likeness, and biographical data
as described above. If requested to do so, the failure to sign and return the
form will disqualify the entrant.
By entering the contest, the entrant releases Interweave Press and its affiliates,
subsidiaries, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and all
others associated with the development and execution of the contest, from any
and all liability from injury, loss, or damage of any kind relating in whole or
in part, directly or indirectly, from any aspect of entrant’s participation
in the contest.
The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
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