Needle Arts Guild of Toledo
A member Chapter of the Great Lakes Regionof The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc..
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Annual Needlework Show InformationThe Needle Arts Guild of Toledo hosts an Annual Judged Needlework Show. Entries are accepted from any needleworker, not just guild members. You don't need to be a member of NAGT or The Embroirderers' Guild of America, Inc. to enter our show. Our 35th Annual Needlework Show will be held September 17-18, 2010 at the Sanger Branch
of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library at
3030 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio. Please note that the show has been moved up a day from previous years. We will also be offering a class on Saturday morning. Please see our calendar page for more information! Entry forms will be available after June 1. You may also use our online entry form. Please be certain to read the instructions if you have questions, especially concerning adaptations and categories. You may use this link to download the 2010 Show Entry Form. In order to read the entry form, you will need have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system. You may use the button below if you do not have this software already.
You may also request a printed form be mailed to you by sending your mailing address to
NeedleArtsToledo@aol.com. About The ShowThe exhibit is FREE and open to the public. Guild members will be present at the exhibit
during all show hours. Please view our list of show results from our more
recent shows to get an idea of the number of entries and types of needlework you'll see.
Various needleworking techniques will be demonstrated during the show. About Our DisplayWe have worked very hard over the years to improve our exhibit by building
custom display stands so that the pieces may be viewed at eye level. We have also built custom
slanted cushions to display beadwork and other small items. You can see these display
stands in some photos from past exhibits. Each item is listed in our show
catalog along with its title, category, the entrant’s name and a brief description of the piece.
Each item on display is also accompanied by a display card. About Our JudgeWe are pleased to welcome Karen Wojahn as our judge for this year's show. About Our Judging CriteriaThe following is a list of the judging criteria that will be used and their total points for each.
The judge will award up to 40 points to each piece.
You may follow the link for each topic to an article on evaluating your embroidery
that first appeared in our newsletter discussing the subject in depth.
Entry EligibilityAll entries must be finished pieces from one of the categories of threaded needle techniques. Pieces may not have been entered in any previous Needle Arts Guild of Toledo Judged Show. Categories may be reassigned by the show committee or the judge if appropriate based on the piece. Entries must be submitted by the Wednesday before the show to be judged and the pieces must remain on display in the show until it closes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. It is preferred that all entries be submitted in person. If you are not in the
local area and wish to mail in your entries, prior approval and arrangements must
be made with the show registrar. All shipment costs must be paid for by the entrant.
The Needle Arts Guild of Toledo assumes no responsibility for pieces damaged during transit.
Contact Susan Pellitieri at NeedleArtsToledo@aol.com
for information. TriathlonIn addition to the regular Best in Show, Judge’s Choice, Guild Choice and Popular Choice awards, there will be
a Triathlon prize. This prize will be for the entrant with the best average score in
at least three categories, regardless of classification. Entrants may enter as many items
as they wish in each category. The item with the highest score in each category will count
towards the Triathlon score, which is the average of the entrant’s three category scores. Only
the top three scores are used if more than three categories are entered. A special prize will
be awarded to the entrant with the highest Triathlon score. The Joyce Merrill AwardJoyce Merrill was a very special person who will be dearly missed.
She was very active in our guild, serving most recently as our 2003 Program
Chair. She died unexpectedly on July 5, 2004. Joyce was so creative and so
willing to share her knowledge with others, that we have chosen to honor her
memory with the Joyce Merrill Award in our shows from henceforth. This award
will be given by our judge to the piece that best shows creativity in an
original or adapted design.
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