Handicraft & Homecraft Section
HANDICRAFT & HOMECRAFT SECTION
Subject to the General Rules and Special Rules as follows:
1No exhibit to have been previously shown at Wensleydale Show. All exhibits to be labelled before arriving at the marquee. Labels provided by Show Committee.
2. Each Exhibitor ONE entry only in each Class.
3. All exhibits to be admitted between 8 a.m. and 9.45 a.m.
4. No exhibit will be allowed to leave the Tent before 4.30 p.m. and the Handicraft Committee will not be responsible for exhibits left after 5.30 pm.
5. ALL EXHIBITS to be staged by the Stewards.
6. The judges shall not award any prize unless the exhibits are deemed worthy.
The Helen Verity Memorial Rosebowl
To be held for one year for the Best Exhibit in P43
Wensleydale Camera Club Tray
To be held for one year for the ‘Best in Show’ in the Photography Section. Also one year’s free club subscription.
A Challenge Trophy
To be held for one year, for the exhibitor gaining most points in Handicraft, Art and Photography Sections.
The Ladies’ Committee Challenge Trophy
To be held for one year, for the exhibitor gaining most points in the Preserves, Baking and Flower Arranging Sections.
A Challenge Trophy
To be held for one year, for the exhibitor gaining most points in the Preserves and Baking Sections.
Mrs M Knowles Memorial Trophy
To be held for one year, for the exhibitor gaining most points in the Handicraft Baking and Flower Arranging sections
£10 donation to the winner of this trophy by Mrs Knowles family
Mrs VM Fields Cup
To be held for one year, presented by Mrs V M Fields, for the Best Exhibit in the Flower Arranging Section.
A Challenge Trophy
To be held for one year, presented by Mrs E S Palmer, for the winner of the Best Handicraft Exhibit in show. A Special Prize of £5 will also be awarded.
A Challenge Trophy
To be held for one year, presented by Mrs ME Hopper, for the winner of the Best in show Produce Exhibit
A Special Prize of £5 will be awarded.
Stitchery Rosebowl
To be held for one year for the Best Exhibit in Class P4
The Norma Croft Trophy
For the Best piece of Hand Knitting in the Show.
The Rita Lockey Memorial Trophy
To be held for one year for the Best Exhibit in Class P45
The Marjorie Clarkson Memorial Trophy
To be held for one year for the Best Exhibit in Class P50
The Yoredale Art Club Trophy
To be held for one year for the Best Exhibit in the Art Section (Classes P31– P33)
JUDGES
Handicraft
Produce
Preserves
Photography
Art
Flower Arranging
Entry Fees: All Classes: 50p
Prize Money: All Classes: 1st £5, 2nd £3, 3rd £2
SEWING
P1.Any Article Machine Sewn
EMBROIDERY
P2. Article in Cross Stitch
P3. Any Article in Canvas Work
P4.Any other embroidery not mentioned above
CROCHET
P5. Any Article in Crochet Hand Knitting
KNITTING
P6.Any article in Arran
P7.A Garment made with Wensleydale Long Wool
P8.Any Garment in Double Knitting incorporating textured stitches
P9.Any article up to and including 4 ply
P10.A childs jumper – any size any pattern to be donated to refugees
SUNDRIES
P11.A piece of handmade jewellery
P12.An article by a senior citizen – own choice
P13.New from old
P14.A cushion any medium
P15.Any article in patchwork
P16.A rag doll
P17.A strip stitch sampler 12 or more stitches max 6” wide
P18.Length of sewn bunting 2 to 3 metres in length
P19.A handmade greeting card
P20.Any other handicraft in hard material
P21.Any other handicraft in soft material
P22.Create Fantastic Mr Fox
P23.Adult handwriting – not calligraphy 16 lines from any Roald Dahl book
PHOTOGRAPHY
Mounts accepted, Print to be no larger than 10” x 8” – No Picture Frames Allowed
P24.4 Photographs mounted together – Gates
P25.Fruits
P26. Reflections
P27.Dawn or Dusk
P28.Photo with an Amusing Caption
ART
P29.A Watercolour painting
P30.Picture in Any Medium
P31.A Drawing in Pencil or Pen and Ink of any Quentin Blake character
HOME MADE PRESERVES
All jars not less than ½ lb
P32.A Jar of Strawberry Jam
P33.A Jar of Raspberry Jam
P34.A Jar of Marmalade
P35.A Jar of Lemon Curd
P36.A Jar of Blackcurrant Jam
P37.A Jar of Any Other Preserve NOT mentioned above
P38.A Jar of Jelly
P39.A Jar of Chutney
P40.A Bottle of Cordial
P41 A Bottle of Sloe Gin
BREAD, BISCUITS, CAKES
P42.A Cottage Loaf
P43.A Victoria Sandwich Cake jam filled caster sugar top – one cake split
P44.A Savoury Quiche
P45.Four Savoury Scones (flavour – your choice)
P46.A glazed Fruit Tart
P47.A Rich Fruit Cake (recipe - own choice)
P48.A ‘Showstopper’ - Decoration ONLY to be judged
P49.Four pieces of Flapjack
P50.Chocolate Orange Drizzle Cake – set recipe
Ingredients
6 oz luxury margarine
6 oz self raising flour
Finely grated rind of 2 oranges
6 oz caster sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons cold milk
Orange syrup
4 oz caster sugar dissolved in the juice of 2 oranges
Chocolate topping
4 oz block plain chocolate
½ oz butter
Method
Grease a 2lb loaf tinand line with paper. Cream sugar and margarine until soft beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in sifted flour, add the milk and finely grated orange rind. Turn mixture into prepared tin and bake in moderate oven 350F or mark 4 for one hour until well risen and brown. Turn cake out to cool and when almost cold make slits across the top of the cake with a fork and drizzle in the orange syrup so that it soaks into the cake.
Break chocolate into small pieces and place in a bowl with butter and allow to melt over gently steaming water, mix well and use immediately.
Spread chocolate in whirls on top of cake.
P51.A Tea Loaf
P52.A round of Shortbread
P53.Four Muffins
P54.A Treacle Tart
P55.An individual sweet presented in a wine glass - (named)
P56. A Swiss Roll
P57.Men and Boys only – A gingerbread made in a loaf tin
FLOWER ARRANGING
All fresh material to be used.
P58.Take 3
P59.A Pew end suitable for a wedding
P60.From the herb garden in an unusual container
P61.Depict a book title - accessories allowed 2’6” frontage