Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest

December 9, 2023

Holiday Inn, Alexandria, MN

Entry deadline: November 5, 2023

  • What is the objective?

    To promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns. To encourage personal creativity in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and or weaving wool fabrics and yarns. To recognize creative skills. To develop life skills.

    What Fabrics can I use?

    Entries may be sewn, knit, crocheted, woven or felted and must contain wool or wool blend (minimum 60% wool or mohair, cashmere, alpaca, camel, llama). The entire garment body (back, front, and sleeves) must be of these fabrics. Trim, facings, linings, interfacing and underlining may be fabrics other than wool or wool blends

     

  • Who can enter?

    Preteens: ages 12 and under

    Juniors: ages 13-16

    Seniors: ages 17-24

    Adults: ages 25 and older

    (Ages as of January 1 of contest year)

    Made for Others: any age but judging will be by age category.

    Preteens, juniors, seniors and adult must select, construct and model their own garments.

    Made for Other entries the intended wearer must model garment.

    Anyone regardless of race, creed or sex who meets age and other guidelines may participate.

    Contestants must be a resident of Minnesota.

     

     

Entry deadline November 5, 2023

What Can I Enter?

Preteens may enter:

Dress, jumper, skirt, pants, shorts, vest, sweater, shirt/blouse, jacket or a combination of garments.

Juniors, Seniors, Adults, Made for Others may enter:

*One-piece garment: dress, jumper, outerwear jacket, coat or cape.

*Two-piece garment: coat, jacket, cape, shirt/blouse, vest, or sweater with dress, jumper, skirt, pants or shorts.

*Ensemble (3 or more garments worn together at one time): coat, jacket, cape, shirt/blouse, vest, and or sweater with dress, jumper, skirt, pants or shorts.

To be eligible a garment must have been completed after January 1, of contest year.

 

What Are the Entry Fees

Complete an official entry form for EACH entry. Preteens, Juniors, Senior, Adults, Made for Others. Mail the white copy with $12.00 entry fee for each entry to National MIWW, Box 215, Encampment, WY 82325 Attach a 5x5 sample of each wool or wool blend fabric, knitted, crocheted or woven swatch.

Mail a copy along with a 5x5 sample to Minnesota Director, Glenette Sperry, 31460 Quinlan Ave, Center City, MN 55012. NO enter fee for Minnesota garment contest.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

 

What is the Judging Criteria?

Appropriateness to contestant’s lifestyle.. Coordination of fabric/yarn with garment style and design. Contestant’s presentation of garment. Construction quality and creativity. Judging is private and decisions are final.

What are the Prizes?

Junior and Senior state winners advance to the National Competition. Adult state winner send their garment along with 5x7 photos and video of themselves wearing garment to National Adult competition. Fabrics, sewing equipment and notions are awarded at State and National levels.

 
MIWW entry form 

Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest- Dec.2022

Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest- Dec.2021

Past winners Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest

Past winners Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest

Past winners Minnesota Make It With Wool Contest