Category: Contest
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And the winner is…
Joan Hajek! The shawl is being fulled as I write this. More on the shawl and the race later. And thank you for your support in the Race for the Cure. Copyright 2011 by G. P. Donohue for textillian.com.
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Drawing reminder
Just a quick reminder that the drawing for the shawl is at 7 pm Eastern today. For every $5 donated on my page, you get an entry for the shawl below. Thanks!
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Fairground
Reference So, last Wednesday, I was at the Maryland State Fair, judging the spinning and weaving competition for the third and final year (at least for now.) They will have new judges next year, so if you haven’t liked the way that I or my cohort have judged the contest, you can relax, as next…
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Why
Reference Well, here it is, the why and the how of entering your local county and state fairs? I am going to try to keep this as general as possible, not focusing on any craft or art in particular. Most fairs have a category for anything you can think of, so finding a place for…
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There’s a Winner in You
Reference Thank you to everyone who contributed to sponsoring me in the Race for the Cure. I truly appreciate your help. And now, onto the prizes! First prize of handspun yarn goes to Dave. And second prize of Colinette Jitterbug goes to Roseann. I will be sending emails to confirm your mailing address, and then…
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Seems You’re Much Too Busy
Reference Posts here are going to slow down. (Actually, they have already slowed down, but they are going to slow down even more.) Here’s why: Remember these? Well, it is that time of year; and keeping up with the leaves takes quite a bit of time. As one of our neighbors put it, “[The previous…
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You Better Run
Reference UPDATE: I have made a separate page for this so everyone doesn’t have to go looking through old posts to keep up to date on this. I need your help. I am signed up to run in the Komen Maryland Race for the Cure on October 14th, and I would like you to sponsor me.…