Attention All Weavers . . .

Rules specific to the creation of your contest entry. 
1. Fabric must be copyright free and designed and handwoven by the entrant. Linings can be made from commercial fabric.
2. Embellishments such as ribbons, buttons, and trims can be from a commercial source.
3. Please keep a Project-At-A-Glance worksheet. A completed worksheet must be submitted with each contest entry.
4. Projects may be sewn from a commercial pattern. The pattern must be noted on the Project at a Glance worksheet.
5. It is permissible for a different individual to do the sewing or to contribute handspun yarn to the project as long as that person is acknowledged.
6. Semi-finalists’ projects must arrive at the Handwoven office by April 18, 2014.
7. Winning projects will appear in the Sept/Oct 2014 issue of Handwoven, and participants agree to allow Handwoven to keep the items until after the issue is published.
8. Projects submitted to Handwoven magazine may not have been submitted as projects to other magazines. 
9. Entries should have been created within the past two years prior to the challenge.

Official Rules

1. Eligibility 
Due to the diversity of international law regarding contests and prizes, eligibility for sponsored prizes is limited to U.S. residents, including Washington, D.C., but excluding Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and other territories of the U.S. The challenge is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

Interweave and F+W Media, Inc. employees and their families are not eligible. 

Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and F+W Media, Inc.'s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the challenge. 

The sponsor is Interweave, a division of F+W Media, Inc., 201 East Fourth Street, Loveland, CO 80537. 

2. Timing
The challenge begins on January 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time ("MT") and ends on March 21, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. MT (the "Promotion Period"). Sponsor's computer is the official timekeeping device for this Promotion. 

3. How to Enter Online
During the Promotion Period, participants must submit photos and a completed Project-At-A-Glance worksheet via the online form and follow set guidelines.
 

4. How to Enter by Mail
Participants may choose to mail in their entry forms instead of using the electronic contest system. Mailed-in entries must follow set guidelines and must include a completed Project at a Glance worksheet and up to three photographs of the project. Do not send the physical handwoven project or weaving samples with your entry.

5. Winner Selection 

Semi-Finalists will be announced on or about March 31, 2014, and semi-finalist garments and project instructions are due at the Handwoven office by April 18, 2014. 

Entries must not violate the rights of other parties. Entries which judges determine to be offensive or defamatory will be disqualified. Participant assigns and transfers to F+W Media, Inc. the right to publish any of the entries worldwide both in print and digital media. All participants agree to allow F+W Media, Inc. to display their entry or entries in a gallery on the Weaving Today web site. 

The Entries will be narrowed down to semi-finalists by our editors based on submitted photos and other materials, and then the winners will be determined from the semi-finalists. 

Judges will be fair and impartial. Decisions of the judging panel will be final. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible Entries received and quality of submitted Entries. Judging will be completed on or about April 28, 2014. 

ALL POTENTIAL CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION. 

Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winners will be notified by email, telephone, or registered mail after the date of the judging.