The Company holds four competitions each year, to encourage members to learn and excel at new styles of embroidery. Entries are judged on documentation, use of sources, technique, use of materials and presentation as they pertain to the period style of the piece. All pieces must be a useful object in their finished state, rather than an ‘artwork’. Unfinished entries are allowed, but are marked lower than completed pieces.
The competitions run on the Society year, with the winner announced at each Rowany Festival at Easter. The Company member with the highest overall score throughout the year becomes the Guild Champion for the year following.
Competitions are run in accordance with our Ordinances (section 4). There is no minimum number of entries for a competition to be held. Points are awarded for documentation, use of sources, technique, use of materials and presentation as they pertain to the period style of the piece.
Documentation is not required for competitions, but entries which include it are likely to score higher. Here are some articles detailing the sort of Documentation we are looking for.
There are two forms available for member use, an Entry Form and a Judging Criteria.
Champion: To be Determined
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May Crown
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Midwinter Coronation
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November Crown
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Twelfth Night
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Champion: To be Determined
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May Crown Marienna Jensdattir |
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Midwinter Coronation Constance de Coligny |
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November Crown Marit the Wanderer |
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Twelfth Night Rowan Perigrynne - pearled German renaissance dress |
Champion: Hunydd verch Madyn Duy
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May Crown Hunydd verch Madyn Duy – Elizabethan Sweetbag |
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Midwinter Coronation Hunydd verch Madyn Duy – Brickstich cushion |
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November Crown Contarina la Bianca Heraldic surcoat
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Twelfth Night Zanobia Adimari |
* Must be based on period sources - extra points if you find a period bunny pattern we missed...
Champion: No Champion Selected
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May Crown Something New | |
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Midwinter Coronation Clothing - embroidery on outer garment | |
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November Crown Specific pattern* - interpret in any style |
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Twelfth Night Blackwork (Lochac competition is Blackwork on an everyday item) | |
* The leaf pattern comes from "The True Perfection of Design" by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice 1567, as charted by Susan Evans 1989, Falconwood Press. Note that intrepretation of the design is not limited to counted techniques.
Champion: Jane Stockton
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May Crown Jane Stockton - Brickwork sweetbag |
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Midwinter Coronation LOG Pouch – original designs; Rowan’s designs Contarina la Bianca - Appliqué pouch Veronique of the Valley - Viking style pouch Keridwen the Mouse |
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November Crown Voided work Jane Stockton - Small Assisi Towel Sabine d'Ricold da Forli - Band for a Tranzado Catalina, Murghein ni Ghrainne |
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Twelfth Night Scandinavian embroidery - any style Jane Stockton - Icelandic Cushion |
Champion: Selvia de l’Estoile
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1st Crown, Rowany
Festival Something New Mariana Jensdattir – Or nué panel Acacia d'Navare |
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Midwinter Coronation Islamic/Middle Eastern embroidery Rowan Perigrynne – Mamluk girdle Acacia d'Navare |
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November Crown The Human Figure Selivia de l'Estoile - split stitch Fulda fragment. Acacia d'Navare |
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Twelfth Night German Whitework(opus teutonicum) No entries |
Champion: Rowan Perigrynne
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May Coronet Something New Leonie de Gray – Filet lace |
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Midwinter Investiture Underwear No entries |
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November Coronet Headwear Keridwen the Mouse |
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Twelfth Night Metal thread work Rowan Perigrynne – Elizabethan bookcover Alarice Beatrix von Thal, Elayne Montjoy, Mirriam Gailbraith |
Champion: Alarice Beatrix von Thal
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May Coronet Research article No entries |
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Midwinter Investiture Elizabethan Embroidery Alarice Beatrix von Thal - Blackwork nightcap |
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November Coronet Table linen and towels Alarice Beatrix von Thal – Assisi work handtowel |
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Twelfth Night Pre-1000 CE embroidery No entries |
Champion: Alarice Beatrix von Thal
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May Coronet Pouches Alarice Beatrix von Thal - German brickstich pouch Rowan Perigrynne, Gabrielle della Santa Croce, Keridwen the Mouse |
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Midwinter Investiture Couching Bartolomeo Aggazzi - Elizabethan doublet Elayne Montjoy, Mathilde Adicoat |
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November Coronet Embroidery using a given design Alarice Beatrix von Thal - Cross stitch pillow Bess Haddon of York, Rowan Perigrynne, Gabrielle della Santa Croce |
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Twelfth Night Needlelace Keridwen the Mouse - Reticello handtowel Keridwen the Mouse - Burrato griffons |
Champion not selected in this first year.
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November Coronet Embroidered shirt Keridwen the Mouse – Blackwork shirt |
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Twelfth Night Beading Contarina Casagrande - Byzantine tunic Aeron Lasair - German Renaissance dress Bess Haddon of York, Myfanwy ferch Daffyd, Keridwen the Mouse |
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