22 & 23 May 2027

Craft

New for 2026 – the Creative Pavilion will be in Livingstone Reserve Hall

Entries have been extended to midnight Monday 11th May!!!!

Includes any and every craft activity imaginable – knitting, sewing, embroidery, crocheting, patchwork, quilting, applique, paper craft, fabric craft, pottery, leatherwork, woodwork and others.  There is a LEGO® competition for adults as well as juniors.

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DELIVERY LOCATION

Craft

Fri 9 May

Thurs 21 May, 7.30am – 7pm

Creative Pavilion

Craft- Adult

Regulations

  • All exhibits must be wholly the work of the exhibitor.
  • All exhibits must be able to be lifted easily by one person.
  • If a class has size restrictions stated, any oversized exhibit will not be accepted.
  • LEGO® construction to be of OWN DESIGN and must be on a LEGO® hard base which is placed on another base that does not flex eg firm cardboard, ply, bread board, tray.
  • The LEGO® exhibit shall be no larger than max 30 cm wide/deep/high.

Deliver to Creative Pavilion on Thursday 21 May, 7.30 am – 7 pm

Entry Fees: 0

Entries Close: Friday 8 May, no late entries will be accepted

Special Prizes:

Best in Section – Rosette & $20                                                          Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Best in Quilting – $100                                                                          Clare Construction & Civil

Large Quilt – 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20                                              Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Woodwork

Class 6001 Wooden article                                                               Barden Investments

Paper Craft

Class 6002 Stamped cards x 3                                                         CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6003 Paper cards x 3, any medium                                      Spiritual Dreaming

Class 6004 Scrapbooking single page                                            Spiritual Dreaming

Class 6005 Any other paper craft article                                        Spiritual Dreaming

Patchwork, Quilting & Applique

  • All quilts must have a 10 cm hanging sleeve securely attached to the whole length of the top edge at the back. If temporary, it must be tacked. Pinned or safety pinned sleeves will not be accepted.
  • Sleeves for miniatures must be 4 cm deep, and the whole width of the quilt.
  • All quilts must be quilted by the maker on a domestic sewing machine, with the exception of Class 6012.
  • Class 6006 – Quilted item from recycled fabric – to be accompanied by an anonymous short statement and/or photograph of the source material, to be displayed with the entry.

Class 6006 Quilted item from recycled fabric, max 200 cm longest side, state origin                                                                                                      Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Class 6007 Large quilt, max 250 cm longest side, 1st $60, 2nd $40, 3rd                                                                                                                            Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Class 6008 Small quilt, max 150 cm longest side               Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Class 6009 Miniature quilt, scaled down version of bed quilt, max 50 cm x 50 cm                                                                                                                                        Darwin Patchworkers & Quilters

Class 6010 Cushion                                                               Clinton Howe MLA             

Class 6011 Any other article, garment, bag etc using patchwork, applique or quilting techniques                                                                                                              Clinton Howe MLA

Class 6012 Any quilt commercially quilted, max 250cm longest side                                                                                                                                                              Clinton Howe MLA

Embroidery – Hand Only

Class 6013 Cross stitched article                                                     Plants Direct NT

Class 6014 Hardanger, drawn thread etc                                 Outback Batteries

Class 6015 Article using ethnic stitching techniques eg Shashiko, Kantha, Zari                                                                                                                                            Outback Batteries

Class 6016 Any other embroidered article                             Outback Batteries

Embroidery – Machine

Class 6017 Any article of clothing                                           CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6018 Any other article                                                     CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Sewing

Class 6019 Dress, day or evening                                             CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6020 Outfit for boy or girl                                                CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6021 Any other article of clothing                                  CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Knitting and Crocheting

Class 6022 Baby set, min 3 garments, in 3 or 4 ply                    Total Safety Solutions

Class 6023 Shawl or stole, any fibre                                              Outback Batteries

Class 6024 Doily, not exceeding 40 cm                                          Outback Batteries

Class 6025 Crochet edge on a small article                                  Outback Batteries

Class 6026 Hand bag or shopping bag                                          Bulmeka Contacting

Class 6027 Knitted or crocheted rug                                      CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6028 Any other knitted article                                       CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6029 Any other crocheted article                                          Hearn-Renshaw Family

Dolls and Soft Toys

Class 6030 Dressed doll, any medium                                           Wilsons Pastries

Class 6031 Cloth doll or teddy bear                                                Wilsons Pastries

Class 6032 Cuddly soft toy, felt, fabric, knitted or crocheted, not to exceed 45 cm high/long                                                                                             Wilsons Pastries

Other Craft

Class 6033 Article using recycled materials, state origin of recycled medium                                                                                                                                                  Total Safety Solutions

Class 6034 Millinery, hat or fascinator                                          In Memory of Betty Findlay

Class 6035 Beadwork, any item                                                      In Memory of Betty Findlay

Class 6036 Hand dyed/painted fabric eg indigo dye, tie dye, silk painting      Kevin Harlan

Class 6037 Leatherwork, any item                                                 Gerry Wood

Class 6038 Pottery, max 40 cm x 40 cm                                       Bulmeka Contacting

Class 6039 Hobby ceramics, made from mould, any finish       Bulmeka Contacting

Class 6040 Any other craft article                                                   Plants Direct NT

Class 6041 LEGO® construction – My Own Creation (MOC)     Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

 

Craft – Junior

Important Information

  • All exhibits must be wholly the work of one exhibitor, except for Classes 6101 – 6104 and 6125.
  • Group projects – only one exhibit per Class per group/school/grade.
  • If a Class has size restrictions stated, any oversized exhibit will not be judged.
  • All exhibits must be able to be lifted easily by one person.
  • Private entries accepted in all categories.
  • Scarecrows must be self-standing eg attached to a star picket.
  • LEGO® construction to be of OWN DESIGN and must be on a LEGO® hard base which is placed on another base that does not flex eg firm cardboard, ply, bread board, tray.
  • The LEGO® exhibit shall be no larger than max 30 cm wide/deep/high.

Deliver to Creative Pavilion

  • Thursday 21 May, 7.30 am – 7 pm

 

Entry Fees: 0

Special Prizes: 

Best in Section – Rosette & $20                                                         Acacia Hills Farm

Group projects

Class 6101 Ages 8 & under, Scarecrow freestanding                 In Memory of Betty Findlay

Class 6102 Ages 9 – 17, Scarecrow freestanding                        Kezia Purick

Class 6103 Ages 8 & under, Any group craft article, max 1m x 1m x 1m                                                                                                                                        CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6104 Ages 9 – 17, Any group craft article, max 1m x 1m x 1m               Kezia Purick 

Handcraft

Class 6105 Ages 5 & under, Handcraft any article                     NT Link

Class 6106 Ages 6 – 8, Handcraft any article                      CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6107 Ages 9 – 12, Handcraft any article                   CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6108 Ages 13 – 17, Handcraft any article                          Andrew Mackay MLA

Class 6109 Ages 5 & under, Recycled items, state origin, max 1m high  Matthew Kerle MLA

Class 6110 Ages 6 – 8, Recycled items, state origin, max 1m x 1m x 1m     Plants Direct NT

Class 6111 Ages 9 – 12, Recycled item, state origin, max 1m x 1 m x 1m                                                                                                                                                   Marie-Clare Boothby MLA

Class 6112 Ages 13 – 17, Recycled item, state origin, max 1m x 1m x 1m                                                                                                                                                 Matthew Kerle MLA

Woodwork

Class 6113 Ages 12 & under, Woodwork, any article                    Matthew Kerle MLA

Class 6114 Ages 13 – 17, Woodwork, any article                           NT Link              

Fabric Craft
  • Fabric may be embroidered, painted, printed, tie dyed etc

Class 6115 Ages 8 & under, any article                                  CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6116 Ages 9 – 12, any article                                         CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

Class 6117 Ages 13 – 17, any article                                       CWA of the NT Litchfield Branch

LEGO®

  • LEGO® Construction to be of OWN DESIGN and must be on a LEGO® hard base which is placed on another base that does not flex eg firm cardboard, ply, bread board, tray.
  • The LEGO® exhibit shall be no larger than max 30 cm wide/deep/high.

Class 6118 Ages 5 & under, LEGO®/Duplo Construction                   Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

Class 6119 Ages 6 – 9, LEGO® Construction                                       Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

Class 6120 Ages 10 – 13, LEGO® Construction                                   Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

Class 6121 Ages 14 – 17, LEGO® Construction                                   Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

Models

  • Models must not previously have been entered.
  • Sea, air, space or land vehicle.
  • All exhibits must be wholly the work of the exhibitor.
  • Models to be no larger than 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm and be presented on a firm board.

Class 6122 Model                                                                                Bulmeka Contracting

Special Needs

  • If group entry, please select 5 per class/grade, due to space restrictions
  • Measurements must be adhered to.

Class 6123 Craft, max 30 cm wide/deep/high                                   NT Link

Class 6124 LEGO® Construction, max 30 cm wide/deep/high          Darwin LEGO® User Group Inc

Class 6125 Group craft project, max 1 m x 1 m x 1m                         Matthew Kerle MLA