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We are pleased to announce the winners
of the PieceWork Pincushion Contest. The contest was
announced in the September/October 1999 issue of PieceWork
with a submission deadline of February 1, 2000. The contest
was a treat for all of us here at the office. Each entry's arrival
was like a little holiday with a package to be unwrapped and
its contents examined with delight. Each pincushion was judged
on the originality of the piece, its creative connection to
needlework history, mastery of the chosen technique, and the
accuracy of the written instructions. The judges included Linda
Ligon, creative director and founder of Interweave; Marilyn
Murphy, editorial director of Interweave; Jeane Hutchins,
editor of PieceWork; and Jake Rexus, assistant editor
of PieceWork.
The first-, second-, and third-place
pincushions are not only beautiful but embody excellent technique
and fulfill our requirement of being historically based. Eight
other entries received honorable mention. The three techniques
used in the winning entries—embroidery, bead crochet, and tatting—exemplify
the extreme diversity of the entries. Other techniques represented
include Russian punch needle, knitting, ribbon embroidery, crochet,
quilting, basketry, and ruching.
In 2000, a traveling exhibition of the
forty-five PieceWork pincushions was displayed at several
Creative Arts and Textiles shows (CATS) around the United States.
Instructions for making the first-, second-,
and third-place winners appear in the July/August 2000 issue
of PieceWork magazine.
All photographs by Mary Staley Pridgen.
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