FABRIC AND FASHION DESIGN COMPETITION

2008 4-H CLOTHING PACKET CONTACT

Mrs. Angela McCorkle
Extension Assistant
Family Development Resource Management
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2251 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2251
979-845-3850

PAGE LINKS:
Clothing and Textiles Deadlines
Fabric and Fashion Design Guidelines
Objectives
Eligibility Requirements
Thank You Notes
Texas 4-H Roundup
Fabric and Fashion Design Contest Entry Forms
Judging

CLOTHING AND TEXTILE DEADLINES

Friday, December 27, 2007
Narrator Contest – Application and video due
Mail to:
Mrs. Wanda Lee
4-H Clothing Advisory Board
P. O. Box 69
Gause, TX 77858

If sending UPS, use the following address:
Mrs. Wanda Lee
4-H Clothing Advisory Board
County Road 353 at West Pear
Gause, TX 77857
Entries must be postmarked by Friday, December 27. The narrator contest entries will be judged the first weekend of January.
Video may be submitted on CD or DVD or video cassette. Videos are NOT returned.

January 31, 2008
Stage Design Contest – Applications due
Mail to:
2008 Stage Design Contest
Attention: Mrs. Angela McCorkle
Extension Assistant
Family Development Resource Management
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2251 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2251

Monday, May 5, 2008
Texas 4-H Fashion Show Entries (state entries) Due:
All entry materials need to be mailed directly to:
2008 Fashion Show Entry
Attention: Mrs. Angela McCorkle
Extension Assistant
Family Development Resource Management
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2251 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2251
Entries must be received by Monday, May 5, 2008.  Contact Angela McCorkle for ALL questions at: ARMcCorkle@ag.tamu.edu
NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED – NO EXCEPTIONS!

Monday, May 5, 2008
Texas 4-H Fabric and Fashion Design Entries (state entries) Due:
All entry materials need to be mailed directly to:
2008 Fabric & Fashion Design Contest
Attention: Mrs. Angela McCorkle
Extension Assistant
Family Development Resource Management
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
2251 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2251
Entries must be received by Monday, May 5, 2008. Contact Angela McCorkle for ALL questions at: ARMcCorkle@ag.tamu.edu
NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED – NO EXCEPTIONS!

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2008 TEXAS 4-H FABRIC FASHION DESIGN COMPETITION

The Texas 4-H Fabric and Fashion Design Competition at the county and district level is an optional activity open to all Texas 4-H members who have completed a 4-H clothing project with an emphasis on fabric and fashion design. Participation in the Texas Fabric and Fashion Design Competition is for senior high school Texas 4-H members who have entered and met the eligibility requirements.

The purpose of the following requirements is to provide as fair an opportunity as possible for participation by as many outstanding Texas 4-H members as possible. The requirements given below apply to senior 4-H members who plan to participate in the Texas 4-H contest. Failure to comply with the requirements will result in disqualification or penalty deductions from the score.

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OBJECTIVES:

• demonstrate ability to obtain inspiration for designs
• conduct design research
• collect and record design ideas
• use the principles and elements of design
• follow the steps needed to complete a design
• practice designing
• create an original design

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. The Texas Fabric and Fashion Design Competition is open to 4-H members who are seniors as defined by the Texas 4-H Clover, and who have completed a clothing project with an emphasis on fabric and fashion design.
2. There are three entry categories: accessory design, apparel design, and textile design. Within the apparel category you may choose between pattern modification and original design.
   A district may submit three (3) entries in EACH category for the state contest, for a total of three entries per district, PER CATEGORY, and only ONE entry per county. Within a category, for example apparel, there cannot be two winners from the same county. There can be two winners from the same county but entered in different categories. Therefore, there can be a maximum of nine (9) entries per district. See example below—numbers are used for county names. Note that county 1 would be eligible to go to state as a district winner in Apparel AND Textiles. Apparel = 3 counties (County 1, 2 , 3)
   1. Textiles = 3 counties (County 1, 5 ,6)
   2. Accessory = 3 counties (County 7, 8, 9)
   3. Total = 9 counties from District X
3. Entry in the design competition is by portfolio and participant interview. The portfolio is limited to one design and must include all the materials listed below. Please follow guidelines exactly!!
   1. One 5" x 7" or 8 1/2" x 11" design illustration, in color, matted and mounted on heavy paper or poster board enclosed in an 8 1/2" x 11" page protector to protect the design; illustration should be no smaller than 5 x 7 inches. The design may be hand drawn or computer drawn. Note: must be an ORIGINAL design, not an embellishment of a design.
   2. One completed design competition questionnaire. (design information sheets for accessory design, textile design and apparel design have been COMBINED into ONE DESIGN COMPETITION QUESTIONNAIRE). Regardless of the design category (accessory, textile or apparel) the same form is used for both pattern modification and original design (please follow the examples provided in the design curriculum).
   3. One page of design sketches. Explanation of Detail and Design sketches: in detail boxes show details not easily seen or identified in your design illustration; in design boxes show one drawing of original design and one alternate design (ie: same dress design, different color).
      (Optional: Fabric swatches and sample trims may be attached to this page to illustrate the apparel or accessory sketches; do not include swatches of the textile design.)
4. The illustration (photographs are not acceptable) is to be clean and neatly mounted and matted. The sketches may be done in pencil, charcoal, pastels, water colors, pen and ink, or crayons. The working/detail sketches may be done either in black and white or color, but the finished illustration must be in color. At least one sketch should show the scale of the design. For example, a ring might be shown on a hand or next to an object of known size.
5. The complete portfolio must fit inside a standard letter-size file folder. Do not include a cover sheet or 3 ring binder.
6. A 4-H member may not submit more than one portfolio to the state competition in the same year.
7. Fabric and Fashion Design Entry Materials: With the implementation of the 4–H CONNECT on–line registration program, all 2007 Texas 4–H Fashion Show and Fabric & Fashion Design contest materials will need to be mailed directly to:
   Attention: Mrs. Angela McCorkle
   Extension Assistant
   Family Development Resource Management
   Texas AgriLife Extension Service
   2251 TAMU
   College Station, TX 77843-2251
8. Entries must be received by Monday, May 5, 2008. Participants who send incomplete forms or use incorrect forms will receive an automatic 5 point penalty deduction.
9. All Fabric and Fashion Design contestants must attend Roundup and participate in an interview. Do not send, or bring to interview, completed accessories, garments, or fabrics. Participants are required to bring to the contest interview thank you notes to contest donors that are stamped and addressed.
10. Once a 4-H member wins first place in a category, he or she may not enter that category again.
11. By entering the Fabric and Fashion Design contest, the 4-H’er is agreeing to allow reproduction of their entry for publicity purposes.

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THANK YOU NOTES

Participants must be present for all Texas 4-H Fashion Show activities, including orientation, judging, dress rehearsal, and Fashion Show. Excluding 4-H Scholars, there will be no exceptions to this requirement. Participants must bring to orientation STAMPED AND ADDRESSED THANK YOU NOTES for the fashion show donors.

Failure to comply with this requirement will result in point deductions or disqualification of the participant.

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TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP

First, second, and third place winners’ portfolios in all three categories will be exhibited during Texas 4-H Roundup.

Winners may have pictures taken and may be recognized on stage at one of the awards assemblies during Roundup.

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FABRIC AND FASHION DESIGN ENTRY FORMS

All entry materials need to be mailed directly to Mrs. Angela McCorkle, Extension Assistant, Family Development Resource Management, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2251 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2251. Entries must be received by Monday, May 5, 2008.

NECESSARY FORMS
	Do's and Don'ts for Successful Submission of Roundup Fashion Contests Entries
	Common Questions about 4-H Clothing Projects and Contests At Texas 4-H Roundup
	Fabric and Fashion Design Guidlines (pdf format)
	Design competition Questionnaire
	Design Sketches
	Fabric and Fashion Design Competition Score Card

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JUDGING

Judging will be by a panel of judges and will take place before and during 4-H Roundup. Criteria for judging are listed on the score sheet

If ties should occur, the ties shall be broken using partial scores in the following order:

1. Appearance of Design (section)
2. Design Questionnaire (section)
3. Design Information (section)
4. Originality
5. Presentation
6. Appears possible to construct
7. Completeness of Questionnaire
8. Accuracy of Questionnaire
9. Good use of design principles
10. Completeness and accuracy of design information
11. Interview

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