The Land Handicraft Competition 2013-14 results:
1. Knee or cot rug using commercial natural fibres (crochet): 1, Bea Berrisford, Marulan Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 2, Lynnette Grady, Nowra Branch, Wollondilly Group; 3, Jennifer Pascoe, Leeton Evening Branch, Murrumbidgee Lachlan Group; H/C, Rona Richardson, Quirindi Branch, Namoi Group.
2. Knee or cot rug using commercial natural fibres (any other technique; not weaving): 1, Heather Peters, Griffith Branch, Murrumbidgee Lachlan Group; 2, Zita Carey, Tullamore Branch, Oxley Group; 3, Sharyn Holt, Guyra Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; H/C, Pauline Kinder, Penrith Branch, Blue Mountains Group.
3. Hand woven garment or article from natural fibres: 1, Marie Wharton, Glen Innes Evening Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; 2, Fred Lawson, Blackville Branch, Namoi Group; 3, Robyn Northan, Mudgee Evening Branch, Castlereagh Country Group.
4. Hand-knitted socks from natural fibres: 1, Jelna Hixon, Mount Russell Branch, Gwydir Group; 2, Kerry Garland, Bungendore Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 3, Alison Gosgrove, Warren Branch, Far Western Group; H/C, Hilda Saunders, Wauchope Branch, Mid North Coast Group.
5. Hand knitted or crochet child's garment from commercial natural fibres: 1, Edna Walsh, Wauchope Branch, Mid North Coast Group; 2, Margaret Lynch, Tabletop Branch, Murray Group; 3, Jennifer Pascoe, Leeton Evening Branch, Murrumbidgee/Lachlan Group; H/C, Lynnette Grady, Nowra Branch, Wollondilly Group.
6. Hand-knitted garment or article (not socks) from commercial natural fibres (5ply or finer): 1, Jennifer Pascoe, Leeton Evening Branch, Murrumbidgee/Lachlan Group; 2, Nola Hill, Ben Lomond Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; 3, Margaret Makeham, Eurongilly Branch, Hume Group; H/C, Bev Cameron, Wellington Branch, Macquarie Group; H/C, Hilda Saunders, Wauchope Branch, Mid North Coast Group.
7. Hand-knitted garment or article from commercial natural fibres (6ply or thicker): 1, Pat Anderson, Dunedoo Branch, Castlereagh Country Group; 2, Kathleen Hogg, Bungonia Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 3, Coral Lawson, Ben Lomond Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; H/C, E. Richards, Blaxland Branch, Blue Mountains Group; H/C, Molly Siddle, Numbla Vale, Branch Monaro Group.
8. Creative knitting/crochet garment or article from commercial and/or hand-spun natural fibres: 1, Yvonne Argent, Emerald Hill Branch, Namoi Group; 2, Peta Jenkins, Mannering Park Branch, Northumberland Group;
3, Patricia Plunkett, Warren Branch, Far Western Group.
9. Hand-knitted garment or article from hand-spun natural fibres: 1, Barbara Murphy, Wauchope Branch, Mid North Coast Group; 2, Margaret Barron, Jerangle-Park View Branch, Monaro Group; 3, Robin Watson, Willala Branch, Namoi Group; H/C, Kerry Garland, Bungendore Branch, Southern Tablelands Group.
10. Machine-knitted garment or article from natural fibres: 1, Lyn Douglas, Mannering Park Branch, Northumberland Group; 2, Joan Bird, Port Macquarie Branch, Mid North Coast Group; 3, Fran Halliger, Quirindi Branch, Namoi Group.
11. Hand-crochet garment or article from commercial natural fibres: 1, Jane Terry, Bourke Evening Branch, Far Western Group; 2, Lyn Foord, Goulburn Day Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 3, Pat Sherlock, Blackheath Branch, Blue Mountains Group; H/C, Margaret Lynch, Tableland Branch, Murray Group.
12. Hand-crochet or tatting article made from mercerised cotton: 1, Wendy Williams, Jamberoo Branch, Wollondilly Group; 2, Barbara Gow, Mudgee Evening Branch, Castlereagh Country Group; 3, Erica Hill, Morisset Branch, Northumberland Group.
13. Hand-crochet garment or article from hand-spun natural fibres: 1, Jenny Nott, Ilford-Running Stream Branch, Castlereagh Country Group; 2, Fran Halliger, Quirindi Branch, Namoi Group; 3, Gwenda Creighton; Dorrigo Branch, North Coast Group.
14. Hand-knitted baby outfit (2 pieces, pure wool): 1, Jennifer Pascoe, Leeton Evening Branch, Murrumbidgee-Lachlan Group; 2, Nola Hill, Ben Lomond Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; 3, Beverley Hall, Bonny Hills Branch, Mid North Coast Group; H/C, Noeline Brown, Somersby-Northumberland Group.
15. Hand-crochet baby outfit (2 pieces, pure wool): 1, Noelene Bendick, Branxton-Greta Branch, Hunter River Group; 2, Coral Lawson, Ben Lomond Branch, Northern Tablelands Group; 3, Laurel Gibson, Myamley Branch, Oxley Group.
16. Dressmaking (garment made from mixed fibres): 1, Grace Chambers, Lane Cove Branch, Phillip Group; 2, Trudi Tritschler, Bungendore Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 3, Beryl Bohlsen, Bonny Hills Branch, Mid North Coast Group.
17. Dressmaking (garment made from natural fibres): 1, Tii Butler, Inverell Branch, Gwydir Group; 2, Pat Anderson, Dunedoo Branch, Castlereagh Country Group; 3, J. Turnbull, Kootingal Branch, Wanthella Group.
18. Dressmaking (garment made from stretch fibres): 1, Lillian Marshal,l Crookwell Day Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 2, G. Brett Bendemeer Branch, Wanthella Group; 3, Jac Hyde, Wingham Branch, Mid North Coast Group; H/C, Fran Taylor, Picton Branch, Illawarra Group.
19. Dressmaking (childs garment made from natural fibres): 1, Marion Cullen, Narooma Branch, Far South Coast Group; 2, Bev Hamilton, Queanbeyan Branch, Southern Tablelands Group; 3, S. Boyle, Bangalow Branch, Far North Coast Group.
20. Any craft not specified in the above Land schedule using natural fibres: 1, Carolyn Kohler, Canowindra Branch, Central Western Group; 2, Zita Carey, Tullamore Branch, Oxley Group; 3, Marion Philpot, Muswellbrook Branch, Hunter River Group; H/C, Bev Frohling, Pleasant Hills Branch, Riverina Group.
Champion pece of wrk in The Land sction: Grace Chambers, Lane Cove Branch, Phillip Group.
State Handicraft Exhibition 2013-14
SECTION A: a garment or article of any craft made by a member 80 years or age or over: 1, Gwen Coppenger, Bathurst Branch, Central Western Group; 2, Margaret Oldfield, Enngonia Branch, Far Western Group;
3, Barbara Ward, Lane Cove, Branch Phillip Group; H/C, Gwenda Creighton, Dorrigo Branch, North Coast Group.
SECTION B1: any article of craft made by a junior 8 years and under: 1, Alex Mowbray, Keiraville Branch, Illawarra Group; 2, Gemma Mills, Gollan Branch, Macquarie Group; 3, Tomas Armstrong, Oura Branch, Riverina Group.
SECTION B2: any article of craft made by a junior 9 to 13 years of age: 1, Emma-Kate Nicholson, Adaminaby Branch, Monaro Group; 2, Bella Robertson, Quirindi Branch, Namoi Group; 3, S. Higgins, Niangala Branch, Wanthella Group.
SECTION B3: any article of craft made by a junior 14 to 18 years of age: 1, Montana Baldwin, Bellingen Branch, North Coast Group; 2, Kristyn Brown, St George-Sutherland Branch, Phillip Group; 3, Hayley Bombinski, Dalgety-Numbla Vale Branch, Monaro Group.
SECTION C: branch project, wall hanging (water theme): 1, Jeriderie Branch, Sturt Group; 2, Urunga Branch, North Coast Group; 3, Tullamore Branch Oxley Group.
SECTION E: article of any craft made by a male relative of a CWA member: 1, Doug Midgley, Penrith Branch, Blue Mountains Group; 2, Bob Sullings, Willow Tree Branch, Namoi Group; 3, James Smith, Nowra Branch, Wollondilly Group.
SECTION F: patchwork quilt, commercially quilted: 1, Lorraine Robertson, Milton Branch, Wollondilly Group; 2, Mary Short, Mudgee Day Branch, Castlereagh Country Group; 3, Gwen Hudson, Harrington Branch, Mid North Coast Group.
Natural Fibres Award: 1, Quirindi Branch, Namoi Group; 2, Wongarbon Branch, Macquarie Group.
Best group report: Southern Tablelands Group.
Scholarship winner: Grace Chamberlain, Nyngan Branch, Far Western Group.
Top 10 pieces of different crafts from Section 1: 1, Marian Cullen, Narooma Branch, Far South Coast Group, Hardangar; 2, Vicki Cardiff-Kinder, Bungonia Branch, South West Group, beading; 3, Marian McCrossin, Wallerawang/Lidsdale Branch, Blue Mountains Group, surface embroidery; 4, Lola Flint, Peak Hill Branch, Oxley Group, smocking/dress making; 5, Michelle dedlefs, Bermagui Branch, Far South Coast Group, petit point; 6, Joy Knight, Jerilderie Branch, Sturt Group, silverwork; 7, G. Davey, Coolamon Branch, Riverina Group, multi techniques; 8, Reiltin Bullock, Campbelltown Branch, Illawarra Group, stumpwork; 9, Ruth Elliott, Blacktown Branch, Nepean Group, paper tolle; 10, Betty Hallam, Bathurst Branch, Central Western Group, knitting.
Champion piece of work:: Sharon Perry, Moruya Branch, Far South Coast, Hardangar.
Group competition: 1, Far South Coast; 2, Central Western; 3, Mid North Coast.