Nerdy Nuts Building - NEW LOCATION!
Superintendent: Eliot Kammerer
SKILL LEVEL GROUP (indicate group on entry tag)
- Beginner (an exhibitor just starting to learn the skill)
- Amateur (an exhibitor who engages in an activity as a pastime rather than a profession, does not receive income that exceeds cost of materials)
- Professional (an exhibitor who put their work on display in a show or gallery with the intention of selling it. Instructors or teachers are considered professional)
- People with Disabilities (all ages)
RULES & GUIDELINES
- Entrants may enter more than one entry per class as long as they are not duplicate items. Exhibits and parts shall be entered in only one class or lot each.
- Exhibits wrongly classified shall be placed in the proper class.
- All entries shall comply with the requirements as set forth in the Central States Fair Premium Book.
- The judge’s decisions are final.
- No entries will be released early. Exhibitors are responsible for picking up their own exhibits or providing written authorization for pick up by another individual. Claim checks must be presented for exhibits to be released.
- Articles entered must be at least 71% leather, except Lot 901 (Braiding) and will be judged on the leatherwork only. Items must have been completed since the previous year’s Central States Fair.
- All pictures, clocks, wall hangings and frames must be ready to hang.
- Leather may be carved, stamped, dyed, painted or stained except in classes that state otherwise. Items will be judged on overall leather craftsmanship.
- Kits are permitted except in the Professional.
- All entries must be an original work by the entrant. Designs may be drawn by the entrant or taken from some other artistic media with permission.
- Any class may be split or combined at the discretion of the Superintendent and Judge.
Class 1: Pictures (Wall Hangings)
Lot:
570. Pictures (leather pictures uncolored)
571. Pictures (leather pictures colored)
572. Frames (uncolored)
573. Frames (colored)
574. Embossed picture (uncolored)
575. Embossed picture (colored)
Class 2: Cases, Bags & Holders
Lot:
580. Small case (phone, cartridge, snuff boxes, etc.)
581. Large case (briefcases, camera, rope bags, etc.)
582. Gun (rifle slings, holsters, scabbards, etc.)
583. Knife sheaths
584. Handbags
585. Clutch purses
586. Book (leather bound, covers, notebooks, etc.)
587. Daily planners
588. Wallet, billfold
589. Check book cover
Class 3: Belts
Lot:
590. Stamped (basket weave, geometric, etc.)
591. Carved (floral, pictorial, figure, etc.)
Class 4: Wearing Apparel
Lot:
595. Garments (dresses, shirts, jackets, etc.)
596. Accessories (hats, gloves, etc.)
597. Re-Enactment (period Native American, Western, or Medieval)
598. Wearing apparel working (chaps, chinks, aprons, etc.)
599. Footwear (moccasins, boots, sandals, etc.)
Class 5: Saddles (actual working saddles)
Lot:
600. Stamped (basket weave, geometrics, etc.
601. Carved (floral, pictorial, figure, etc.)
602. Plain (rough out or smooth may have simple border pattern)
Class 6: Tack (bridles, halters, breast collars, etc.)
Lot:
605. Stamped (basket weave, geometrics, etc.)
606. Tack (floral, pictorial, figure, etc.)
607. Tack (no carving or stamping)
Class 7: Molded Sculpted & Covered
Lot:
610. Covered vessel (flask, bottle, canteen, etc.)
611. Leather covered buckles (no belts)
612. Molded leather (leather molded or formed over any medium other than leather)
613. Sculpted leather (formed over leather dust, chopped leather, leather plugs, etc.)
Class 8: Miscellaneous
Lot:
615. Home and office articles (desk sets, wastebaskets, letter holder, etc.)
616. Cultural (ceremonial fans, masks, shields, etc.)
617. Black powder/re-enactment accessories (mugs, possible bags, shot bags, etc.)
618. Archery Accessories (quivers, wrist guards, bow cases, etc.)
619. Pocket items (money clips, key rings, comb cases, etc.)
620. Touch of leather (less than 70% leather)
621. Braiding
622. Motorcycle accessories
623. Novelty
624. Clocks