THE BRADFORD TEXTILE SOCIETY DESIGN COMPETITION 2007 - 2008

As well as the 6 Sections in this year’s Competition, we are pleased to announce the following Special Prizes: –

PREMIERE VISION PRIZE
A visit to the September ‘Premiere Vision’ salon in Paris as a special guest will be awarded to four prize-winners or commendations, selected by the PV Design team.

THE BRITISH TEXTILE DESIGNERS GUILD PLAQUE
Will be awarded to an individual, College or University in recognition of outstanding work.

THE BRADFORD TEXTILE SOCIETY PRESIDENTIAL PRIZE
This award will be selected from the first prize-winners from each Section and Class and will be judged for the highest standard and ingenuity of entry.

SPECIAL WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS – NEW!
A number of short placements/ work experience opportunities are being offered by our Sponsors. Full details will be sent shortly.

SECTION 1
CLOTHWORKERS’ FOUNDATION AWARD - Open Competition

Class A A woven fabric designed for Womenswear or Menswear, including accessories.
Class B A knitted or woven fabric designed for Interior Textiles.
Class C A knitted fabric designed for Womenswear or Menswear, including accessories.
Class D A Surface Pattern design, suitable for Interior Textiles, products or surfaces.
Class E  "Crossing the Boundaries"  –  for FASHION. An innovative textile design for fashion fabrics involving a combination of textile processes, which may include embroidery.
Class F   "Crossing the Boundaries"  –  for INTERIORS. An innovative textile design for interior textiles or products, involving a combination of textile processes, which may include embroidery.
Class G    "Sustainable Design"   –  for fashion or accessories. A written proposal should be submitted with the entry stating the recycled materials used and planned sustainability of production.

AWARDS £400 1st Prize / £250 2nd. Prize / £150 3rd. Prize awarded in each Class.

AWARDS £250 1st Prize / £150 2nd Prize / £100 3rd Prize

SECTION 3
BRADFORD TEXTILE SOCIETY STUDENTS AWARD AND "WOOL RECORD" AWARD
For a WOVEN or KNITTED fabric, for either Fashion or Interiors.

AWARDS £250 1st Prize / £150 2nd Prize / £100 3rd Prize
‘WOOL RECORD’ AWARD - an additional award of £200 for an innovative fabric containing a minimum of 50% Wool.

SECTION 4
BRITISH WOOL TEXTILE EXPORT CORPORATION AWARD
For excellence in design of a contemporary WOVEN fabric for Womens’ or Menswear.                                                                    
Composition should be either 100% Wool or animal fibres – or a blend of these with other fibres.

SECTION 5
PRESTIGIOUS TEXTILES AWARD
For a PRINTED Interiors textile design for the Domestic Market.
The design should be drawn in repeat, using no more than 16 colours and should be suitable for printing on to a 54” wide fabric, by the rotary screen method.

The design should be suitable for domestic curtains, cushions or fabric blinds. Proposed end use must be clearly indicated.
AWARDS £300 1st Prize / £200 2nd Prize / £100 3rd Prize
PLUS – A week’s placement in Prestigious Textiles’ design studio in Accrington for selected entrant.

SECTION 6
JOHN FOSTER AWARD
Open to First Year Students only – from any UK University or College.

For a WOVEN fabric in any fibre or fibre blend.

The prizes will be awarded at the judges’ discretion for entries showing the best combination of colour and weave.
AWARDS £150 1st prize / £100 2nd Prize / £50 3rd Prize

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

THE CLOSING DATE - FRIDAY 14TH MARCH 2008

To be received at the Secretary' Office :-

John Lambert (Secretary BTS)
The Textile Centre of Excellence
Textile House
Red Doles Lane
Huddersfield HD2 1YF
Tel. 01484 346500 email: john@cbwt.co.uk

ENTRANCE FEES
All Sections, except 3 and 6 (students only) are open to independent designers, designers employed in the UK textile industry and students from UK Universities and Colleges. All competitors must be resident in the United Kingdom.

An entrance fee of £10 per entry is payable by independent designers and those employed in the industry. The entrance fee for registered students is £5 for the first entry and £2.50 for each additional entry from the same student.

Cheques and postal orders should be crossed and made payable to ‘The Bradford Textile Society’.

Entrance fees should be submitted at the same time as the entries, together with an Entry Form, which can be downloaded here.

FORM OF SUBMISSION

Each entry should be mounted on boards (A1 maximum size) with a maximum of 4 boards per entry.

Competitor’s full name, university, college, studio or company address and Section / Class of the entry must be clearly marked on the label and stuck on the REVERSE of each board.

A completed Registration Form should also be attached to each entry with a paper clip.

Labels, registration forms and entry forms can be downloaded from our website: ww.bradfordtextilesociety.org

Each entry submitted to the Competition must comply with the conditions stated in the selected Section/Class and should in all cases consist of :

• A MAIN SAMPLE (clearly labelled as such) which may be supplemented by not more than 3 alternative colourways or development samples.
• TECHNICAL DETAILS – complete and accurate processing details for the main sample only.

(The Society will hold these in the strictest confidence)

RECOMMENDED TECHNICAL DETAILS

WOVEN TEXTILES

• No. of ends & picks per 10 cms
• Warp & weft yarn details (counts & compositions)
• Weave, draft & lifting plan (graph for Jacquards)
• Warp & weft colour plans
• Fabric weight in gm/m
• Brief outline of fabric finishing & proposed end use

KNITTED TEXTILES

• Machine type & gauge
• Yarn details (counts & compositions)
• Weft knitted fabrics – 1 repeat shown as a stitch diagram or graph plus colour/ feeder sequence.
• Warp knitted fabrics – 1 repeat of lapping diagrams with guide bar colour & threading order.
• Fabric weight in gm/m for full width fabrics only.

Brief outline of fabric finishing & proposed end use

PRINTED TEXTILES

• Method of printing with details of no. of screens or rollers
• Palette of colours relevant to the Main sample
• Any special fabric finishing treatments eg. devoré
• Dimensions of design repeat in cms
• Description & composition of the proposed base fabric
• Type of dyestuffs used
• Proposed end use

EMBROIDERED TEXTILES

• Details of fabrics employed (weights & compositions)
• Details of threads employed (beads etc.)
• Description of techniques used including any special finishing.
• For machine embroidery: - machine and stitch type

“CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES”

• Full technical details appropriate to the techniques and processes combined, using the previous guidelines.

“SUSTAINABLE DESIGN”

• Details of recycled materials employed
• Method of construction using previous guidelines.
• Written proposal outlining sustainability of production.

JUDGING
The judges’ decision shall in all cases be final and binding. The judges reserve the right to satisfy themselves of the authenticity of any work.
If an entry is considered to be an infringement of the Conditions of Entry it will be disqualified without refund.