6.b) Vinterfest Button Design Contest2017 Vinterfest Button Design Contest
The 2017 Vinterfest Button will be designed by the Scandia Elementary 6th Grade.
Theme: For this year's contest, your design can be about Vinterfest or Scandia.
Size: The actual finished size will be 4" with 1/2" of the circle's outer edges wrapping around the button
edge. Your design should fit to the edge of the 4" circle, but details that are important to the design
should be contained within the 31/2' circle.
Artwork: Acceptable media: colored pencils, markers, paints, or needlework. Finished artwork must be
dark enough to scan for button graphics. The button must have Vinterfest 2017 legibly written on it.
Submission: Thank you for submitting your designs! Please fill out this Entry Form. Give your Entry
Form and button design to your 6th grade teacher by Nov 22, 2015.
Judging will take place by the Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee during their Dec. 5th . Winners
will be announced and presented their prizes at Vinterfest. A presentation will take place January 28
2017 after the Cloggers finish their first show (time to be determined).
Prizes:
lst place prize: A button with their winning entry and $25.
2nd place prize: A button with their entry
3rd place prize: A button with their entry
1.Artist's Name (print)
Home Phone No. /email address
Signature
2, Parent/Guardian Name (print) Signature
3. 6th Grade
teacher Signature
Vinterfest 2017 Official Button Design Contest Entry Form
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2016 Vinterfest Button Design Contest featuring Hemsl6jden
The 2016 Vinterfest Button will be designed by the Scandia Elementary 61h Grade.
Hemslojden is hand crafting. This year we are focusing on tools to be used primarily by women for making cloth for
clothes etc.
The production of tools to make cloth from wool or linen became the task of the men. Often the creating of the tool
became an opportunity for creativity and artistic expression as well as functionality. In the society, social significance
for these tools in the rituals of the community developed also.
Scutching knives, shuttles and mangles especially took on significance as betrothal gifts. Lovingly made and
embellished by young men and presented to the young girl of their dreams. When accepted, the community celebrated
the impending marriage. As the couple moved/migrated, these tools went too ... both as important tools, but with
memories attached to them. Sometimes too, if the offered tool was rejected, the community demanded that the rejected
tool be displayed on the door of the young man who made it! Hence, the saying" Beware of the man with too many
mangles/ shuttles/ scutching knives!"
Weaving looms and quilting frames, both large and bulky, became wedding gifts and passed through generations.
Again, the skill and artistic ability of the maker was displayed as well as the generous gift of time to make the items.
Along with spinning wheels, these items were made to be disassembled for packing and transport to new locations of
the owner .... even America!
Linen, produced from flax, is a material that is strong, wicks away moisture, is easy to wash and can be intricately
woven or braided. The thread can range from very course or ultra fine. Uses include clothing, medical bandages,
funeral wrappings, tenting material, sails, bedding, backing for Dala paintings, paper and table linens. Short fibers
create "Tow" linen, course in texture and cheaper in price.
Wool, created from the fur of live animals, results in warm garments and household items. After processing, the yarn
can be woven, knitted or crocheted. Often the items can shed water too, based on the processing methods and
tightness of weave.
Size: The actual finished size will be 4" with 1/Z" of the circle's outer edges wrapping around the button edge. Your
design should fit to the edge of the 4" circle, but details that are important to the design should be contained within
the 31/2" circle.
Artwork: Acceptable media: colored pencils, markers, paints, or needlework. Finished artwork must be dark enough
to scan for button graphics. The artist can use any aspect of Hemslojden. The button must say Vinterfest 2016 on it.
Submission: Thank you for submitting your designs! Please fill out this Entry Form. Give your Entry Form and
button design to your 6th grade teacher by November 24, 2015.
Judging will take place by the Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee on December 7. Winners will be announced
and presented their prizes at Vinterfest. A presentation will take place at 3:45 p.m. on January 30, 2016 after the
Pleasant Valley Cloggers finish their first performance.
Prizes:
lst place prize: A button with their winning entry and a Wild Sweatshirt
2nd place prize: A button with their entry
3rd place prize: A button with their entry
LArtist's Name (print)
Home Phone No. /email address
Signature
2, Parent/Guardian Name (print) Signature
3. 611, Grade teacher Signature
Vinterfest 2016 Official Button Design Contest Entry Form
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references to Vinterfest and/or Hemslojden? Use a separate sheet if you need more space.