Each year, our Information Tent sells souvenir items with unique artwork designed by a local artisan and selected to represent the Festival for only one year.
Submit Your Artwork for Consideration
Each year we seek original artwork submissions for our annual festival t-shirts and tote bags.
The winner of the contest receive:
- A check for $250.00
- Artist recognition: biography, photo, and artwork in the festival catalog
- A festival t-shirt
- Two tickets to the Fall Fiber Festival
- The pleasure of seeing their artwork on hundreds of t-shirts and totes!
Art Submission Requirements:
- Must be your original artwork of fiber related animal(s) For example: sheep, alpaca, goat,
rabbit, sheepdog - Entry should be on paper NO SMALLER than 8.5×11
- Line drawing in pencil or pen and ink
- Any shading must be done in stippling or crosshatch- no grey
- Name, grade, high school name and student phone number must accompany entries
- See an example of last year’s winning entry below!
Submissions for 2026 Festival are closed! See below for information on this year’s chosen artwork and come back soon for more information on how to submit your piece for 2027! Please direct any questions to [email protected].
See Below our Amazing 2026 Artwork!
2026 souvenirs featured art by Barbara Carbone Crawford!
Barbara “Babs” Carbone Crawford is a lifelong creative and nature lover with a passion for arts and crafts. Raised in New England in an artistic family, art has always been part of the Carbone household. She has worked in many mediums, including wool felting, paper quilling, macramé, sewing, costume making, clay sculpting, drawing, and painting. Babs finds joy in working with her hands, experimenting with new materials, and building her creative skills. Once she masters a craft, she loves teaching others how to create too. Inspired by nature and the world around her, Babs brings curiosity, imagination, and playfulness to everything she creates. She lives in Ruckersville, Virginia, with her husband, Joe, and their orange cat, Ben.
See below for some sample images of our amazing 2026 souvenirs!
