July 8, 2025--Heads up!!! The Rehoboth Beach Museum now has information and application forms for this year's 13th Annual Needlework Exhibit on its website (click here). Below are details as to when and where.
Exhibition details
Entries accepted
August 29th - September 4th, 2025
Judging
September 7th - 9th, 2025
EXHIBIT
DATES:
September
12th through November 2nd, 202
LOCATION:
511
Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971, at the entrance to the City of
Rehoboth Beach, near the lighthouse traffic circle and the Chamber of Commerce
Visitors Center.
EXHIBITION
HOURS:
Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10-4
Saturday
and Sunday, 10-2
DAILY
ADMISSION FEES:
Admission
is by donation.
ELIGIBILITY:
Each
entry must be the work of a living person and appropriately finished. We
reserve the right to display items in the manner we deem most appropriate and
to refuse items deemed inappropriate for display. Entries requiring hanging
must be wired. NO SAW TOOTH hanging devices will be accepted. Entries must be
labeled with the stitcher’s name and phone number.
DIVISIONS:
Adult:
For stitchers 18
years old or older.
Junior:
For stitchers 17
years of age or younger at the time the work was completed.
Professionals:
Professionals will be judged in the “Professional” Category.
Professional stitchers may opt to simply exhibit their entries without judgement.
CATEGORIES:
Original
A
unique design and composition, which is entirely the product of the stitcher’s
own mind and hands. This includes interpretations of nature and art through
stitching.
Commercial
Works
using any element of a designer’s pattern for needlework. Includes: charted or
painted canvas, printed graphs, kits, class projects, and minor alterations
thereto.
TECHNIQUES:
· Beadwork
· Canvaswork/Needlepoint: Traditional,
multi-stitch (4+) or painted canvas
· Counted Thread: Including Blackwork,
Cross Stitch (even weave), Drawn Thread, Hardanger
· Sampler: Traditional or multi-stitch
(4+)
· Embroidery: Including but not limited
to Crewel, Goldwork, Silk Ribbon,
Stumpwork, Surface, White Work.
·
Heirloom
Sewing: Smocking, Fine Hand Sewing, Needle Lace, Quilting (NO QUILTS LARGER THAN 36 x 36. (Quilts must come with hanging supplies. Only those quilts awarded
prizes will be displayed in full due to space constraints).
· Lace: Bobbin Lace, Battenburg, Filet
Guipure, etc.
· Miniature: 32-count or higher, over one
thread
· Mixed Media
· Professional
JUDGING:
A
judge will award ribbons. Major award winners will be announced just prior to
the opening reception. Entrants should
fill out forms carefully to ensure that each piece is properly classified. The
Historical Society and the judge reserve the right to re-classify entries.
AWARDS:
Best
in Show – across all techniques except professional
First
Place, Second Place, Third Place, Honorable Mention – for each technique - the
judge reserves the right to choose the number of winners
People’s
Choice – by popular vote (excludes professional division)
Judge’s
Choice – Judge’s favorite
All
entries must remain at the Rehoboth
Beach Museum
for the duration of the exhibition.
MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Five. Entries must
not have been in previous RBHS exhibits, but may have been in other shows.
ENTRY
FEES:
Members
of RBHS:
$10 for first adult entry, $5 per additional entry
Non-members:
$15 for first adult entry, $5 per additional entry
Juniors:
$5 junior entry, $1 each additional entry.
Sets
containing several items will be charged $1 for each additional item.
Make
checks payable to Rehoboth Beach Historical Society (RBHS),
Society
Memberships are available:
Individual:
$40
Household:
$70
Friend:
$100
Patron:
$250
Membership
is tax-deductible. Please send a separate check for membership.
HAND
DELIVERED (WALK-IN) ENTRIES:
Entries
are accepted from 10-2 except Wednesdays,
when the Musuem is closed. Please note the lot is now metered starting at 10:00
am. SIMPLY COME INTO THE MUSEUM TO
OBTAIN A PARKING PASS so you do not need to pay for parking.
ENTRIES
BY MAIL:
PLEASE
NOTE: Entries will be accepted by mail but will not be returned by mail.
All entries must be picked up at the museum. Entries MUST BE RECEIVED BY
September 4, 2025. Entries by mail must be shipped in a sturdy container and
must contain a completed entry form. Mailing address: Rehoboth Beach
Museum, 511 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Please call (302) 227-7310 for
information.
Exhibitors
may also pre-register by sending completed forms and fees in the mail to The
Rehoboth Beach Museum by September 2, 2025. Please make checks payable to the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.
AFTER
THE EXHIBIT:
Entries
may be picked up starting at 2pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Entries must be
picked up within one full weekend after the show closes, no later than November
9, 2025. If someone other than the exhibitor is picking up items, the exhibitor
must indicate who on the front of the entry form.
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS:
1. Insurance coverage is the
responsibility of the owner/depositor.
2. The depositor warrants that he or she
holds full and clear title to the object(s) identified on the face of the entry
form or is the agent of the owner authorized to deposit the objects(s) with the
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.
3. All objects may be examined,
photographed, measured, or otherwise reproduced for educational or promotional
purposes.
4. The object(s) will be returned only to
the depositor unless RBHS is notified in writing to the contrary.
5. If objects are not picked up by the
last pick-up date, a $5 per day storage fee will be charged. After 30 days, the
object will be deemed an unrestricted gift to the museum.
