Loaded Dog Enterprises in conjunction with Lamar Fishing Products, Fish Hawk Thread & other sponsors is proud to announce the inaugural "PicToWeave Weaving Competition".
The aim of the competition is to encourage rod builders to try their hand at weaving.
Contestants must register their entries on the PicToWeave web forum. To ensure that the emphasis is placed on individual performance, contestants must complete one of several pre-made patterns and post their finished weave on the PicToWeave web forum for judging by a panel of judges including representatives of the sponsors and other rod building identities. There will be two (2) categories.
* Novice - (Defined as someone that has not weaved before, or has not posted themselves, or had photos of their weaves posted on rod building, or other fishing related web sites) * General Entrant - (Defined as someone who does not fit into the category of Novice)
How does it work? Simply download one or more of the pre-selected weave designs from this web site and get weaving! The choice of thread type, size and color is up to you! When you're done, post your entries on the PicToWeave website forum for judging.
Judging will be on three criteria and weighted as follows.
1: Tightness & straightness of thread (Maximum 15 points) 2: Color choice & co-ordination (Maximum 5 points) 3: Overall finish including Epoxy, trim bands etc (Maximum 5 points) 4: Degree of difficulty of weave chosen. (Maximum 5 points)
The entrant in each category awarded the most points in total by our judges shall receive the following prizes:
Novice Entries
1st Place Prize:
* A registered copy of PicToWeave * A Fish Hawk Thread grab bag including nylon and metallic threads * A Threadmaster finish prize pack consisting of an 8oz finish kit and a 1 oz color preserver. * A Doc Ski weaving video * A "Guide to Thread Weaving" Book by Jim Upton * An 80 thread weaving loom
2nd Place Prize:
* A registered copy of PicToWeave * A Doc Ski weaving video
General Entries
1st Place Prize:
* A registered copy of PicToWeave * A Fish Hawk Thread grab bag including nylon and metallic threads * A Threadmaster finish prize pack consisting of an 8oz finish kit and a 1 oz color preserver.
2nd Place Prize:
* A registered copy of PicToWeave
For more details go to http://www.pictoweave.com/forum/ and sign in.
Please note that the patterns and left-lists are posted in PDF format. You do not need PicToWeave to enter!
-- Edited by Owen Dare at 21:59, 2008-09-07
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Terry, To keep a somewhat even playing field we felt it had to be pre-selected patterns. That way we can concentrate on execution rather than complexity of design etc.
BTW,
I have a version of the skull with the letters TRB down the forehead if you want it for the vault. Can't be used in the comp though.
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The whole world's mad save thee & me.... (But I'm not too sure about thee)
http://www.pictoweave.com
Thats sounds cool...absolutely put it in the vault! I was wanting to do a 360 degree dragon wrap with 24 colors on an ultra lite spinning rod....but I guess I'll do one of the pre-selected instead....
Terry, are you talking about a simple 360 degree multi-color weave(yawn), or a nasty 360 degree 24 color-change? I'm looking forward to some progress pics! LOL
