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To Sew a Fine Seam
Standard High in Woolcraft Competition
Winning entries in the National Co-ordinating Country Women's Woolcraft Awards annual competition maintained the high standard of recent years.
Although entries were fewer than expected the judges had a difficult time sorting out the winners.
From left, Mesdames J. Hegarty and N. Whitehead (first and second in the sewn garment section), C. Black (homespun garment), and J. E. Seymour and R. Knox (first and second in crocheted garment).
Mr G. Shanks, local member of the Wool Board electoral college, presented the prizes. Mrs Black, wearing her homespun garment, a beautifully-made. poncho, receives her prize of an all-wool blanket for that section.
Linda Benson, Gisborne, Blanche Boyce, Ruatoria, and Judith Barron, Tolaga Bay, who won places in a Girls' High School fashion parade of home-made garments organised by Form 5A to raise funds for the Save the Children Fund. Linda (left), ' who came second, wore a midi herringbone tan skirt and lace-front white blouse. Blanche, the winner, chose a pinafore outfit in green checks with a bone-coloured butterfly blouse. Judith's wool two-tone trouser suit was in mustard with blue over-checks.
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, who came second, wore a midi herringbone tan skirt and lace-front white blouse. Blanche, the winner, chose a pinafore outfit in green checks with a bone-coloured butterfly blouse. Judiths wool two-tone trouser suit was in mustard with blue over-checks.\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 204 : June. 16, 1971'); void 0){kind=link}
, who came second, wore a midi herringbone tan skirt and lace-front white blouse. Blanche, the winner, chose a pinafore outfit in green checks with a bone-coloured butterfly blouse. Judiths wool two-tone trouser suit was in mustard with blue over-checks.\r\n\r\nGisborne Photo News - No 204 : June. 16, 1971'); void 0){kind=link}