Participate in the Hands On! MAFA 2027 Textiles for Home & Play Exhibit
MAFA conference attendees and members are invited to submit non-wearable textiles designed to be used for home or play. Textiles found in the bedroom, kitchen, children’s room, living room and other areas of the home are welcome – anything from tea cozies to golf club cozies. (Please, no towels, we have the Towel Exchange for them.)
All items need to be submitted at the Conference and will be displayed for attendees to enjoy and to choose their favoriteby voting for the Peoples’ Choice Award. After the conference, we will add photos and information of exhibit items to the newest MAFA eBook, Textiles for Home & Play eBook.
Visit the Sample Database to see Woven Functional Textiles from the 2025 Conference.
General Information
- There is no entry fee. Entry forms open for submissions February 6, 2027.
- The entry form deadline for submission is 6 p.m., May 31, 2027.
- Up to two (2) entries per MAFA member or conference attendee. Please note: This is not a juried exhibit, but MAFA may not exhibit both entries due to space constraints.
- Instructors may participate in the exhibit but are not eligible for any awards.
- Home & Play item dropoff is Thursday, June 24 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Exhibits display in Gordinier Hall. More information will be provided closer to that date.
- MAFA will not take shipment nor ship any exhibit submissions
Rules
- Entry forms must be submitted online
- All work must have been created within the past 2 years
- Commercially available kits or following a published pattern or project without modifications are not acceptable for submission
- Items created primarily of commercial fabric must be significantly altered
- Textiles submitted at MAFA must be ready to display
- At least three images (one detail image) must be included or emailed when submitting the entry form
Guidelines
- Media and techniques may include any medium and technique related to fiber arts, including but not restricted to, weaving, felting, spinning, dyeing, knitting, crochet, basketry, beading, stamping, painting, and stitching
- Our goal is to highlight originality
- Use of a commercial sewing, knitting, or crochet pattern is acceptable if there is significant originality in the final piece
- Use of commercial fabric is allowed if it is significantly altered or manipulated in some manner
- Items may be three dimensional
- Label your item with your full name affixed to the item.
Questions? Contact the Textiles for Home & Play Exhibit Coordinators Rae Turner and Rosanna Lovecchio at textiles@mafafiber.org.
Home & Play Entry Form