State fair theme for 2025 will be “Francis Scott Key Bridge”. Start designing your basket now and plan to enter!! Make sure you are weaving other basket entries for both Harford County Fair and Maryland state!
We had a really nice showing in the 2023 Harford County Fair this year! Thanks to Ernestine DuBois for coordinating for the Guild!
Note: Information about the Fair basketry/home arts categories can be found on their websites.
Our winners this year in the following Basketry Categories are:
Class 10303 Splint Basket Place
Ernestine DuBois 1
Art Stritch 2
Pat Anderson 3
Louise Beyer 4
Class 10302 Ribbed Basket
Art Stritch 1
Pat Anderson 2
Louise Beyer 3
Regina Cole 4
Class 10303 Wicker Basket
Pat Anderson 1
Louise Beyer 2
Class 10304 Coiled/Plaited
Pat Anderson 1
Class 10305 Basket on a Mold (not Nantucket)
Pat Anderson 1
Regina Cole 2
Class 10306 Basket on a Mold (Nantucket)
Art Stritch 1
Class 10307 Challenge Basket (Maryland Colors)
Pat Anderson 1
Class 10308 Twill Basket
Pat Anderson 1
Class 10309 Miniature Basket
Pat Anderson 1
Regina Cole 2
Class 10310 Ornament
Pat Anderson 1
Ernestine DuBois 2
Class 10311 Decorative Piece (Not A Basket)
Ernestine DuBois 1
Art Stritch 2
Pat Anderson 3
Class 10312 Double Wall
Pat Anderson 1
Jennifer Klem 2
Class 10313 Beginning Weaver
Regina Cole 1
Cathy Billings 2
Jennifer Klem 3
Jennifer Nance 4
Mary Blackhall White Memorial Award *
Cathy Billings
*Not a category. Exhibits chosen for this award by the Division Superintendents and receive a special rosette ribbon. While these exhibits may not have received a Champion ribbon, they represent excellence in quality, workmanship and creativity – attributes which Mary greatly appreciated.