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2027 Categories

Pants and Pockets - Designers will create an outfit that features trousers and pockets from reused fabrics of their choice.

Birthday Party - Designers will create  an outfit to wear to a party from reused fabrics of their choice

Rotary Remix Challenge - Designers will create a piece of clothing or home goods from materials that ReFashion collected from past Rotary Rummage Sales: choice of felted sweaters, upholstery fabric, curtain fabric, or yarn.

Mystery Box Challenge - We will have a sew-in day March 29, 2026, 10am-5pm, maximum of 14 participants, at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN). At this challenge, designers will be presented with a box of curated materials at the start of the day. They will have the day to create an outfit alone or in a team. Items not finished by the end of the day will need to be completed by walk-through day, tentatively scheduled for April 22 at the BI Museum of Art.

2027 Guidelines

• You must be available for the show on April 26, 2026, at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, and checked in by 5 pm.

• You may work individually or as a team.

• These items need to be created from repurposed fabrics including scraps, thrifted clothing, and deadstock. You may use some new notions, but these should be limited. The point is to be creative. Think outside the box store. No internet ordering. You may alter the fabrics by surface design of any kind including dyeing, but it should be low on toxic chemicals.

• Models must be able to move around freely and sit down in their outfit.

• All designers, if chosen, must provide their own models. Diverse models encouraged – all ages, gender identities, and ethnicities.

• If your item is home goods, it will need to be displayed at the show by you or your representative. 

• The deadline to enter is January 31, 2026. We will not accept any entries after this day.

• Entry fee is $10/individual, or $25 for a team (see application for how to pay). If this fee is a hardship, there are scholarships available upon request.

• Pick-up of materials for those doing the Shoddy and Rotary challenges will be at Esther's Fabrics from February 8-28 during business hours.

2027 Sew-In Day

Date and Time

• Show up at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network, or BARN, on March 29, 2026, starting at 10am.

• You will be provided with a box of clean, secondhand materials at the beginning of the day and may work until 5pm.

• Items not finished by the end of the day will need to be completed by walk-through day [date TBD] at BIMA.

• Work either individually or as part of a team.

• Create one cohesive outfit or a useful home item (dog bed, quilt, etc). If you create an outfit, you will need to provide a model for the show on April 26 at BIMA. If your item is not clothing, it will need to be displayed at the show by you or your representative. 

• All participants must be checked in at BIMA by 5:00 on April 26 in order to qualify for prizes and the show.

• If you do not provide your own sewing machine, you will need to either provide proof of sewing machine orientation at BARN, or attend a sewing machine orientation at the BARN before the Sew-In Day.

• Entry fee is $10/individual or $25 for a team (see application for how to pay). If this fee is a hardship, there are scholarships available upon request. 

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All entires will be judged on a scale of 1-5 in these five categories:

Technique/Construction:  How did the designer(s) create the garment? Is the construction high quality and professional looking? Is the technique a good fit for the materials? Is there good craftsmanship?

Creativity: Is the style interesting and innovative? Have you seen lots of clothes like this before? Did the designer look at the materials in a new way?

Presentation: How is the outfit styled? Does everything look good together? Was it well thought out? Were all elements of the outfit considered?

Difficulty: How challenging was this outfit to create? What kind of effort was made?

Reuse: Is the outfit sturdy enough to be worn multiple times? Would you see someone wearing this out in public?