The Company holds four competitions each year, to encourage members to learn and excel at new styles of embroidery. Entries are judged on documentation, use of sources, technique, use of materials and presentation as they pertain to the period style of the piece. All pieces must be a useful object in their finished state, rather than an 'artwork'. Unfinished entries are allowed, but are marked lower than completed pieces.

The competitions run on the Society year, with the winner announced at each Rowany Festival at Easter. The Company member with the highest overall score throughout the year becomes the Guild Champion for the year following.

Competitions are run in accordance with our Ordinances (section 4). There is no minimum number of entries for a competition to be held. Points are awarded for documentation, use of sources, technique, use of materials and presentation as they pertain to the period style of the piece.

Documentation is not required for competitions, but entries which include it are likely to score higher.

There are two forms available for member use: an Entry Form, Judging Form and a set of Judging Criteria.

Current Year - AS XLVIII (May Crown 2013 - Twelfth Night 2014)

	May Crown Goldwork
	Midwinter Plain sewing (construction sewing)
	November Crown German pictorial woolwork
	12th Night Assisi work

Past Competitions

AS XLVII (May Crown 2012 - Twelfth Night 2013)

	May Crown No competition
	Midwinter Design competition: Laurel Cloak Winner: Rowan Perigrynne Judges: The Order of the Laurel
	November Crown Applique - No competition
	12th Night Embroidered Aprons Winner: Rowan Perigrynne Judge: Leonie de Grey

AS XLVI May Crown 2011 - Twelfth Night 2012

	May Crown Household items - towels, aprons, pillows... Winner: Hunydd verch Madyn Duy - long-armed cross-stitch towel Judge: Rowan Perigrynne
	Midwinter UnFinished Objects - No competition
	November Pearled and beaded - No competition
	12th Night Or Nue - No competition

AS XLV (May Crown 2010 - Twelfth Night 2011)

	May Crown LOG pouches - Original or WCoB designs Winner: Caera Sionnach - applied goldwork pouch Judge: Rowan Perigrynne
No entries	Midwinter Decorated underwear - shirts, ruffs, hose, drawers...
	November Couched and Laid work Winner - Leoba - Ottoman work
	12th Night Whitework Winner -  Lady Catalina de Gata - Lefkara handkerchief

AS XLIV (May Crown 2009 - Twelfth Night 2010)

Champion: to be determined

 

No entries	May Crown Unfinished objects
	Midwinter Headwear Winner - Fionnabhair ingean ui Mheadhra - Elizabethan blackwoork hood Judges - Mathilde Adycote, Contarina la Bianca
No entries	November Canvas work
	12th Night 3 dimensional embroidery Winner - Alliette Delacourt Judges - Acacia de Navarre, Rowan Perigrynne

AS XLIII (May Crown 2008 - Twelfth Night 2009)

Champion: to be detemined

	May Crown Elizabethan polychrome Winner: Rowan Perigrynne - Elizabethan glove Judges: Marienna Jendattr
	Midwinter Extremities - embroidery on hands and feet No entries
	November Crown Applique or intarsia Winner: Judges:
	Twelfth NIght Pictorial theme – Hunting Winner: Judges:

AS XLII (May Crown 2007 - Twelfth Night 2008)

Champion: To be Determined

	May Crown Heraldic Embroidery Winner: Contarina la Bianca – goldwork dragon Judges: Rowan Perigrynne, Mathilde Adycote
	Midwinter Competition Wool (on or with) Winner: Jane Stockton – Anglo Saxon tunic Judges: Rowan Perigrynne
No entries	November Crown Slips (including LOG design)
	Twelfth Night Book Acessories Winner: Leoba of Othingdun – Elizabethan book cover Judges: Leonie de Grey

AS XLI (May Crown 2006 - Twelfth Night 2007)

Champion: Constance de Coligny

	May Crown Seams and Handsewing Winner: Marienna Jensdattir Judges: Leonie de Grey, Mathilde Adycote
	Midwinter Convent Stitch Winner: Constance de Coligny Judges: Rowan Perigrynne
	November Crown Research Winner: Marit the Wanderer Judges: Kareina Talvi Tytar
	Twelfth Night Beading Winners: Rowan Perigrynne - pearled German renaissance dress                Hunydd ferch Madyn Duy - pearled German cuff and coif. Judges: Mathilde Adycote

AS XL (May Crown 2005 - Twelfth Night 2006)

Champion: Hunydd verch Madyn Duy

	May Crown Something New and UnFinshed Objects Winner: Hunydd verch Madyn Duy - Elizabethan Sweetbag Place:    Teffania - Laid gold Cingular Judges: Acacia de Navarre, Rowan Perigrynne
	Midwinter German counted work Winner: Hunydd verch Madyn Duy - Brickstich cushion Judges: Mathilde Adycote
	November Crown Emboidery for abuse Winner: Contarina la Bianca ­- Heraldic surcoat Judges: Rowan Perigrynne, Keridwin the Mouse
	Twelfth Night Broidered bunnies (based on period sources) Winner: Zanobia Adimari Judges: Acacia de Navarre, Rowan Perigrynne

AS XXXIX (May Crown 2004 - Twelfth Night 2005)

Champion: No Champion Selected

	May Crown Something New No entries
	Midwinter Coronation Clothing - embroidery on outer garment Winner: Judges:
	November Crown Specific pattern* - interpret in any style Winner: Judges:
	Twelfth Night Blackwork (Lochac competition is Blackwork on an everyday item) Winner: Judges:

* The leaf pattern comes from "The True Perfection of Design" by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice 1567, as charted by Susan Evans 1989, Falconwood Press. Note that intrepretation of the design is not limited to counted techniques.

AS XXXVIII (May Crown 2003 - Twelfth Night 2004)

Champion: Jane Stockton

	May Crown Something New Winner: Jane Stockton - Brickwork sweetbag Places: Gwir Verch Madog - blackwork coif              Contarina La Bianca - padded goldwork Judges: Miriam Galbraith
	Midwinter Coronation LOG Pouch (original design or Rowan's designs) Winner: Contarina la Bianca - Applique pouch Places: Veronique of the Valley - Viking style pouch Judges: Keridwen the Mouse, Rowan Perigrynne
	November Crown Voided work Winner: Jane Stockton - Small Assisi Towel Places: Sabine d'Ricold da Forli - Band for a Tranzado Judges: Catalina, Murghein ni Ghrainne
	Twelfth Night Scandinavian embroidery - any style Winner: Jane Stockton - Icelandic Cushion Judges: Bess Haddon of York

AS XXXVII (Rowany Festival 2002 - Twelfth Night 2003)

Champion: Selvia de l'Estoile

	1st Crown, Rowany Festival Something New Winner: Mariana Jensdattir - Or nue panel Judges: Acacia d'Navare
	Midwinter Coronation Islamic/Middle Eastern embroidery Winner: Rowan Perigrynne - Mamluk girdle Judges: Acacia d'Navare
	November Crown The Human Figure Winner: Selivia de l'Estoile - split stitch Fulda fragment Judges: Acacia d'Navare
No entries	Twelfth Night German Whitework(opus teutonicum)

AS XXXVI (May Coronet 2001 - Twelfth Night 2002)

Champion: Rowan Perigrynne

	May Coronet Something New Winner: Leonie de Grey - Filet lace
No entries	Midwinter Underwear
	November Coronet Headwear Winner: Keridwen the Mouse  - beaded German coif
	Twelfth Night Metal thread work Winner: Rowan Perigrynne - Elizabethan bookcover Judges: Alarice Beatrix von Thal, Elayne Montjoy, Mirriam Gailbraith

AS XXXV (May Coronet 2000 - Twelfth Night 2001)

Champion: Alarice Beatrix von Thal

No entries	May Coronet Research article
	Midwinter Elizabethan Embroidery Winner: Alarice Beatrix von Thal - Blackwork nightcap
	November Coronet Table linen and towels Winner: Alarice Beatrix von Thal - Assisi work handtowel
No entries	Twelfth Night Pre-1000 CE embroidery

AS XXXIV (May Coronet 1999 - Twelfth Night 2000)

Champion: Alarice Beatrix von Thal

	May Coronet Pouches Winner: Alarice Beatrix von Thal - German brickstich pouch Judges: Rowan Perigrynne, Gabrielle della Santa Croce, Keridwen the Mouse
	Midwinter Couching Winner: Bartolomeo Aggazzi - Elizabethan doublet Judges: Elayne Montjoy, Mathilde Adycote
	November Coronet Embroidery using a given design Winner: Alarice Beatrix von Thal - Cross stitch pillow Judges: Bess Haddon of York, Rowan Perigrynne, Gabrielle della Santa Croce
	Twelfth Night Needlelace Winner: Keridwen the Mouse - Reticello handtowel               Keridwen the Mouse - Burrato griffons

AS XXXIII (May Coronet 1998 - Twelfth Night 1999)

Champion not selected in this first year.

	Spring Coronet Decorated shirt or chemise Winner: Keredwin the Mouse Judges: Myfanwy ferch Daffyd, Kiriel du Papillion, Bartolomeo Argazzi
	Twelfth Night Beadwork on material Winners: Contarina la Bianca - Byzantine tunic Aeron Lassair - German Renaissance dress Judges: Bess Haddon of York, Myfanwy ferch Daffyd, Keridwen the Mouse