GAME OVER PLEASE - Selvedge Advent Calendar

Lakshmi7

Selvedge

Day 1: Win An ANTA Cookery Book

Answer: Lovat

fizzyhelen

Thank you:T:T I've added it to Advents.

doovayduck

day 2

Which French King granted Lyon the monopoly on silk production?

Francis I

according to wikipedia

Kirri

Here's the entry form (and pics of prizes):

http://www.selvedge.org/community/competitions/

SELVEDGE CHRISTMAS COMPETITION DAY 3

The chance to win a limited edition Lotta Jansdotter calendar!


No idea of the answer though...

When was the first modern ski competition?

Find the answer in our North Issue!

BlueBella

Question: When was the first modern ski competition?

Found this:
1843: First public skiing competition ("betting race") held in Tromsø, Norway on March 19, 1843.
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_skiing#Skiing_as_sport

Anyone confirm?

Blulu

Day 4

http://www.selvedge.org/blog/?p=9271

"THE CHANCE TO WIN A CLARISSA HULSE TEA TOWEL!

To be in with a chance to win one of these fresh Hulse tea towels, answer this question;

Who won the ‘Academy Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design’ in 2011? Find the answer in the Costume Issue!"

I don't have the answer, and I'm not entering this one, so I hope someone else will know/find the answer and post it.

Blu X

lilias

Looks like Colleen Atwood


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041181/awards

lilias

http://www.selvedge.org/community/competitions/

It's the 5th day of the competition and we have 8 fantastic Merino Icelandic Woollen socks by John Arbon! A family run business in the North of Devon, Jon Arbon Textiles, produce home sourced, spun and knitted unisex socks and we have 8 of these patterned pairs to give away! All you have to do is answer this question;


Which Roman historian first mentioned the S!mi?



"The first written mention of Samis was in 98 BC by the Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote about the “Fenni” people."

BlueBella

It's the 5th day of the competition and we have 8 fantastic Merino Icelandic Woollen socks by John Arbon!

Which Roman historian first mentioned the S!mi?

The first written historical mention of the Sami was made by the Roman historian Tacitus in AD 98 who described them as being extremely poor with no weapons, no horses and no houses.

from: http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/sami.asp

natz101

Day 6

http://www.selvedge.org/community/competitions/

"On the 6th Day of Christmas Selvedge gave to me, the chance to win a Secret Pillow!

This Saturday we are offering the chance to win on of 7 Secret Pillows from the Secret Pillow Project, an excellent project, these pillows are hand made by a dedicated group of ladies in Meppadi, Wayada District in Kerala, India. Founded by Fritha Vincent, this project offers empowerment to the ladies making them through the business and the creation of something that people can love.

These ingenious pillows once unfolded become a wonderful blanket with a pocket to make sure your feet stay wrapped up and tucked in the warmth.

For a chance to win one of these wonderful pillows answer this question;

In 1972 the Freedom Quilting Bee started to create pillows for Sears, Roebuck. What type of fabric were they made from?

Find the answer in our first edition of Selvedge, Launch!"

Answer is corduroy according to this: http://soulsgrowndeep.org/quilt-categories/sears-corduroy

Natz :-)

claire21

Day 7 now then