Kim Dorn, Festival Director of Crafty Bastards and Executive Director of Hello Craft, explains the jury process during day one of the Crafty Bastards jury in 2010.

With over 450 applicants and only about 100 spaces, this system helps the jury review each applicant and ensures that they’re all looked at with the same specifications and criteria in mind. For more information about this year’s jury and how the process works read about the who’s who of the jury for Crafty Bastards 2010. And for an even more in depth look into the organizing of a large craft fair such as Crafty Bastards, don’t forget to check out our new weekly series: Diary of a Festival Organizer which details the trials and tribulations of a festival organizer in the lead up to this year’s Crafty Bastards.