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Books / Magazines / Publications

GLP - Burda Mag
Order Burda sewing pattern mag for US delivery.
HamiltonBook.com ! The Lowest Prices Anywhere.
Maria's Index of Threads Magazine Articles
Ottobre
Awesome kids sewing pattern magazine
Threads Magazine
Sewing Books & Videos --Palmer Pletsch Publishing

Fashion & Costume

Ask The Costume Goddess
Headdress
Belly Dancing Making A Circle Skirt
Beveryly Birks Couture Collection
Wonderful collection of vintage fashion with pictures and descriptions. Go to the "old site" for additional content.
Colluphid Armoury Pattern Library
Armor and protective clothing.
Costume & Fashion Designers Costume Gallery
Great reference for costume design
DawnPages -- Costume Patterns
Instructions and examples
Footwear of the Middle Ages
Grannd Garb
Historic, Reenactment and Renaissance Faire Clothing, Supplies and Accessories
Indian Dress shop
Salwar Kameez Gallary
Issey Miyake & Vogue
Milieux The Costume Site
MoiRandall's Web Catalog
Supplies and information
Piece Unique
Recent and vintage haute couture online catalog
The Costumer's Manifesto
costume information & links
Titanic
Pictures of Titanic-era costumes
Timmel Fabrics - Wardrobe planning
Sewing With A Plan (SWAP) article
Texas Fashion Collection
University of North Texas fashion collection, with picture gallery
Make your own Fairie wings
Costume History
Examples and pictures of ancient and historical clothing styles. Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, etc..
Goblin Art
Goblin masks and horns
Roman Armor Costume
How to make roman armor for a Halloween costume
Roman Clothing, Part II
Medieval Weapon Art
Swords, Armor and Historical Replicas
The Faerie Citadel
Fairy wings for purhase
Costumes by Lynn McMasters
La Couturière Parisienne
A repository of fashion and costume history info from the Middle Ages to the 1930s: original pictures and patterns, an extensive how-to section and specials.

Forums & Lists

ThreadBanger
They have a forum over on ThreadBanger.com that is pretty active. I subscribe to ThreadBanger's YouTube channel ThreadHeads. Not only is it fun to see the projects the come up with, but I am greatly relieved to see that young people are sewing and creating again.
Bernina Fan Club
Quiltropolis
sew4kids4fun List Archives
Sew4Kids4Fun Photo Album
DyersLIST Archives
SewZine - Home
SewZine - the online sewing magazine.

Home Pages and Blogs

Crafty Pod
Diane's blog and podcast about all things crafty. I'm a big fan of her podcast and listen to it while driving to work
DIY Style
Erica B's DIY Style. Fun blog full of her gorgeous work.
A Stitch In Time
Leanna's page is well worth looking at. Great studio pictures. Also, if you want a dress form that really duplicates your figure, check out her "Duct Tape Double".
My Virtual Workshop
David Page Coffin, of the Shirtmaking fame, has started a blog of videos.
Off the Cuff Style
Beautiful work
Crafty Costume
Diane Bossom's Serger Place
Sheila's dressmaking and tailoring page
The Sewin Sista
William Stewart Jones
Completely awesome! Costumes, dolls, makeup
Rowena's Blog
Jacquie - Serial Crafter
Fashion-Incubator
The Sartorialist
Menswear fashion blog

Online Suppliers

Online Suppliers : Fabric

Fabric.com
My absolute favorite. Great selection. Prices are always reasonable, and sometimes excellent. Good friendly service as well.
Michael's Fabrics
Fabulous quality for good prices. Great customer service.
Spandex House
Great selection of lycra/spandex swimsuit and leotard fabrics. Will send swatches upon request. Very nice people.
Class Act Fabrics
Fabric for period clothing
Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan
Specializing in rennaisance and vestment fabrics. I haven't bought from them yet, but they look to carry an interesting selection of fabric as well as metal studs.
EMERALD CITI TEXTILE, INC
Wholesale supplies for active and outerwear
Dollar Fabric
Discount fabric
Salsa Fabrics
Imported fabrics from Indonesia and Guatemala.
Glorious Fabrics
Japanese indigo fabric
Leandro Fabrics Shop
Quality fabrics
Sawyer Brook Distinctive Fabrics
Upscale fabrics. I haven't purchased from them in a while, but when I did the service was excellent.

Online Suppliers : Misc

Hancock's of Paducah
KiteBuilder.com
Make it Southwest Style!
Martha Pullen Company
McPhee Workshop
Nancy's Notions - Sewing With Nancy
Yokodana
Overview Kimono -- Japanese Kimono, Antiques, Interior Decoration of Asia, Yoko Trading Japanese Fabric,Ceremonial Kimono. Bulk kimonos
SEW CITY HOME PAGE
Shoppers Rule
You choose the price
SouthStar Home Page
Professional sewing supplies
Textile Outfitters for Fabrics, Patterns, and Notions for Sports
Specializing in outdoor and activewear
The Sewing Place
Christine Johnson's site
E-Z Knit Fabrics
Fabric, beads, yarn, buttons, patterns
Sewbaby!
Supplies for baby and children's sewing
Sew Sassy Fabrics
Lingerie sewing supplies

Online Suppliers : Notions & Misc

Atlanta Thread Supply
Beaded Trim @ MJTrim.com
Bra-makers Supply
Buttons Galore
Tons of buttons
FABULOUS FIT® Model Forms-Display Forms
Ginsburg Trims
Heirloom Labels
Woven labels for crafts and sewing
Namemaker Lables
Sewing and craft labels
Lamington Lane
Labels and badges for sewing. Great stuff. From Australia.
Sewing Machine Feet - Thread - Notions
Snap Source
Fantastic snaps. Easy to apply. I use them all the time
The Zipper Connection. Your source for sewing supplies.
Things Japanese
Silk stuff, including silk sewing thread
Tiny Zippers
Doll size zippers
Preppy Ribbon
Source for grosgrain ribbon of all varieties. 100's of styles
Ginsburg Trims
Trims and notions
Birch Street Clothing
Patterns, supplies, etc.. I buy sweedish tracing paper from here.
RibbonSmyth

Online Suppliers : Patterns

Betty Gant Designs
Art to wear
FancyFrocks Dolll clothes
Doll clothes patterns
Fashion Patterns by Coni
Wide range of sizes, from XS to 6X
Folkwear Patterns
Folk, ethnic, historical
Grandma's Playhouse Patterns
Child's playhouse tent
Jalie Sewing Patterns
Fabulous patterns in a wide size range
Jean Hardy Patterns for Equestrian & Western Wear
Lola Gentry Originals - Equestrian Wear
Equestrial and western
Native American PATTERNS
Ottobre
I LOVE Ottobre. I've been suscribing to their pattern magazine for 4 years.
Past Patterns
Historical patterns
Patterns from the Past
Vintage originals
Patterns of Time
Historical, ethnic, fantasy
Purrfection Artistic Wearables
Very wearable art to wear
Sewgrand Patterns
Plus sizes
The Green Pepper, Inc.
Active and outerwear
Unique Patterns Design Limited
Custom made patterns
Welcome to Eastwind Art
Japanese-style Patterns, Fabrics, Collectibles, Sashiko Supplies & Books
Wild Ginger Software Introduction
Pattern making software
Pamela's Patterns
Fabulous tank top pattern
Modern Sewing Patterns
Sewing patterns catalog of stylish clothing. New pattern-making technology allows us to create patterns of your exact size. Preview and print online!
Vintage Pattern Lending Library
The Vintage Pattern Lending Library preserves, archives, and replicates historic fashion patterns from 1840 through 1950, vintage sewing publications, and fashion prints of the past.
StitchBoy Styles
Free Men's underwear and bathing suit patterns

Millinery, Bags & Gloves

BagLady Press Homepage
Davyne Dial Millinery Handmade Millinery
Footwear of the Middle Ages
Ghee's Online
Judith M Designs
Lyn Waring
Mary Wales Loomis
Stefan's Florilegium
SCA. Making muffs and gloves.
The Pattern Studio
Millinery and gloves

Reference

5-Pointed Star in One Snip
AnthroKids - Anthropometric Data of Children
Detailed reference/study on children's measurements
Craft And Fabric Links - Sewing, Crafts, Free Patterns
Duct Tape Double
Leanna's instructions
English Tailoring
the bespoke tailors at Canary Wharf London
Fabric Storage FAQ
Fibre Etch
Devore and Discharge Instructions
How To Sew, Crochet, Knit, Quilt, Loom, Upholster & Do Needlepoint
International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society
Textile Dictionary
Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion Textile Dictionary
Thread Quality
Is There a Difference In Threads You Be The Judge!
John Marshall Japanese Textiiles
Kinsale Cloak pattern review
NativeTech Overview of Native American Footwear ~ Moccasins
Overview of Native American Footwear ~ Moccasins
NSCC Museum Collection Care
Care by Type - Textiles
Schmetz Carded Needles Information
Sew Organized!
Free Printable Fabric Organizer page
Stain Removal
Stylopedia
Tailoring Newsletter
Textiles FAQ Part 1 of 2
Threads Index
Zipper Basics
Sewing : About.com
Thread Comparisons : About
You've heard the battles over types of thread. Is there a difference in quality among the brands? You be the judge! Microscopic thread views.
Sewing Resources
Sewing Resources
Women Folk
Quilting history and information
Copyright and Needlework

Reference : Education

London College of Fashion

Reference : Projects

Adams Shirley Sewing Connection HeartWarmers
Beanbag Chairs
Projects
Child's Reversible Flap Hat
The Secret Workshop Pattern #100
CTA Homepage
Greyhound Coat Pattern
Coat for greyhound dog
Making Outerwear with Down or Polyester Fiberfill
Islamic Clothing - Free Patterns
Cafta, Abayah, Khimar, etc..
Sewing Projects Index
Sorted by Degree Of Difficulty
Tips - Scrunchy Sets
Cloth Doll Connection
Free Cloth Doll Patterns and Tips @ Cloth Doll Connection
Book Cover With Handles By Lee
Turning a Sweatshirt Into a Jacket

Crafts

Bears & Dolls

Morrissey Doll Patterns
Great collection of doll clothes patterns
Sisters & Daughters
Cloth Dolls Supplies for Dollmakers
Doll Street Dreamers
Classes, supplies, instruction
Fairy Doll
Instructions and pattern for fairy doll
Cloth Doll Connection
Free Cloth Doll Patterns and Tips @ Cloth Doll Connection
Marilee's Paperdolls Page
Printable Paperdolls
The CLOTH DOLL Magazine Online!
Devout Dolls
Interesting collection of fairies, monsters and forrest friends

Book&PaperMaking

A Simple Book Repair Manual
Jones on Bookbinding
Tutorial
Simple Japanese Bookbinding Technique
Tutorial

Dyeing

Bubble Jet Set 2000 - Fabric Printing Tips
Bubble Jet Set Information
Questions and Answers
Fibre Etch
Devore and Discharge Instructions
Paula Burch
All About Hand Dyeing on Fabric
PROChem
Silk fabrics , Silk scarves, Silk painting , Fabrics page
Surface Application of Procion Dye
Dharma Trading Co.
Procion Color Mixing formulas
Mixing Procion MX dyes to get specific colors
Questions and answers from the FAQ section of the Hand Dyeing web site.

Embroidery

Applique Basics
Quilting : About.com
Bird N' Berry Creations
Free Bluebird Pattern
Blackwork Embroidery Archives
Cutwork Designs of Paul Heckmann
Embroiderers Guild
Eterna Silk online - 100% silk threads
Fab Five And Friends Coloring Pages
Disney coloring pages
Caron Collection
History of crazy quilts
Huck Darning - Heritage Shoppe
Stitch tutorials
Knight's Thread Express
Landscapes in White
Whitework Embroidery
Lesage
If I could afford it I'd study here.
Needlework
Quilt Designs - Chicken Patterns List
Rug Hooking Archives - Good free patterns
Sharon Boggon's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches
Priceless!
Told in a Garden
Welcome to Ant of Sweden
Womenfolk - On Creativity and Living in Balance
Wonderful Stitches
The Stitchery Online
Embroidery supplies

Embroidery : XStitch

Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework
Cross Stitching : About.com
Mirabilia Designs Cross Stitch
Sue's Cross Stitch Freebie Finder
Hobbyware
Patternmaker for cross stich

Glass

Beginners Jewelry Making using Beads, Tools, Wire & Supplies
Gas Burning Temps
Job knowledge for welders 49: Oxyfuel cutting
Glass Line - Vol 9 No 3, October/November, 1995
International Society of Glass Beadmakers

Glass : Artists & Instruction

Cauldron Creations Tutorials
Heart Pendant
How to make a Ruffle Bead
Smircich Beadmakig
Cindybeads
Glass and Splinters - Lampwork Bead Tutorial
Handmade lampwork beads created by Lorraine Allan. A large variety of lampwork glass beads to choose from.
Five Dollar Photo Studio
You Are My Sunshine - Offical Website.

Glass : Supplies

Arrow Springs
Aura Lens - Main Menu
Bullseye Colors
C&R LOO Inc glass blowing fusing stained glass beadmaking flameworking supplies
Frantz Art Glass & Supply
GlassDaddy - your Lauscha
Glasscraft, Inc.
Heritage Glass - Beadmaking Supplies and Classes
LampWorking Supplies: Home.
Sundance Art Glass Center - America's Art Glass Center
Drew Fritts "Infinite Rim Molds"
These marble molds are great!
Bead Annealer
Jodel Glass - Glass Products for Artists

Glass : Forums

WetCanvas! - Glass Technical Forum
GlassArtists.org Forum
ISGB Forum
Lampwork Etc. - Forums
A place to bring together glass and jewelry artists

Jewelry

Fire Mountain
Rio Grande 1-800-545-6566
Wire & Bead Butterfly
Wire & Bead Butterfly
Auntie's Beads - Swarovski Crystal Beads
Jewelry supplies: beads, findings, tools. I haven't purchase from here yet, but the selection looks extremely good. They also offer some free projects and instructional videos.

Projects

- - Sew Young, Sew Fun! - -
Celestial Seasonings Coloring Book
Christmas Tree Napkin
Crafters Community
A place for crafters to learn, share and make friends.
Crafts ideas instruction
Easy Gifts to Make from HolidayOrganizer.Com
Free Projects
Gifts in a Jar
Heirloom Padded Hanger
KinderCrafts - EnchantedLearning.com
Projects - Secret Workshop
Toiletries Bag Embroidery Project
Erica's Free Projects Library
Make Stuff
FreePatterns.com - The Webs Treasure Box of Free Patterns
Wow! I'm a Paper Doll (tm)
Corn Heating Bags Corn Bag Warmers

Supplies

Dick Blick - Art Supplies
Leather Factory
Moscow Hide and Fur
Plastic Bags - G.T. Bag Company
Romantic Notions
The Wandering Bull
American Indian Craft Supplies

Miscellaneous

The Museum of Useful Things
An interesting combination of information and shopping