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Dear Sewing Enthusiast, Welcome to The Sewing Resource Guide, your portal to over 950+ sewing-related web sites on the Net! Here you'll find useful links to fabrics, sewing patterns, notions, embroidery patterns, quilting supplies, how-to videos, project ideas, designing your dream workspace, and so much more! What's New: Check out today's amazing You Tube sewing video of the day, which I've personally selected for you and will show you how to hand sew like a pro in no time! eBooks are also now available to teach you how to sew at your own pace. Did you see the recent Kindle announcement? You can now read Kindle books on your PC, iPhone, Blackberry, and coming soon on your Mac!!! First, download the Kindle for PC app , Kindle for iPhone app , Kindle for Blackberry app and then check out these great downloadable sewing books and other great downloadable books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Grab a cup of coffee, and spend some time here browsing around. As always, you are an important part of this website and I welcome your feedback. Tell me what features you would like to see here or if have a site you would like to add, found a broken link, or you simply have comments or questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for friendship over the years. Happy Sewing! Lily Abello The Sewing Resource Guide

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Ebay! ebay.com : Auction Web Site Track Your Packages: U.S. Postal Service] FedEX] DHL ] Acid Free Storage [Brodart] [Demco] [GayLord] [HighSmith] [Library Store] [VernLib] Antiques and Vintage Tip: To jump back up to the "Select a category" list, simply click the Antiques and Vintage category name just above. It acts as quick link back to the top of the page. Internet Antique Shop (TIAS) Rusty Zipper : 1940's-1970's Vintage Clothing Victoriana: Resources for Victorian Living Vintage Dance and Calendars Historic and Vintage Dance Teaching and Performance : SF Bay Area, CA Victorian Ball: Manners and Dress Victorian Events Calendar Find antique clothing or dance posters and art books on Amazon.com Arts and Crafts [ Anything Crafts | Ben Franklin | Hobby Lobby | Michaels ] Associations/Guilds/Directories American Sewing Guild (ASG) List of local ASG chapter web sites American Quilter's Society Applique Society Bissonette on Costume : A Visual Dictionary of Fashion (Kent University) Embroiderer's Guild of America Home Sewing Association International Sewing Machine Collectors Society Professional Association of Custom Clothiers Quilt Restoration Society SAGA - Smocking Arts Guild of America Textile Institute : promotes professionalism in textile industry Bears Edinburgh Imports : patterns, kits for sewing bears Spare Bear Parts/Supplies Blogs Julia's Sewing Blog ** New Books and Videos Bibliofind : search TomFiolio : search Art of Sewing ®. : book series by Shirley Smith Godey's Lady's Book On-line Hard-To-Find Needlwork Books History of Costume by Braun and Schneider ©.1861-1880 Mary Roehr : books and videos More Splash Than Cash : home dec by Donna Babylon Pattern Making Books and Videos : by Sarah Doyle Software Directory for Fibre Artists by Lois Larsen Textile Dictionary (NTG) Needlecrafter's Computer Companion: more up-to-date on-line version of Judy Heim's books You Can Make It : sewing method videotapes Plus check out the on-line bookstore for hundreds of other sewing books! Bridal I Do Veils Bridal Couture Bridal Gowns Bridal Fashions Victorian Era Bridal Lace : UK source Foxglove : custom wedding gowns by Rachel Kurland Susan Khalje : custom couture wedding gowns BBs, Chat, Forums, and Wikis Fashion Incubator : scrap fabric ideas Fiber Arts Forum : by BonnyWear Pfaff-Talk Bulletin Board Sewing Forum : UK based Vintage Sewing Patterns Wiki WEBsmockers : SAGA Smocking Members Chat Room Burn Tests Blue Sky Filters fabrics.net Buttons Browse Lily's antique button collection ... Button Button Antique & Collectible Buttons Uniform Buttons of the U.S. Collectors Encyclopedia 100-Year Old Collection : Louis Unmack Button Bytes Light : on-line button e-zine Our Button Box : links to buttons sites and other great button fun Button Web Ring : button/collecting Phil Linley : button collecting supplies Buttons Etc : antique and collectible buttons for sale Button Mad : incomparable buttons C & B Weiser : button cards & trays Button Bug Button Pages Distinctive Buttons Eljay : hand-painted buttons JHB International : wholesale Renaissance Buttons : wholesale and collectibe buttons Worldly Goods Buttons Church Banners for Worship Vestments for All Seasons Dakota Noah's Ark Embroidery CD Symbols of Church Seasons & Days ChurchSews : sewing items for church use Kaplan's Fabrics : WOW! Also church fabrics Classes eBooks - Learn at your own pace Sewing 101 : A Step by Step Guide to Sewing Basics ** New Sewing and Fitting Course ** New Sewing Machine Repair ** New How to Make a Hat : For All Reasons and Seasons ** New How to Make a 1920s Flapper One Hour Dress Costume ** New How to Make a Quilt in 9 Steps ** New How to Make a Rag Quilt in a Weekend! ** New Fashion Merchandising & Design Kent State University Maison Sapho School of Dressmaking and Design : French Haute Couture Teaching Kids to Sew Kids Sewing Company : Instruction books On-Line Pattern Review: Sewing classes on a variety of topics Vintage Sewing Lessons : public domain sewing books/lessons on-line (Fascinating!) Seminars Sewing Events : classes/expos/convferences GetAways Primrose on Superior Sew Many Options Tours Local Private/SemiPrivate Dragana Edwards : Australia Sewing and Easy Patternmaking Learn 2 Sew Florida : Hollywood, FL Muse Sewing Workshops : Los Angeles, CA Marguerite's Sewing School: Nashville, TN Sassy Productions: Northwest Austin/Cedar Park/Round Rock, Texas Sew Easy Sewing School: Virginia ** New Sewing Arts Studio : Charlotte, N.C. Color Color Harmonizing: create harmonic color schemes RGB Values for DMC Floss Mathematical Pattern Generator Mansfield : interesting fabrics plus color trends Search for books on color harmonizing or RGB values at Amazon.com Costumes - Theatrical/Historical Tudor Tailor Historical Fashion In Detail 17th Century Stays : how to make them Costume Page : links to costume-related web sites Costume Site : more links Fairy Wings : make your own! Elizabethan Costuming Homepage Footwear of the Middle Ages : really nice site for shoe styles Premier Designs : historical costumes/accessorie for sale Star Trek Uniforms Patterns/Accessories Roddenberry Productions Xscapes Sci-Fi Originals Star Trek Uniform Guide : build authentic costumes Also see Period Costume Patterns under Patterns Find historical costumes or theatrical clothing on Amazon.com Designers Fashion.Net : Designer Collections [Bennetton ] [ Guess ] [Calvin Klein] [Donna Karan ] [Issac Mizrahi] Made-In-Italy: Biographies of Italian Designers Search for fashion designers or fashion design on Amazon.com Directories of Sewing Links Other fantastic lists of sewing links: About.com : sewing section Dress Forms Dritz My Double Dress Form All Dress Forms : collectibles & miniatures Clone Yourself : how-to videos Duct Tape Double : make your own, by Leah Crain (Excellent Site!) Fabulous Fit : dress forms Manex USA : Mannequin Alternatives Taking Your Measurements : how to guide Ready to buy? Search Amazon.com for dress forms Embellishments The Critter Pattern Works : realistic appliques Deco Art Fabric Paints : fabrics/crafts & metalized DMC Corporation - see also Needlework FAQ Ginsburg Trims : 70 years of trims and braids Hot Potatoes : fabric stamps Meinketoy : tassle making supplies RGB Values for DMC Floss Macedonian Folk Embroidery M & J Trimming Offray Ribbon Originals by Becky : iron-on rhinestones Such-A-Deal : wholesale lace, ribbon, trim Warp and Woof : hand-dyed yarn Wonderful Stitches WWW : stitch patterns and designs Fabric Antique Textiles Antique Textile Home Storage : Smithsonian Dick Grune's Tartans : GIF/ZIP House of Tartan : over 2000 patterns! Sewtique : Professional Restorers of antique textiles Care/Treatment Bleeding Fabric FAQ Fabric Link : fabric care, flammability/safety, how to read a label, etc. Surfactants : detergents, soaps, etc The Tide Clothesline : deciphering those strange care symbols Nikwax UK : make water repellent Fibers Fiber trade name and generic terms Technical Fabric Glossary : Totally Outdoor's How to Tell If Cloth is Cotton or Synthetic Cotton in the Middle Ages Linen : History and Processing Silk : Queen of Fabric Wool : Woolmark web site Dying/Manipulating Paula Birch : All About Hand Dyeing Fabric Dye History from 2600 BC to 20th Century How to Tea Dye : Get that antique look One Pot Multi-Color Dyeing of Wool Shirbori Fabric Dying : Tutorial by Cozy Surface Application of Procion Dye Tea Dying FAQ Clubs Cotton Club : quilting and garment weight Fabric Club : nice assortment On-Line Sources The On-Line Fabric Directory Missing Fabrics : Find discontinued fabrics! RAGS Costume and Textile Site Links 10 Foot Wide Fabrics : fabrics/drapes Baer Fabrics BarkCloth Hawaii: vintage look Batik Boutique: rayon fabrics from Bali Atlantis Fabrics : patchwork madras, organic cottons, etc. Beacon Fabric/Notions : synthetics, banner/flag fabric Benartex : cotton prints Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan : fabrics at wholesale prices Blanks Fabric Centers Britex : San Francisco Brights & Beyond: bright quilting and kids fabric Buttons 'N Bolts" : fabrics, notions, supplies Calico Corners : chain home decorative fabrics Candlelight Valley Fabrics Carol Harris Co : fine imported fabrics/laces Country House Antique Textiles Cranston Village : oldest textile printer in U.S. Curtain Fabrics Online : U.K. Deborah Brunner : hand-dyed fabrics Dharma Trading Company : textiles, blanks, crafts, supplies Dye Artist : hand dyed fabrics EmmaOneSock : designer fabrics EZ-Knit : fabric, buttons, patterns Fabric.com" over 200,000 yards of fabric! Fabric by the Pound : textile/rug remnants Fabric Depot Fabric Direct Fabric Affair Fabric Garden : tasteful, fun, gorgeous fabrics FabricLand - Canadian : over 170 stores Fabric Land - U.S. Fabrics to Dye For : painted/dyed/quilted fabric Farthingales : dyeable fabrics/corsetry (Canada) Fat Quarter ShopFat Quarter Shop Fashion Fabrics Club Feedsack Fashions Flannels for Baby G&S Dye and Accessories : natural fabrics and dyes Ginny's Fine Fabrics : patterns/fabrics, interactive preview Global Village Imports : hand-woven cloth from Guatemala Gore : developers of Gore-Text®. fabric Hancock Fabrics : national chain, w/location map Hawaiian Fabrics House of Tartan : fabrics and tartan finder i luv fabrics : shop by price, manufacturer including Scalamandre in-weave : fabric strips by the pound for rugs, quilts, crafts Indonesian Batiks : fabric International Fabric Collection Jacquard Products: silk fabrics and dyes JoAnn Fabrics : chain store J.R. Burrows & Company : Scottish Lace Curtains by the yard Katie's Vintage Kimonos : fabric packs Kaplan's Fabrics : WOW! Also church fabrics Kids Only Fabrics : denims, prints Laceland : stretch fabrics and lace Libeco : Belgian linen weavers Linda's - Your Ultrasuede Specialist Linen House Lucy Fabrics fabric boutique Lunn Fabrics : for quilt/textile artists Magic Mike's: Factory Fabric Scraps Majorie Lee Bevis : hand-dyed fabrics Mansfield : interesting fabrics plus color trends Malden Mills On-Line Store Mary Kates Country Quilts and Things Melinamade Fabrics : 50's style home fabrics/barkcloth Mendel's Far Out Fabrics : Hemp Fabrics and Yarns Norton House : Quilting Fabrics On Board Fabrics Patchwork Mountain : quilting fabrics PM Organics : organic cottons/textiles Polartec : home page for Malden Mills outerwear fabric Primrose Gradations: hand dyed Reproduction Fabrics : time periods 1775-1950 Repro Depot : vintage fabric reproductions Rochford Supply : boating textiles and upholstery Salsa Fabrics : imported batiks Sawyer Brook : high-end fashion fabrics Secret Workshop : fabrics and notions for kids Sewing Studio : fabric club Silk Baron : Dupioni silk Silk Road : organic cotton, tencel, silk, more! Silk Trading Company : silk fabrics Siltex Mills : knits manufacturer (minimum orders) Stitching Post : Indiana Stone Mountain & Daughter Fabrics Stepping Stones Quilts : SE Georgia fabric/quilt shop Supersilk : fashion & home dec silks Tex-Tenn Corp. : knitted pile fabrics Textile Art : hand-dyed fabrics Textile Outfitters : high tech outdoor fabric/notions Thai Silks: beautiful sik fabrics Thread and Thimble : fabric and quilting supplies Timmel Fabrics : outerwear/fleece fabrics TrimFabric : carries both Unique Spool : African, Australian fabrics/quilting patterns Valley Forge : upholstery, drapery, theatrical Waverly : home fabrics, wallpaper, paints Virginia Marti Fabrics : specialty fabrics Virginia Quilter WeatherOrNot : Solarweave, sun protective fabrics FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) Bernina 1630 FAQ (Unofficial) Bleeding Fabric FAQ Care of Victorian Silk Quilts CrazyQuilt FAQ Sewing Machine Trouble Shooting Guide Sewing Machine Parts & Accessories (Glossary) Slipcover Basics Storing Antique Textiles Tea Dying FAQ Thimble FAQ (custom made) Textiles FAQ Underwire and Bra FAQ's List Workroom Lighting FAQ (See Sewing Machines for additional FAQs) Fashion and Design Figure Drawing for Fashion Design I Want to be a Fashion Designer Fashion Sketchbook Classic Clothing Design & Designer DVD Blue Jeans : Styles, Cut/Fit, and Terminology Brief History of Ladies Fashions Canadian Fashion and Design Texas Fashion Collection Fashion Magazines Elle Fashion Weird and Fun Dara Fleischer: The Total Fashion Junkie : latest fashion trends, shopping safaris Fitting to Your Body Fast Fit The Perfect Fit Fitting Finesse Your Personal Fit : measuring system/personal fitting shells Index of Threads articles on fitting Search Amazon.com for fitting techniques and pattern alteration Fur Buckskin Fur and Leather Co Donna Salyers Fabulous Furs Faux Paw Furs PreFurs Gifts for Sewing Enthusiasts Pure Whimsy Amazon.com Gift Cards for those hard to shop for friends and relatives. Hats Little Hatmaking Book Hat Design and Construction 1,000 Hats Vintage Hats & Bonnets Ahead Productions : video on hat-making Hat Supply : gorgeous hats! Ready to make your own? Search Amazon.com for hat making and millinery techniques Heirloom Sewing Adrianne's Attic Baltazor Fabrics and Laces : heirloom and bridal Cherished Stitches : smocking designs Garden Fairies Smocking Martha Pullen & Martha's Sewing Room : Great lady and my inspiration! Sarah Howard Stone Serendipity Holiday Sewing Halloween Fabric Link : easy/inexpensive Home Decorating Decorate Now : patterns and supplies Home Decorating on a Shoestring How To Finish a Needlepoint Rug How to Make a Lamp Shade : e-book How Lampshades are Made How To Upholster Merv's Learn to Upholster Videos How to Make an Upholstered Cornice Mfay Patterns : Drapery and Pillow Patterns (previously carried by Calico Corners) Show Home Patterns and Southern Living Patterns Also checkout their Tips and Techniques to make Rosettes, piping, Tuffets and more! Slipcover Basics : step-by-step video and FAQ The Theme Room : custom bedding/home decor Humor 91 Reasons to Buy Fabric A.B. Silver : sewing and now quilting stories through the eyes of a husband! Cute Sewing Quotes ** Broken - anyone have the url? Fabriholics Test How to Murder Your Ruler Murphy's Law for Seamstresses Quilter's Last Will and Testament Industrial Supplies Global Sewing Universal : equipment, supplies, parts catalog Ironing Ironing-Board Hideaway Extreme Ironing The First Men's Guide to Ironing Fitz Like a Glove(TM) : ironing board cover that will not move How to Clean an Iron How To Iron a Shirt : video How to Iron Pants Kids Kid Projects Kids Sewing Company : Instruction books Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids My First Sewing Machine My First Quilt Book Sewing Machine Fun for Kids Lace Making and Tatting Arachne's Web Server : 16th & 17th lace making art International Old Lacers Home Page Lacis : tools/supplies for lacemaking, tatting, bridal laces Tattered Mailing Lists/Forums These have web pages: Featherweight Fanatics Fiber Arts Forum : by BonnyWear Nursing Mother's Sewing List ** Broken Quiltart Mailing List and Artist Homepage Garden Faries Smocking and Heirloom Sewing Treadle On List (Captain Dick) These you must e-mail directly: Church Sewing List : e-mail packrat@sunncast.net (To join this list simple e-mail a short note asking to subscribe or go to their website at http://www.churchsews.com) Bernina List : e-mail berninaoffice@ttsw.com (To join list put "subscribe" in subject line and "subscribe bernina list" in message body) Embroidery List : e-mail majordomo@embroideryclubs.com (To join list put "subscribe embroidery" or "embroidery digest" in subject line) New Home list : e-mail wades@norfolk.infi.net (To join, simply ask to be put on the list.) Hosted by Quiltropolis: AW-Quilter || Art2Wear || Bernina 1630 || Child Sew || Crazy Quilt || DecoList || Freemotions || Full and Fabulous || Full Fashions || HATS (Husqviking Artistry Through Sewing) || HomeDecFabs || JazDots || Long-Arm Quilting || Pfaffers || News || SewBiz || SewCouture || Just Sew (800+ members) || Vein of Gold || Viking2Sew || Water Color Quilting || Plus much more!!! NOTE: Most of the Quiltropolis lists are free, but be careful because you MUST PAY a small fee to advertise your products and services. They're called Daily Sponsor Messages and help pay for the mailing list costs. Please note that the Sewing List has move from Quiltropolis to sewinglist@onelist.com Museums, Exhibits, Folk Costumes Australian Contemporary Textiles Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Musuem : textile collection Heavens Embroidered Cloth: One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles Hmong Textiles : from mountains of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand Lao Textiles Macedonian Folk Embroidery Explore Canada's Textiles : Timeline of inventions Textile Museum Titanic Movie : costume sketches Tribal Textiles : focus on SW China and SE Asia Costumes Around The World: Traditional Dress : Costumes.org Hungarian Paper Dolls : Traditional Dress [Cyprus] [Hungary] [Serbia] Notions US Govt - Label Req's on crafts for sale Charm Woven Labels®. General Label Manufacturing : woven,paper,clear,tamperproof Heirloom Labels : smaller quantities! Label Land Name Maker : cute label tapes and woven labels National Weaving USA : woven labels Quilt Labels : silk screened/hand drawn xPresaDesigns : woven labels 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material/Tape Acolyte : lights for handbags/purses (call to order, cheaper than on-line) Broken Clotilde Coats and Clarks Thread Dritz : useful tips/techniques/definitions for beginners Durango Buttons Fiskars : scissors HomeSew : sewing store/notions (recommend elastic) Jennifer Gail Threads I-Kandi : blanks, rhinestones, nail heads, metal/crystal iron ons LaBeanaBags : purse handles, embellishments, & buckles Madeira Thread MacDonald Faber : Canada Nancy's Notions Rhinestones Sewing Thread On-Line Snap Source : Snap attaching tool Textol Systems: Velcro®. products UK-Sewing Services : thread, elastic, trimmings Universal Sewing Supply : nicely done site and sewing catalog USA Buckles : buckles, purse frames, etc. Venus : craft/embroidery scissors Zippers (Beacon Fabrics : industrial, marine Zipper Connection : rhinestone ones too! Zippers Plus : parts & by the yard Zipper Stop : variety w/quantity discounts On-Line Magazines/Ordering D&WC (Draperies and Window Coverings) Garden Fairies Smocking Newsletter [Creative Needle Magazine] [Sew News] [Threads] Outdoor Sewing Outdoor Clothing: Controlled Exposure : outdoor clothing patterns Shelby - Extrememe Gear : outdoor clothing made by you Sundrop Outerwear : fabric, patterns, etc. Tips on Sewing Outdoor Clothing/Projects Marine Rochford Supply : boating textiles and upholstery Patterns Pattern Review : on-line forum e-patterns : downloadable patterns based on your measurements Amy Butler : handbag patters and vintage fabrics Beki's Sewing Patterns Bette Gant Designs Brown Paper Patterns Bullard Designs Burda magazines on-line from GLP Butterick/Vogue CNT Pattern Co : wearable art patterns Connie Hester : wearable art patterns Seattle Fabrics : outdoor clothing patterns Dos de Tejas Eastwind Art : Japanese style patterns in English! Elizabeth Lee Designs : for breastfeeding mother & child EZ-Knit : Studio Textile Patterns Flash'N Fashion(TM) : 12"-18" doll clothes Ghees : Linda McGhehee patterns Hawaiian Quilting : patterns, kits, books, videos Junk Jeans : recycle those jeans! Kathy's Pattern Page : cute modest patterns Kwik Sew Patterns La Fred Patterns Lee Ann Torans : Tutu Patterns for Ballet or Halloween Linda Walsh Originals : doll patterns ** New Little Bean Clothing Co®. : for Beanie Babies LJ Designs Lois Ericson's Design and Sew Make Them Yourself: baby items ** New Marfy Paper Patterns : Italian high fashion M'Fay Patterns : Drapery and Pillow Patterns (previously carried by Calico Corners) MacPhee Workshop : simple classic patterns, fabrics, classes McCall's Patterns On-Line Modern Sewing Patterns ** New New Look : part of Simplicity line Orchid Jewels Patterns : artistic clothes patterns Park Bench Patterns : soft, easy, dressing Paragon Patterns : using industry techniques Pattern Central Pavelka Designs : artistic/unique clothing patterns P.A.W. Print Patterns Personalized Patterns of America : to your measurements Petite Plus Patterns: beautiful looks! Puppet Patterns Puppet Patterns for Ministry SAF-T-POCKETS : travel sewing patterns SewBaby! Sew Dear : patterns for basket liners Sew Grand : sizes 12 to 26 Sewing Garden ** New Show Home Patterns and Southern Living Patterns Also checkout their Tips and Techniques to make Rosettes, piping, Tuffets and more! Silhouette : size 4-18, B/C/D cups Simplicity Pattern Company Somewear in Time : Canada Star Trek Uniforms : patterns Stretch & Sew Pattern Company SuitAbility : Equestrian Patterns Tissue Box Cover Patterns : by Jen Marie TLC Doll(tm) : patterns for 18 inch dolls, sewing column Unique Patterns : over 100 patterns made to your measurements Unique Spool : jungle animal patterns for quilts/crafts Vogue Patterns Wildly Wonderful Wearables ZooDads : childrens fabrics Patterns - Vintage COPA : Commercial Pattern Archive (U of R.I.) Vintage Pattern Lending Library : rent/buy vintage patterns Hawks Crossing Jan's Jewels and More! : patterns, jewelry Kaye's Collectible Patterns Michelle's Patterns from the Past Rusty Zipper - Patterns from the 40's-70's Mostly Dolls & Bears : some vintage patterns So Vintage Patterns A Victorian Elegance Search for sewing patterns and books on Amazon.com

You Tube Videos Today's Featured Video: How to Tie Off A Knot for Hand Sewing Ok, now that we learned how to tie a knot to start hand sewing, now let's look at how to neatly tie off the last knot and cut the thread. Seemingly simple. But if you've never done it before, or want to learn a new technique, then you must watch this video and learn how to easily and quickly tie off that knot like a pro! Sew Fun! Sewing Machine Magic : huge junkyard working model Hand Sewing How to Tie a Starting Knot ** New How to Tie Off Ending Knot ** New How to Hand Sew a Basting Stitch with Sam Luis ** New How to Evenly Hand Sew a Blanket Stitch ** New Three Basic Hand Stiches : Basting, Catch, Thread Tracing ** New How to Hand Sew a Button with Jennie T ** New Pattern Basics: How to Read a Sewing Pattern How to Sew: Patterns and Basics Sewing Machine Demo How to Gather How to Hem Pants How to Sew a Button with Sewing Machine How to Sew a Buttonhole in 4 Steps On Your Singer How to Sew in Elastic Machine Stitches How to Sew a Blind Stitch Darts: How to Make a Dart While Sewing How to Mark a Dart How to Dart Accurately Projects: How to Sew a Simple Pillow or Dog Bed Speed Sewing and Art: Origiful Bag Handmade Purses:a StartingElena Peratzo [Pick a Purse Style| Preparing Fabric Making the Sides| Pinning the Sides Cutting Main Pieces | Sewing the Outer Pieces Measure the Lining | Sew the Lining Pick Strap Fabric | Cutting the Straps Sewing the Straps | Attaching the Straps Making the Top Hem | Sewing the Hem How to Decorate | Add a Velcro Closure] Garments: How to Sew a Shirt How to Sew a Mens Shirt: Cutting Out the Pattern & Fabric Shoes: How a Hand Sewn Shoe is Made How to Make a Shoe in 7 Minutes These are the more extensive videos from the same shoemaker: How to Make a Shoe: [Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Period Costume Patterns 17th Century Stays : How women got their shape Amazon Dry Goods : Victorian patterns/repro goods Atira's Fashion Patterns : Turkish vests, skirts ChainMail : Links to resources ChainMail and Mores Costume Gallery The Costume Site : awesome guide to costume patterns & accessories Dragon Fly Designs : historical and fashion patterns Harper House : 650 AD to 1950's Kilt : How to Wrap and Wear a Great Kilt Jas. Townsend & Son : 18th & 19th century clothing patterns La Couteriere Parisienne : costume and fashions Medieval Costume Making Guide MoiRandalls : Pirate and Three Musketeer type shirts, capes, hats Opera Cloak Making Guide Patterns of Time Past Patterns : historical clothing patterns Sewing Central : Middle Ages to Roaring 20's Simple Tunic Viking Dress Patterns Viking Tunic Construction : 11th C. Linen Shirt from Viborg Corsets : Elizabethan : fascinating page! Victorian Corsetry Pattern Drafting/Software Fitting Tips : for various software packages Pattern Drafting Instructions/Auto Drafting by Andy Nguyen **Broken Pattern Software Evaluations by Raymond Lowe Computer Software Dress Shop 7 : LivingSoft Patternmaker : Windows software Personal Patterns : Windows Tutorials: Leena's Tutorials for PatternMaker Professional Custom Sewing The Business of Sewing Pricing Without Fear Sew To Success The Business of Teaching Sewing Absolute Alterations Adrienne : Cedar Park, Texas A Stitch in Time : custom sewing by Leanna Beverly : custom sewing Cindy Dishaw : Confy Caps Scrub Caps Danielle's Designs by Cindy Houser: wonderful children's clothes Davina Dawn : custom doll clothes, mini-wedding gown replicas Design-A-Dress Foxglove : custom wedding gowns by Rachel Kurland Hot Couture : One of a Kind Garments Interactive Custom Clothes Company : Custom Jeans!! Hooray!!! KALDesign : Custom Bridal Wear by Karen A. Lambert -great site! Kathy's Loving Stitches : smocked dresses Kootaney Quilting : custom memory quilts LillieDillies : custom made doll clothes Rena's Attic : specializes in custom baby clothes Sew Be It : Nancy Kanaval Sew - Beautiful : couture custom clothing Sew Successful : home/fashion, Boston Status Thimble Sewing Studio : Sherri McKee The Theme Room : custom bedding/home decor Stella Dottir : custom designer/seamstress Plus Home Pro Studio tips by Leah Crain Projects Kids Sewing Projects For KIDS (4 pages!) Sewing Cards : for kids Recycle Blue Jeans Blue Jean Book Bag Blue Jean Purse HGTV Blue Jean Table : DWS-915 Crafts Using Blue Jeans : great ideas! Blue Jean Journal or Photo Album Clothing Recycling Clothing (Sewing Skills Needed) More Recycling Clothing (No Sewing Skills Needed) Reversible Vest, Completed by Machine by Paula Milner Scrunchies directions from Lisa Reeves Head Turban, Nancy's Notion : for chemotherapy Head Wrap : for wet hair Shower Wraps : NN Project Matching Linens, Sweatshirt, Jacket, Necktie Vest Smocked Garter Belt Smocked Evening Bag Tom's Slippers : by Tom Farrell ** Updated Crafts Album Covers Book Cover : old school was to sew your own book covers Book Covers : Sew News Magazine Checkbook Cover : Lazy Girl Designs Crafting for the 90's : includes sewing projects Embroidery Stabilizer Holder Fabric Postcards : About.com Flying Geese by Paula Milner Finger Oven Mitt Free Sewing Projects Golf Club Covers Grocery Bags : Sew you own reusable shopping bags Knitting Case : Sew Becca's Memoboard Neck Ribbon Caddy : great for sewing enthusiasts Padded Hanger Covers Pin Cushion: kids project Pizza Pin Cushion : kids project Potato Baker Bags : microwave multiple potatoes inside Puppet Patterns Puppet Patterns for Ministry Rice Bags School Pencil Case Shopping Cart Covers Quilting Art Quilt Workbook Video Guide to Quilting Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Mixed Berries Fat Quarter Packet Beginners About.Com : projects, instructions, forum Easy Quilt Kits : precut for beginners Quilting FAQ : Dawn Duperault Care/Restoration Care of Victorian Silk Quilts : Smithsonian Museaum Quilt Restoration Society Operated by Camille Balphon Cognac, author of out of print book "Quilt Restoration: A Practical Guide". Camille has extensive connections to antique fabric collectors and warehouses where antique restorers can match fabrics even a century old. She also restores and reproduces treasured family antique textile heirlooms. Her New York phone number: 518-325-4502 Crazy Quilting Crazy Quilt Central : nicely done! Crazy Quilt Society Mining Company CQ Feature Groups American Quilter's Society Quiltart Quilters Mailing List and Artist Homepage Lost Quilt Come Home Page : lost/stolen quilt pictures v Notions Applique Quilting Tool : turn under edges Sewing Notions : thimble pads, needles Alicias Attic : quilting patterns-sailboats, balloons, pumpkins Beth Thomas Kennedy : gorgeous quilts! Bonnie Lynn McCaffery : kaleidoscope quilt artist Candy Goff : hand piecing/quilting Connie Grandinetti : free motion/graphics Cozy Bendesky : fiber artist, quilter David Walker : artist and quiltmaker Deanna Spingola's Watercolor Magic Quilting Deborah Roberts, Quilt Appraiser Den Haan and Wagenmakers : repro cotton chintzes based on antique Dutch manuscripts The Door Mouse Florida Quilt Collection Free Quilt Patterns Goose Track Quilts : antique/country repro's Hickory Hill : antique quilts, blocks, tops, fabric KathKwilts : nicely done, with lessons! Kay Wood : quilting tips Kitty's Patchwork and Quilting : tons of photos Kootaney Quilting : custom memory quilts Quilt-design.com : original Norway designs Quilter's Cache : free quilt patterns Quilting from the Heartland : with Shar Quilting Timeline Quiltropolis : Fabric, Mailing Lists, Chat Rooms Quilts: Not Just For Beds : pretty and happy quilt patterns Robert Kaufman : wholesale quilting fabrics Sew and Quilt Silent Stitches : quilt patterns and notions Stepping Stones Quilts : SE Georgia fabric/quilt shop w/computer generated quilt! Time Travellers Historical Doll Quilts : easy for kids to sew too! Victorian Quilt Designs World Wide Quilting Page For quilting fabrics see the Fabrics section. Sewing Enthusiasts Andrew Nguyens Tailoring Page ** Broken Anna Conrad's Sewing Room Annucia's Hobby Page Betsy Brazy Cathe Ray Correy Nel : male enthusiast! Cozy Bendesky : fiber artist, quilter David Walker : artist and quiltmaker Dawn Duperault Dottie Kaplan Grace Lambie Jan Boggan : LOTS of project photos Judy Heim Judy Smith : Quilting, NeedleArts Julia Meadows Kate Dicey : England Kaye Wood : quilter, as seen on TV Margaret Minsky Maria's Sewing Page Paula Milner Rachel Ann's Custom Sewing Sasha Mitchell Sewin Sista Sew Mommy : tips Welmoed's Sewing Page Sewing for Special People Many of us are so blessed in life, and wish to give back. Adult Bibs : pattern for sewing Hospital Patterns : cancer, preemie, amputees etc. (knit/crochet) Newborns in Need : preemie pattern line One Dress At A Time : Phoenix school children Project Linus Save the Dolls : restore for charity Sewing for Charity Specially For You®. : clothing for physically challenged Sew Much Comfort : supplies free clothing to injured service members Touching Little Lives : Ohio based charity Magic Mike's: various sources for factory fabric scraps What a great way to help our Earth and create gifts for those less fortunate. Materials for the Arts : donate items for reuse by teachers/artists Sew-n-Tell Hudson 50th Anniversary Quilt : made with love! Jan Boggan's Projects w/pics Sewing Machines Sewing Machine Articles and FAQ's Automated Sewing Systems : research from Japan Before You Buy a Sewing Machine : About.com Sewing Machine FAQ Sewing Machine Purchase FAQ Selecting a Sewing Machine by Carol Thayer Sewing Machine Reviews: from Pattern Review.com Study on Neck/Shoulder Pain for Sewing Machine Operators Threads - Dream Machines Threads - Shopping for a Serger Antique/Vintage Sewing Machines 221Parts : Singer Featherweight 221 parts Campbell's Guide to Toy Sewing Machines Capitain Dick and Treadle On Featherweight Fanatics Home Page/Mailing List Gaileee's Featherweight Collectibles Graham Forsdyke : Featherweight dealer Singer Industrial Sewing Machines: photos by class of machine International Sewing Machine Collectors Society MaRS TSM Home Page : toy machine closeups! The Online Antique Sewing Machine Resource Page Sandy's Sewing Machine Collections Sew 2 Go Singer Featherweight 221 Restoration : with photos St. Annes Virtual Sewing Machine Gallery Treadle On : for owners of treadle machines Vintage Sewing Machines : how they work BabyLock BabyLock Bernina Bernina of America Bernina Fan Club Bernina Unofficial 1630 FAQ Bernina Boo Camp : with Mary Lou Nall Bernina List : e-mail berninaoffice@ttsw.com (To join list put "subscribe" in subject line and "subscribe bernina list" in message body) Brother Brother Sewing Machines Elna Elna Janome Janome On-Line Wades: Janome/New Home Page Juki Juki Sewing Machines New Butterfly New Butterfly Sewing Machines : look like antique Singers Pfaff Pfaff Home Page Pfaff-Talk Bulletin Board Pfaffie FAQ : what you need to know about your Pfaff Public Domain Pfaff designs for Macintosh and PC/DOS P W Designs for the Pfaff 7570 Ken's DOS Utility to Dump a PCD2 File (Pfaff 7570 Design) Public Domain Pfaff 7570 Designs Riccar Riccar Singer Singer Home Page Replacement Parts Singer Free Manual Downloads : ISMACS Dating Your Antique Singer Machines Singer 201 Singer 201 : ISMACS Singer 201 Parts List Singer 301/301A (Lily's first antique machine) Maintenence & Troubleshooting Singer Parts List Singer Rocketters (Lily's second antique Singer) ISMACS: Singer 500 Series and Singer 503 Series Viking Viking Husqvarna's Cyber-Sewing Room Viking Mailing List (in message put subscribe viking-l your_email_address) Special Attachments SN Designs: ButtonHole Buster, The Puts-It, Hump Jumper Sewing Machine Embroidery Dakota Groovy Girls Embroidery CD Dakota Fun All Embroidery CD Dakota Cuddly Cats Embroidery CD Dakota Sizer Embroidery CD Find another Dakota Embroidery CD or books on Sewing Machine Embroidery on Amazon.com Hoop-It-All Embroidery FAQ's : for various machines Amazing Designs Ann The Gran Balboa Threadworks Best Embroidery Buzz Tools Cactus Punch Embroidery/Digitizing Cardinal Country Design : Pfaff 7550 & Viking 1+ Designs Criswell Embroidery and Design : featuring K-Lace Dakota Collectibles Embroidery Designs Embroidables Embroidery Arts Embroidery Central : tons of info Embroidery Experience : some free designs Embroidery Library: over 32,000 designs Embroidery Resource : designs, tips, books Fish and Stitches : embroidery definitions and digitizing explanation Free Embroidery Stuff Gunold + Stickma : embroidery thread, fabrics, supplies Hirsch International : Tajima Jan Boggan : Index of free designs Joy Designs KD Designs : free Keepsakes Custom Embroidery Kim's Kreations Magical Machine Embroidery Mark's Free Embroidery Designs Melco Embroidery Systems Monogram Magic Embroidery Digitizing : custom digitizing Moonlight Designs :digitizing & free designs P W Designs : Pfaff Secrets of Machine Embroidery : nice site! Sign Language Embroidery : hand signals Sterling Embroidery : supplies for the embroidery trade Sue Lord Designs Susy's Designs : Pfaff Thread Images Embroidery Digitizing Visionairy Arts Sewing Machine Dealers Ace Sewing and Vacuum Center : SE FL Acme Country Fabrics : NJ AllBrands : sewing machine superstore Ashby Sewing Machine Company : metro Atlanta, GA C.H. Holderby : Seattle, Washington The Factory : SE Florida (where Lily bought/upgraded her Pfaff machines!) J&H Sewing Jenny's Sewing Studio : Maryland Right Stitch: Craft Master/Simplicity Sew Much More : Austin, TX Sewing Machine Outlet Sewing Studio : UK SewVacDirect Singer Brother Sewing Center : Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Singer Products Southwest Sewing Center : Miami, Florida Viking Sewing Center : Ann Arbor, Michigan Sergers ABCs of Serging Serger Shortcuts Serger Secrets Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Serger FAQ : Simplicity website Sewing Room Photo Gallery Take a look at these amazing sewing spaces! 12/1/2007 Added many new links today in this section ... An Organized Home: Sewing Room Declutter Sewing.Org : featured sewing rooms Adrienne's Sewing Room Allison Ray's Sewing Room Angie's Itsy Bitsy Sewing Room Anne's Sewing Room : Pretty in pink! Asa Holmer : well organized quilting room in Sweden Basement sewing room transformation : lovely blue walls Becky's Sewing Room Bobby Socks Sewing Room : former nursery Briar Patch Studio : Carol Bryer Fallert Carol's Sewing and Knitting Studio Carol Taylor's Quilt Studio : incredible room! Cathy Jackson's Sewing Room : before/after cleanup Chris's Sewing Room Country Fair Dawn Duperault's Sewing Area Deb's Stitchn Heaven : former studio in a barn! Debbie's Sewing Kingdom Gail's Sewing Room Holly's Silverberry Sewing Room : awesome small space! Idea Girl's Sewing Dungeon : she sews with should injury! Jan Boggan's Sewing Room: old and new Janet's Sewing Room : build photos Jennifer's Sewing Room JennileeK's Sewing Room JigABaby's : Operation new sewing studio Judy's Sewing Room Judy Martin's Sewing Room June's Sewing Room Karen's Kquilts Studio Leah Crain's Sewing Room Leanna's Sewing Studio : really incredible space Leona's Sewing Room : look at the custom built thread racks Linda's Sewing Room and creative fabric storage Linda Lee's Studio Louise's Sewing Room : beautiful glass cabinet doors Mandy's Sewing Studio : garage conversion Marji's Wyoming Sewing Room : using modular office furniture Melissa Binde's Sewing Room Murphy Designs : INCREDIBLE sewing room Myrna's Sewing Room : just lovely Paula Milner's Sewing Room Parker House Museum : vintage sewing room Pat's Sewing Room : cleverly hidden by folding screeens Pat Winter's Quilting Room : incredibly organized Patti Chartrand's Sewing Room Patty Ewold's Sewing Room Redtosew's Studio : lovely vintage look Rissa's Sewing Studio : organizing with white stacking bins Sasha's Sewing Room : look at use of Post Office box from grandpa Sewing Room : Under the stairs, 3x9ft Sew Much 4 Retirement : Janice Hennings Sewing Room Stephanie's Studio : spacious attic Wendy's Sewing Room If that was not enough, take a look at these: Erin Klien - Directory of 125 Sewing Room Photo Links Finally, a YouTube video that you must see: Grandma's Sewing Room : narrated by Princess Kate Shoes Make Your Own Shoes New Shoes Handmade Shoes for Men Change Your Shoes Change Your Life Yes, shoes! You can sew shoes! A Basic Guide to Footwear in the Viking Age Elf Shoes Early Medieval Irish Shoes Footwear of the Middle Ages : really nice site for shoe styles Mary Wales Loomis: how-to make your own shoes book Solemates : Century of Shoes Tom's Slippers : by Tom Farrell YouTube Videos: How a Hand Sewn Shoe is Made How to Make a Shoe in 7 Minutes These are the more extensive videos from the same shoemaker: How to Make a Shoe: Part 1 How to Make a Shoe: Part 2 How to Make a Shoe: Part 3 How to Make a Shoe: Part 4 How to Make a Shoe: Part 5 How to Make a Shoe: Part 6 Thimbles Thimbles Etc Tips and Techniques Couture Sewing Techniques Sewing Shortcuts Designer Techniques Easy Guide to Sewing Skirts 1st Step to Sewing Success 8 Steps to Optimize Your Sewing Time Sewing Support : Learn to Sew A Step-By-Step Guide to Your New Home Sewing Machine (Teach Yourself to Sew Better) Continuous Bias Strips French Sewing Techniques : [ Lace to Lace/Fabric/Entredeux ] [ Entredeux to Flat Fabric/Gathered Fabric ][ Gathered Fabric to Entredeux ] **Broken Chenille Faux Chenille : aka slash fabrics or mock chenille Mock Chenille : How to make using fabric layers Seam Finishes Bound and Hong Kong Flat Fell Simple Seams : Pinked, Clean Finished, and Zigzag Finished Machine Overcast, Serged, and French Single Edge, Double Edge, etc. Sewing on Various Fabrics Needle/Fabric Chart Sewing Stretch Knit Fabrics Now, to inspire you go see Allyn's artistic lighted clothing - hint: lots of plastic! Zippers Centered Zippers Invisible Zippers Miscellaneous 10 Ways To Use Freezer Paper in Sewing Room ** Broken How to Clean and Maintain Upholstery Judging Clothing Projects by Susan Wright Taking Your Measurements : how to guide Unique Techniques : Judy Barlap TV Shows Copy Ready-to-Wear Designer Seams Hem Finishes Pocket Particulars Sewing Connection #11 America Sews/Art of Sewing with Sue Hausmann Martha's Sewing Room with Martha Pullen Quilting from the Heartland Sew Creative with Donna Wilder Sew Perfect with Sandra Betzina** Broken (also visit Sandra Betzina Online) Sew Young Sew Fun : teens Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Sewing with Nancy with Nancy Zieman Find out when your favorite shows are on by searching the TV Guide and get the HGTV Daily Topics for your shows Undergarments Kwik Sew Beautiful Lingerie Pattern Cutting for Lingerie Sewing Lingerie Lingerie Straps, Slides & Rings Bra Connection : Guide to Bra's for the Hard to Fit Woman Find your Bra Size Bra Fitting Tips Bra Size Converter Bra-Makers Supply Free Spirit Bras Underwire and Bra FAQs Farthingales Wardrobe Sewing with a Plan : for a closet where pieces work together Make Do and Mend: Rationing and Utility Clothes of 1940's WWII Rationing Website Tools Tools to develop your website: Patents, Copyrights &Trademarks Creating Web Graphics forDummies Creating Web Pages for Dummies Prioritizing Web Usability Advertising your website Copyrights U.S. Copyright Office : Library of Commerce Copyrights in the Sewing/Crafts Arena : Great writeup from Rosie's Calico Cupboard Graphics Website Below are free graphics web sites, and are believed to be copyright free. These are not monitored nor endorsed, simply provided as options to explore. Just Jane's Graphics : free country style graphics Kaleidoscope : backgrounds by Steve Conley Mining Company : clip art page RGB Values for DMC Floss : by Scott Goehring Dream Artists Hex Code Page Revenue Generation Usability Designing More Usable Web Sites : for handicapped accessiblity Utilities Bandwidth Conservation Society : creating/reducing graphics CNET Download Page GIFBot : SUPERB free tool,reduces images imgsrc : free utility auto add image height width values ** New NetMechanic : verifies web page links - great tool! Web Washer : strips banners WWW Calendar Generator Web Rings Button Web Ring : button/collecting Geocities Quilter's Web Ring Ring of Stitches Work Rooms Ideas for organizing your sewing/craft room: Sauder Sewing/Craft Cart Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space Sewing & Craft Cart Bishop Pine Cabinets, Shelves, Home Storage Solutions Sewing Cart with Extension Table Overviews Designing Your Own Sewing Center: New Mexico State University Sewing/Work Room FAQ Sewing Station Ergonomics : U.S. Dept of Labor/OSHA Makeovers Mission Organization : Sorting Out Sewing Room MSO1008 Sew Perfect : Organizing Sewing Space SEW351 Furniture BioFit's Sewing Industry Catalogue of Seating Products Build From Rockler Plan Sewing Table : by husband HAKA Sewing Furniture Pedal-sta : non-skid pedal holder and more Roberts Manufacturing : Sewing Cabinets, tables, furniture Sewing Machine Cabinets Tables and Boards How to Make a Cutting Board : by Not Martha How to Make a Foldable Sewing/Craft Table (Plans) How to Build a Wide Ironing Board : Patti Conley K's Creations : lap/floor frames for stitching & rugs Sew Steady Portable Table Thread Racks Build Your Own Thread Rack : Mining Co Build Thread Rack in Drawer : keeps thread away from light and dust-free Still can't find what you need? 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