Crafts
Selected Websites
Art and Craft Shows.Net
Sunshine Artist magazine provides the database of over 2,000 open-entry events. Search for an arts/crafts show, festival or fair by dates, city, state, or region. You can plan a show participation schedule or check out the possibilities for a weekend outing.The Costume Page
Index of costume and costuming-related links, including how to make costumes as well as fashion, textile art and costume history.Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page
This needlework site provides original content (the Needlework FAQs), archived material from the rec.crafts.textiles.needlework newsgroup, and an extensive list of needlework links.Craftideas
Craftideas is the home of some great craft magazines including Crafts 'n Things, Painting, and Cross Stitcher. The site features free newsletters, projects, discussion groups and contests. There are crafts for kids, beginners, seasonal crafts. and a section called Craft Healthy which contains articles on how crafting can be good for you.Crafts, Hobbies and Needlework: About.com
Crafts, Hobbies & Needlework sites collected on About.com: the leading network of niche vertical sites. Each site is devoted to a single topic, overseen by an expert Guide dedicated to helping the users find what they want quickly and easily. There are many sites for Arts/Crafts, Collecting and Pastimes gathered here.DIY: Do It Yourself Network
"A television and web network with thousands of do-it-yourself projects ranging from crafts to car care." Projects, browsable by type and searchable, contain step-by-step, easily followed directions along with materials lists. Included are chat rooms and bulletin boards.Fast and Fun Crochet Online
Welcome! to the world's first and only Internet-ready, complete and unabridged online crochet magazine! You'll get free illustrated patterns, a handy stitch guide and crochet news.Fiberlink
Dedicated to "connecting fiber enthusiasts with the web and each other," this valuable site has annotated links to mostly knitting and a some useful needlework and other textile-related sites. Of special interest is a section on liturgical textiles, as well as one on which fiber artists can advertise their wares.HGTV Crafts and Collectibles
Home & Garden Television is the only network devoted to providing comprehensive information to inspire the home enthusiast. Here you'll get top tips from some of America's best decorators, interior designers, and craft experts. There are complete projects, articles about individual aspects of a craft and resources.Home Sewing Association
The Association brings together fabric, pattern, notions, fiber, craft, home decorating, publishing and sewing machine companies with manufacturers, retailers, educators, wholesalers and buying offices.i-Craft
Consumer site for the Hobby Industry Assoc. Provides ideas for craft lovers of every stripe and skill level.The Knitting Page
About.com's Knitting Web page. It has knitting FAQ's, patterns, reviews, newsletters: all you could need for knitting!ISMACS International
The official web site of the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society. ISMACS is recognised as the leading authority on early sewing machine history.Jo-ann Fabrics and Crafts: Project Center
This site provides a wide assortment of projects for various crafts including decorating, quilting, yarn and stitchery, and even some for kids of all ages. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. Despite the commercial slant, the projects can be accomplished using generic supplies. An at-a-glance index, by craft is available.Martha Stewart Living Crafts
This is the Crafts section of Martha Stewart Living website. It has craft projects divided into the areas of Gifts & Wraps; Cards & Paper; Wreaths; Needlework; Decorating Projects; "Good Things" and a lessons in crafting in "Crafts 101". The projects are constantly changing.StitchGuide.com
If you need to learn a new stitching technique or just need a refresher, this website has video clips, drawn illustrations and instructions for the stitches of Cro-Tat, Crochet, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Knitting, Plastic Canvas, Ribbon Embroidery and Tatting.The Sophisticated Stitcher
This is a web magazine devoted to the discriminating needleworker. Here you'll find articles and discussion groups related to cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting and other fiber arts.Sue's Cross Stitch Free Pattern Page
Included only those websites that offer ON-LINE freebies (i.e., those you can print off or save to your own computer, or which are available via e-mail). Not included are "mail-away, free with an order" or "get it at your local shop" charts, because they are not as readily accessible to stitchers outside the country of origin.The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Washington D.C. is dedicated to furthering the study, preservation and interpretation of over 5000 years of the textile arts of non-Western cultures. Its website provides a taste of the museum's collection including online versions of the current exhibitions , an overview of its Textile Learning Center and annotated links. Also included is "Care and display" section for care, restoration and preservation of textiles.World Wide Quilting Page
This site for quilters includes patterns and instructions, many users pages, trading post, quilting hints, quilter biographies and websites, quilt shows, shops, and regional events.Vintage Pattern Lending Library
Do you love the wonderful clothing styles of past eras? Looking for that perfect garment to wear to a historical event? Always trying to track down vintage needlework patterns? This site also contains articles, fashion timelines, a fashion glossary, and other interesting items of period research. If you have a question regarding the clothing and hair styles, and techniques of bygone days, look here.top of page
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