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| - Circle of Crafters - Nice site with free projects, patterns,
etc. Links galore and up to date information. |
| - MyPatternBox - Amazing array of free patterns on the web for you
to work up. Games, toys, diapers, dolls, clothes - you name it and Mary has it
listed here. A great resource for beginners and experienced
sewists. |
| - NameMaker.com - Provider of all sorts of labels for your
clothing, craft projects, and more for a reasonable price. If you can't find
what you're looking for, they'll help you! |
| - BinkyPatrol.org - All volunteer, national, non-profit
organization making and distributing homemade blankets to children born HIV+,
drug-addicted, infected with AIDS or other chronic & terminal illnesses,
those who are abused, in foster care or experiencing trauma of any kind.
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| - Tom Farrell's Sewing FAQ.The FAQ initially was for alt.sewing,
but is a good, all-around, where do I/how do I list of questions and answers.
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| FABRIC - CAN YOU EVER HAVE ENOUGH? |
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| - TrimFabric.com - A wonderful site with fabrics and more.
Recently updated with many new features, such as newsletter, sample swatch,
search engine, promotion, gift certificate, discount shipping rate and will
constantly adding new items. Carrying the following Wool, Silk, Pure Linens,
Brocade, Satin, Chiffon, Cotton Fabric, Novelty Knits, Home Decorating Fabric,
Linings, Interfacing, Lace Trimmings, Woven Ribbons, Zippers, Elastic, Fancy
Buttons and more notions coming up. |
- Fabric.com - Always go the extra mile with customer service. You can usually
find anything you want right here. Plus, they have new things, a sale
newsletter, etc. Recommended. |
| - Anjoorian Silks - A custom silk dye studio that specializes in
small quantity dyeing for their customers. They also have over 60 silks
appropriate for day/evening/bridal wear. |
| - Sundrop Textiles - Outerwear textiles and notions, including
tips, machines, patterns, and other information about sewing
outerwear. |
| - Beacon
Fabric and Notions - Nicely organized site for fabrics, notions, and
articles from Lydia (some good sewing hints and tips here!). A huge assortment
of outdoor fabrics, hardware, and some items that are harder to find than most!
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| - Best
Fabric - A large variety of apparel fabrics and a secure on-line shopping
site. |
| - The Kyoto Kimono - Beautiful Kimono fabrics, bolts, damaged,
special sales. Gorgeous fabric to create wearable art, quilts, or your own
Kimono. (They sell Kimono too!). |
| - FabricClub.com - Supplying the finest fabrics at wholesale
prices to businesses and home sewers for over 19 years. From Cotton to Cashmere
you will find unique and one of a kind designer pieces exclusively at the Fabric
Club. | Fabric @
joann.com!
| - Joann.com - Fabric
from Joann.com. |
| - The Stitching Post - Specializing in Debbie Mumm,
Thimbleberries, kp kids, Benartex, and other fine fabrics. |
| - The Cushy
Life - Eclectic fabrics. Home interior design fabrics and children's
fabrics. |
| - Fabricland - wonderful online fabric stores in Canada; in
fact, it's one of their largest fashion fabric distributors. |
| - Sew Sassy
brings us Lingerie, Lycra®, Knit and Bra Fabrics and Supplies from Sew Sassy
Fabrics. |
| - Point
North has fabric and patterns for outdoors - sailing, camping, and almost
anything you can imagine. If it's an outdoorsy thing, they either carry it or
know someone who does. |
| - The
Green Pepper - Patterns, fabric, notions, heavy duty zippers, and hardware
for rugged, outdoor clothing. They also sell nylon flag/banner
fabrics. |
| - Seattle
Fabrics - Specializing in outdoor and recreational fabrics and hardware for
making equipment, customizing equipment, etc., including patterns, fabric,
thread, and hardware. |
| - FormalFabrics.com - fabrics for formals, bridalwear, and special
occasions. |
| - BridalFabric.com - A source for fabrics & laces for wedding
gown and brides maid dresses, and formals. Dull satins, silks, dupionis, crepe
back satins, iridescent taffeta, velvets, sheers and embroideries. Free
samples. |
| - Fabric
Gallery - fabrics for apparel, formalwear, draperies and upholstery, nylon,
special orders, and more; a large selection of foam products; trims and
threads. |
| - Troy
Corporation - multi-faceted wholesale distributor of activewear, fabrics for
over-the-counter manufacturing, fabric remnants for retail, and embroidery and
sewing supplies for the monogramming industry. |
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| PATTERNS, PATTERNS, PATTERNS! |
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| - Discuss patterns with
other people like you in our online community. |
| - Rag
Merchant Patterns - from their site: "Your online source for interesting
clothing to sew" |
| - M'Fay
Patterns - designs, manufactures, and markets window treatment patterns.
(Suggested by Martha De Meo.) |
| - Saf-TPockets.com - patterns designed for the traveller - no need
for a purse. The designs include pockets, both hidden and exposed, so you won't
be encumbered while you travel or shop. Their sister site, Sew Many Options
Tours, organizes organize agendas for women (and their friends and family)
who love sewing, fashion, sight-seeing and having fun. They carefully plan
activities to give you great value for your dollar but still leave free time for
you to pursue your own interests. Plus, it gives you a chance to use those
garments you made with your Saf-T Pockets pattern! |
| - Petite Plus Patterns -designed especially for the woman with
narrow shoulders, D cup bra, rounded tummy, and curves. Classic styles with
clean lines for dressing up or casual wear. |
| - Patterns from Connie Hester are a delight to behold. I love the 5-tiered
dress! |
| - Puppet
Patterns - a good source for specialty puppet patterns. This company offers
a variety of unique and easy to follow puppet patterns. They have a wonderful
growing line of People and Animal characters. They also offer e-patterns you can
order, receive, and print at home. |
| - Pattern making with the Lutterloh1
system. |
| - McCall's
Patterns - With useful information on patterns, pattern sizing and fashion
trends. Online pattern catalog. |
| - Sewing
Workshop, Unique patterns available in multiple sizes. Notions, books, class
schedules, and a wonderful look at the world of sewing. We like the creative
patterns and notions; the whole site is a visual feast. They even have sewing
retreats organized. Now that's something that we all could use! |
| - Kwik Sew
Patterns |
| - Paw Prints patterns by Purrfection. From sizes XS to 5XL
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| - Folkwear
Patterns, classic clothing from the past and the present, ethnic and
prairie, including discontinued styles. Their site is being updated and is
looking better all the time. |
| - Stretch and Sew patterns.. |
| - Vogue
Co. Patterns |
| - Butterick
Co. Patterns |
| - Simplicity Co. Patterns |
| - There are several sites specializing in equestrian and horse
patterns (rider and horse!) - Suitability.com, Jean Hardy equestrian and western wear patterns, and Lola Gentry Originals are
three of the most popular. |
| - Hard-to-find vintage and discontinued sewing patterns - Sewing
patterns for sale: vintage, old, discontinued, and hard-to-find sewing patterns.
Also sewing, crochet, and knitting books. Beki has a well organized, categorized
mailing you can sign up for in order to get "first dibs" on her pattern
finds! |
| - Hawaiian patterns - Victoria Jones Collection of Hawaiian
patterns (about 13 of them). Also, see HawaiianFabrics.com for gorgeous
fabrics and color renditions of some of the Victoria Jones
patterns. |
| - Patterns of Time - Patterns, clasps, patterns, clasps, kilt
pins, penannulars, buttons, and accessories for costumers and period
sewists. |
| - The
Pattern Showcase - Patterns, books, inspirations, newsletter.
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| - The Perfect
Fit from Sewscape - including tips and hints and other information about
patterns. A valuable resource if you are starting out or an old hand at
this! |
| - SewingLingerie.com - Featuring the "Lingerie Secrets" lingerie
patterns by Jan Bones, designer, author & enthusiastic teacher.
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| - Elan
Patterns - Bra patterns, fabrics, lingerie, parts, including help for
mastectomy bras and forms, as well as adding a pocket to ready-to-wear bras.
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| - PavelkaDesign.com - Patterns that dare to be different.
Wearable art, day-to-day clothing, quilts, and other patterns that are unique
and just right for collectors of fabric and people wanting to make something a
little less than staid. |
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| NOTIONS AND TOOLS - THREAD, NEEDLES, BUTTONS, LABELS,
GADGETS, WIDGETS, AND STUFF |
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| - Discuss Notions, buttons,
etc. with other people like you in our online community. |
| - Nancy's
Notions on the web is an almost-complete source for special items you need
to get the sewing project done. There are several free patterns on Nancy's site
as well. |
| - Clotilde.Com - the online companion to Clotilde's catalog of
notions and supplies. |
| - Herrschners - the needlecraft shop that never closes. They've
been around for a while and have a nice reputation. |
| - Sewing Thread Online, specializing exclusively in sewing
thread. |
| - CreateForLess.com - Discount craft supplies in quilting and
sewing. Wholesale prices and quantities. |
| - Denver
Fabrics - Sewing and quilting notions, buttons, iron-on appliques, trims,
and more at discount prices. |
| - Needles - From the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Agency - "What
you ought to know about sewing machine needles." |
| - Althea's Needles and threads - Embroidery and Sewing Machine
Needles information, as well as some ideas about avoiding puckering.
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| - R. Draper and Company, good selection of labels, located in
Australia |
| - General
Label, printed fabric labels, stock or custom - sew in, stick on, or iron
on. |
| - Charm Woven Labels, good selection, toll-free number, labels for
darned near everything! |
| - Heirloom Woven Labels, several styles, small quantities.
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| - Kapres and Company, discount sewing machine
needles. |
| - Creative Feet - Sewing machine presser feet and a variety of
notions. |
| - Schmetz Needles - Online ordering for Schmetz Needles, threads
and sewing caddies. |
| - Shelly's Buttons and More, specializing in buttons, fringe,
trim, and more. |
| - Button Mad
- Incomparable Ceramic Buttons - a wide and wonderful range of handcrafted
fully washable ceramic buttons. Several designs and projects for using them.
Lovely, unique, practical, and creative. |
| - Sulky of
America - Supplier of Sulky thread and other products. |
| - Honey Fork Fabrics - Quilt shop located in Logan, Ohio. Sells
fabric and notions online. |
| - Interested in cutting tools? Fiskars, Olfa, and Gingher are all on the web too.
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| COSTUMES, FORMALWEAR, BRIDAL, PROM, THEATRICAL GARMENTS,
HOLIDAYS, REN FAIRE, REENACTMENT, ACADEMIC AND ECCLESIASTICAL
SEWING |
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| - Discuss costuming as
well as ecclesiastical, and
academic sewing needs with other people like you in our online
community. |
| - Sewing Tips and Techniques for 17th Century Costume, compiled
by Caroline Vincent |
| - Costume Sewing
Resources - Comprehensive information on costuming. |
| - SewingCentral.com - Excellent online source of historical
patterns and fabric for costuming or reinactment. |
| - Hatmaking supplies, including buckram. |
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| QUILTING, PIECEWORK, FABRIC RECYCLING AND REUSE, FOUNDATION
PIECING, PAPER (OLD ENGLISH) PIECING, PATCHWORK, WEARABLE ART (See also Free Things below for a variety of
quilting patterns and resources on the 'net.) |
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| - Discuss Quilting and Wearable Art with
others in our online community. |
| - Quilters Passion for quilters and people who love to create from
fabric. Classes, fabrics, and more. |
| - Scrap Quilts and how to make them. |
| - World Wide Quilting Page - A top-notch source of information on
quilting. |
| - The
Quilter's Stash - An eFabric Shop, a relatively new site, but has fabrics
organized by manufacturer/designer. Very nice. |
| - Quilts and Other Comforts - Online companion to their fine
catalog. What fun this catalog is to look at on a cold winter's
night. |
| - At Your
Whimsy - Unique paper-pieced (foundation pieced) and appliqué quilt patterns
to satisfy your every whimsy! Free Mystery Projects! |
| - Connecting Threads - Fabric, supplies, and a bunch of free
pattern downloads. |
| - Picture Play Quilts offers swaps. |
| - Paper Piecing - A nice set of how to's for paper piecing a
variety of shapes. Good, basic information. |
| - ColorWashed.com - Fun vest patterns that you fuse and sew. She
also has a great page that is devoted to her cat - check the animated gif at
the bottom of the page. |
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| FREE THINGS AND TIPS FOR PEOPLE WHO SEW - FOUND HERE AND THERE
ON THE WEB |
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| - New Freebies to sew and create: |
| - Very brief instructions on making a bed skirt with the "bottom" of old blue jeans. I
include this because of the concept, not so much the pattern. From
HGTV. |
| - Dishtowel (finger towel) bib for baby, from Sew
Designs. |
| - Several free sewing projects you can try! |
| - Woven
ribbon pillows you can easily make with ribbons or trims or bias tape or
whatever. We've made at least one of these. Fun way to get kids into weaving and
then you can stitch it up as a pillow for them! |
| - How to make a Seminole Piecing bookmark. |
| - Pioneer braid piecing. Another way to use up scraps and make a
large piece of fabric out of small ones. Good panel to use for vests, crafts,
etc. |
| - Quillow patterns galore - We hit paydirt when looking
for Quillow patterns. Here are some links to those quilts with a pocket into
which you can fold it, making it a pillow - a Quillow!
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| - Several people have asked about patterns for tea
cozies. We've found a few - The GetCreativeShow.com tea cozy, and of course, . Martha Stewart's mongramed tea cozy pattern. Creating Home
Decor has a nice insulated tea cozy you can try. |
| - Pattern for making a jacket out of a sweatshirt, including a
zipper up the front! From Jan Boggan's To
Sew 'N Tell. You can see her other projects on the page
too. |
| - Free projects from Make-It-Easy.com - "Free Galleries,
Patterns, Inspirations, Tips & Techniques" |
| - Make It Easy tote bag pattern |
| - A variety of free patterns, including a chemo cap and
Christmas stocking, from Hancocks. |
| - Chemo
Turban - a pattern from Sewing.org. |
| - Another chemo turban, this one from Nancy's Notions web site.
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| - The Headwrap - This turban is a little different; it's for
putting on your hair after you wash it, but it could be created with decorative
silky fabrics for coverup or creative adaptations. |
| - Breast Cancer Scarves - After you've made a chemo turban, how
about some scarf tying ideas to gussy it up? |
| - Gingerbread Man Wreath from "Ain't That Cute".
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| - Beanbag chairs from Sewing.org. (Put your teen to work on this
one!) |
| - Card
Trick Baby Quilt (can be adapted for larger quilt, machine pieced).
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| - Avoiding puckering - Puckered Seams: The Needle And The Damage
Done by Sandra Betzina. |
| - Free sewing projects, gathered by AllCrafts. |
| - Book covers, lots of different kinds and several different
sources. First, we'd suggest checking our our Projects you can make! section on
the left hand menu. The first project listed is a book cover. Edupatterns.com offers a free Bible cover pattern that could be
used for virtually any book. About.com has yet another fabric book cover with handles pattern
that has illustrations that are fairly easy to follow. Not quite a book cover, but this site has instructions for
making a scrap book cover out of candy wrappers, fabrics, and a bit of
imagination! |
| - Coats and Clark have a page of "free stuff" that you might like
to browse through - all sorts of sewing ideas.. |
| - Log Cabin block instructions. There is more on this page, but
it's too lengthy to get into, but if you are just getting started, the Log Cabin
is a good block with which to begin. |
| - Craft projects, including pillows, quilts, and other sewing
goodies, using products from Fairfield, the company that manufactures polyester
fiber products under the brand names of Poly-fil®, Soft Touch®, and Crafters
Choice®. |
| - Quilt
Blocks Galore! A site most excellent. Lots of quilt block patterns (careful,
the page has music.). Their main page has all sorts of advice about tools,
techniques, etc. |
| - Have you seen those cute little pin cushions for your fingers? They make great gifts, don't take
much time or fabric, and they're darned cute :) |
| - Graph paper made of hexagons - to use for quilt drafting, etc.
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| - Fiskars site
for kids - Sewing and other projects that they can do themselves and with
parental assistance. |
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| FRUGAL SEWING & THINGS THAT DIDN'T FIT ELSEWHERE
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| - Alternative-Windows.com - This site has information about
curtains, how to make them, how to make blinds, cushions, and myriad other home
decorating items. Complete instructions are given with a simplicity that can be
followed by beginners and a flair that can be refreshing for long time sewists.
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| - Directions, a program of independent study in fashion sewing for
young people, ages 7 and up. Progressive in nature and set up in such a way that
one skill is learned before moving on to a more difficult one. Self-study,
learn-to-sew program suitable for home or classroom. |
| - Sewing As A Business - Really useful guide written by
Mississippi State University. |
| - Slipcover FAQ - Not only is this a slipcover FAQ, there is a
wealth of information and how-to's about upholstery and sewing for the home,
including how to make an upholstered cornice. |
| - SlipCoverNetwork.com - your guide to slipcovers on the web,
including a bulletin board upon which to ask questions and possibly get answers.
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| - Workroom Concepts - Tips for home decorating sewing and sewing
in general dating back to November 1997. |
| - About.com has a sewing section. This section can be useful for finding
articles, message boards and other links. |
| - Shirley Adams companion site to The Sewing Connection television
show. |
| - A Real
Stitch Online source for quality sewing cabinets and other accessories.
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| - Sew
News. Sample the Fashion How-To magazine online and off. Good one to
subscribe to! |
| - Threads
magazine, an excellent addition to your collection. If you only get one
magazine about sewing, this could be the one. |
| - Sew Beautiful, Martha Pullen's magazine with heirloom sewing,
patterns for garments, embroidery, and more. Not your basic sewing
magazine. |
| - Mary Lou Nall - Home of Bernina Bootcamp! Mary Lou is an
expert on Bernina presser feet, teaches Bootcamp classes that take students
through applications for a wide variety of Bernina feet. |
| - Unclaimed Baggage Center, sewing supplies; you never know what
they'll have. |
| - Welt Pocket How To's - Welt pockets and Mitered Welt Pockets from the folks at the Get Creative Show.
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| - Sew-Creative.com, for those who love to sew, welders cap, the
ultimate Baby Sling pattern and other projects. |
| - Sewingweb.com, a sewing site with fun and informative articles,
chat, and tips. |
| - Mastertech's Sewing Room - Sewing projects, craft projects,
searches, links. |
| - That Home Site's Fiber &
Needle Arts Exchange. |
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