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About.com: Beadwork

http://beadwork.about.com/

A site with all sorts of information about making beaded jewelry and crafts. Includes articles on beading techniques and fashions, how-to information, patterns for beaded projects, links to beading societies, and more.

Author: Paula S. Morgan (beadwork.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: beads; beading; beadwork

Aunt Annie's Craft Page

http://www.auntannie.com/

"The emphasis of this page is on learning, creativity, and problem-solving while doing craft projects. Each project includes a variety of designs to choose from, patterns to print, and easy to follow instructions. Every project provides hours of enjoyment for both children and adults." A new project is available every week.

Author: Dorothy LaFara (dorothy@auntannie.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Projects; Children

Basketry Information

http://www.ulster.net/~abeebe/basket.html

A collection of basketry information - including magazines & newsletters, sources of materials, Associations & Guilds, conventions & meetings, exhibits, collections, and related web links. 

Author: Alan Beebe (abeebe@ulster.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Keywords: Basketry

Ceramics-tips.com : one of 500+ Sites at lifetips.com

http://www.ceramics-tips.com/OurGurus.asp

This site provides all sorts of tips and information about ceramic techniques and procedures from wheel-thrown to handbuilt. Also offers chat, newsletters and forum.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts--Sculpture

Keywords: ceramics; pottery

Circlemakers

http://www.circlemakers.org

This visually stimulating site is dedicated to the art of crop circlemaking. Crop circles, or elaborately patterned flattened areas appearing overnight in crop fields, have been found all over the world. Many explanations have been set forth to explain the phenomenon. This site belongs to a group of artists who claim circlemaking as their own nocturnal pastime. The site include a beginner's guide to creating your very own crop cirle.

Author: John Lundberg (contact@circlemakers.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Paranormal Phenomena

Keywords: Crop circles

Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page

http://www.wco.com/~kdyer/xstitch.html

Includes FAQs from rec.arts.textiles.needlework and a guide to related Internet resources.

Author: Kathleen M. Dyer (kdyer@crl.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Textiles; Counted Cross Stitch; Needlework; Stitchery; FAQ

Craftsman Perspective

http://members.aol.com/ac1900/index.html

A good site both for people new to the arts and crafts movement and those familiar with it. Includes a history of the movement from England to America. It covers American architecture from different regions and discusses furnishings and pottery. Resources include lists of books, dealers, makers, and links to other sites.

Author: Ken Lonsinger (souseside@aol.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Keywords: Arts and Crafts

The Embroidery Directory

http://www.digifax.com/list.html

"Directory listing of embroiderers, digitizers and suppliers to the commercial embroidery industry."

Author: Digi-Fax (webmaster@digifax.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Business; Embroidery

Fabric Origami Workshop

http://www.fabricorigami.com/

This site "features detailed instructions, photos, and diagrams to make origami boxes and items just by folding fabric." Other site inclusions are a FAQ and a list of recommended books for those at any level of skill.

Author: Glenda Scott (gdscott@oneworld.owt.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Origama

Joseph Wu's Origami Page

http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/

In addition to a wealth of information on origami (history & instruction, finding people, organizations and supplies) there's a guide to files & diagrams of origami on the net and a guide to origami photo galleries.

Author: Joseph Wu (jwu@cs.ubc.ca)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Origami

Multi-lingual Origami Page

http://www.netpark.or.jp/origami/origamie.html

Simple origami taught step-by-step via detailed animated graphics. Collection currently includes instruction on the nested box, cube, polyhedron, cracker, balloon, and boat.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Origami

The Puppetry Home Page

http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/

Covers all aspects of puppetry, from creating puppets to performing with them, from an international perspective.

Author: Rose Sage (rosesage@sagecraft.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Keywords: Toys; Puppets

Ropers Knots Page

http://huizen.dds.nl/~erpprs/kne/kroot.htm

A huge site dedicated to the art of knotting, consisting of detailed instruction pages, an alphabetical index to locate and learn the many different types of knots, links to other knotting sites, connection to a knotting newsgroup, and a list of books on this subject.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Keywords: Tie; Tying; Hitch; Hitches; Scout

ShawGuides: Art & Craft Workshops

http://shawguides.com/art/

"Detailed descriptions of hundreds of art, craft, ceramics, fiber, sculpture, glass, jewelry, & woodworking workshops and painting vacations worldwide."

Author: ShawGuides, Inc. (info@shawguides.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Entertainment & Leisure--Hobbies

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Tiles on the Web

http://www.aimnet.com/~tcolson/webtiles.htm

"Tiles On The Web provides a focus for Web resources to further appreciation of ceramic tiles as artistic media, historical artifacts, and architectural elements."

Author: Tom Colson (tcolson@aimnet.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Ceramic Tiles

Wonderful Stitches

http://www.needlework.com/

Resources for "stitchery enthusiasts" including patterns for quilting, needlepoint, cross-stitching and sample stitchers. Site provides pattern charts in a series so that the stitcher can easily imitate the design.

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Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Wool Works: The Online Knitting Compendium

http://www.woolworks.org/

Wool Works contains "more than 180 patterns for handknitted sweaters, socks, hats, scarves, baby clothes, afghans, and other miscellaneous projects." It also includes information on "knitting books, magazines, events, guilds, computer-related resources, Web links, and charities that accept donations of knitted items." A set of Web discussion boards for talking about knitting; a huge directory of knitting suppliers in North America, the north Atlantic and Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand; as well as hints and tips on various knitting techniques, fibers, spinning, dyeing, and various knitwear designers are included.  

Author: Emily Way (emily@woolworks.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Arts & Crafts

Keywords: Knitting

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