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American Sewing Guild
contact information for this national group

Batik Butik
a Canadian wholesaler featuring gorgeous batik rayons from Bali

Buttonmad.com
South African company makes handmade and handpainted machine washable buttons, pendants, and decoration pieces; ships worldwide

Carolyn P's Threads Index
a reader's own index of articles, questions, tips, letters, supplies, book reviews from Threads magazine

Easy Quilt Kits
precut quilt kits

Emma One Sock
designer fashion fabrics, both imported and domestic, at below wholesale prices

Fabricline.com
fabrics of all types for outdoor and activewear apparel

GarmentoSpeak!
schedule seminars, consultations, and events for enterpreneurial start-up companies and individuals

Home Sewing Association
lots of valuable information, book reviews, projects, great tips, and more from an organization that represents the home sewing industry

Indonesian Batiks
handmade batik art panels provide quilters, fabric artist, and interior designers with a opportunity to combine an ancient art form with a contemporary use

Islander Sewing Systems
books, videos and classes on a unique approach to Margaret Islander's professional-style sewing

Irons.com
community page for collectors of antique pressing irons

The Lace Museum
Sunnyvale, California, museum showcasing the art of making lace

LJ Designs Online
patterns, sewing supplies, sewing workshops

Maria's Index of Threads Magazine Articles
this serious effort at cataloging should prove immensely helpful to anyone looking for an exact subject

Miami of Ohio- CraftSummer
schedule, syllabi, and contact info for a series of week-long, hands-on, craft- and art-related workshops taught at Miami University by local, regional, and nationally known artists

Oregon College of Art & Craft
program, admission, and contact information on the entire school, including the fiber department, featuring a needle arts studio with sewing tables, vertical tapestry looms and the 12-ft. tapestry loom; a loom room; and classroom

Pantograms
high-performance Toyota machines and intuitive software programs for every embroidery application, along with training and support

pfaffusa.com
technologically advanced sewing machines, sergers, and ironing products with a wide variety of accessories

Professional Association of Custom Clothiers
non-profit group for commercial and home clothiers

Search Threads Magazine Database
a personal homepage effort by a former Apple programmer that does exactly what our loyal readers have been clamoring for- it organizes all the back pages of threads into a searchable database

Sew Creative!
original patterns, sewing lessons/classes for children and adults

Sewing Workshop
describes patterns, books and classes at this school in San Francisco specializing in teaching all levels of sewing, pattern drafting and fitting, surface design and embellishment, fine craft and interior sewing

SewNet
a structured series of classes with downloadable graphics, weekly text lessons, a mailing list, and personal support

Shirley Smith's Sewing Arts Studio
Threads contributor Shirley Smith has a list of tips, techniques, and classes to fulfill all your garment-making dreams

SimplyFurnishings.com Ltd
everything you need to know about soft furnishings and lots more

UK Sewing Services
stockist and suppliers of quality sewing threads, elastics and trimmings

Victorian Video Productions
Instructional videos for those who enjoy working with yarn, thread, fabric, and color or are interested in beadwork

WildFiber
Los Angeles area fiber-arts store that offers classes in weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet; surface design classes such as silk painting, batik, shibori, fabric marbling, and screen printing; papermaking and bookmaking

Wildly Wonderful Wearables
sewing patterns, notions, appliqué, and more