Miscellaneous Fiber & Textile Links
Bag Tutorials:
------Large Bag - of handwoven strips of fabric - Leigh's Fiber Journal
------Sock knitting bag - Small bag for a small project- Leigh's Fiber Journal
Books to download - arts & crafts books at Project Gutenburg
Burn Test:
------Determining Fabric Content - Lindrix
------Fiber Characteristics - eBay Guides
------How To Do on Fabric - about.com
Clip Art with Fiber & Textile Themes - All Fiber Arts
Converter: Yards/Meters and Ounce/Grams - Fiber Gypsy
Crochet Edging (shells) - Leigh's Fiber Journal
Crochet Rag Rug - A Home Grown Journal
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Curtain Fabric Estimator - An online tool for all sorts of window treatments
DB-Bead - Brunold Software - freeware for designing bead crochet ropes
Felting Soap Tutorial - Winona Queen
Graph Paper Generator - Online tool for all sorts of graph paper
Greeting Cards - How to Make - Leigh's Fiber Journal
Knots- animated how to tie - Animated Knots by Grog
McMorran Yarn Balance Tutorial - Yorksett Arts & Crafts
Needlework:
------Antique Pattern Library - public domain needlework pattern books
Beeton's Book of Needlework - online version of Isabella Beeton's original 1870 publication
------Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont
------------Online version
------------Free download - Project Gutenburg
Handbook of Embroidery - online version of L. Higgin's original 1880 publication
------Stitch Dictionary for embroidery & needlepoint - In A Minute Ago
Photographing Textiles - Holly Knott
Pom-Pom Tutorial - TECHknitting
Quilting:
------BBinding How-To - judysquiltsandthings
-------Quilt Block Yardage Calculator - Ladybutton Fabrics
Sewing Patterns:
------Free Period Clothing Patterns - The Ladies Treasury of Costume and Fashion
Sheep Poetry Generator - The Surrealist
Sheep vs. Gravity- Screensaver - Russ Horton
Silk Fiber Fusion Tutorial - Leigh's Fiber Journal
Tassel Making Tutorial - TECHknitting
Textile Glossary - TextileGlossary.com
Textile Translation Dictionary - compare English, French, Dutch, & German terms - Centexbel
T-Shirt Yarns - (pdf) for weaving, knitting, etc. - by Karen Madigan
Used Equipment:
------Fiber Equipment & Barter Page (US)
------Spinners, Weavers, & Knitters Housecleaning Pages (US)
------The Loom Exchange (UK)
Yardage Converter - convert yardage for different fabric widths - Purrfection