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The Art Clay
Society is an organization formed of metal clay artists and
enthusiasts, dedicated to the continuing education and inspiration of our
members. |
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Art Clay World UK,
home of the Art Clay Silver Clay UK Guild |
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Art Clay
World, Japan. Headquarters of Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd
manufacturer of Art Clay Silver Clays.
As a UK supplier for Art Clay World, the Art Clay Silver clays are available from this website, find out more |
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Paula Burch's
All About Hand Dyeing contains information about batik, immersion
dyeing, tie-dyeing, plus technical advice about the dyes and chemicals
used. Also an active
Dye Forum
community of Dyers. |
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Amy Butler Greenfield author of 'A Perfect Red' and 'Virginia Bound'.
'The story of the quest for the perfect color red is an adventure into
world history. For those who knew its secrets, red was a source of wealth
and power from ancient times onward — especially cochineal, the source of
nature's most potent red dye...' |
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Angela Barrow
is a feltmaker and tutor, offering workshops and an online shop of one-off
felts. |
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Modeller and author
Angie Scarr's website including miniatures, crafts and nail art made
from polymer clays and other materials |
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Association of Guilds of
Weavers, Spinners and Dyers - the preservation and improvement of the
craftsmanship in hand weaving, spinning and dyeing for the benefit of the
public and the promotion of public education in such craftsmanship.
Provides information about local guilds, the Summer School, events and
more. |
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The Basketmakers'
Association - events, courses and basketmaking information. |
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The Batik
Guild - members include professional artists, amateur artists,
teachers, students and those that simply enjoy doing batik. |
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The Braids
Society wishes to promote the education and practice of the art and
craft of making constructed or embellished braids and narrow bands. All
appropriate interests are encouraged, and membership is open to everyone. |
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Birgitte Krag Hansen has two websites at
www.feltmaking.com
and a Danish version at
www.filtning.dk. She has written a number of books about the
subject of felt making and offers actual and online courses demonstrating
the techniques she has developed. |
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British Polymer Clay Guild is open to all who are interested in
polymer clay - from beginners through to professionals. |
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The British
Tapestry Group - promoting the development of woven tapestry. |
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Committed to
Cloth. Claire Benn and Leslie Morgan unite to provide workshops
on dyeing, screen printing. stitch. and textile art. They are joint
authors of a number of successful books. |
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craftsitedirectory |
Crafts Site
Directory, you will find instructional and tutorial web sites, free
craft projects and free patterns, craft supplies, crafters and artists. |
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This is a new web site from the
Cyprus Polymer Clay Association. |
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Dusky Rose
Veiners sugar craft website uses many of the similar techniques used
for modelling polymer clay |
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Dyeing to Spin
- situated in North Norfolk and offering courses and tuition on dyeing and
spinning fleece. |
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East London
Printmakers (ELP) is a group of contemporary artist-printmakers based
in Hackney. ELP manage a spacious and modern printmaking studio which
provides an open access facility for printmakers, and run workshops and
educational programmes for its members and the general public. ELP also
organise exhibitions for its members. |
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Elvenwork is
the website of polymer clay sculptor and author Katherine Dewey |
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Felt maker Sue Pearl's website at
Feltbetter
with felt making workshop news and products. |
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Feltmakers is the
website for the IFA - the International Feltmakers Association, which was
formed to foster worldwide interest in felt, to promote members' work and
keep members in contact with one another for exchange of knowledge and
ideas. |
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Ayala Talpai is a folk artist and felt maker and has written books on the
subject of needle felting. Her website
Fiber Fanatics
includes information on her workshops and a link to her blog. |
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FIMOLAND |
Fimoland in Spanish and
under construction but worth poking around to discover a selection of
instructional videos and inspirational photos |
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GAV Glimakra
manufacture high quality weaving tools and equipment.
A large selection of these items are available from this website, find out more > |
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Glass Attic |
Glass Attic is a
vast resource, incorporating 1700 pages of information on almost anything
relating to clay |
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The Guild
of Silk Painters is a non-profit making organisation run by volunteers
to promote the art of silk painting. |
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The International Polymer Clay Association's (IPCA) objectives are
to educate the public about polymer clay, and to study and promote an
interest in the use of polymer clay as an artistic medium. |
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Isabella
Whitworth's website offers silk painting, dyeing and shibori courses,
and finished goods. |
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USA based
Jacquard textile products including paints, dyes, inks and
pigments. A large selection of these items are available from
this website, find out more > |
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Donna Kato's web site featuring her popular range of polymer clays, projects, tips and a gallery.
A large selection of these items are available from this website, find out more > |
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Kitronik supply schools and hobbyists with a range of products that are
focused on 'Design and Technology', our link will take you to the 'E-Textiles
& Conductive Thread' section of their website. |
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The
Knitting & Crochet Guild - the home of hand and machine knitting and
crochet – education, innovation, preservation. |
THE LOOM
EXCHANGE |
The Loom
Exchange deals with second hand weaving and spinning equipment and
textile books |
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Quality spinning and weaving equipment from
Louet in the
Netherlands.
A large selection of these items are available from this website, find out more > |
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Low-Impact Living
Initiative (LILI) is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to
help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality
of life, gain new skills, live in a healthier and more satisfying way,
have fun and save money |
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At the
Metal Clay Academy you will find everything you need to know about metal clay, including
the best resources and information from the internet, metal clay teachers
and experts around the world. |
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Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery developed the
MCSJ Diploma in Silver
Metal Clay Proficiency which is widely recognised as the most thorough
and comprehensive metal clay qualification in the world. If you want to
work seriously with metal clay, this is the qualification
for you |
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Niada - dedicated to the art of the doll. The
National Institute of American Doll Artists is a worldwide
organisation whose purpose it is to promote the art of the original
handmade doll. |
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Natural Dyes
International research natural dyes and pigments, share information
and educate the public about the history of the rich tradition and use of
natural dyes. |
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Paper Making from Plants, Charles Bran makes handmade paper from a
variety of materials including onion skins, honeysuckle leaves and
seaweed. |
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For more than a decade, Elise Winters has been on a personal quest to
elevate discussion about and enhance the image of polymer clay in the art
and fine-craft community. Vist her blog
Polymer Art
Archive to reap the benefits! |
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Publishers of
Polymer Cafe magazine, ask us if you're looking for specific back
copies or contact the publisher |
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Polymer Clay
Daily is an excellent blog written by Cynthia Tinapple of Ohio,
USA to showcase fine polymer clay art and to serve as a portal to the
polymer clay community. |
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Free
eBooks by Project Gutenberg. Search for Ethel Mairet's Vegetable Dyes
and other craft titles (use keywords such as 'dyes', 'spinning' &
'weaving'. |
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The Quilters'
Guild exists to promote patchwork and quilting, from traditional
designs to contemporary pieces. |
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Ravelry is a
community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for
knitters and crocheters |
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Sabine Alienor
is a fine jewellery maker who uses silver metal clay, gold metal clay,
enamel and fused glass |
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The Schacht
Spindle Company Incorporated, Colorado who manufacture high quality
spinning and weaving tools and equipment.
A large selection of these items are available from this website, find out more > |
SEARCH
PRESS |
Search Press are
specialist art and craft book publishers. Visit our Book Shop to see
a selection of their titles. |
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Shelagh Lewin's website which includes an informative page on tablet
weaving |
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Speedball Art
manufacture textile paints and inks and other craft items.
A selection of screen printing inks and mediums are available from this website, find out more > |
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Spin Dizzy's web
pages about Wood and Wool |
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Ruth Brown's website
Stone Creek
Silk. Ruth runs workshops on a number of textile decoration
techniques including cyanotype printing, digital imagery, batik and screen
printing. |
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Stop Motion Animation was launched in April 1999. Since then, it has
become a popular meeting place for aspiring animators. If you are new to
stop-motion, be sure to read
THE
STOP-MOTION HANDBOOK. |
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The Sculpey from
Polyform web site which showcases the products in the range and offers a
series of projects to complete.
A large selection of these items are available from this website, find out more > |
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Sue Heaser is a professional crafts woman whose skills range from polymer
clay and Art Clay silver, glass engraving and puppet-making to textile
crafts and pottery. She founded the Polymer Clay Pit in 1985 which she
sold to George Weil & Sons Ltd in December 2008 to make way for more time
to teach and write.
Visit her web site to learn more about Sue, her books and the
workshops and classes she holds at a studio near Diss, Norfolk. |
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Tease and Spin
is dedicated to ensuring that traditional skills, such as the hand
spinning and dyeing of wool, are not lost. Workshops held in the Edale
Valley, Peak District. |
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TextileArts.net |
Textile
Arts Directory for everything to do with the textile and fibre crafts |
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The Textiles Club
has been set up to provide Textiles Enthusiasts from all over the UK a one
stop site to share anything Textiles. |
Textile
Links |
The website Textile
Links includes articles and links covering spinning, weaving,
quilting, felting, knitting, sewing, dyeing, and the whole world of
textiles. Links to supply sources, organizations, museums, events,
training, etc. |
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Learn how to make quality tie dye t-shirts, clothing and tapestries
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Tutor Hunt
provides a completely free service for tutors whereby students can find
the nearest tutor to them who matches their requirements |
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Weavershand,
specifically for those interested in Tablet Weaving, Kumihimo, and
Ply-splitting
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