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Needlepoint

Aion homepage: an independent design studio offering a range of original cross stitch, blackwork and other needlework designs
ANG: American Needlepoint Guild
The Binding Stitch: a website of finishing services, needle art products and seminars, needlework finishing videos and DVD's
Sharon Boggon's Home Page: A stitch dictionary and a brief history of samplers
Classic Stitches Home Page: Great stitch glossary! Go to the Stitch Zone, then click on Glossary
Converstion tables
Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page
Cross Stitching Needlepoint - We Have It All!
Discount Needlework.com: Discount prices on needlepoint, crewel or silk ribbon embroidery, cross stitch, hardanger and other stitching arts. Also a fabulous online thread color converter, stitching tips, and other useful information.
Ehrman Introduction: Finishing services
Foxview Needlepoint: Accessories, canvas, needle holders and more
Welcome to Gripit Plus --Manufacturer of finely crafted needlework frame holders, working frames and related accessories since 1983. Online ordering available
A Guide to Needlepoint: A real cookie setter - can be annoying
Needlecraft Showcase-cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, knitt
Needlepoint Heaven: 418 shades of Paternayan Persian yarn in stock and ready for immediate shipment. Call toll free at 877 446-0704 with your credit card information. $1.10 per per 8 yard skein, plus shipping.
Needlepoint - Home Page
Hard-to-Find Needlework Books
Needlepoint Now Magazine: an educational journal that will present needlework as an art form. Has a great online classroom with pages on canvas & needles; threads; material preparation and more.
Needlework
Needlework.com
Nordic Needle: Kreinik threads and more
okleequilting.com: Pillow forms
Anna Pearson's Needlepoint: Designs are kitted by Judith North and marketed by Judith and Networkers throughout the UK, as Anna Pearson Needlepoint Kits.
The PCStitch Homepage
Rose Cottage: Your Source For Appleton Fine Quality English Crewel & Tapestry Yarns
Beth Russell and Designers Forum Needlepoint: needlepoint and cross stitch kits based on the 19th century designs of William Morris and William De Morgan, two of the leaders of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Self-welt how to
Sew Exciting: Needlepoint kits & great stitch glossary
From the Skinner Sisters: A Magazine Of Embroidery And Other Needlecraft -- Past, Present And Future
Spin a Yarn: a family owned Washington state business specializing in knitting, needlepoint and latch hook rugs
Stitcher's Treasures: Escondido, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright Needlepoint charts: Cushions, eyeglass cases, coasters, cosmetic bag

Cross-stitch

1-2-3 Stitch: Distributor of many cross stitch designers.
Black Swan Designs Home Page
Bluebird Name Patterns: (with hummingbirds for letters O, Q, and U)
Borders: Celtic border; Hearts border

Celtic Cross Stitch Celtic and Irish counted cross stitch charts and kits.
Celtic Stitchery: The Store For All Your Celtic Cross-Stitch Needs (Cross-stitch & needlepoint); Alma Lynne, ASN Publishing, Barbara & Cheryl, Beatrix Potter, Bent Creek, Bernice Designs, Black Swan, Bucilla, Butternut Road, Candamar and more from Australia.
Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework, and Stitchery Page
CraftSoft - Cross-stitch Needlework Tools Accessories
Cross stitch Centre: Charts & kits by MacIntosh, and many other designers. Based in Great Britain with a US 800 number to contact.

Darklilac.com: Cross-stitch and more with a create your own cross-stitch chart from an image you upload to the site
De Borduursite: Dutch cross-stitch site

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Dracolair: While Dracolair Creations specialises in Dragons it has a growing line of fantasy designs, each one created specifically to be a cross-stitch.
Dragon Bear: the home of fine (and usually free!) arts, crafts, history, literature and whatever else we decide to put here.
Dragon Dreams: Don't sell directly to stitchers. Several sources provided at site.
Dutch Treat Designs - mostly table toppers
European Cross-stitch
The Essamplaire: Fabulous collection of antique samplers from around the world.
Fantasy Crafts Distributors: the best selection of fantasy or medieval designs that we can put your hands on (from the website)
Foxview Needlepoint: Accessories, canvas, needle holders and more
Free Patterns Online: Cross-stitch and quilting patterns
The French Needle - exclusive and elegant heirloom embroidery and cross stitch supplies
From My Heart Mini Sampler
Gryphon's Moon: Many dragon patterns
Designs by Frank Lloyd Wright in counted cross stitch - check both sites as prices differ: Heartland House Designs; wrightcatalor.org
Historical Needlework Resources: a resource centre for those interested in the study and practice of pre-16th century(Dark Ages, Medieval and Renaissance) needlework/embroidery and its techniques.
Kitty & Me Country Crafts - Cross-Stitch Charts and Designs
Online Kreinik Thread vendors
Kustom Crafts: an exceptional variety of needlework products and services (crochet, cross stitch, quilting, etc.
Lakeside Linens and Designs: Washable hand-dyed linens & counted thread designs
Lavender Wings: Counted thread designs
Lord of the Rings charts
Allyson's Needlecraft
Cross Stitch Ordering Options From 1-2-3 Stitch!
CameoRoze's Stitcher's Studio
The Scandinavian Cross Stitch Co.
Scarlet Quince: quite elaborate designs - artwork-inspired
TW Designworks: Lots of Celtic and fantasy patterns - on-line and other sources linked. Pretty advanced charts.
Threadneedle Street: Lots of materials, books, blank canvas for needlepoint but a pain in the butt ordering form.
Very Well Thread: British x-stitch and blackwork site with a "wide selection of kits and patterns from samplers to bookmarks
Whispered by the Winds: counted cross stitch - quilts, etc.
The World's Leading Cross Stitch Book Distributor!

Knitting

Boston area yarn shops: Circles Salon - Soon to reopen in Roslindale, MA; A Good Yarn - Brookline Village; Mind's Eye - Porter Square - Red Line; Spark Crafts - Davis Square - Red Line; Stitch House - Dorchester - JFK Umass stop - Red Line; Windsor Button - 35 Temple Place, Boston, MA - Green/Red line Park St. stop; Woolcott & Co. - JFK St. Cambridge
Big Sky Knitting Designs: Janet Szabo. A cable-lover's dream come true. Books & newsletter.
communknity - San Jose, CA: Our mission is to foster a sense of community in our shop by supporting creativity, joy, craftsmanship, sustainability and goodwill locally and globally
Domestic Miss - A Sweet And Sour Slice of Life: Knitting Give-Away: This generous soul is giving away some Addi-Turbo needles and cute buttons in celebration of completing a lovely silk lace scarf. If you want to add your name to the raffle, visit the page & leave a comment. Complete directions at the site. Competition ends 31/July/2008.
Dutch yarn stores
elann.com: Discounted yarn & free patterns (freebies only women's patterns except for the socks & shawl)
FabricsToDyeFor.com: Great customer service and a wide selection of books, yarns, etc. Now located in Texas.
Kaffe Fassett: Amazingly colorful patterns.
The Girl From Auntie: As mentioned in the New York Times
Handknitting.com: Yarns, Patterns, Needles and supplies for Knitting, Crochet, Felting, Spinning and Weaving. Run by the wonderfully cooperative and helpful Laurel.
Heartstrings Fiber Arts - a wholesale pattern company: But some great articles (on copyright, etc., in their Resources link).
How tos/Tips n Tricks: Andersson heel - for toe-up socks & avoiding short-row heels; armscyes — determinig the amount of decrease between the bottom & top of a sleeve; Basic Knit Instructions; Blocking links; Brioche Rib - youtube video - apparently this stitch uses tons o' yarn; Knitting cables without a needle - with thanks to Knittingdaily.com - although it seems to me much easier just to use a needle); Casting off (Kind of odd to have this before casting on but that's where it falls alphabetically.; Casting on; Casting on Lace; Celtic cables; Finishing techniques; Fixing dyes in yarns that crock (bleed) using vinegar - from Grumperina; A very nearly invisible increase - from techknitting blogspot; Kitchener stitch; Hints for intarsia and knitting Kaffe Fassett designs - thank goodness I foung this before starting the Tumbling Blocks crew neck sweater; Knittinghelp.com - Home to over 150 free knitting videos, abbreviation explanations and more; Knitting Pattern Central tutorials - 3D grafting, basic bind-off, increases, all kinds of stuff; Knitting tips n tricks - including needle size conversion charts, and more; Lifelines (esp. for lace knittng); Picking up stitches for knitting sleeves top down; Repairing sweaters; SSK Alternative Method - A no-slip, no-remount method for making a left-leaning decrease; http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ - lots of great videos
Ice Queen Blog: Ice Queen blog about too little yarn & picot cast on (search for Ice Queen)
Iris Fine Yarns: Appleton, WI
Joann's.com: online discount vendor
Kathy's Kreations: "Kathy Zimmerman is an accomplished knitter, teacher, and knitwear designer" from http://www.knitlit.com/contributors/zimmerman.htm. Standard Yarn Weight System, Standard Body Measurements/Sizing, Hooks & needles conversion chart, videos and more
Knit A Round Yarn Shop: Ann Arbor, MI
Knit Happens: Alexandria, VA
Knitcircus: published quarterly in Madison, WI by a group of dedicated fiber-craft junkies featuring knitting and sewing patterns, interviews, articles, and reviews, with an eco- and socially-responsible bent.
Knitmap.com: Find yarn stores wherever you are!
http://www.knittersagainstbush.com/
The Knitter dot com: Free shipping on domestic orders. A couple of free patterns.
Knitters' Review: Go here for reviews & suggestions on just about anything knitting-related. They also have a forum.
Knitting: Patterns, lists, tips & tricks, etc.
Knitting Abbreviations
Knitting at knoon: Patterns, Quicktime videos (kitchener stitch!), and more.
Knitting Beyond the Hebrides: "dedicated to those wanting to share information and techniques about traditional forms of knitting, such as Fair Isle, Aran and Guernsey"
Knitting blogs: almostfeldted knitblog - home of " finishing the uncorked sweater" - uncorking the top down sleeve, armsyces and more; Bagateller - plus a gallery, tips, links & more; brooklyntweed.blogspot.com - great patterns; Circles Salon's blog - my favorite Jamaica Plain yarn shop; Crowing Ram male knitter; Firefly Knit - some pretty cool cables as of May 28. 2008 - also on Ravelry; fpea - another feminist who knits, frets about the environment and dishes questionable fashion tips; Fuzzy Feet-along; Go Knit in Your Hat - some book reviews if you can find them; Grumperina - blog plus a knitting page with "helpful stuff" like Combined knitting & Knitting videos, free patterns & more; I'm knitting as fast as I can - patterns for sale & a couple free ones; Hello yarn - Jan. 9, 2006 had some scull & crossbones mittens - pretty Goth; In tricot veritas - French-language site; Eunny Jang.com - some free patterns, some for pay, lots of good tips; Jon's Knit Blog male knitter; Knitterguy - some pretty amazing lace work; Knitting Sunshine - she also sells hand-dyed yarn; The Panopticon; QueerJoe's Knitting Blog yet again; Sean's Soapbox - first and employee, then manager and now owner of Cambridge's Woolcotts; Victoria & Albert Museum collection of weblog links
Knitting font: For Mac and PC
Knitting History: Gansey sweater history; Top 10 men in knitting - from Knitty.com; Yarn boys in history - the history of men knitting
Knitting library: want to do some acquisition hunting? Here's a list of favorites
Knitting traditions: offering classes on traditional techniques, and wholesale patterns.
Knitting terms translated: French, English, German & Spanish

Knits n bytes: lots of information here about knitting, especially sock knitting
Knitty: little purls of wisdom - kind of a blog, patterns, etc.
Knit Visualizer: Charts knitting patterns. $185 makes it a little pricey.
The KnitWiki: a community run knitting encyclopedia with patterns, techniques, historical information and a whole lot more!
Letsknit.com: Has a good faq section, including stitches/inch for various weights of yarn. Physical store in Tiverton, Rhode Island
The Local Needle: Located in Florida. Great shipping prices.
Loom Knitting Help: a list of software which can be used for knitting, including fonts - the links don't seem to work?
Magic Loop URLS: Two socks on one circular needle - another toe up; Knitting 2 Socks at One Time on 1 Long Circular Needle - top down; Knitting two socks in one on three needles
Menknit.net: Home of the Partial History of male knitting, blogs and more
MetaPostModernKnitting: "a celebration of fashion-forward and avant-garde knitting." Site includes "patterns, trend analysis, and news that represents the more artistic, unconventional and forward-thinking realm of knitting"
Modeknit: Home of Confessions of a Knittine Heretic and Raccoon Hat
Nancy's Knit Knacks
Needle size conversion sites
New York City yarn shops - selected list: Habu Textiles - 135 W. 29th St. - Japanese imports; Knit New York Cafe - 307 E. 14th St.; Knitting 321 - 321 E. 75th St. - "European and fashion forward skeins"; Knitty City - 79th btwn. Broadway & Amsterdam - south side of the street; The Point Knitting Cafe - 37a Bedford btwn Carmine & Downing; purl - 137 Sullivan St. btwn Prince & Houston; School Products Co., Inc. - 1201 B'way 3rd fl. btwn 28th & 29th Sts. Yarns, weaving supplies; The Yarn Company 2274 B'way (just north of 82nd St.) #1C - large selection of designer yarns, needles; The Yarn Connection - 218 Madison Ave.
Northeast Fiber Arts Center: "Oodles of yarn & fiber." Near Burlington, VT
Paradise Fibers: All kinds of tools & yarn
Pattern design
Pattern errata: The Green Mountain Spinnery Knitting Book Errata Page; Interweave press knitting book errata - Folk Hats, Folk Mittens, etc.; knitblog.com/errata.htm; Nomad Press - Artic Lace (first, second, and third printing errata), Knitting in the Old Way (first printing) & Simple Socks
Patterns
Perlgrey.com: hand knitting projects designed by Adrienne Thomas featuring the luminous hand dyed, natural yarns of sister studios, Fleece Artist and Hand Maiden
Ravelry: Great knitters' social networking site for yarns, patterns, friends, etc. You can list your stash, books, projects and more.
She Ewe Knits: a home-based mail order/internet business that specializes in traditional knitting styles - Fair Isle (stranded) and Aran
Sheep & Wool Festivals
Steeks: Excuse Me, But What is a "Steek"?; Norwegian Steeking Technique - from Knitty.com (involves a sewing machine); Steeks - the basics
These Flocks: the brainchild of Christien Meindertsma. a knitwear brand in the broadest sense of the word
Tiger-eye shawl pattern: Blackberry ridge
Twist Collective: Interesting patterns
Unique Sheep: Includes big skeins of sock yarn for man-sized feet
Victoria & Albert free knitting patterns
VisiKnit: Cable Graph Generator
Vogue magazine stitch library: Knit/purl, cables, colorwork & more
Wendy Knits: Basically a knitting/weaving blog - from Andy
Webb's: America's yarn store - Northhampton, MA
Woolworks: a noncommercial, volunteer-run site full of information for handknitters. Patterns, resources, stores & more.
Yarn and Fiber Co.: Windham, NH. Good prices, great shipping options.
yarns by design: Neenah, WI
Yarns
Yarn Bazaar: Yarns, tools, free patterns, etc.
Yarn Index: the ultimate yarn resource, now features profiles for over 3,000 yarns.
Yarn Safaris: customized tours to distinctive fiber farms, sheep and wool festivals, fiber studios, textile museums, and yarn shops in greater Boston, New England and beyond
Yarnmart.com: On-line vendor with hard-to-find colorways, etc.
Yarnzilla: Minnesota yarn emporium with occasional sales
Washing and cleaning of mohair

WalkerTreasury.com

Knit swatches from Barbara Walker Treasuries

Misc

Auntie Elspeth Reviews Embroidery and Needlework Books: a shelf full of diverse books on embroidery, needlework, and lacework with a focus on what was done before the 17th century.
Eucalan woolwash: Out of Canada . 135 oz. bottles available. Also available from Woolcott's & Drinkwater's in Cambridge, MA.
Laura's Sewing School - Arlington, MA: Run by th maker of the incomparable Wirkkala leather flute cases. Website also has a nice collection of sewing/fabric-related web pages.
Metro Boston fabric shops
coolcraftsites.com: Cross Stitch Crafts, Embroidery, Needlepoint, etc.
Custom labels: bcilabels.com - woven, printed, and pressure sensitive labels; Charm Woven Labels; clothinglabels4u.com - many options re fabric, etc.; Sienna Pacific - really custom
dmoz.com: Shopping: Crafts: Supplies: Fiber Arts: Needlework (515) (whew)
Harts Fabric: Pillow forms available.
International Quilt Study Center & Museum: Lincoln, NE
Just Patterns (for baskets)
Metric Conversion sites: Onlineconversion.com - length, temperature, speed, volume, weight and more; Worldwide Metric - length, weight, volume, etc.
Needlearts Studio: Television program sponsored by Interweave Press. Links to program topics, free patterns, etc,
Pantry & Clothing pests: Knitting blogspot.com - Moth control tips; http://www.pantrypest.com/
Quasi-crystalline pattern generator (a.k.a. Penrose tiling).: Freeware for non-commercial purposes. Unfortunately only for Windows machines. I'm using this to try to apply to a knitting pattern, but could be used for any needlework. Jpgs of sample output are here
Saltwaterpurls: Interesting knitter's blog
Sharon b's Stitches for Embroidery and Needlework: Great stitch dictionary
Silkweaver Fabrics: home of the internet's largest availability of needlework fabrics
Spark Crafts Studio: an adult-oriented creative space for paper crafts, needlework, bead jewelry and more
Spinayarn.com: Blank canvas, threads, for knitting, needlepoint. Based in Edmonds WA.
Annie's Attic: Everything from crocheting to tatting.
Transporting Knitting Needles & Needlepoint from the Transportation Security Administration
Yahoo.com directory: Cross-Stitch (88), Directories (1), Embroidery (41), Software (8), Supplies and Equipment (80), Thimbles@
Wichelt Imports: Distributor of Fine Needlework Fabrics and Accessories witha great "Find a fabric" option.
Laura Wirkkala Ostling: Custom textile work, sewing classes & more

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