Recommended websites
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| All Eco | www.alleco.com.au | Natural & organic fibres & fabrics |
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Althea’s Needles & Threads Online |
Big range including unusual supplies |
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Batik Oetoro |
Dyeing supplies |
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| Bee Crafty | www.beecrafty.com.au | Quilting fabrics |
| Bugfabric | www.bugfabric.com | Fabrics with insect prints |
| Carole Griffiths | www.handmadeglassbeads.com.au | Handmade beads |
| Duran Textiles | www.durantextiles.com | Reproduction fabrics |
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Elsegood fabrics |
Silks, scarf blanks. |
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Empire Beads |
Extensive range of beads & findings |
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| Essential Textile Art |
http://www.essentialtextileart.com/
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Mail order textile art supplies |
| Fine Wools Direct |
www.finewoolsdirect.com.au |
Mail Order Fabric supplies |
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Folkwear |
Historical & ethnic patterns |
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| JJs Jellybeads |
www.mogovillage.com.au/jjs-jellybeads.html |
Bead-tubes in a vast range of colours |
| Julie's Superior Threads | http://juliessuperiorthreads.com.au/ | Quilting Threads |
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Kraft Kolour |
Dyeing supplies |
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Lacis |
US store specializing in historical needlework tools & techniques |
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| Melworks Beads | www.melworks.com.au | Online bead store |
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Perpetual Patterns |
Australian source of Folkwear patterns and other good stuff |
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The Thread Studio |
Everything for the textile artist |
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Trimmings & Remnants |
Trims, fringe, ribbons etc. |
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Ziguzagu |
Japanese textile market |
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Information |
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Costumer’s Manifesto |
Everything about costume |
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International Shibori Symposium |
Everything about the Japanese art of fabric manipulation |
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| Arts & Humanities Data Service |
www.vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/ST.html
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Extensive Online Textile Collection |
| Knitty | www.knitty.com | Great knitting patterns |
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Links |
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Australian Silkworm Links |
100s of links for silk, textile and other artists worldwide |
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Cyberfibres |
Lots of links |
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Galleries |
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Canberra Museum and Gallery |
Local Museum/Gallery which often showcases local textile arts |
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Craft ACT |
Local Craft artists organisation |
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National Gallery of Australia |
Sometimes has textile/craft exhibitions |
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Powerhouse Museum |
Has extensive Textile collections |
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Wearable Art Parades |
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Fashion Fantasia |
Tasmanian Wearable Art Parade |
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Flairwear |
Local Wearable Art Parade |
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NZ World of Wearable Art |
Everything you need to know about WOW |
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The Australian Wool Fashion Award |
National Fashion Competition |
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Organisations |
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Arts Hub |
Jobs in the arts industry |
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ATASDA |
Sydney version of TASDA |
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National Association for the Visual Arts |
Peak body for the Visual Arts in Australia |
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The Australian Forum for Textile Arts |
Home of Forum |
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| The Society of Arts & Crafts of NSW |
www.artsandcraftsnsw.com.au
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Peak body for arts & crafts in NSW |
| American Surface Design Association |
http://www.surfacedesign.org/default.asp
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American version of ACT Textiles |
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Craft Shows |
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Australasian Quilt Convention |
Large quilt convention |
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Australian Craft & Quilt Fair |
Annual visiting craft fair |
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Australian Designers & Creators Expo |
Annual visiting craft fair |
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Gorman House Markets |
Local craft/arts market |
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Old Bus Depot Markets |
Local craft/arts market |
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Royal Canberra Show |
Annual Textile exhibition |
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Collage images |
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| Vogue |
http://www.vogue.com.au/ fashion/show_coverage/2007/ 2007_s_s_haute_couture_paris/ schedule/christian_dior/christian_dior_details |
Details of Dior Haute Couture 06/07 |
| Culture Shock | http://www.culture-shock.com.au/ | Bridal/Evening wear with ethnic influences |
| Gallery Serpentine |
www.galleryserpentine.com
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Gothic/Victorian Fashion |
| Thelma Winroe's site | www.thelmagillianscarves.com.au | ACTTAA Member's site |
| Hat Links & Blogs | http://www.anacam.com/hats/ | Crochet hats |
| http://anavoog.livejournal.com/ | blog for above | |
| http://woollywormhead.com/ | More crochet hats | |
| http://woollywormhead.blogspot.com/ | blog for above | |
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/If_the_hat_fits/ | Hat making yahoo group | |
| http://www.knotjustknitting.com/ | Freeform crochet & knitting | |
| http://ifthehatfits.knotjustknitting.com/ | online exhibition | |
| http://www.bluehatproject.org.au/photos.html | Depression awareness | |
| http://www.hatweek.com.au/ | Hat photos |
Page Revised
28/08/2008
Web links
Contact:
act_textile_arts@ozemail.com.au