• Books, Magazines, Videos and Reading

• SpecialThings, Butterflies, Clipart, Vitual Greeting Cards, Puzzles and Fun stuff!!

•Blogs, Podcasts, Videos etc. of interest to fibre folk.

Amazon book-ordering service - a fantastic site! Bring money!

Welcome to Bookwire! - The First Place to Look for Book Information on the World Wide Web.

Camilla Valley Farm Weavers' Supply: Orangeville, Ontario, Can., has a good supply of books,and sometimes has a hardback after others are sold out.

Carol Todd (Rowland): If you are interested in dyeing wool or silk using natural dyes made from plants, this valuable "how to" manual and reference book, "Earth Tones, Colors from Western Dye Plants" by Carol Todd is one you will want for your library.

Carol Ventura: I am currently working on three books. I just finished More Tapestry Crochet, the sequel to my 1991 book and instructional video, Tapestry Crochet. Southeastern Native American Art surveys the art of the Southeastern United States, prehistoric through the present. The third book surveys western and non-western ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, and wood craft history.

Clothing Patterns from the Weaving Room - A Book of Twelve Patterns for Handwoven Fabric, plus Design Overview, Handweaving with Handspun Colored Yarn, Color Design, Yardage Estimates, Sources and Resources.- If you are a weaver or a person involved in the production and promotion of natural fibers, I encourage you to visit my web site. Garments from patterns in Clothing Patterns from the Weaving Room are illustrated there. Susan Lilly.

Guide to Dye Plants for Dyeing Wool & Textiles: by Susan Eshelman - Collected wisdom of 15 years of my research and dyeing experimentation. Details on 300+ common dye plants and trees; which dyestuffs (berries, leaves, roots) give which colors (amazing range!) Simple preparation and mordanting instructions & recipes. Color library of more than 170 dyeing plants. Availabe in H/C book or cd-rom.

Hard-to-Find Needlework Books: Bette S. Feinstein has a large selection of in print and out of print books on the weaving and textile arts. Catalogs are emailed to you.

Interweave; We publish six magazines and over a hundred high-quality books about the things we love: fiber, thread, crafts, herbs, natural health, gardening, cooking. Handwoven, Spin-Off, Piecework, Beadwork, Interweave Knits, The Herb Companion etc.

* A Needle Pulling Thread: This is the online companion to my NEW quarterly magazine A Needle Pulling Thread...a long overdue CANADIAN magazine about CANADIAN needle arts from coast to coast. The premiere Festive 2005 issue will be published in late September. Carla A. Canonico, Editor-in-Chief.

Meg's Page - Margaret Chittenden:- author - try it, you'll love it!

On-Line Books - This site I love, as long as I have my glasses! }8-)

Paul O'Connor: A Double Weaver's Notebooks; Reference Book. This reference book summarizes thebasic ideas for 4 and 8 shaft double weave. The purpose of this book is to providea short reference source about double weave, particularly for those who have taken my workshops and need a quck refresher on certain points.

Peggy Osterkamp; Warping and Weaving books. Weaving should be fun! Peggy can help you reach your weaving goals by reducing your frustration and increasing your confidence.. Check out the tip of the month!

Powells Books

Ralph Griswolds' weaving books on line. Very good!

The Spinning Wheel Sleuth, Andover, MA, is the only periodical (quarterly newsletter) devoted exclusively to spinning wheels and related tools. Our goal is to collect, exchange and share information about spinning wheels, thus making it more accessible, before the wheels and the material about them are completely lost. Also have an annual Hand Loom Supplement.

SubuDesigns.com: The Future of Weaving. UNDERSTANDING RAYON CHENILLE by Su Butler This long awaited addition to the weaver's library contains a wealth of information explaining the use of rayon chenille yarns. Opening with a detailed history of chenille manufacturing and chemistry, this text offers instruction toward understanding the idiosyncrasies of rayon yarns, chenille in particular.

Tartan Weaving: Wilsons of Bannockburn's 1819, Key Pattern Book -One Hundred Original Tartans, with all the historical data and a modern interpretation.

Triangular Frame Looms: A web site about two books that I have authored that pertain to weaving on Triangular Frame Looms. One is a basic beginner's book that also includes instructions for building one's own loom in 3 different sizes along with a loom stand and fringe makers and the other is more advanced with 7 new weaving techniques as well as numerous project ideas and several patterns. Linda Smith

Threads Magazine index to all issues.

VävMagasinet - the only magazine in Scandinavia for weavers - comes out in four, colourful and inspiring issues annually (February, April, August and November).

Victorian Video Productions: founded in 1985 by educator, business woman, tapestry artist and author Nancy Harvey. Videos for all crafts. Including: Triangular Weaving - Frame Loom Techniques with Barbara Borgerd; Introduction to Weaving with Deborah Chandler; Art of Navajo Weaving; Boundweave- Level I with Nancy Arthur Hoskins; Card Weaving with Candace Crockett; Color Interaction for Handweavers with Donna Sullivan; Doubleweave with Clotilde Barrett; Handspinning Wool-Advanced Techniques with Mabel Ross; Spinning Cotton, Silk and Flax with Patsy Zawistoski; Feltmaking, Fibre Dyeing.

WeaveScene: on-line weaving magazine. It's theme is pretty general, rather predictable, and most sincere. Browse through our pages and see if you agree that, right up there with sheep or a silk worm, a mouse is now able to help you define and accomplish your weaving goals.

WEAVIES; Contemporary Patterns for Weave-it and Weavette Looms. Actually, my patterns work with any small square or rectangle weaver. This is a book of patterns, Weavies One, plus a picture gallery of afghans and other finished projects.

Weavezine: by Syne Mitchell a beautiful on-line magazine. Lots of interesting and informative things. It's getting better every week!

Woven Structures: A Guide to Oriental Rug and Textile Analysis by Marla Mallett. Lucid descriptions of rug-weaving processes.

* The Amateur Traveler goes to Oaxaca Mexico to meet Felipe Hernandez, a 4th generation weaver:

* The FiberCast: Caroline

* Knitting Podcasts: You can find podcasts with videos about knitting at this link:

* Laura Fry: Weaving a Life: I was looking for a career that would fascinate me for the rest of my life. In a way, weaving chose me!

* Linda M. Cunningham:Artist Books and Fibre Studio.

* The Art of Weaving: Colonial Williamsburg Podcasts.

* Thrums: Susan Harvey, Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This blog is to record what I am weaving on either one of the two looms and the entire process from planning to finishing.  

* Spinning Silk Hankies: Learn how to work with silk hankies and how to spin with them in this video:

* Voices on Cloth: there are some interesting podcasts on this link by Karen Selk and others.

* WeaveCast is an internet-based talk radio show about handweaving. You’ll want to subscribe to this RSS feed for sure! It’s available at: or from the WeaveZine website: Weavezine

* Weavolution: A NEW social networking site for weavers! It's awsome. Come on in and join the fun!

Angelcynn: The English are coming! Ango-Saxon living history 400-700AD. Clothing and Appearance of the Pagan Anglo-Saxons.

Butterflies Photos! All of these were taken at Butterfly World in Pompano Beach, Florida. - exceptional!!

Clipart: Here are some example gif images of celtic knotwork that have been submitted to Ceolas. If you are interested in making your own figues, you may be interested in Drew Ivan's online guide to creating celtic knotwork.

Clipart; Funet Collection.Clipart

Craft Clip Art: Lori's Collection of Craft Clip Art. Good!

Escher and Sir Roger Penrose who have done some really interesting work in "tilting the plane" (math nerd speak!)

More Flutterbies These galleries contain butterfly and moth images from a variety of sources. Mmmm...good!

Gourmet - It has a lot of large grafics, but great, mouthwatering, recipes!

*"Hello, Central" - the homepages of my daughter, Margaret Stowe - London, Ontario, Canada. She is an accomplished guitarist and a computer guru! All her shows/gigs are noted on her website.

Horace Vallas, bonsai, fun page!

PEI Card Centre - send a greeting/postcard from Prince Edward Island to someone you love! Even if you've never been there.....;)

HomeArts Postcards; And, just to be sure that you'll never miss a birthday or anniversary again, use the HomeArts Reminder Service. Tell us the dates you need to remember and we'll send you an e-mail reminder one week in advance. It's free, it's fun, and it's fast. There's never been an easier way to show someone you care. Select one of our animated postcards from the list of categories, tell us when and where to send it, and we'll take care of the rest.

Virtual Postcards: Virtual-Postcards.net is the main entrance for all free virtual cards. It’s a fun and easy way to send a personalized greeting to your friends and family.

Karen Madigan, the curious weaver, has some textile postcards for others to send.

Puzzledepot! - Nothing too easy here!!

International String Figure Association: String figures are designs formed from nothing more than a loop of string. Most of the time, people use their fingers to weave string figures, but sometimes, they also use their toes, knees, elbows, and mouth. The result is often a fabulous pattern!

Sugar Plum Sundries: by Karon L Adams; we make soap . We also carry Celtic items , including Scottish Cross Stitch Kits, and the musical collection from Petersongs Inc.

Trading Directory - Your one-stop destination for anything you can think about trading. This Trading Directory is designed to help its users find the trading information, articles, source, companies, products and services.

Thais Club: Photos (c) by Bruno Balestrini. The beautiful world of butterflies, Shapes and color from the world of beetles!

'Virtual Bouquet' from Virtual Flowers online Internet Bouquet Server. Or send real flowers!

Yorkshirenet brings you the best from England's historic White Rose County. Visit the Brontë Weaving Shed in the village of Haworth, once the home of the legendary Brontë Sisters. What to see and do in Yorkshire.