Mailing Lists

All Fiber Arts: Mailing Lists
Mailing lists related to weaving, spinning, drop spindles, tapestry, fibre production and fibre arts
www.allfiberarts.com/cs/mailinglists.htm

anzweavespin Mailing List
This list is primarily for spinners, weavers and other textile lovers from Australia and New Zealand. It is intended to provide a forum to discuss projects, events, fibre and yarn resources and anything else connected with spinning and weaving in Australia and New Zealand
groups.yahoo.com/group/anzweavespin

WeaveTech Mailing List
The WeaveTech list is designed to provide a focused, intelligent,and quality dialogue on structure, technical matters (including computers in the context of weaving), color, design, and professional pursuits related to weaving. This is a forum for serious weavers, both professional and avocational, who seek associates who are equally committed to the craft of weaving
groups.yahoo.com/group/weavetech

Podcasts

WeaveCast
Syne Mitchell's weaving podcast
www.weavecast.com

Cast-On
Brenda Dayne's knitting podcast
www.cast-on.com

KnitCast
Marie Irshad's knitting podcast
scifiville.typepad.com/knitcast

Knitting News Cast
Rhonda's podcast especially for knitters. Each episode brings you latest knitting news along with reviews of knitting web sites, knitting patterns, knitting books, yarn, stitches and more
www.knittingnewscast.com

Pink of Perfection
The Pink of Perfection is a great crafty video blog
www.pinkofperfection.com

Pointy Sticks
Christine's podcast is about life with pointy sticks and a lot of fibre
www.pointysticks.org

Sticks & String
A podcast by David Reidy, an Australian bloke who knits
sticksandstring.wordpress.com

Weaving

Weaving on simple equipment
For information and inspiration to use weave-it squares:
www.eloomanator.eloomanation.com

Publications

Craft Australia News
Craft Australia News is distributed free to subscribers every month. It presents information and news relating to the contemporary craft sector from a national perspective. Distribution within the sector is encouraged and new readers can subscribe for free on the Craft Australia web site

Craft:Blog
Craft Magazine has a blog of crafty articles

Creative Knitting
Creative Knitting is a glossy magazine, jam packed with all the latest knitting news as well as lots of gorgeous new patterns for you to try

Interweave Press
Interweave Press are the publishers of Handwoven and Spin Off

Kiddley
Kiddley is published almost daily and is brimming with bright ideas, fun projects, links to great web finds and quick tips for parents to take away and enjoy with their kids

Knitty
Knitty is a quarterly web published knitter's magazine

MagKnits
MagKnits is a web published knitter's magazine. Between publications they offer free patterns via their e-mail mailing list

Make:Blog Craft Archives
Make Magazine has started a new crafting sub-blog

News Observer: Homespun
Homespun is a series of articles on spinning, dyeing and weaving

Southern Cross Knitting
Southern Cross Knitting is an online knitting magazine by Sarah Bradberry

Spun
Spun is an online knitting magazine

Webside
Webside is an online weaving magazine

Whip Up
Whip Up was created in order to bring the best original and exciting crafts to the attention of many. To create a community of artists, crafters and makers and share ideas in a central space

Yarn Magazine
Yarn Magazine is a quarterly print magazine with a difference: intelligent, well-written articles, original patterns and a sense of humour threaded through. It is available via subscription, Australian yarn stores and in newsagents nationwide. The magazine's web site features a free 24-page sample issue.

Reference: General

Knitting at About
A large collection of links, including free patterns, as well as spinning and weaving sections
knitting.about.com

Textile Dictionary
Resil Chemicals have an online Textile Dictionary that makes an excellent resource
www.resil.com/otd.htm

Video Tutorials
Whip Up has collected links to some great crafting videos, anything from simple techniques to fun craft projects

Reference: Braiding

jpnz braiding
A commentary on Japanese interlaced braids and braiding (marudai, takadai, ayatakadai), plus Japanese textiles, costume, aesthetics and design
www.livejournal.com/~kumihimo

Weaving on simple equipment
For information and inspiration to use weave-it squares:
www.eloomanator.eloomanation.com

weavershand
An information page for weavers. Specifically for those interested in Tablet Weaving, Kumihimo, and Ply-splitting
www.weavershand.com

Reference: Colour

Choosing Paint Colours
Behr paints have an online tools for visualising interior and exterior colour schemes that can be useful for many other projects
www.behr.com/behrx/workbook/index.jsp

Colour Scheme Generator 2
Generator of colour schemes and palettes to create good-looking and well balanced and harmonic web pages. This is the new version of the previous colour generator
wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html

Colour Scheme Tool
Steel Dolphin Creative have a script for choosing colour schemes
www.steeldolphin.com/color_scheme.html

Interactive Weaver Tartan Generator
House of Tartan's Interactive Tartan Weaver lets you experiment with colours and thread counts and produce an image
houseoftartan.co.uk/interactive/weaver

Random Stripe Generator
A script to generate random stripe patterns for knitting jumpers, scarves, blankets, etc
www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php

Reference: Crochet

Crochet at About
A large collection of links, including free patterns, as well as stitches and techniques
crochet.about.com

Learn to Crochet Video Series
NexStitch offers free crochet video tutorials to further the art of crochet, as well as aid the beginner crochet enthusiast in learning this craft. They currently have Traditional and Tunisian videos available

Reference: Felting

The Feltmaking Process
The Handweavers Guild of America has a complete feltmaking process with photos for every step

Needle Felting Tutorial
Betz White has a great needle felting tutorial up using one of those cool needlefelting tools from Clover

Reference: Free Patterns

Berroco
Cleckheaton offers free patterns and techniques
Berroco has a bevy of free patterns available on their site, including an extensive list of crochet patterns

Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton offers free patterns and techniques

Crochet at About
Crochet at About has a large collection of free patterns

Dark Lilac
Dark Lilac has an online Counted Cross Stitch Chart Generator. You can see both recent and popular charts that have been created.

Glamarama
Glamarama has a heap of free vintage knitting patterns from the 50s-60s

Handweaving.net
Handweaving.net is a weaving draft archive containing more than 50,000 weaving drafts. Each draft includes the standard threading, tieup, treadling and colour drawdown. Drafts can be viewed, printed, and downloaded in WIF format

Interweave Press
Interweave Press have special projects and articles available online in beading, knitting, needlework, spinning and weaving

Knitting at About
Knitting at About has a large collection of free patterns

Knitting Pattern Central
Knitting Pattern Central is an online directory featuring thousands of links to free knitting patterns

Panda Yarns
Panda Yarns offers free patterns and techniques

Patons
Both the Australian and the Canadian sites have free patterns available and techniques

Straw
Straw offers free patterns

VIP Fibers
VIP Fibers offers free knitting and crochet patterns specifically for dog yarn

Reference: Software

CraftMemo
CraftMemo is a free, flexible, easy-to-use record keeping and management system designed specially to cater for craft enthusiasts

Reference: Spinning

I Can Spin
Provides video clips illustrating the use of drop spindles for spinning wool and other fibres, and fibre preparation techniques
www.icanspin.com

The Joy of Handspinning
Provides information on all manner of fibres and spinning, including videos, for handspinners
www.joyofhandspinning.com

Patty Lee's Guide... to Handspinning Dog Hair
The Merry Spinster has a tutorial on spinning dog hair
www.mdnpd.com/pd