Sewing this century is going high-tech and is lending a modern edge to handmade. The traditional sewing circle may have gone the way of the treadle machine, but a new kind of sewing community is staking its territory in cyberspace as sewers surf the Net in ever-increasing numbers. Armed with a keyboard and a mouse, you can seek out fashion inspiration, get information about sewing machines, sergers and other equipment, shop for patterns and fabric, download embroidery designs and most importantly, share ideas and advice with others who share your interests.

The next time you head out onto the "Information Superhighway," pull off at the following stops along the way...

•Sewing Organizations

•Patterns, Fabrics, and Notions

•Sewing Machine and Serger Companies

•Other Interesting Sites

•Sewing Organizations

Get involved! The Internet lives up to its name, linking dozens of organizations together, and sharing ideas and actions that will keep sewing alive and well in the new millennium. The following are great launching points.

American Sewing Guild
www.asg.org

Home Sewing Association
www.sewing.org

National Make It Yourself With Wool
www.sheepusa.org

Professional Association of Custom Clothiers
www.paccprofessionals.org

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•Patterns, Fabrics, and Notions

1# Sewing Patterns.com
www.sewingpatterns.com

Absolute Crystal Components
www.absolutecrystalcomponents.com

Allbrands.com
www.allbrands.com
www.sewingmachinestore.com
www.embroiderymachines.com

Ben Franklin Crafts
www.bencrafts.com

Butterick Patterns
www.butterick.com

Candlelight Valley Fabrics
www.candlelightvalleyfabrics.com

Christine Jonson Patterns
www.cjpatterns.com

Dana Marie Design Co.
www.danamarie.com

DARR, Inc.
www.darrsewnotions.com

Dawn Anderson Designs

www.dawnandersondesigns.com

Design and Planning Concepts
www.designandplanningconcepts.com

Design and Sew Patterns

www.designandsew.com

DistinctiveFabric.com

www.distinctivefabric.com

Don James Design

www.donjamesdesign.com

Elegance Fabrics
www.elegancefabrics.com

Fabrications
www.fabricationsonline.com

Fashion Patterns by Coni
www.fashionpatterns.com

Hancock Fabrics
www.hancockfabrics.com

Homespun Fabrics

www.homespunfabrics.com

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.®
www.joann.com

Kayla Kennington

www.kaylakennington.com

L. J. Designs

www.ljdesignsonline.com

Lazy Girl Designs

www.lazygirldesigns.com

McCall's Patterns
www.mccallpattern.com

Material Things

www.ceceliapodolak.com

Michael's Fabrics
www.michaelsfabrics.com

Oriental Silk Co.
www.orientalsilk.com

Pattern Studio
www.patternstudio.com

Petite Plus Patterns

www.petitepluspatterns.com

Purrfection Artistic Wearables
www.purrfection.com

Sense & Sensibility Patterns

www.sensibility.com

Sawyer Brook Distinctive Fabrics
www.sawyerbrook.com

StudioKat Designs
www.studiokatdesigns.com


Vogue Fabrics
www.voguefabricsstore.com

Vogue Fabrics by Mail
www.myvoguefabrics.com

 

Wildly Wonderful Wearables
www.wwwearables.com

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•Sewing Machine and Serger Companies

If you’re thinking about purchasing a new machine, the Web is a great place to start your research. You’ll find detailed product information plus listings for local dealers where you can take a test drive. Many manufacturers also provide on-line tech support or free software downloads. You get input from the machine owners to brand-specific bulletin boards, all from the comfort of your own home.

Amazing Designs
www.amazingdesigns.com

Babylock
www.babylock.com

Bernina of America
www.berninausa.com

Brother International Corp.
www.brother.com

Elna
www.elnausa.com

Husqvarna/Viking
www.husqvarnaviking.com

Janome America, Inc.
www.janome.com

Pfaff
www.pfaff.com

Sears/Kenmore
www.sears.com

Singer Sewing Co.
www.singershop.com

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•Other Interesting Sites
Claire Shaeffer
www.claireshaeffer.com

Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival
www.csnf.com

Donna Karan

www.donnakaran.com

Dragon Threads
www.dragonthreads.com

Hip Line Media
www.hiplinemedia.com

Hobby Lobby
www.hobbylobby.com

International Showcase
Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival
www.csnf.com

Jean Haas

www.dressformdesigning.com

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo

www.sewingexpo.com

Palmer/Pletsch
www.palmerpletsch.com

Sandra Betzina
www.sandrabetzina.com

Shecy Pearls

www.shecypearljewelry.com

Wallies
www.wallies.com

WSU Sewing & Stitching Expo
www.sewexpo.com

You Can Make It
www.youcanmakeit.com

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