| 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 youre thinking about purchasing a new machine, the Web is a great place to start your research. Youll 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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