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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Nature design

Nature design, originally uploaded by Amethist.

Posted by katiejayinpa this very minute! 11:04

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Books and Mags Sellers

Abe Books
Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc.(links to member sites)
Barnes and Noble
Bartleby(free online books)
Beading Times-Online Bead magazine
BooksAMillion
FiberArts Magazine Home Page
Heritage Shop Online Needlework Journal
http://www.half.ebay.com/
Internet Public Libarary
Needlearts Bookshop(excellent reviews)
Online Books at University of Pa.
Project Gutenberg
Quilting Arts Blog
QuiltingArts, LLC Home Page
Scholarly Books

Needlework Blogs etc

A Beautiful Craft(crazyquilting)
AAA-my flickr pages
Alison Schwabe's blog
Alison Schwabe's website
All Stitched Up blog
Alma Stoller's blog
Altered Visions
Ann Maki(fiberartist)
Anne D.(mostly cross stitch blog - french)
Anne Roberts Webshots CQ page
Anne(A Feather Stitch)-cross stitch
Annie W.'s blog(crazyquilting)
Annie Whitsed's website(CQ)
Art Quilt BLog
Art Stitches Blog
ArtQuilt Challenge 2006-Multi-edited blog
Autumn Hathaway-Mixed Media
Barbara Cheeseman's blog
Barbara Curiel;s blog
Baumcat-Harley Ridin'Grandma
Beacon blog(surface design)
Bear's Den blog
Bhavani's blog
Blandine(great cs box) in french
Booby Fish Blog
Bordo Da Anna flickr pages
Brenda Smith's Blog
Calla Visage's blog
Carmela Z.'s pages
Carolanne C. (sane quilting)
Carole's blog( CQF)
Cecelia in Brazil's Blog(Quilta e Borda)
Celeste C. yahoo photos page(wonderful!)
Chains of Hearts on flickr
Charlene O.' flickr pages
Charlene O.'s blog
Chez Lisa
Chez Natstitch
Chloe's Place(crazyquilting)
CosmicPlutos' Knitting Blog
CQ Crazy Blog(Maureen B.)
Cramzy's Blog
Debbie Blog(crazyquilting)
Dianne B.s(Calif) quilt blog
Dijanne Cevalle's blog
DP quiltblog
Embroidery Motifs Flickr Group Page
Fabric Art Journals-Multi-edited blog
flat fairy embroidery
Frankie Files blog
Glenna's cross stitch blog
Grannies Attic Blog
Helen Steven's website
Hey Lucy blog
Honey Bee's Bliss
Honiton Lace-Very thorough website!
I Love Crafts(Crafts Blogs Links List)
I Love Trim blog
Indigo Dye Blog
Inspire Me Thursday Blog
InventiveSoul(Amber's)blog
Iris Susan;s blog(crazyquilting)
Izapatch flickr paages(crazyquilting)
Jean Farish site-cross stitch-expl.fair use
Jenn McGahan-Mixed Media and great dolls!
Jill Smith's blog
Jo Griffith-sane quilting
Jo in NZ's blog(crazyquilting)
Julia C's blog(crazyquilting)
Julita's blog
Kathy Briggs Blog
knitting blog
Leslie e. Blog(crazyquilting)
Linda Grashoff Flickr pages(fiberartist)
Lorenza's blog
LW's blog
MA originals-mixed media
Mambo Cat's blog
Mandy's Blog(StitchingPost)
Margaret's blog(EGA, cross stitch)
Margreet's Flickr pages(hearts)
Marie Roper-Using your computer to design
Marilyn Henrion website
Mary O. picture trail site(artdolls-gorgeous!)
Mary O.'s blog-fabulous stuff here!
Mary Stanley's blog
Maureen B's Blog(crazyquilting)
Maureen C's blog(fiber postcards)
Meggiecat's blog
Melody Johnson-too too good to miss!
Mes Petites(french, serious eye candy)
Mimi K.'s blog
Misa A.'s blog
MISS Muffett Two's blog
multi-edited fiberarts blog
Narmelle-french blog
Needlenthread
Nic Bridges
Nina(in Norway) blog
Norma H.'s Blog(Norma's Needles)
Northern Group- A Local Quilt group
One By Jude Flickr photos-great stuff by a real artist
Pat Winter's blog
Pat's blog(Altering Thoughts)
Peggy Kellogg's blog
Peggy S.'s blog
Phiala's Place(weaving-great site)
Pierette's blog
Ptichka's blog(Littlest Bird)
Ray Chel Flickr page(felting-gorgeous!)
Red Door Studio
Renate Fernau(Schwalm whitework)
Renee Harris website
Rose Rushbrooke's Blog
Rose Rushbrooke(art quilts)
RunMoreMiles(Gail's blog)
Sharon Beggs Flickr pages(fiberartist)
Sharon Boggon.'s Blog
Sharon's tatting blog from Canada
Sherry Goshen's blog
Soiefoliepassion-Blackwork and Stumpwork in french
Southpaw blogspot
Stitchworks-Jackie
Sue in Cleveland(dolls and art)
Susan N. CQ blog
Susan N.'s Sane Quilt Blog
Susan Shie's -art quilts
SuzyRed's Blog
Terry Springer's blog
Terry Whitworth's blog
The Dollmaker's Journey
ThreadsofLove(DenimGoose) blog
Tracey's Treasures Blog
Ute V.'s blog
Virginia's blog
Vivienne G's blog
Wild Women

Needlework Org"s and Online Classes

American Needlepoint Guild
Computer Textile Design Group
CyberStitchers-On Line Chapter of EGA
Embroiderer's Guild(UK)
Embroidery Guild of America Home Page
Euro CrazyQuilt Festival Home Page
Guilford Ct. Art Center
Handweaveer's Guild of America
maggie Grey-Workshop on the Web
Quilt Surface Design Symposium Home Page
Surface Design Organization
Textile Society of America
UK Foundation-for the needlework arts
WorkShop On The Web
Young Embroiderers(EG in the UK, Youth)

Patterns,tuts,tips&Info

ABC-tut on fabric printing
Andrea English tut on transferring to fabric
Answer.co definition of surface embroidery
Burn Test Fabric Info
Cameo Paints-Painting on Fabric
Extensive information about beading
How to felt over a soap bar
How to make your own ballcap
How to Needlefelt a Doll
HOW TO:crochet a rose
Image Transfers(page from Art EZine)
Info on Kasuti embroidery(and Indian emb.)
Info on Knitting
Jean Fletcher's stumpwork Tutorial
LionBrand FAQ on felting
LL's class on piecing a cq block(at Caron threads)
Making a 6" cq block-from CQMagOnline
Paula Burch-Fabric Dye-ing Info-Comprehensive
Piper Kool Aid Dye-ing Tutorial
SeaStrand Tutorial on Fabric Painting
Stitch Diagrams-Classic Stitches
Stitch Diagrams-Embroiderers Guild UK
Stitch diagrams-Heritage Shoppe(fantastic source of information)
Stitch Diagrams-Over TheMoon Designs
Stitch diagrams-Sublime Stitching
Stitch Dictionary-Rissa Peace-Root
Stitch Dictionary-Sharon Boggon
Stitch Dictionary-Velvet Stitch
Stitching Diagrams-knots and pekinese stitch
Textile Connection(info on textile terms)
Thailand Treasure Box-FME
Tutorial on Bead Embroidery
Whip Up-Pincushion Tutorial

Museums-All

Calais Museum of Fine Art and lace
Calico Museum in India
Costume Institute(Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Display page of Lace Museum in Calif.
Guggenheim Museum in NYC
Kimono Variations(page from M.Art and Des.)
Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles
Melbourne Museaum(Australia)
Mus.Fine Arts Boston-Textile Exhibition
Museum of Art and Design in NYC
Philadelphia Museum of Art(USA)
Rose Grainger Costume Collection(Australia)
Royal Ontario Museum collections page
Sheelin Irish Lace Museum
Smithsonian in Wash.DC
Textile Museum of Barcelona, Spain
Textile Museum of Princeton University
Textile Museum of Wash.DC
The Royal Collection(in the UK)-textiles, jewelry, art

Eye Candy and Graphics

12 days of Xmas coloring book
50 Birds Coloring book
Antique Photos
Art prints
Bill Blanton Archives
Canadian Coloring Book site
Coloring Book site(Hugo the Snail)
Coloring Pages with state outlines
Dover Sampler Sign Up Page(lots of freebies)
Enchanted Learning(coloring books -also great educational site)
GodeyLadies Book
Grandma's Graphics-wonderful true vintage books
Ivy's coloring pages
Keith Haring Kids coloring book
Plants of the Northwest Coloring Book
Victorian Postcards and Photos
Victoriana's

Graphics Software stuff

Adobe Tuts and free brushes

Other blogs I Like

Decor 8 general design blog
Jenny's Days
Lady Catherine of The Garden(Calidore's Garden)
She Dreams in Digital(computers and quilts)
Susan N's brainblog
Susan N's travelblog
The Crazy Spider

Polymer Clay

Clay Factory
Glass Attic(polymer clay info site-extensive)
Hyacinth Cane Tutorial(polyclay central)
Lobzoid's Polymer Clay and other stuff blog
Matchbook Amulet tutorial
Northwest Polymer Clay Guild
Polymer Clay Central
Southern Connecticul Polymer Clay Guild
Thomas Science(tissue blades)

Commercial Sites

All About Blanks(embroidery blanks)
All sorts of things(including fabric)
All Trimmings (ribbons etc)
Amazing Wedding Dresses and Theatrical Constumes
Ami Sims
Biba Embroidery(eye candy)
CheepTrims(lace, times and motifs, other goodies)
Designs,, stitch diagrams, links(and freebie designs)
Dharma Trading(dyes, blanks, you name it)
Discount yarns
Drafting Templates(human figure also)
Embroidery Blanks
Erica's-supplies, particularly thread
Fabric Net
Fabric.com
Fabrics to Dye For
Fabrics-Britex in San Francisco
Fabrics-Fabricstore.com
Fabrics-Lunn and Mrowka(hand dyed)
Fabrics-Outdoor fabrics
Fabrics-Reproduction Fabrics
FashionFabricClub
Fire Mountain Gems-comprehensive bead inventory w/ great prices
Hancock's Fabrics
has children;s educational kits for working with fiber
Heavenly Embellishments
Herrschner's
I-Bead
Jane Nicholas(stumpwork Supplies)
Joggles.com
Karen Buell Designs
Linda Walsh Dolls
Margaret Beall-Embeadery
Quilt Ethnic-Online Lessons
Sasha Kagan -knitting
Save on Crafts
Shibori Dragon(fabric,supplies,graphics,patterns)
SLKazmer-jewelry
Small Expressions-Fiber artist with CQ block piecing book
Supplies(art) Dick Blick
Supplies(art/teaching)E-Nasco
Supplies-All kinds of great stuff!
Supplies-Art Van Go
Supplies-ArtellaWordsandArt(amazing)
Supplies-NeedleStack(even weaves and linens)
Supplies-The Thread Studio(Fibers and threads)
Supplies-Threadneedle Street
Supplies-Vetty Creations-Threads and Montmellick
Supplies-Victorian Cottage Treasures(extensive)
Texere-suuplies
The Fabric Store
Victorian Quilters

16 Bodhisattva Precepts

Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts

The Three Refuges

We take refuge in Buddha
We take refuge in Dharma
We take refuge in Sangha

The Three Pure Precepts

To do no harm
To do good
To live to benefit all beings

The Ten Prohibitory Precepts

A follower of the Way does not kill but rather cultivates and encourages life.

A follower of the Way does not take what is not given but rather cultivates and encourages generosity.

A follower of the Way does not misuse sexuality but rather cultivates and encourages open, honest and acceptable relationships.

A follower of the Way does not lie but rather cultivates and encourages truthful communication.

A follower of the Way does not intoxicate self or others but rather cultivates and encourages clarity.

A follower of the Way does not slander but rather cultivates and encourages respectful speech.

A follower of the Way neither extols self nor demeans others but rather cultivates awareness of the interdependant nature of self.

A follower of the Way does not attach to anything, even the teaching, but rather cultivates mutual support and shares the dharma with all beings.

A follower of the Way does not harbor ill will but rather cultivates loving-kindness, understanding, and forgiveness.

A follower of the Way does not turn away from the Three Refuges but rather cultivates and encourages taking refuge in them.

It is our sincere intention to continually realign our lives in accord with these precepts

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