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Blogroll
Betty Busby – Art quilter of micro scenes of magical worlds
BJ Adams – Art quilter/mentor; Thread painter extraordinaire
Candace Kling – Ribbon artist extraordinaire.
Daily Good – News that inspires
Dustin Wedekind – Intricately beaded sculptures
Facebook page – Fiber Fantaises by Nancy Smeltzer
Heidi Kummli – Bead artist and author whose bead choices are mindblowing
Jacqui Ridley – Mosaic artist who creates with glass like I do with buttons
Josh Simpson – Glass artist and maker of magical worlds
Judith Montano – Author of multiple books on elegant embrodiery
Judy Coates Perez – Painting with thread art quilts
Keith Allen Kay – Mindblowing Energy Mandalas and extraordinary Healing Work
Lesage School of Embroidery – Parisian School of Emboridery
Melissa McClain- Photographer specializing in color compositions of unusual subjects
Nancy Crow – Art quilter/mentor and innovative thread painter
Nancy Eha – Another "Beading Queen" on fabric; author of many authoritative beading books
National Button Society – History & collecting of buttons
Nita Leland's Artist Links – Extensive list of links to many types of artists
Philippe F. Nault – Installation art and dreamer of what could be
Robert S. Vibert – Photographer who specilaizes in the atmospheric quality of his shots and photographing what others don't seeng
Robin Atkins, Bead artist of magical objects
Susan Brubaker Knapp – Quilt artist with intricate, really, really detailed quilting
Susan Levi-Goerlich – Free motion embroidery "paintings" on fabric
Thom Atkins -Beader of intricate art quilts & sculptor of delightfully quirky sculptures
Whitney Freya- Artist and creativity proponent
Works and Conversations – Thoughtful interviews about artists and their work
Blogs I Like
Beadlust
Betty Busby Blog
Cloth,Paper Scissors Magazine Blogs
Juju Loves Polkadots
Lemon Tree Tales
Quilting Arts Magazine Blogs
Sweetpea Path
Media Sources
"Bead and Button"
"Cloth, Paper, Scissors"
"Quilting Arts"
"Somerset Memories"
"Stitch"
"The Crafts Report"
Interweave Publications
Stampington & Company
Supply Sources
Accents Beads – Best seed beads in DC Metro area
Artistic Artifacts – Exciting store for mixed media, fabric paints, and ephemera; in the DC area
eQuilter.com – Terrific on-line source for fabrics. Their free newsletter is eye candy for fabric-olics!
Heritage Trading Compnay – eBay store for elegant trims and appliques from India
Interweave Publications
Rosita Pisarchick – The Trim Goddess – amazing ribbons on-line at terrific prices
Spirit Beads and Buttons – Fantastic site for glass buttons from Czechoslovakia
Stampington & Company
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