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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
Media Sources
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