Textile Art  & Other Links

Our Customer's and Other Textile Artist's Sites...

 Hillary Rice - Operates M.E. Studios - she has many quilted wonders on her site - also offers beginner and advanced quilting kits.

 Christine Seigneuret's -Wearable art site - charming whimsical hand painted silk appliqué - I still enjoy wearing one of her pieces purchased some 10 years ago.

 Barb Trowbridge - Barb is an accomplished silk painter in both Rozome and Gutta Resist Techniques. She is available for travelling to teach workshops. Barb is based on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.

 Jane Dunnwold - Of the art cloth concept, you will find her excellent book "Complex Cloth" in our books section

 Laura Burch - Laura's site has extensive information on all kinds of dyes and dyeing processes.

 Leonard Thompson - A site worth checking out. Leonard works out of England and does some inspired silk painting using Pebeo's Setasilk.

 Holly Carr - Take a peek of some of Holly's silk paintings, her sense of humour really shines through. Holly now resides in Eastern Canada.

 Darcy Gusse-Edinga - Darcy operates a very successful silk painting business in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.

 Carter and Teri Jo - Inspirational shibori based designers.

 John Marshall - Information on many Japanese textile techniques and John's work in fabrics.

 

Textile Related Organizations and Museums...

 SPIN Silk Painters International - An organization to bring together the silk artists who feel isolated. Puts out a newsletter and hosts a silk painters festival every two years. Goal is to promote silk painting as a recognized art form. Based in the US.

 cabc - Craft Association of British Columbia - A nonprofit network of craft professionals dedicated to the development of excellence in craft. Located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 Textile Museum of Canada - The only museum in Canada solely dedicated to the collection, exhibition and documentation of textiles from around the world.

 

Dyeing Service...

 Dye Pro Services Inc. - At last someplace to have garments dyed. Dye Pro Services is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and run by Emily Parke-Koll. You will find all contact information on her website

 

Magazines...

 Belle Armoire - Art to Wear, great publication.

 Fiberarts Magazine - The magazine of textiles.

 Threads - Sewing, often good articles on surface design and fabric manipulation.

 

Quilter's Organizations and Guilds...

 The Fraser Valley Quilter's Guild - A nonprofit society dedicated to promote the joy of quilting and provide inspiration and education

 

Other Splendid Links...

 Verne MacDonald - A good friend and an excellent kitchen designer, she can make any space efficient and beautiful to work in - makes everyone want to hang out in the kitchen. She also does "long distant" planning for new projects and renovations. Verne is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

 

Fun and Useful Links...

 View the Earth - In 3 D Virtual Reality and see everything in orbit around it - click and drag to make the earth rotate, wait a few minutes to see everything move. Click on any satellite to view it's name and orbit.

  Virtual Reality Moon - Phase Pictures - select a date and see the phase of the moon.

 On-line Dictionaries - We all need a little spelling help every now and then.

 

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