drawing

seeingdrawing

a DVD developed collaboratively by colleges of art, focusing on the process of developing visual literacy in students - drawing as exploration, as instrument, as method, as fashion, as understanding, as reflection

fabrics

FiberWorld - Educational Resources

a wealth of information about manufactured fibres - production, uses, care, health and safety

Fabric University

includes fibre history and characteristics, dictionary of fabric terms, safety issues and a lot more

Internet Center for Canadian Fashion and Design - Textile Dictionary

characteristics, fibres and uses of hundreds of textiles

paper

Living with washi

Japanese washi paper, its history, uses, spirit and art

software

The Electric Quilt Company

many-featured design software for quilters

Creative Impulse 2000 Design Program

design creation for 'textile designers, quilters, patchworkers, new media designers and even chimney painters'

Jasc Paint Shop Pro

versatile image-editing program

surface design

Colour Shaper

art tool for oils, pastel, watercolour, clay

Lazertran

transfer papers for artists

Ario - Samples

samples of the use of products like Advaprint and AquaWax, not to mention clingfilm and nappy liners... from suppliers Ario

Hot Potatoes Rubber Stamps

rubber stamps with a difference - supplies and ideas for printing on fabrics, especially velvet

Liquitex

acrylic paint - products, techniques, retailers, gallery

Heat transfer paints, crayons and pens

ideas for using these products sold by the Thread Studio

threads

CARON Collection Threads

hand-dyed, variegated and speciality threads

Kreinik Online Thread Center

metallic and real metal threads, silks, and needlework tools

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