Fiber Guilds/Organizations
- Alaskan Fiber Art
- http://wovenfibers.com/
- Black Sheep Gathering
- http://www.blacksheepgathering.org
- Black Sheep Handweavers Guild
- http://www.blacksheepguild.org/
- Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild
- http://www.chgweb.com/
- Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild
- http://cwsg.missouri.org/
- Complex Weavers
- http://www.complex-weavers.org/
- Estes Park Wool Market
- http://www.estesnet.com/Events/woolmarket.htm
- FiberArts OnLine (internet connection to the fiber arts community)
- http://www.fibreartsonline.com/
- Franklin County Fiber Guild (Union, MO)
- http://www.siue.edu/wgsl/html/franklincountyguild.htm
- Greater St. Louis Knitters Guild
- http://www.stlouisknittersguild.com/
- Handweavers Guild of America
- http://www.weavespindye.org/
- Kansas City Fiber Guild
- http://KansasCityFiberGuild.org/
- Kansas City Weavers Guild
- http://www.kcweaversguild.org
- Knitting Guilds by State (Wool Works--click on resources)
- http://www.woolworks.org/
- Lewis & Clark Handweavers Guild (Alton, IL)
- http://www.siue.edu/wgsl/html/lewis&clarkwg.htm
- Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association
- http://www.mafafiber.org/
- Midwest Weavers Association
- http://www.midwestweavers.org/
- Midwest Weavers Conference 2003/2005
- Midwest Weavers Conference 2005
- Missouri Fiber Artists (MOFA)
- http://www.missourifiberartists.com
- Ontario Handweavers and Spinners
- http://www.ohs.on.ca/
- St. Clair Fiber Guild (Lebanon, IL)
- http://www.geocities.com/stclairfiberguild/index.html
- Surface Design Association
- http://www.surfacedesign.org/
- Weavers Guild of Boston
- http://www.weaversguildofboston.org/
- Weavers' Guild of Greater Kansas City
- http://www.kcweaversguild.org/
- Email: kcweaversguild@kcweaversguild.org
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Fiber Publications (Online and Print)
- All Fiber Arts (formerly about.com/weaving)
- http://www.allfiberarts.com/
- Handweaving.net (source for weaving drafts (>8000), free membership required)
- http://www.handweaving.net.com/
- Interweave Press (Handwoven Magazine)
- http://www.interweave.com/
- Knitnet On-line Magazine
- http://www.knitnet.com/
- Knitter's Magazine, etc.
- http://www.knittinguniverse.com/
- Weavershand
- http://www.weavershand.com/
- WeaveScene: Electronic Magazine for the Weaving Community
- http://www.weavescene.com/
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Fiber Service Organizations
- W.A.R.P. (Weave a Real Peace)
- http://www.weavershand.com/#WP/
- Peri Dar
- http://www.peridar.com/
- Threads of Life
- http://www.threadsoflife.com/
- Peace Fleece
- http://www.peacefleece.com/
- Heifer International
- http://www.heifer.org/
- SERRV
- http://www.serrv.com/
- Fair Trade Federation
- http://www.fairtradefederation.com/
- Ten Thousand Villages
- http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
- Global Exchange
- http://www.globalexchange.org/
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Fiber Information
- American Textile History Museum
- http://www.athm.org/home_framemiddle2.htm
- All Fiber Arts (formerly about.com/weaving)
- http://www.allfiberarts.com/
- Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association)
- http://www.alpacainfo.com/
- American Sheep Industry Association
- http://www.sheepusa.org/
- Angora Rabbits
- http://www.angorarabbit.com/
- Breeds of Livestock/Sheep, Dept. of Animal Science, Oklahoma State Univ.
- http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
- Cashmere Goats
- http://www.cashmeregoat.com/
- Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association
- http://www.cagba.org/index.shtml/
- Costumes (ethnic, history, etc.)
- http://www.costumes.org/
- East Anglia (a region of the UK rich in textile history)
- http://www.ean.co.uk/
- Llamapaedia
- http://www.llamapaedia.com/
- Llamaweb (information on llamas and other camelids)
- http://www.llamaweb.com/
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- The Manufactured Fiber Industry
- http://www.fibersource.com/
- Marla Mallett Textiles (Tribal Oriental Rugs, Textile Art Gallery)
- http://www.marlamallett.com/
- Mohair Council of America
- http://www.mohairusa.com/
- Musk Ox Farm (qiviut)
- http://www.muskoxfarm.org/
- Natural Colored Wool Growers Association
- http://www.ncwga.org/
- Natural Fiber Information Center (U. Texas--Austin)
- http://www.utexas.edu/depts/bbr/natfiber/
- Navajo Churro Sheep
- http://www.navajo-churrosheep.com/
- North American Wensleydale Sheep Association
- http://www.wensleydalesheep.org/index.htm
- Rag Rug Fiber Supply
- http://www.artpiece.com/ragrug/
- Ruthe Stowe's Home Page
- http://home.netinc.ca/~rstowe/
- Scottish College of Textiles
- http://www.hw.ac.uk/sbc/
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London (online images)
- http://www.vam.ac.uk/Explorer/Virtual/images/
- Weavershand (tablet weaving, kumihimo, ply-split braiding, Weave A Real Peace)
- http://w3.thegroup.net/~janis/
- The Woad Page
- http://my.net-link.net/~rowan/crafts/woad/woadpage.html
- The Woolmark Company
- http://www.wool.com.au/
- World Wide Wool and Textiles
- http://www.vitalo.com/wool/
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Loom Manufacturers
- AVL Looms
- http://www.avlusa.com/
- Ashford Handicrafts
- http://www.ashford.co.nz/
- Dundas Loom Company
- http://www.dundasloom.com/
- Fireside Fiberarts
- http://www.firesidelooms.com
- Gilmore Looms
- http://www.gilmorelooms.com/
- Harrisville Designs
- http://www.harrisville.com/
- Hillcreek Fiber Studio
- http://www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com/
- LeClerc Looms
- http://www.leclerclooms.com/
- Leesburg Looms
- http://www.leelooms.com/
- Louet Sales
- http://www.louet.com/
- Mountain Loom Company
- http://www.mtnloom.com/
- Northwest Looms Company
- http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~klissus/
- Purrington Looms
- http://www.purringtonlooms.com/
- Schacht Spindle Company
- http://www.schachtspindle.com/
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Fiber and Craft Schools
- Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
- http://www.arrowmont.org/
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
- http://www.haystack-mtn.org/
- John C. Campbell Folk School
- http://www.folkschool.com/
- Penland School of Crafts
- http://www.penland.org/
- Sievers School of Fiber Arts
- http://www1.wcf.net/~cedar_point/sievers.htm
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Computer Programs
- Fiberworks PCW
- http://www.fiberworks-pcw.com/
- Patternland Weave Simulator
- http://www.mhsoft.com/
- ProWeave
- http://www.proweave.com/
- WeavePoint
- http://www.weavepoint.com/
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Basketry and Basketry Supplies
- About.com's Basket Search Page
- http://basketry.about.com/hobbies/basketry/
- Basket Patterns
- http://www.basketpatterns.com/
- Just Patterns
- http://www.justpatterns.com/
- Royalwood Ltd. (basketweaving and caning supplies)
- http://www.royalwoodltd.com/
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Beads and Beading Suppliers
- About.com's Beadwork Site
- http://beadwork.about.com/hobbies/beadwork/
- Bali Handmade Silver Beads
- http://www.bali-handmade.com/
- Bead Box Online
- http://www.beadbox.com/
- Bead Studio
- http://www.beadstudio.com/
- Beadweaver's
- http://www.beadweaver.com/
- Beadworks Beads and Jewelry Supplies
- http://www.beadworks.com/
- Caravan Beads
- http://www.caravanbeads.com/
- Fire Mountain Gems
- http://www.firemountaingems.com/
- Glass Line
- http://www.hotglass.com/
- HHH Enterprises (on-line bead supplier)
- http://www.hhhenterprises.com/
- Hot Glass Beads
- http://www.hotglassbeads.com/
- Rio Grande Jewelry Supply (catalogs not online)
- http://www.riogrande.com/
- Society of Glass Beadmakers
- http://www.sgb.org/
- ThaiGems: Beads, Bead Jewelry, Jewelry Beads
- http://beads.thaigem.com
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Fiber Equipment and Supplies
- Adamsville Yarn
- http://www.adamsvilleyarn.com/
- Alpacas of the Hudson Valley
- http://www.alpacasofthehudsonvalley.com/
- Alexandria Textiles
- http://www.alextex.com/
- Andes Handspun (Chile)
- http://www.angora.cl/
- Apple Hollow Fiber Arts
- http://www.applehollow.com/
- Apple Rose Farm
- http://www.applerose.com/
- Ashford Handicrafts
- http://www.ashford.co.nz/
- A Twist in Time
- http://www.atwistintime.com/
- Aurora Silk
- http://www.aurorasilk.com/
- Babe's Fiber Garden, LLC
- http://www.babesfibergarden.com/
- Black Pines Sheep (Wensleydale, Teeswater, etc.)
- http://www.blackpinessheep.com/
- Borgs Vavgarner AB (Sweden)
- http://www.borgsvavgarner.se/
- Bonkers Fiber Blends
- http://www.bonkersfiber.com/
- Breezy Manor Textiles
- http://www.breezymanor.com/
- Brown Sheep Company (yarns)
- http://www.brownsheep.com/
- California Cashmere Company (yarns & fiber)
- http://www.calcashmere.com/
- Camilla Valley Farm Weavers' Supply
- http://www.camillavalleyfarm.com/
- Carlson Farm (Longwool sheep and fleece)
- http://www.lincolnsheep.com/index.htm
- Carol Leigh's Specialties
- http://www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com/
- Casco Bay Wool Works
- http://www.cascobaywoolworks.com/
- C. L. Blomqvist AB (yarns)
- http://www.clb.se/
- Colores del Pueblo
- www.coloresdelpueblo.org/
- Cornerstone Fibres (Ontario)
- http://come.to/cornerstonefibres/
- Cotton Clouds
- http://www.cottonclouds.com/
- Coupeville Arts Center
- http://www.coupevillearts.org/
- Cyber Fiber Mall
- http://www.handspinning.com/
- Cushing Dyes and Supplies
- http://www.wcushing.com/
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- Dewberry Ridge (Donna McFarland)
- http://www.dewberryridge.com/
- Dharma Trading (dyeing supplies, etc.)
- http://www.dharmatrading.com/
- Dzined (Deborah Daniels)
- http://www.dzinedonline.com/
- Dolce Farm and Orchards Icelandic Sheep
- http://www.Dolcefarm.com/
- Exquisitely Angora (Rosalie Truong's lovely hand-painted fiber and yarn)
- http://www.angorayarn.com/
- Fairfield Fleeces
- http://www.angelfire.com/sd/fairfieldfleece/
- Fiberbits Yarns and Fibers
- http://www.fiberbits.com/
- Fibervisions
- http://www.spinnerscorner.com/home.html/
- FoxFibre Cotton/Vreseis Limited
- http://www.foxfibre.com/
- Frene Creek Farm
- http://www.frenecreekfarm.com/
- Genopalette/Humble Hills Sheep and Wool
- http://www.genopalette.com/
- G & S Dyes
- http://www.gsdye.com/
- Habu Textiles
- http://www.habutextiles.com/
- Halcyon Yarns
- http://www.halcyonyarn.com/
- Hallblacks Natural Wool Products (New Zealand)
- http://www.hallblacks.co.nz/
- Harrisville Designs
- http://www.harrisville.com/
- Hawks Mountain Ranch Icelandic Sheep
- http://www.hawksmountainranch.com/
- Heritage Yarns & Dye Service
- http://www.heritageyarns.com/
- Hillcreek Fiber Studio
- http://www.HillcreekFiberStudio.com/
- Homestead Wool and Gift Farm
- http://www.homesteadwoolandgiftfarm.com/
- Interlacements
- http://www.interlacementsyarns.com/
- JacobsArts (link to Jacobs Fiberarts)
- http://www.jacobsarts.com/
- Jane's Fiber and Beads
- http://fiber.xtn.net/
- Jane Stafford Textiles
- http://www.saltspring.com/jstafford/
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- Janice Jones Handwovens
- http://members.aol.com/jnsltd/home.html/
- Joy's Knitting Patterns and Supplies
- http://www.joyknits.com/
- Just Our Yarn
- http://www.justouryarn.com/
- Kaleidoscope Yarns
- http://www.kyarns.com/
- Little Barn, Inc.
- http://www.littlebarninc.com/
- Lollipop Spindles
- http://www.handspinning.com/lollipops/
- Louet Sales
- http://www.louet.com/
- Luna Herb Co. (soothing salves and other organic herbal products)
- http://www.lunaherbco.com/
- Margaret Peel's Fibre Supplies
- http://www.margaret-peel.com.au/
- Mining Company Guide to Weaving/Spinning/Dyeing
- http://weaving.miningco.com/
- Morenna Woolen and Herbal Goods
- http://www.kiva.net/~morenna/
- Natural Craft Supply (twine, paper, paste)
- http://www.naturalcraftsupply.com/
- Newton Yarns
- http://www.newtons.com/
- Nordic Studio (Swedish yarns) (Ontario)
- http://www.cyberus.ca/~nordicstudio/
- Oak Grove Yarns
- http://www.oakgroveyarns.com/
- Orion's Plumage
- http://www.teleport.com/~dneilson/page3.html
- Patterns at Purple Kitty
- http://www.purplekittyyarns.com
- Philosopher's Wool Company
- http://www.philosopherswool.com/
- Prairie Fibers
- http://www.prairiefibers.com/
- Prairie Ranch (llamas, Cotswold sheep, fleece, Wensleydale sheep)
- http://www.sheep4ewe.com/
- ProChem (dyes and dyeing supplies
- http://www.prochemical.com/
- R & M Yarns
- http://www.rmyarns.com/
- Recycled Lamb (Lakewood, CO)
- http://www.recycledlamb.com/
- Red Meadow Fiber Arts
- http://www.redmeadow.com/
- Robin and Russ Handweavers
- http://www.robinandruss.com/
- Rover's Comb (specializing in handspun chiengora, the soft undercoat in dogs)
- http://www.geocities.com/roverscomb/
- Royalwood Ltd.
- http://www.royalwoodltd.com/
- Schacht Spindle Company
- http://www.schachtspindle.com/
- Silkwood Designer Yarns
- http://www.silkwoodltd.co.nz/
- Silver Linings (mohair, Wensleydale top)
- http://www.handspinning.com/silverlinings/index.htm
- Singing Weaver
- http://www.singingweaver.com/
- South Forty Farms
- http://www.southfortyfarms.com/
- Spin Craft Patterns (knitting patterns for handspun yarn)
- http://www.spincraftpatterns.com/
- Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Page
- http://homepages.together.net/~kbruce/kbbspin.html
- Steel Heddle
- http://www.steelheddle.com/
- Susan's Fiber shop
- http://www.susansfibershop.com/
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- Sweet Grass Wool
- http://www.sweetgrasswool.com/
- Textile Links
- http://www.textilelinks.com/
- Textura Trading Company
- http://www.texturatrading.com/
- The Rouge Lucet
- http://lucettelady.50megs.com/
- The Woolery
- http://www.woolery.com/
- Tierra Wools/Los Ojos Handweavers
- http://www.handweavers.com/
- Tobasign (fabric dyes, silk painting)
- http://www.tobasign.com/
- Tongue River Farm (Icelandic sheep)
- http://www.icelandicsheep.com/
- Treenway Silks (British Columbia)
- http://www.treenwaysilks.com/
- Two Be Weavers (Joe & Julie McDill, Salem, Indiana)
- (812)883-4568 (web page being developed!)
- Vreseis Ltd. (FoxFibre cotton)
- http://www.vreseis.com/
- Weavers Loft
- http://www.weaversloft.com/
- Webs--America's Yarn Store
- http://www.yarn.com/
- Whirlwind Ranch
- http://www.whirlwindranch.com/
- Woodsmoke Woolworks
- http://www.woodsmokewoolworks.com/
- Wool Works
- http://www.woolworks.org/
- Woolymoose Primitive Rugs
- http://www.woolymoose.com/
- Yarn Barn of Kansas(Lawrence, KS)
- http://www.yarnbarn-ks.com/
- Yarn Farm (Linda Beckley)
- http://www.yarnfarm.net/
- Yarns Plus
- http://www.yarnsplus.com/
- Yarns Unlimited (Suzanne Halvorson)
- http://www.yarnsunlimited.com/
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Fiber-Related Mailing Lists
- The Spin List
- http://www.spinning.net/index.html/
- Email: listmom@spinning.net
- The Weaving List
- http://www.quilt.net/weaving.html/
- Email: lecarroll@u-n-i.net
- Ruthe Stowe's Home Page (more lists are available on this page)
- http://home.interlynx.net/~rstowe/
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