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Clothing Care
- Closet Cues
- An excellent article on care labels by the Federal Trade Commission.
- Federal Trade Commission
- More great articles from the Federal Trade Commission. You'll find links to articles on "Caring for your Clothes" (requires a download) and "Clothing Care Symbol Guide" (requires a download).
- International Fabricare Institute
- Take a look at their link "What's Here" and you'll find a variety of resources on
clothing care.
- Mississippi State Extension Service
- Mississipi State Extension Service has provided us with excellent resources online. Scroll down to their publications links and
you'll think you've hit gold!
- Peril's Guide to Fashion & Clothes Care
- Pick a language...any language. Peril has an upbeat site to offer you concerning
clothing care. Lots of fun stuff here!
- Rowenta
- Visit Rowenta's garment care and ironing resource center. Great tips for
ironing, clothing care, care labels etc. are here!
- The Soap and Detergent Association
- This site offers a world of information about laundry and cleaning products. It hosts the new "Fabric Care Symbols" chart.
- Texas Agricultural Extension Service
- You'll need Adobe Acrobat in order to download these resources. The information here could be excellent handouts for a class!
- Tide Clothesline
- Laundering tips and time savers.
Crafts
- A Guide To Free Craft Supplies
- This site provides information about products that are available free or for low cost.
- The Charted Designers of America
- A nonprofit organization formed in 1979 to standardize and promote the charted design industry, the Charted Designers of America is made up of design companies, designers and suppliers specializing in the field of printed needlework charts, kits and patterns. They have included the directions for basic counted cross stitch, palette stitches (embroidery stitches that can be used to embellish a charted design), and ribbon embroidery stitches.
- Clapper Comunication Companies
- This company uses the web to advertise their craft publications but don't stop short there....take a look at their "Recommended Catalogs". Wow! What a resource list.
- Counted Cross Stitch
- Counted cross stitch, needlework and stitchery can be found here. User friendly, this site is well categorized and provides excellent information and resources. You'll also find an online FAQ tutorial and fabric calculator.
- Craft Search
- A recommended search engine for more than 3200 links in the categories of crafts, hobbies, quilts and sewing.
You'll find a searchable database for textiles, a bulletin board. Be sure to sign up for their free newsletter.
- Craftnet Village
- Well organized and full of great information. Contains project information, bulletin boards for each craft area, links and more!
- Factory Direct Craft Supply
- A supplier with worlds of information online!
- Offray Ribbon
- Offray offers a listing of products, projects, etc.
Curriculum Resources
- Textiles and Apparel Program Development Aids
- Unless otherwise noted, the following visual and demonstration aids and study packets are available from the Department of Textiles and Apparel (TXA) for county Extension use. Take a close look for possible resources for your class.
Fashion & Wardrobe Planning
- Apparel Net, Inc.
- Apparel Net, Inc. is an online guide for the apparel industry with a comprehensive, fast, free and easy-to-use resource of over 2,000 links to apparel-related resources on the Internet/web. It can profice you with links to apparel-related companies, information, products and services.
- Elle
- Keep up with and study fashion trends online. Elle has it all!
- Fashion Center
- This website focuses on the heart of the fashion industry in NY City. Looking for a patternmaker, pink pearlized buttons, or stretch lace? Come to The Fashion Center. Need a factor, gauze fabric or a range of zippers? They're all in the neighborhood. For buyers, it adds up to the best selection in fashion. The range of choices is unbeatable. Whether you're searching for a new contemporary resource, want to view a top designer's new bridge line or looking to expand into career casual, The Fashion Center is the place to visit.
- FashionClick
- Learn how designers pick the "hot" colors for each season. Read interviews with top designers, get tips on the latest beauty secrets and take a look at designer collections from Anna Su to Marc Jacobs.
- Fashion Finds
- Packed with valuable information, a correspondent shops at five popular
mall stores, then picks the most stylish buys at each store, illustrates them and explains
her selection.
- Fashion Icon
- Let this site give you a tour through the fashion world. It's all about style!
- Fashion Net
- Excellent information about fashion and the fashion industry.
- Historical Costuming
- A tremendous amount of information here about historical costuming.
- Simplicity's Fashion
- Information about fashion trends.
- Style Experts
- Professionals answer questions about fashion.
- T@p Style
- T@p is an online magazine targeted to the 18-24 year old generation. Graphically rich,
this site includes fashion talk by those who are in the know!
- Vogue
- Up to date coverage on cutting edge collections from Paris, London, New York and Milan. Use
the pull down menus for quick facts on designers. Use the "Look Book" to search for current
collections of stylish clothes by category or designer.
Forums
- Bernina Interior Design Message Board
- Yes, they've done it! Bernina has created a message forum for interior design.
Labor Laws
Manufacturing Clothing
- American Apparel Manufacturers Association
- An excellent site for discussion on manufacturing clothing. Go to their "consumer link" for more information about clothing care.
Personal Care
- The Body Shop
- Well formated, you'll find a virtual make over at this site. These lessons can be fun!
Sewing
- American and Efird, Inc.
- American & Efird, Inc. (A&E) is one of the world's foremost manufacturers of sewing threads for industrial manufacturers and consumer markets.
- Baby Lock USA
- Babylock offers information about their products, provides projects and lists their events at this site!
- Bernina
- Bernina has packed this site with a sewing forum, library, patterns and craft projects. Download patterns and projects.
- Brother
- Information available here about the "Brother" sewing machines.
- Butterick
- Butterick has provided an online catalog as well as excellent educational information.
- Clotilde
- If you've ever received her notions catalog, you'll know she has collected unlimited sewing resources. If you've ever been to one of her seminars, you know she's one of the best!
- Dritz
- Check out their sewing notions and visit the Great Notions column by Dianne Giancola.
- Elna
- Free Patterns, Information about Elna Products, Contests. It's all here!
- Fiskars
- Nothing educational here but sign up to receive the latest information about their products.
- Home Sewing & Craft Association
- Trends, tips and techniques in clothing. Click to this site for a free pattern.
- Husqvarna/Viking
- A well developed page...go to "Stuff to Do" and you'll find free projects, a sewing chat room and more! What a site!
- Janome/New Home
- Highly Recommended! This site not only introduces the New Home product but
provides projects as well.
- Margaret Minsky's Sewing Page
- Take a look at the websites she has found! Need I say more?
- McCall's
- Review patterns, read fashion tips...it's all right here!
- Melco
- Information about the Melco Embroidery system.
- Pfaff
- Not as user friendly and no educational resources here but you will find information
about the Pfaff product line.
- Simplicity
- An online pattern catalog is available here. Sewing methods and many other resources can be found too!
- Singer
- You'll find helpful sewing hints, projects and information about the Singer sewing product here!
- Viking
- Viking's site provides the Internet consumer with information about their computerized sewing machines. Even download embroidery images for use. Take a look at their links as they provide links to other sewing sites.
- Vogue
- Vogue has it all too! An online pattern catalog, sewing tips, fashion magazine. Wow! Who could ask for more?
- Vy's Sewing Site
- Vy has a list of links that could be helpful to you for your clothing classes. She even has a virtual sewing postcard you can send to your friends.
Special Needs
- Accessible Threads
- Adaptive Designs Apparel
- Adrian's Closet
- Caring Concepts
- Internet Resources for Special Children
- J.C. Penney Company
Textiles
- American Fiber Manufacturers Institute
- The Fiber Source has excellent materials that can be utilized by you and your students. Be sure to visit the "FiberWorld Classroom".
- American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI)
- The American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) is the national trade association for the domestic textile industry. Take a look at their publications and even use this site for "technology" information.
- Fabric Link
- An innovative educational resource that provides up-to-date information about textiles. Visit the holiday stain removal chart!
- National Cotton Council
- The National Cotton has developed an excellent site about cotton. Be sure to check out the "Educational Materials"....there are some freebies for your classroom there!
- On-line Knitting Magazine
- An excellent resource to use when studying how yarn is made. This site also discusses the different types of yarns, how to dye fibers and more.
- Patagonia
- This site focuses on fabrics, fibers and design.
- Pheonix Textiles
- Their mission is to offer consumers and small manufacturers the opportunity to purchase high quality fabrics at prices historically available only to the largest wholesale buyers. Use this site to check out the latest in fabric design and price.
- The Resource by INAR
- Textiles, Clothing and Design are the main topic here. This site can assist you with stain problems, care for specialty fabrics and more. Don't skip this one, it's worth the visit.
- Textile Affairs
- Take a look at label talk and discover the meaning of the symbols inside our clothes.
- Textiles
- More information about textiles.
- Wool
- All about wool! This site is an excellent resource for this natural fiber. User friendly, you'll find this site an easy one to navigate.
Vintage Clothing
- Historical Costuming
- Looking for examples of vintage clothing, hats and accessories. Well....this is the site. It's one of the best resources on the Web!