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American Craft Magazine



American Craft Magazine celebrates the excellence of contemporary craft in clay, fiber, metal, glass, wood and other media. This is one of the many resources featured on the Arts and Crafts subject page. (Image courtesy of American Craft Magazine, April/May 2007)


Selected Arts & Crafts Resources: Magazines; Websites; Special Collections; Books


Magazines

Belle Armoire

 

Needle Arts

 

Quilter's Newsletter Magazine

 

Somerset Studio

 

The Magazine Antiques

 

Threads

 

American Craft

 

Antiques and Collecting Magazine

 

Websites

All Crafts

 

American Society of Appraisers

 

beadwork.about.com-instructions

 

Book Arts

 

Ebay

 

Home Sewing Association

 

Joann.com

 

Quilting at About.com

 

Special Collections

Antiques & Collectibles

 

Art of the Needle

 

Book Arts

 

Papercrafts

 

Quilting

 

Scrapbooking

 

Sewing

 

 

 

Books

Antiques price guide 2007 : by Judith Miller. Over 8,000 traditional and modern antiques, including a major focus on the fastest growing areas of the market. Features illustrations, up-to-date prices, and the widest selection of pieces in each field.

 

Penland Book of Handmade books: master classes in bookmaking techniques : edited by Jan LaFerla and Veronika Alice Gunter. Books by 10 artists who have taught at the Penland School of Crafts (North Carolina) are showcased and, metaphorically, dissected in hands-on sections that demonstrate how the books came to be. The volume looks at a range of structures, including pop-up books, accordion-fold books, sculptural books, and more traditionally bound books.

 

The Kodak book of scrapbooking your favorite photos : easy & fun techniques for beautiful scrapbook pages: by Kerry Arquette & Andrea Zocchi. This Kodak guide is filled with imaginative ideas for creating great scrapbooks with a wide variety of pictures.

 

Two-stitch Knits : the quick and easy way to make 30 fast, fun projects: by Jane Crowfoot. With some yarn, a pair of knitting needles, and just two stitches, you'll be on your way to creating an impressive array of hand-knitted fashions and accessories for family and friends.