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eBay - Find every thing you ever wanted and a lot of things you needed but never knew it.

Want to start your own website or transfer an existing one.

Woodturning Online offers wood turning projects, woodturning plans, articles, and information on
wood turning, bowl turning, pen turning, the wood lathe, segmented turning, lathe tools, and more.

The AAW was formally organized in 1986 and has grown quickly to its current size with 13,008 members.

Hardware Resources: All About Woodturning
A wealth of information and in-depth resources on woodturning. With General Resources / History / Woodturning Tools / Techniques / Safety (Thanks, to Nancy for recommending this site.)

Find everything you need for woodworking at great prices and fantastic customer service.

The American Quilter’s Society is a dynamic membership organization with goals firmly set in future growth of the American quilting community. With members from all states and territories of the United States, and 80 foreign countries, AQS has established itself as a voice within the quilting community.

Quilting 101 - Quilt making tips and resources
Quilting 101 was created to share the art of quilt making with people from all around the world. Whatever your background, interests or skill level, if you love quilts then you will almost certainly find something here!

Bedroom Comforters: A Guide to Quilting
An excelent Resource to help you make quilts that will be cherished for generations, with Types and Equipment / Processes and Definitions / Specialty Styles / Additional Resources. (Thanks, to Samantha for reccommending this site.)

Our 80-page mostly black and white catalog has grown over the years to a beautiful, full-color, 128-page catalog and a Web site offering a huge selection of cotton fabrics, a vast array of books, kits, patterns, fabric Medleys™ and quilting supplies.

A Beginners Guide to Simple Sewing Stitches
There are a multitude of benefits to hand sewing. For starters, the costs of getting the supplies for hand sewing are very reasonable, particularly if a person uses scraps and remnants from old clothing. Hand sewing also allows a person to not have to worry about storing a large and bulky sewing machine. The portability of hand sewing allows the sewer to travel with their hobby and knowing how to mend a button at the office is useful skill to have. Sewing by hand is also a great way to build up confidence for more demanding sewing projects later on.

Quilting Resources Galore!
History of Quilting, Types and Equipment, Definitions, Styles, Several other links to more resources. Thanks, to Francesca and her girl scouts for reccomending this link.