Here are just a few websites that we found helpful this month. Try them out, bookmark them for later, or share them with a friend.
www.semco.com.au
Design, quality and value: kits, Anchor embroidery threads, canvas and linen, knitting and crochet accessories, paints and more.
www.CRAFTsearch.com.au
The Australian arts & crafts search engine supports and promotes Australian arts & crafts to local and international audiences by providing a simple to use, comprehensive information source which lists people and businesses with or without a website.
www.memoriesthatlast.com.au
Australian owned scrapbooking website. Aussie made products, especially cardstock - over 400 to choose from. Free delivery if you spend over $20 per order.
www.insight-illustrators.com.au/kids_murals.htm
Decorate the walls with this new product, Murals 4 Kidz, from Paul Laurence
www.bankstowncommunitycollege.nsw.edu.au
A non-profit community organisation who provide a variety of
craft classes to people in the Bankstown/Canterbury area of
NSW. The website lists all their courses.
www.artstralia.com
100% Australian arts and crafts search engine.
www.masterstrokes.com.au
Everything you need to know about painted effects. If you saw the seashell plaque on Better Homes and Gardens TV you'll love this site.
www.lincraft.com.au
Store locations for Lincraft, a fashion fabrics, craft, home furnishing and haberdashery company. Join the Lincraft Club for special deals.
www.spotlight.com.au
A fabric, craft and home interiors department store. Join a club to be eligible for more bargains or browse their extensive catalogue. You can print out your order form and use it instore as a shopping list or fax it to them.
www.craftsmart.com.au
No shopping online, but check out their range of products (every craft room has Craftsmart adhesives! ) If they use your tip on the website, you'll receive a 3-pack of Tacky Craft Glue, You Can Wash It, and Off 'N' On.
www.scarlet-letter.com
There are many cross-stitch sites. The Scarlet Letter is a well-established US site specialising in samplers - bookmark it for when the Aussie dollar comes good.
Links recommended by Leanne Harvey, Glasshouse Mountains Queensland:
www.freecraftz.com
www.crafttown.com
www.abbycountry.com
http://countrycraftpatternsource.com
http://familycrafts.about.com
Cross stitch:
www.dmc-usa.com - has colour conversion charts for Anchor, Coats and Matte
www.sarah.com.au
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xsers
www.crosstitchworld.com
www.couchmancreations.com.au - well known designer, Karen Couchman's site
http://www.micci.dnet.tv - a personal site by Michele Orman
www.stadia.com.au - needlework online only, based in Canberra
www.thecrewelgobelin.com.au - shop in Killara NSW
Knitting:
www.thewoolshop.com
www.battlefieldglass.com - inspired stained glass work
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