Sewing Muse Links

Quality links to spark sewing creativity

Sewing Resources:

• Threads Magazine -- The best sewing magazine, highly recommended
• Sewing Spider -- Extraordinary finds for people who love sewing
• Lily Abello's Sewing Resource Guide -- Mega links for anything sewable
• The Costumer's Manifesto -- Traditional dress, ethnic costumes, and textiles of the world links
• VintageSewing.info -- Your primary source for recreating vintage fashions. Public domain sewing and fashion books and images. Excellent resource.
• The Santa Fe Weaving Gallery Bookshelf -- Books on fiber, textiles, creativity, design resources, and marketing for craftspeople
• PatternReview.com -- Making you sew smarter -- every day
• Fabric Origami Workshop -- Have you been saving those remnants for something special?
• The Vintage Pattern Lending Library -- Buy or borrow sewing patterns and publications from the past
• FreePatternSite.com -- A directory of free craft pattern sites with an open resource philosophy
• SavvySeams.com -- Free sewing patterns with modern flair

Inspiring:

• Oriental Costumes - Their designs and colors -- A remarkable book by Max Tilke, originally published in 1922, posted on-line by the University of Indiana. Dozens of clearly illustrated ethnic garments representing countries from Morocco to Japan. A rich source for design ideas.
• From Paris to Providence: Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop -- A & L Tirocchi Gowns flourished in Providence, Rhode Island from 1915-1947. The shop was discovered by museum curators in 1989, many of its textiles and costumes intact. A breathtaking array of fashions, mostly from the 20s and 30s, are beautifully presented in this online exhibition by the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.
• University of Virginia -- Collection of Historic Dress
• Macedonian Folk Embroidery -- Lovely examples of handwork, nicely photographed.
• La Couturiere Parisienne

Windowshopping for ideas:

• Ann Williamson Designs -- Ensembles, vests, jackets, coats
• Eileen Fisher -- Simple clothes that work together
• Hilleso & Co. Designs -- Refined, comfortable and unique clothing
• Santa Fe Weaving Gallery -- Artwear, art-to-wear, artisanal fusion, fiber artists
• Textile Workshop -- Apparel and home products, fine art and fabric
• TheFROCK.com -- Antique, vintage, and couture apparel

Sewing blogs and personal pages:

• A Dress A Day -- A dress. Mostly every day.
• And Sew It Is .net
• Behind The Seams -- Ramblings of a sewing fanatic
• Betsy Ross' Journal -- Sewing/fashion/design/whatever
• Blackwater Park -- Project Notes and Observations
• Costume Cabinet of Jenny La Fleur
• Cutting Edge Stitches and Seams
• Danvillegirl Sewing Diary
• Diary of a Sewing Fanatic
• Disdressed
• Eleanor's Closet Opened -- Sewing, cooking, and re-enacting
• Gorgeous Things' Blog
• Hungry Zombie Couture -- I'd be brain dead without my sewing machine
• Jemima Bean
• Jules' Stitchin'
• Julia's Sewing Blog
• Just Sew It!
• Lady Renee's Sewing Room
• Miss Helene's Vintage Sewing Blog
• Miss Twiss
• MondoMode
• Obsessed with Embellishment
• Off The Cuff ~Style~
• Pins and Needles
• Rostitchery -- Almost perfect is good enough
• Sew Chic
• Sew Distracted -- Adventures in sewing and other mishaps
• Sew Geeky
• Sewing in the City
• Sewing on the Twisted Edge of Sanity
• Sewing Tips
• Sew Intriguing -- My sewing and knitting projects
• Sew Random
• Sew Retro -- Vintage patterns, vintage fabric, vintage style
• Sew Stylish -- Inspiration - Motivation - Creation... and all the bits in between!
• Sharon Sews -- ...with sew little time
• Stacy Sews -- Diary of a Fabric Junkie
• Stitches and Seams -- Miscellaneous musings on an obsession...and other things that get in the way...
• Swagger Design
• The Fashion Incubator -- Lessons from the sewing factory floor
• The House of Tatterdemalion
• The Sewing Divas
• The Sewing Sweet Pea -- Adventures in sewing artistry
• The Stitchery
• This ain't your grandma's sewing circle!
• Three Cat Night -- Reimagine fashion
• ZipZip's Vintage Sewing

Threads Authors:

• Adriene Cruz -- Visual artist
• Alice Berry -- Scarves, clothing and window treatments
• Alice Korach -- Glasswork
• Alice Starmore -- Yarns
• Ami Simms -- Sewing
• Ann Brauer -- Quilts
• Ann Johnston -- Quiltmaker
• Ann Stewart -- Kiltmaker
• Anna Carlson -- Hand-crafted garments and textiles
• Arlene Handschuch -- Apparel design
• Barbara Randle -- Crazy quilting with attitude
• Bird Ross -- Art
• Carol Anne Grotrian -- Quilter/dyer
• Christine Jonson -- Sewing patterns
• Deb Barrett -- Window coverings
• Deidre Scherer -- Art works in fabric and thread
• Diane Ericson -- Sewing patterns
• Diane Gaudynski -- Quilting
• Donna Salyers -- Fabulous Furs
• Dottie Moore -- Fiber artist, quilter, lecturer
• Ellen Anne Eddy -- Quilt artist
• Ellen Gienger -- Art-To-Wear
• Elly Sienkiewicz -- Applique
• Fred Bloebaum -- Sewing patterns
• Gaza Bowen -- Artist
• Helen Metrakos -- Academy of Fashion Sewing
• Jane Sassaman -- Art quilter, designer and teacher
• Jean Baker White -- Quilts, rugs, knitwear
• Jeanne Williamson Ostroff -- Art quilts
• Joanne Mattera -- Paintings
• Johanna Erickson -- Weaving
• Joe Cunningham -- Quiltmaker
• John Flynn -- Quilt frames
• Joy Stocksdale -- Polychromatic screen printing
• Judith Larzelere -- Art quilts
• Judy Barlup -- Unique techniques
• Jules and Kaethe Kliot -- Lace and textiles
• Kaffe Fassett -- Kaffe's studio
• Karen Selk -- Silk yarns
• Kathleen Cheetham -- Petite Plus Patterns
• Kathyanne White -- Textile assemblages on canvas
• Kayla Kennington -- Fiber artist/designer
• Kenneth D. King -- Couture designer
• Kristin Miller -- Patchwork and art quilts
• Laurel Sprigg -- Fine sewing for interiors
• Laurie Swim -- Quilt art
• Lily Chin -- Yarns
• Linda Lee -- Originals
• Lissa Hunter -- Sculpture, contemporary baskets
• Loes Hinse -- Sewing patterns
• Lois Ericson -- Sewing patterns
• Lorain Croft -- Fashion designer
• Louise Cutting -- Sewing patterns
• Lyla Messinger -- Sewing patterns
• Lynne Heller -- Textile work
• Marcy Tilton -- Fiber arts
• Marilyn Henrion -- Fiber artist
• Mary Mashuta -- Quilts
• Mary Ray -- Designer, clothing maker, teacher
• Mary Roehr -- Sewing books and video
• Mary Sheppard Burton -- Textile artist
• Mary Stori -- Quiltmaker, instructor, lecturer
• Nancy Marchant -- Knitting and crocheting
• Nancy Shriber -- Contemporary sashiko
• Nancy Zieman -- Notions
• Paddye Mann -- Clothing
• Patricia Campbell -- Jacobean applique
• Peggy Juve -- Art
• Peggy Osterkamp -- Weaving
• Peggy Sagers -- Sewing patterns
• Polly Stirling -- Handmade felt
• Rachel D.K. Clark -- Clothing for the body and soul
• Rebekah Younger -- Fine art knits
• Robin Cowley -- Textile art quilts
• Rosemary Eichorn -- Artist, teacher, author
• Roxanne McElroy -- Hand applique and quilting tools
• Sandra Betzina -- Sandra Betzina online
• Sarah Veblen -- Clothing originals
• Shay Pendray -- Needlework supplies
• Stanley Bulbach -- Handwoven art for the wall
• Susan Andriks -- Wedding gowns
• Susan Khalje -- Couture sewing
• Susan Lazear -- Design studio
• Suzann Thompson -- Knitting and crochet
• Sylvia Einstein -- Quilts
• Velda Newman -- Contemporary quilt artist
• Virginia Blakelock -- Bead Cats
• Wendy Ellsworth -- Beadwork