Fiber Arts Reference Links

Check these sites for more information about fiber arts. If you recommend other fiber arts reference sites, please send us a link in the contact form.

Fiber Gypsy

A wonderful, comprehensive and diverse site for lovers of all fiber arts.

The Knitting Guild Association

Here is the site for the organization The Knitting Guild Association.

Knitting Universe

Sponsored by Knitter's Magazine, the Knitting Universe has a wealth of wonderful knitting resources.

North Georgia Knitting Guild

Northeast Handspinners Association

The NORTHEAST HANDSPINNERS ASSOCIATION (NHA) is a pan-New England organization (serving New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine) for the promotion and education of the art and craft of handspinning.

Jacqueline Hansen, Workshops and Custom Designing (Maine)

Check out the listings for new workshops and classes,as well as her current design work.

Rug Hooking (NJ): The Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild

"The mission of the Guild is to perpetuate the tradition and art of rug hooking, to encourage creativity, to provide the means for an exchange of ideas and information and to promote educational activities to enhance the interest in rug hooking."

Spinning and Knitting Sites

Connie Delaney, the author of Spindle Spinning: From Novice to Expert, has a number of websites that offer knitting and spinning instruction as well as some free patterns.
Learn to Knit: illustrations teach basic stitches for right and left hand knitting.
Knitting abbreviations and terms: Knitting site with instructions, tips and history
Spinning and Knitting: Learn about knitting and spinning your own yarn

The Textile Museum

A wonderful place to visit if you are in Washington D.C. A good web site for learning about textiles and what is happening at the museum.

Weaver's Hand

Here is a site devoted to tablet weaving, kumihimo, and ply-splitting.

Weaving Museum

An amazing site which details the history of weaving as well as having informative exhibits. Well worth a visit for anyone interested in weaving.