Database – Where older news and links are moved to, after being in the “New News” area of newsletter.
Below is a work in progress till I have it all up to date and formatted correctly after pasting the info to this page.
Below is a work in progress till I have it all up to date and formatted correctly after pasting the info to this page.
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Below needs to be added to data base below
Let me know if you have facebook or website / blogs etc you want listed here
http://www.abebooks.com/
Free Shipping to New Zealand & No Minimum Purchase
We've been making booklovers happy for years. Find your next book and skip the shipping costs. No minimum purchase. Just choose the "Search Free Shipping to New Zealand" button.
=========================================================================================
Scoop.it http://www.scoop.it/ Build engaged audiences through publishing by curation.
Find something awesome. Discover incredible content through smart searches and the Scoop.it community.
Make it yours. Scoop what matters to you and add your fresh perspective.
Show it off. 1-click publish to your social networks, blog, and a Google-friendly splash page.
Join Free
=========================================================================================
QuiltAssistant is free design-software that can help you to turn your photos into quilts.
http://quiltassistant.com/free-quilt-design-software
OR these other versions if doesn’t download
http://www...cosman.nl/software/QA_Installer_v2_en2.exe
http://quiltassistant.com/software/QA_Installer_v2_25.exe
http://www.cosman.nl/software/QA_Installer_v2_en.exe
Rather than the traditional approach of breaking up the photo into little squares ('watercolor style') it allows you to divide the photo into pieces of arbitrary size and shape.
On completing your design, you can print templates including seam allowances.
A picture is worth a thousand words:
But Wait, There's More! You can also use QuiltAssistant to quickly draft more traditional quilt blocks not based on any particular image. The software helps you by making use of the symmetry present in most blocks: for every line you draw, the software can automatically complete the symmetrical parts of the design for you:
You can also use QuiltAssistant to make your own paper piecing patterns, and even export your quilt and block designs to Electric Quilt!
What Quilt Assistant is NOT
QuiltAssistant is not designed to be a cheap alternative to commercial software like Electric Quilt or Quilt-Pro. It is not geared toward the design of complete block-based quilts, nor does it have libraries of blocks or fabrics to play with. Instead, it focuses on specific tasks like turning photos into quilts and quickly drafting quilt blocks or paper piecing patterns.
http://quiltassistant.com/tutorials
Lots of options on the site and good tutorials
Paper Piecing Learn the basics of making a paper pieced design by creating a paper pieced dolphin.
Learn more about naming and printing paper pieced templates.
Printing Sheets of Templates Learn about printing sheets of paper filled with templates Color Design
Color Design for regular patterns Learn how to make a colorful quilt design based on a photo and a regular pattern.
Colors Window Learn how to manage and make use of the color palette
Click here http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-big-2020-event.html to subscribe for lots of free inspiration
==================================
Box of crayons. Great site to subscribe to, for inspirational quotes and lessons on being creative and productive. Most of it is free. http://www.boxofcrayons.biz/
"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable... it will sustain you whether you're inspired or not." -- Octavia Butler. author
==================================
Fiber Art Now: their facebook page. With links to their website for subscribing to the magazine, articles, resources. They are a quarterly print /online magazine, created to inspire
and connect the contemporary fiber arts and textiles community. https://www.facebook.com/FiberArtNow
Also the link to the blog of where it started Valley Fibre Life, with some fantastic articles and resources – subscribe to get their free newsletter. http://www.valleyfiberlife.com/
==================================
Folt Bolt. A face book page run by an artist about great art she has found. Mainly textile. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Folt-Bolt/127728550601184
==================================
If it’s hip it’s here. A blog by Laura Sweet, who has always had an admiration for art, design and craftsmanship. Subscribe to receive emails of what she admires as “hip”
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.co.nz/
==================================
Superior Threads. High quality threads, needles and lots of great advice. Plenty of specials but even regular price is way cheaper than NZ needles.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/
==================================
Lovely books and steel art. Go to the link and play the video of the book http://www.penland.org/blog/2014/02/andrew-hayes-volumes/
==================================
Database
News and links moved here when no longer current in the newsletter
Listed in categories and then in alphabetical order
Index
Members Social Sites
Art and Artists:
Events:
Galleries, exhibitions, competitions etc:
How to, techniques, workshops, classes etc
Interesting
Supplies and art organisations
Tips
Members Social Sites
(websites, Facebook, Pinterest) – let me know your details so they can be listed
Listed in order of receiving them Cutting Edge Textiles: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455847884630440/ Margherita Allan: http://www.margheritaallan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/margherita.allan http://www.pinterest.com/marg123reminder/
Art and Artists:
Facebook: Has everyone joined facebook? They have amazing artists online who are so generous in their sharing and inspiration. https://www.facebook.com/
=============================
“Sharon B” is an OZ teacher and embroiderer among other things (I took her GIMP class which was excellent). She has a few sites for various things -- a blog covering
contemporary and historical textiles, hand embroidery, quilting, and crazy quilting, fiber arts, paper arts, and book arts. Included are tabs “Take a Stitch Tuesday” “Work in Progress Wednesdays” “Friday Freebie” http://pintangle.com/ A needlework dictionary http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html And a community space for anyone interested in textiles http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/
==================================
Textile Artist: a site for textile artists and art enthusiasts to be inspired, learn from the best, promote their work and communicate with like-minded creatives. Great articles and
images. http://www.textileartist.org/
=============================
World of threads festival about their festival but they also have lots of links for Artwork and weekly Artist Interviews http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/ .
============================================================================================================================================
Events:
PechaKucha Night A place to - MEET, NETWORK, SHOW YOUR WORK. A SPACE FOR 'THINKING AND DRINKING’ DATE every couple of months - they email you when, if you are subscribed
LOCATION Creative Waikato, 131 Alexandra Street TIME Doors open: 6:30pm Presentations start: 7:30pm TICKETS $10 Entry
Cash door sales or purchase online presales http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2013/pechakucha-volume-15/hamilton/waikato
A PechaKucha night is an event format in which presenters show a slideshow of 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds — giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds. Each event usually has 8 - 14 presenters.
The event format has been replicated in more than 230 cities, including London, San Francisco, Seattle, Rotterdam, Shanghai and Berlin.
Events are limited to four events per year.
‘===========================================================================================================================================
Galleries, exhibitions, competitions etc:
“Beneath the Southern Sky” exhibit.. www.beneathsouthernsky.com
===========================
Changing Threads National Contemporary Fibre Art Awards
A showcase of Contemporary New Zealand Fibre & Textile Arts at The Refinery Artspace, Nelson.
The aim of this exhibition is to showcase the use of fibre and textiles in a challenging and more conceptual way from their more general usage. 24 March – 21 April.
http://www.acn.org.nz/changingthreadsfibreartawards.aspx
===========================
ReStyle Hamilton Entries to ReStyle 2014 will open in April 2014 www.restylehamilton.co.nz.
============================================================================================================================================
How to, techniques, workshops, classes etc
Cloth paper scissors has a huge range of free ebooks (also ones to buy, most around $8) for all different types of art and craft http://www.clothpaperscissors..com/
==================================
Color scheme designer: How to find colour combinations and proportions without knowing colour theory – it does it all for you and very easily. UNDO is top middle of page and is the best way to get back to what you had and want again colour theory choices – click on combination name you want to use / click on black dot (which is the main colour) and slide to change click on the paler dots to slide to change angle of colour combination. You can also click on menu button (below colour wheel) “list” shows all colours “adjust” shows in depth changes. Light and dark pages tab show colours in a layout (close, is at bottom left to take you back to main page) http://colorschemedesigner.com/ ==================================
Colouricious Another website that will give you lots to look at is www.colouricious.com/. At the bottom of the home page is an icon for YouTube which will take you to a vast range
of videos to look at – workshops, interviews, techniques and videos of their creative holidays.
==================================
Craftsy is an online craft education provider. You choose the class and it is available for when you want to take it. They are “super” cheap and some are free eg Gloria
Loughman landscape art quilts $35 for 9 videos of varying times. Also sells fabric. And sends out emails with lots of links to free craft/art hints. It has lots of specials, so go have a look, subscribe for email notices, make a wish list and then be ready to buy http://www.craftsy.com/class/linear-landscape-quilts/193
==================================
Down Under Textiles - Click on the right side menu to subscribe for a free quilts and/or textile magazine email.
This is a free online magazine for a couple of issues then you need to pay if you want more. http://www.downundertextiles.blogspot.co.nz/
==================================
Free Motion Quilting Project -Leah Day blogs as she makes a stitch design per day.
There is a video of every stitch. http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/quilt-along-11-outline-quilting.html
==================================
Give it a go mixed media art workshops: For many people an art supply shop can be confusing. If you’ve ever wondered what to do with all those products, then this
workshop is for you. To find out next workshop, please email Wendy Walls or phone 09 2363071.
==================================
Kirstys Homemade Showdown, after last meeting, Elaine’s demonstration thread painting based on work by Linda Miller.
A You Tube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQPsI2xHS4w
=====================================
Maggie Grey's Workshop on the Web: a publication exclusive to the internet, featuring the very best tutors from all points of the compass, giving step-by-step details of
textile techniques and ideas for using those techniques creatively. www.workshopontheweb.com Subscription for the year is a very reasonable price. They often have great free
gifts when you sign up. They cover textile, machine embroidery, hand stitching, mixed media work from metals to the latest developments in plastics technology and beyond. With book reviewss and products and keep you in touch with all that's new. They provide a free taster issue of Workshop on the Web.
===========================
Rena Klingenberg Lots of jewellery ideas for making and selling.
Join– in the side menu under “Like this newsletter” http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-168.html
=========================
Interweave supplies the Quilting Arts magazine as well as many others. They also have free ebooks and projects, sell DVD’s, ebooks, teaching movie downloads etc. It also has lots
of specials, subscribe for email notices, make a wish list and then be ready to create and/or buy. http://www.interweavestore.com/
==================================
PlayCraft Palette Builder Use to see what colours you’re using or could use. This is amazing. http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/palettebuilder2/
Click on “Load image” choose from your pictures and it instantly gives you a pallet of 6 colours, named. Click on the + to get more colours. You can save it to your computer or share it easily. The image also has the dots of the colours and you can move the dots to get another colour.
============================================================================================================================================
Interesting
“Cycle of Performance/Formula for Success. An interesting article. From - INCEPTION: Unconsciously incompetent to IDENTITY: Unconsciously competent
http://luannudell.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/kickboxing-and-art-what-do-they-have-in-common/
=================================
Fill in time, or maybe for art ideas - http://www.patternsforcolouring.com/blog/blog.php?categories=Spiral
==================================
Flylady: Great daily reminders for all parts of life. You can sign up for free email reminders, hints and support, at the end of the website http://www.flylady.net/
================================
For a laugh - nailed it http://lolsnaps.com/news/42608/0
==================================
Mark Forster. Amazing teacher of time management. http://www.markforster.net/blog/
================================
Museum. Check out their website to see what they have on. Includes lots of art related free talks and info. http://www.waikatomuseum.co.nz
==================================
YouShop is a new service from New Zealand Post that enables you to ship from the UK and USA with a New Zealand company you know and trust. Therefore you can now buy
items from suppliers who do not ship outside of UK and US. http://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop
==================================
============================================================================================================================================
Supplies and art organisations
Arts Council of New Zealand is the national arts development agency developing, investing in and advocating for the arts. http://creativenz.govt.nz
============================================
Bolt of Cloth: unusual fabrics http://www.boltofcloth.com/shop/Fabric.html
=============================
Creative Waikato: website and an email joining list. It has been designed to bring you everything there is to know about the arts in our amazing region. You'll find funding
opportunities to professional development to what's-on in events and other happenings.. www.creativewaikato.co.nz
==================================
Fibrelicious Books - a local book business specialising in Fibre & Textile books, magazines & DVDs especially those from Interweave Press but from other suppliers also at
extremely competitive rates. Contact Chris Gisler Ph: 07 870 3515 www.fibreliciousbooks.co.nz
=====================================
Beadwrangler: Interesting site with lots of creations with beads, workshops and supplies http://beadwrangler.com/junction.htm
=============================
Xpress Stationery: a retail stationery, art and craft supply store located in the heart of New Lynn, Auckland. www.xpressnewlynn.co.nz
============================================================================================================================================
Tips
Chiffon or slippery fabric: sewing. To keep chiffon or slippery fabric from moving when cutting, lay it on a large piece of felt first. The felt will keep the fabric in place.
Send your tips to: tips@sweetlivingmagazine.co.nz
=============================
Isolate and match colors: A tip to help isolate and match colors in small quantities in photos or fabric.
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2007/11/a-color-matchin.html
Below needs to be added to data base below
Let me know if you have facebook or website / blogs etc you want listed here
http://www.abebooks.com/
Free Shipping to New Zealand & No Minimum Purchase
We've been making booklovers happy for years. Find your next book and skip the shipping costs. No minimum purchase. Just choose the "Search Free Shipping to New Zealand" button.
=========================================================================================
Scoop.it http://www.scoop.it/ Build engaged audiences through publishing by curation.
Find something awesome. Discover incredible content through smart searches and the Scoop.it community.
Make it yours. Scoop what matters to you and add your fresh perspective.
Show it off. 1-click publish to your social networks, blog, and a Google-friendly splash page.
Join Free
=========================================================================================
QuiltAssistant is free design-software that can help you to turn your photos into quilts.
http://quiltassistant.com/free-quilt-design-software
OR these other versions if doesn’t download
http://www...cosman.nl/software/QA_Installer_v2_en2.exe
http://quiltassistant.com/software/QA_Installer_v2_25.exe
http://www.cosman.nl/software/QA_Installer_v2_en.exe
Rather than the traditional approach of breaking up the photo into little squares ('watercolor style') it allows you to divide the photo into pieces of arbitrary size and shape.
On completing your design, you can print templates including seam allowances.
A picture is worth a thousand words:
But Wait, There's More! You can also use QuiltAssistant to quickly draft more traditional quilt blocks not based on any particular image. The software helps you by making use of the symmetry present in most blocks: for every line you draw, the software can automatically complete the symmetrical parts of the design for you:
You can also use QuiltAssistant to make your own paper piecing patterns, and even export your quilt and block designs to Electric Quilt!
What Quilt Assistant is NOT
QuiltAssistant is not designed to be a cheap alternative to commercial software like Electric Quilt or Quilt-Pro. It is not geared toward the design of complete block-based quilts, nor does it have libraries of blocks or fabrics to play with. Instead, it focuses on specific tasks like turning photos into quilts and quickly drafting quilt blocks or paper piecing patterns.
http://quiltassistant.com/tutorials
Lots of options on the site and good tutorials
Paper Piecing Learn the basics of making a paper pieced design by creating a paper pieced dolphin.
Learn more about naming and printing paper pieced templates.
Printing Sheets of Templates Learn about printing sheets of paper filled with templates Color Design
Color Design for regular patterns Learn how to make a colorful quilt design based on a photo and a regular pattern.
Colors Window Learn how to manage and make use of the color palette
Click here http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-big-2020-event.html to subscribe for lots of free inspiration
==================================
Box of crayons. Great site to subscribe to, for inspirational quotes and lessons on being creative and productive. Most of it is free. http://www.boxofcrayons.biz/
"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable... it will sustain you whether you're inspired or not." -- Octavia Butler. author
==================================
Fiber Art Now: their facebook page. With links to their website for subscribing to the magazine, articles, resources. They are a quarterly print /online magazine, created to inspire
and connect the contemporary fiber arts and textiles community. https://www.facebook.com/FiberArtNow
Also the link to the blog of where it started Valley Fibre Life, with some fantastic articles and resources – subscribe to get their free newsletter. http://www.valleyfiberlife.com/
==================================
Folt Bolt. A face book page run by an artist about great art she has found. Mainly textile. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Folt-Bolt/127728550601184
==================================
If it’s hip it’s here. A blog by Laura Sweet, who has always had an admiration for art, design and craftsmanship. Subscribe to receive emails of what she admires as “hip”
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.co.nz/
==================================
Superior Threads. High quality threads, needles and lots of great advice. Plenty of specials but even regular price is way cheaper than NZ needles.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/
==================================
Lovely books and steel art. Go to the link and play the video of the book http://www.penland.org/blog/2014/02/andrew-hayes-volumes/
==================================
Database
News and links moved here when no longer current in the newsletter
Listed in categories and then in alphabetical order
Index
Members Social Sites
Art and Artists:
Events:
Galleries, exhibitions, competitions etc:
How to, techniques, workshops, classes etc
Interesting
Supplies and art organisations
Tips
Members Social Sites
(websites, Facebook, Pinterest) – let me know your details so they can be listed
Listed in order of receiving them Cutting Edge Textiles: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455847884630440/ Margherita Allan: http://www.margheritaallan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/margherita.allan http://www.pinterest.com/marg123reminder/
Art and Artists:
Facebook: Has everyone joined facebook? They have amazing artists online who are so generous in their sharing and inspiration. https://www.facebook.com/
=============================
“Sharon B” is an OZ teacher and embroiderer among other things (I took her GIMP class which was excellent). She has a few sites for various things -- a blog covering
contemporary and historical textiles, hand embroidery, quilting, and crazy quilting, fiber arts, paper arts, and book arts. Included are tabs “Take a Stitch Tuesday” “Work in Progress Wednesdays” “Friday Freebie” http://pintangle.com/ A needlework dictionary http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html And a community space for anyone interested in textiles http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/
==================================
Textile Artist: a site for textile artists and art enthusiasts to be inspired, learn from the best, promote their work and communicate with like-minded creatives. Great articles and
images. http://www.textileartist.org/
=============================
World of threads festival about their festival but they also have lots of links for Artwork and weekly Artist Interviews http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/ .
============================================================================================================================================
Events:
PechaKucha Night A place to - MEET, NETWORK, SHOW YOUR WORK. A SPACE FOR 'THINKING AND DRINKING’ DATE every couple of months - they email you when, if you are subscribed
LOCATION Creative Waikato, 131 Alexandra Street TIME Doors open: 6:30pm Presentations start: 7:30pm TICKETS $10 Entry
Cash door sales or purchase online presales http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2013/pechakucha-volume-15/hamilton/waikato
A PechaKucha night is an event format in which presenters show a slideshow of 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds — giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds. Each event usually has 8 - 14 presenters.
The event format has been replicated in more than 230 cities, including London, San Francisco, Seattle, Rotterdam, Shanghai and Berlin.
Events are limited to four events per year.
‘===========================================================================================================================================
Galleries, exhibitions, competitions etc:
“Beneath the Southern Sky” exhibit.. www.beneathsouthernsky.com
===========================
Changing Threads National Contemporary Fibre Art Awards
A showcase of Contemporary New Zealand Fibre & Textile Arts at The Refinery Artspace, Nelson.
The aim of this exhibition is to showcase the use of fibre and textiles in a challenging and more conceptual way from their more general usage. 24 March – 21 April.
http://www.acn.org.nz/changingthreadsfibreartawards.aspx
===========================
ReStyle Hamilton Entries to ReStyle 2014 will open in April 2014 www.restylehamilton.co.nz.
============================================================================================================================================
How to, techniques, workshops, classes etc
Cloth paper scissors has a huge range of free ebooks (also ones to buy, most around $8) for all different types of art and craft http://www.clothpaperscissors..com/
==================================
Color scheme designer: How to find colour combinations and proportions without knowing colour theory – it does it all for you and very easily. UNDO is top middle of page and is the best way to get back to what you had and want again colour theory choices – click on combination name you want to use / click on black dot (which is the main colour) and slide to change click on the paler dots to slide to change angle of colour combination. You can also click on menu button (below colour wheel) “list” shows all colours “adjust” shows in depth changes. Light and dark pages tab show colours in a layout (close, is at bottom left to take you back to main page) http://colorschemedesigner.com/ ==================================
Colouricious Another website that will give you lots to look at is www.colouricious.com/. At the bottom of the home page is an icon for YouTube which will take you to a vast range
of videos to look at – workshops, interviews, techniques and videos of their creative holidays.
==================================
Craftsy is an online craft education provider. You choose the class and it is available for when you want to take it. They are “super” cheap and some are free eg Gloria
Loughman landscape art quilts $35 for 9 videos of varying times. Also sells fabric. And sends out emails with lots of links to free craft/art hints. It has lots of specials, so go have a look, subscribe for email notices, make a wish list and then be ready to buy http://www.craftsy.com/class/linear-landscape-quilts/193
==================================
Down Under Textiles - Click on the right side menu to subscribe for a free quilts and/or textile magazine email.
This is a free online magazine for a couple of issues then you need to pay if you want more. http://www.downundertextiles.blogspot.co.nz/
==================================
Free Motion Quilting Project -Leah Day blogs as she makes a stitch design per day.
There is a video of every stitch. http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/quilt-along-11-outline-quilting.html
==================================
Give it a go mixed media art workshops: For many people an art supply shop can be confusing. If you’ve ever wondered what to do with all those products, then this
workshop is for you. To find out next workshop, please email Wendy Walls or phone 09 2363071.
==================================
Kirstys Homemade Showdown, after last meeting, Elaine’s demonstration thread painting based on work by Linda Miller.
A You Tube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQPsI2xHS4w
=====================================
Maggie Grey's Workshop on the Web: a publication exclusive to the internet, featuring the very best tutors from all points of the compass, giving step-by-step details of
textile techniques and ideas for using those techniques creatively. www.workshopontheweb.com Subscription for the year is a very reasonable price. They often have great free
gifts when you sign up. They cover textile, machine embroidery, hand stitching, mixed media work from metals to the latest developments in plastics technology and beyond. With book reviewss and products and keep you in touch with all that's new. They provide a free taster issue of Workshop on the Web.
===========================
Rena Klingenberg Lots of jewellery ideas for making and selling.
Join– in the side menu under “Like this newsletter” http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-168.html
=========================
Interweave supplies the Quilting Arts magazine as well as many others. They also have free ebooks and projects, sell DVD’s, ebooks, teaching movie downloads etc. It also has lots
of specials, subscribe for email notices, make a wish list and then be ready to create and/or buy. http://www.interweavestore.com/
==================================
PlayCraft Palette Builder Use to see what colours you’re using or could use. This is amazing. http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/palettebuilder2/
Click on “Load image” choose from your pictures and it instantly gives you a pallet of 6 colours, named. Click on the + to get more colours. You can save it to your computer or share it easily. The image also has the dots of the colours and you can move the dots to get another colour.
============================================================================================================================================
Interesting
“Cycle of Performance/Formula for Success. An interesting article. From - INCEPTION: Unconsciously incompetent to IDENTITY: Unconsciously competent
http://luannudell.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/kickboxing-and-art-what-do-they-have-in-common/
=================================
Fill in time, or maybe for art ideas - http://www.patternsforcolouring.com/blog/blog.php?categories=Spiral
==================================
Flylady: Great daily reminders for all parts of life. You can sign up for free email reminders, hints and support, at the end of the website http://www.flylady.net/
================================
For a laugh - nailed it http://lolsnaps.com/news/42608/0
==================================
Mark Forster. Amazing teacher of time management. http://www.markforster.net/blog/
================================
Museum. Check out their website to see what they have on. Includes lots of art related free talks and info. http://www.waikatomuseum.co.nz
==================================
YouShop is a new service from New Zealand Post that enables you to ship from the UK and USA with a New Zealand company you know and trust. Therefore you can now buy
items from suppliers who do not ship outside of UK and US. http://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop
==================================
============================================================================================================================================
Supplies and art organisations
Arts Council of New Zealand is the national arts development agency developing, investing in and advocating for the arts. http://creativenz.govt.nz
============================================
Bolt of Cloth: unusual fabrics http://www.boltofcloth.com/shop/Fabric.html
=============================
Creative Waikato: website and an email joining list. It has been designed to bring you everything there is to know about the arts in our amazing region. You'll find funding
opportunities to professional development to what's-on in events and other happenings.. www.creativewaikato.co.nz
==================================
Fibrelicious Books - a local book business specialising in Fibre & Textile books, magazines & DVDs especially those from Interweave Press but from other suppliers also at
extremely competitive rates. Contact Chris Gisler Ph: 07 870 3515 www.fibreliciousbooks.co.nz
=====================================
Beadwrangler: Interesting site with lots of creations with beads, workshops and supplies http://beadwrangler.com/junction.htm
=============================
Xpress Stationery: a retail stationery, art and craft supply store located in the heart of New Lynn, Auckland. www.xpressnewlynn.co.nz
============================================================================================================================================
Tips
Chiffon or slippery fabric: sewing. To keep chiffon or slippery fabric from moving when cutting, lay it on a large piece of felt first. The felt will keep the fabric in place.
Send your tips to: tips@sweetlivingmagazine.co.nz
=============================
Isolate and match colors: A tip to help isolate and match colors in small quantities in photos or fabric.
http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/2007/11/a-color-matchin.html
