CLOTHING & TEXTILES
  • The Costumer's Manifesto- Costumes galore. Read about the history of costumes, or look under Ethnic costumes for costumes from all over the world. Great links. This site comes out of the University of Alsaka at Fairbanks and was wtitten by by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D
  • Milieux: The Costume Site - A great site if you make vintage clothing or costumes.
  • FTC: Consumer Information -  Here you'll find material on Care Labels and Stain Removal as well as many other consumer related articles.
  • Soap & Detergent Association - Laundry, household cleaning, dishwashing and many environmental topics are covered here.
  • JoAnn Fabrics - The web page consists of: Project Center, Share your Ideas, Fashion & Apparel. Especially for Educators receive a discount card.
  • Hancock Fabrics -  is a retail & wholesale merchant of fabrics, crafts & related home sewing accessories 457 stores in 40 states  Founded in 1957 as a chain sewing home sewing market.Comtains a listing of all stores, On line shopping, Discussion Groups, Corporate information, Free projects
  • A.C.Moore - Crafts of all kinds on this site
  • Butterick - Featured on this site are shop on line, Butterick Home Catalog, Offers, Shop the catalog, Magazine,  Tech Center History,  Store Listings,and Feedback
  • Bernina - find information about Bernina Sewing Products, books and information - chat on line with other people who sew.
  • McCalls - order patterns and catalogs - browse current fashions for work, school, holidays and creative projects.
  • Offray Ribbon   -Offray is the world's leading manufacturer of beautiful ribbon.  Find information on products, "how to's" for ornaments and decorative accessories, history, manufacturing products, specialty products and upcoming events calendar.
  • Simplicity - Contains an on-line catalogue to view patterns, a limited number of sewing tips, brochures for fitting patterns can be ordered.  Limited use to students.
  • Patagonia - For environmentally friendly clothing.
  • Margaret Minsky's Sewing Page - several descriptions of projects she has completed.  Contains links to other sewing sites.
  • Fabric Link - Includes three sections:
    1. Consumer Guide to high performance fabrics, tips on dressing for 
    heat and cold. 
    2. Fabric University has a course curriculum available about making 
    informed decisions regarding the care and purchase of textile 
    fabrics. Also information on fiber history. 
    3. Retailers Forum offers educational seminars.
  • Label Talk - Your guide to the new FTC approved apparel care symbols.
  • The Tide Clothesline - "Everything your mother ever taught you about laundry and fabric care".  This site makes available product information, 50 Years of Tide history, contests, solutions to tough stains, comprehensive cleaning guide, sharing tips through e-mail and shopping for Tide on-line.