FABRIC CRAFTS
A Central Library Research Guide
Listed below are a sample of books, periodicals, websites and groups on crocheting, knitting, embroidery, felting, quilting, cross stitch and more. Search the 740s in the nonfiction section to find more books!
Books:
- Amigurumi! : super happy crochet cute, 746.434041 DO
- The best of Interweave Knits, 746.432041 BE
- The Big Book of Cross-Stitch Designs, 746.443 BI
- Candy crochet : 50 adorable designs for infants & toddlers, 746.434043 JE
- Designer Bead Embroidery, 746.5 KI
- Felt Frenzy: 26 Projects for all Forms of Felting, 746.0463 BR
- Getting Started Knitting Socks, 746.432041 BU
- Knitting little luxuries, 746.432041 HA
- Nifty knits for kids, 746.432041 HA
- Not Your Mama's Felting, 746.0463 SW
- One-skein Wonders, 746.432041 ON
- Ruth B. McDowell's piecing workshop, 746.46 MA
- Simple contemporary quilts, 746.46041 SH
- Stitch 'n Bitch Nation, 746.432 ST
- Sublime Stitching, 746.44041 HA
- Subversive Cross Stitch, 746.443041 JA
- The ultimate A to Z companion to 1,001 needlecraft terms, 746.403 CL
- Very easy crazy patchwork, 746.46 BA
Periodicals:
- American Craft - available at Central
- Cloth, Paper, Scissors - available at Central
- Craft - available at Windsor Park
- Crafts 'N Things - available at Central, Southeast Austin & Yarborough
- Crafts Report - available at Central
- Creative Knitting - available at Central, Milwood & Oak Hill
- Fiberarts - available at Central
- Folk Art - available at Central
- Interweave Knits - available at Central & Old Quarry
- Piecework - available at Central
- Quilter's Newsletter - available at Central & Little Walnut Creek
- ReadyMade - available at Central, Cepeda, Hampton, Howson, Oak Springs, Pleasant Hill, Spicewood Springs & Terrazas
- Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot - available at Central
- Threads - available at Central
- Vogue Knitting International - available at Central & Yarborough
Websites:
- Austin knitting and crochet group meet up - Find a knitting or crochet circle in Austin.
- Average Jane Crafter - Blog from local Austinite, links to great resources, free patterns and chit-chat about crafting.
- Crochet Me - Fueling the crochet revolution!
- Felting Crafts News and Reviews - Fun and hip site all dedicated to felting.
- Felting Forum - Where folks meet online to discuss felting.
- Knitting Help - Great site that offers knitting help with videos, forums, lots of free patterns and more!
- Knitty - Fun knitting website out of Canada. Free patterns, an archive, blog, and shop.
- Quilting 101 - Quilt making tips and resources.
- Quilt University - Learn how to quilt with online classes, free sample classes available!
- Sublime Stitching - Local embroidery maven, Jenny Hart, shows you how to embroider.
- Threadbanger - Super cool site for the younger set, or the older set who want to be younger; blog, how-to videos, interviews, and links.
Tip: go to YouTube to do a search for visual help in your fiber craft.
Groups:
- Austin History Center - rug hooking group meets the fourth Sunday of the month 12-5:30
- Austin History Center - stitching group meets the third Saturday of the month 1:30-5:30
- Faulk Central - knitting circle meets every Friday 12-1
- Howson - knitting/crochet group meets the first Saturday of the month 2-4
- Howson - stitching group meets the fourth Monday of the month 10-12:30
- Pleasant Hill - quilting group meets every Thursday 10-12
- Milwood - quilting group meets every Monday 10-2
- Spicewood Springs - quilting group meets the first Friday of the month 10-2
- Terrazas - quilting group meets the first Saturday of the month 10:30
- Yarborough - knitting/crochet group meets the fourth Saturday of the month 1-4
Local groups, associations, guilds, and organizations:
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