HOBBIES, CRAFTS, AND ANTIQUES

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ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING
CRAFTS
FABRICS, KNITTING, STITCHERY AND QUILTING
WOODWORKING

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING

Antiques Roadshow: Site for the PBS series with tips on collecting antiques, an online contest and stories from viewers.
: Information for coin collectors, including dealers, news, auctions and shows.
: Price guides, links to vendors, discussion forums, related links, magazines, and books.
Collectibles @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites covering price guides, buying and selling, clubs, arts, autographs, toys, coins, cookie jars, figurines, glass, military, paper, plates, postcards, pottery, teapots and villages.
: Online live auctions, links to online dealers, and auction catalogs.

CRAFTS

All Crafts: This site offers projects and patterns in a variety of categories, plus RSS feeds and an update blog.
: A wide range of crafts are listed here with links to sites with instructions and sites that sell supplies.

FABRICS, KNITTING, STITCHERY AND QUILTING

: Online version of this magazine with feature articles, free patterns, shopping, stitch guide and newsletter.
Crochet @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites covering sources, buttons, artisans, freeform crochet, patterns, groups, hooks, charts, hints, stitches, and software.
FabricLink: Information of all kinds on textiles and fabrics for both consumers and retailers.
Free Patterns Online: This site offers free cross stitch and quilt patterns.
: This site offers information on fiber crafts, including spinning, weaving, needlework, knitting, beading, and more.
KnitNet: Online knitting magazine filled with patterns and ideas. Published five times a year.
Knitting @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites covering clothing, afghans, pillows, dishcloths, dolls, toys, felting, holiday patterns, machine knitting, and patterns.
Quilting @ About.com: Links, articles and and discussion areas covering appliqué, classes, care, competitions, software, doll-making, foundation piecing, equipment, galleries, materials, and online swapping.
: This site from the embroidery magazine offers some online content, including special tips and tricks for designs. Also explore their list of events, the marketplace and a collection of related sites.

WOODWORKING

: Information on tools, product reviews, monthly projects, and woodworking tips.
New Yankee Workshop: Website for this show featuring the woodworking of Norm Abrams.
: This woodworking site offers online forums, tips, tool reviews, related links, plans and project supplies.
: Woodworking information, software and more from Wood Magazine.

Updated April 27, 2006.