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1. Librarians’ Internet Index: Crafts
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : baskets, beads, candles, craft festivals, crafts, crocheting, cross-stitch, dolls, dyeing, dyes, egg decorating, folk art, furniture design, gift wrapping, glass, gourds, igami, ikebana, knitting, knots, lace making (tatting), metal work, native american crafts, paper airplanes, periodicals, polymer clay, pottery
2. Library of Congress: Kids and Families
   'Log on, play around, learn something.' Covers America's Library, American Memory, Today in History, I Hear America Singing, Portals to the World, Song of America Tour, Wise Guide to loc.gov, Community Roots, Everyday Mysteries, Places in the News, and more.
   01-16-2007 : children's activities, children's education, countries, crafts, creative arts, customs, families, history, music
3. Martindale's Calculators On-Line Center
   'Currently the Calculators On-Line Center contains over '20,735' Calculators created by over '3,840' very 'CREATIVE' Individuals, Businesses and Tax Supported Entities World Wide.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-16-2007 : arts, astronomy, astrophysics, calculators, chemistry, computer engineering, computer science, crafts, electrical engineering, math calculators, physics, science calculators, statistics
4. Holiday Ideas
   'Inspirational ideas for honoring traditions, decorating your home with festive flair, decking your halls in holiday greenery and creating handmade ornaments, gifts and cards' for the winter holidays. Includes illustrated instructions for crafts.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   12-14-2006 : christmas, crafts, hanukkah, holidays, kwanzaa
5. Craft
   Online companion to a print magazine that provides ideas and instructions for modern crafting activities. Features selected articles (such as instructions for making chain mail jewelry and programmable LED clothing), a blog with more inspirations and projects, and links to tutorials.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-30-2006 : community development, crafts, diy, do it yourself
6. Holiday Craft Countdown: 30 Days of Crafts
   Presented in the form of an advent calendar, this site offers daily holiday craft projects for mid-November through mid-December. Includes an archive of additional holiday craft projects, such as ornaments, cards, home decor, entertaining ideas, and gift wrapping and boxes.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-29-2006 : advent calendars, christmas hanukkah kwanzaa winter, crafts, handicrafts: holidays, holidays
7. First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art
   Focuses on the collectors' 'love of beautiful objects' (rather than objects with historical significance or those that achieve ethnological representation). Features images of items from the collection and short essays on themes such as emotion, movement, and intimacy.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : baskets, crafts, indian arts: north americaindians of north america: material culture, moccasins, native american crafts, native americans, sculpture, textiles
8. Plastic Bag Crochet
   Instructions for crocheting a beach bag, a handbag, and throw rugs from plastic grocery bags.
   11-10-2006 : beach bag, crafts, crocheting, grocery bags, handbags, plastic grocery bags, recycling, throw rugs, tote bags
9. Crocheting Plastic Grocery Bags into Tote Bags
   Instructions and photos)for crocheting plastic grocery bags into carrying bags.
   11-10-2006 : crafts, crocheting, handbag, plastic grocery bags, tote bags
10. Weaving Art Museum: The Wealth of Kings: Masterpiece Persian Carpets
    This exhibit 'focuses attention on a number of early carpets made during the golden age of Persian Carpet production, circa 1450-1650.' Features an illustrated essay about the historic and cultural situation when the rugs were produced, and annotated photos of carpets.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : crafts, oriental carpets, persian rugs, textiles
11. Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
    Explores patterns and deviations in Oriental carpets. Has a discussion and examples of asymmetry and symmetry-breaking and grids and tessellations, a rug gallery, and a description of rug knots (Turkish and Persian). Also includes a glossary, bibliographies, activities for students, and related material.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : bibliographies, crafts, glossary, oriental carpets, persian rugs, rug knots (turkish and persian), tessellations, textiles
12. A Heavenly Hammock
    Illustrated instructions for weaving your own backyard hammock. Describes how to tie the required knots (square knot, weaver's knot, half hitch, lark's head knot, and a plain overhand knot), cast on, weave the rows (with twine), mount, and hang the hammock.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : community development, crafts, diy, do it yourself, furniture, hammocks, home and housing, knots, splices, weaving
13. Are You Wearing Woolies? Medieval Knitting, Nalbinding
    Links with descriptions to websites about period knitting. Includes sites about medieval Muslim knitting, Egyptian socks, hand-knit stockings from the 1500s, Viking-age yarnwork (nŒlbinding), and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : crafts, knitting, nalbinding naalbinding nalebinding historical reenactment, needlework, textile fabrics
14. eHow: How To Do (just about) Everything
    Covers automotive; careers and education; computers; family and relationships; finance and business; food and entertaining; health; hobbies and games; holidays and traditions; home and garden; personal care; pets; sports and fitness; and travel.
    11-09-2006 : arts, automotive, bike, budget, business, careers, cats, collecting, computers, cooking, crafts, cultures, dating, diets, dogs, education, entertaining, etiquette, family, fashion, ferrets, finance: personal, fitness, food, games, garden, golf, hair, health, hobbies, holidays, home, how to, instructions, invest, jobs, makeup, marriage, money, personal care, pets, recipes, relationships, run, save money, school, sports, style, surf, traditions, travel, treatments
15. Styrofoam Brand Products: Crafts
    Dozens of projects using Styrofoam balls, sheets, and other foam products. Includes home decorations, centerpieces and wreaths, projects for specific holidays and special occasions, 'cuddly critters,' classroom projects, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : children's activities, crafts, handicrafts, holidays, plastic foams
16. Paper Plate Education
    Hands-on activities that use paper plates for lessons in science, math, history, geography, social studies, art, music, and other disciplines.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-08-2006 : art, children, children's activities, constellation projects, cosmic hats, crafts, education, elementary, geography, handicrafts, history, math, music, music shakers, paper plate education, paper work, science, social studies, sundials
17. American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection
    Over 2,300 photographs and 3,800 pages of text on the lives of Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest. Has study questions for K-12 teachers.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-07-2006 : alaska, american indians of north america: northwest, clothing, coeur d'alene, crafts, education, housing, lushootseed, makah, native americans, nez perce, pacific, tlingit, transportation, treaties, tribes, tsimshian, work
18. Intute: Virtual Training Suite
    '. . a set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.' Has a long list of tutorials, both for higher education and adult education.
    11-07-2006 : adult education, adult numeracy, agriculture, allied health, anthropologist, art, arts, beauty, bio-researcher, bioresearcher, business, business management, business manager, catering, chemist, communication technology, computers, construction, continuing education, crafts, design, development, earth scientist, economist, education, engineering. english studies, engineering: aviator, engineering: civil, engineering: electrical, engineering: electronic and communications, english, esol, european studies, food, forestry, gardening, geographer, geography, government, hairdressing, health, health and safety, health visiting, history, hospitality, humanities, ict, information technology, international relations, internet, jobs, language learning, languages, law, lawyers, leisure, life sciences, materials engineer, mathematician, mathematics, mechanical engineer, media, medic, medical, midwifery, modern languages, nature, nursing, offshore engineer, performing arts, pharmacist, photography: digital, physical sciences, physicist, politics, psychology, recreation, religious studies, science, science: history and philosophy, search skills, social policy, social research methods, social sciences, social statistics, social worker, sociologist, sports, theology, tourism, town and country planner, travel, tutorials, urban studies, veterinary services, women's studies, work: health and safety
19. Sewing Resource Guide
    Covers many topics, including buttons, costumes, fabrics, lace making, patterns, quilting, sergers, vintage clothing, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-06-2006 : buttons, clothes, clothing: vintage, community development, costumes, crafts, fabrics, history, holidays, lace making, patterns: crafts, patterns: sewing, performing arts: costumes, quilting, sergers, sewing, tailing
20. DMOZ Open Directory Project: Crafts
    The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web, 100% free. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
    10-29-2006 : community development, crafts

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