~~LINKS~~
Here are all the links I have collected during my travels on the Internet over the years:
Reference Web Sites:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Sewing at About.com
Threads
Greenwich Mean Time
Online Conversion Tables
Fraction to Decimal Conversions
3-Way % Calculator
Universal Currency Converter
Bandwidth Speed Test
Sewing/Costuming Groups or Guilds:
Costume Society of America
International Costumers' Guild, Inc.
Costume Con
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
Yahoo Groups:
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Costume Research Web Sites:
Netflix (An inexpensive way to start viewing all those period costume films. $9.99/Month VS. $4.99 EACH MOVIE at the video store rental place
PLUS it comes to YOUR HOUSE. =0) Me likey Netfilx!!)
*Most of the Museums Mentioned Here Have Textile/Costume Collections to Browse*
Harper's BaZar Online
FIDM Museum
Milieux The Costume Site
The Costumer's Manifesto
The Costume Page
Alley Cat Scratch
Mermaid Lexicon
Men with Big Hair The Costume Movie Site
Fashion Era
American Centuries
American Textile History Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Drexel Historic Costume Collection
Eras of Elegance
FIT
Kent State University Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of the City of New York
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Shoe Icons
Textile Museum
The Antique Corset Gallery
The Costume Gallery
The Lace Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Costume
Delaware Art Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum
The Bata Shoe Museum
Books/DVD/VHS/CDROM on Costuming/Cultures/Historic Clothing:
Amazon.com
Ebay
Hedgehog Handworks
Reproduction Fabrics
YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
Mind Storm
Fashion CAD Software
Art (For Inspiration)
Duirwaigh Gallery
Art.Com
Vintage Clip Art
Barewalls
AllPosters.com
Pomegranate
Bryan Yoder's Art & Critic's Corner
ClipArt.com
The Stencil Library
Aaron Bros.
Current/Old Costume Movie Web Sites:
Official LOTR Web Site
The Lord of the Rings Costume Research Web Site
War of the Ring
Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts
The Noble Collection
LOTR Fan Shop
Tolkien Town
Star Wars
The Padawan's Guide
The Force.Net Boards
Jedi Net
Reliks
Museum Replicas Ltd
The Makeup Gallery
For Ever After
Somewhere in Time
Phantom Movie
The Cleopatra Costume on Stage and Screen
Silk, Velvet, and Lace: The Movie Costumes Fan Listing
The Titanic Project
Vanity Fair
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Resources for Costumes (Shopping)
Corset Making/Hoop Skirts/Etc. Supplies:
Corset Supply.com
Victoriana.Com (Amazon Drygoods)
Farthingales
V.I Reed & Cane
Sew Sassy Bra Making & Lingerie Supply
Ready To Wear/Custom Made Costumes:
Garb The World
Gypsy Moon Clothing
The Magic Wardrobe
Renaissance Fashions
Grannd Garb Companies
Enchanted Costumes
Enchanted Fairy Wings
Mermaid Tails TO WEAR!!
RenStore
Silver Mane
The Pillaged Village
Victorian Trading Co.
Belle of the Bay
BustleDress.Com
Fairy GothMother
Karen Agusta Antique Lace & Fashion
Rosetti Costumes & Bridal Gowns
Trudy's Trunk
Vex Clothing
Ye Olde Online Shoppe
Indian Selections
Past & Present Creations
Earthly Delights
Crimson Vision
Peter Fox Shoes
Fellow Seamstresses/Sewers/Costume & Historical Clothing Enthusiasts:
Naergi's Costuming Site
Demode:Historical Costume Projects & Resources
Mode Historique
Arwen's Coronation Gown: Kathy S
SurlyGirlie's Costume O-Rama
Jewelry: Ready Made/Jewelry Supply/Beads/Beading /PMC/Polymer Clay Supply:
Empyrean Beads
Ubeadit
Jewelry Supply.Com
Sage Jewelry
Henna Body Art
Brelique
Heavenly Treasures
Museum of Jewelry
Virgo Moon
Polymer Clay Express
Bead Warehouse
PMC Guild
PMC Supply
RioGrande
Shipwreck Beads
Shoes/Footwear/Stockings/Gloves:
Journeys
Payless Shoe Source
Zappos
The Pillaged Village
Tandy Leather
Leather Unlimited
Finale Gloves
Shoe Icons
The Bata Shoe Museum
Wigs ,Extensions, Etc:
Wow Wigs
All Action Wigs
Wigs.Com
Irish Step-Dancing Wigs
Prosthetics/Makeup/etc.:
The Makeup Gallery
Weaponry/Swords/Etc:
Gothic Fantasy
Jastro
The Noble Collection
Reliks
Museum Replicas Ltd
Billy & Charlie's
Silver Mane
The Pillaged Village
Arms of Valor, Ltd.
Gothic Fantasy
Medieval Weapon Art
General Craft Stores:
Michael's Arts & Craft's Store
Dick Blick Art Supply
Create For Less
Art S Buck Artist's Models 12"
Crafts, Etc.
Van Dyke's Restorers
TAP Plastics
SavOn Crafts
V.I Reed & Cane
Kit Kraft
Trim Stores:
MJ Trims
WM. N. Ginstrim Co.
Calontir Trim
Karen Agusta Antique Lace & Fashion
Creative Crystal
Cybertrims
Renaissance Ribbons
Rhinestone Warehouse
Sandy's Lace & Trim
Tinsel Trading Co.
YOUR LOCAL MICHAEL'S/FABRIC STORE/CRAFT STORE/FLORIST
Patterns:
Simplicity
McCalls/Butterick/Vogue
Pattern Review
Patterns Galore
Ebay
Vintage Cat
Truly Victorian
Laughing Moon
Folkwear
Sense & Sensibility
Monster Patterns
Denver Fabrics
Vintage Fashion Library
Fabrics:
Jo-Ann's Fabric & Crafts
Hancock Fabrics
Reproduction Fabrics
Thai Silks
Denver Fabrics
Britex Fabrics San Francisco
Pre Furs (Faux Furs)
Ebay
Mendels Art Supply & Far Out Fabrics
Home Sew
Tandy Leather
Trudy's Trunk
Bridal Fabrics
Trim Fabric
FabricUk.Com
Hancock's of Paducah
MacCulloch & Wallis
Supreme Fabrics
Timmel Fabrics
Zuzka (Luminex Optical Lighted Fabric)
Newark Dressmaker Supply
Spandex House
Hard To Find Notions
Folkwear
Home Sew
Hancock's of Paducah
Medical Table Paper Rolls (can be used as pattern transfer paper)
Prym-Dritz
Clotilde
Handworks/Embroidery/Needlework/Lace/Etc Supplies:
Needlepoint, Inc.
Victorian Cottage Treasures
The Needlework Shoppe
Quilt & Embroidery Hoop Stands
Hedgehog Handworks
Victorian Trading Co.
Hinterberg Design: Quilt/Embroidery Hoops Frames
Love of Stitche
The Last Stand Company
The Lace Museum
Reducing or Enlarging an Embroidery Pattern
Sewing Machine/Serger/Embroidery Machine Sites/Dress Forms/Online Classes:
Meissner Sacramento
Clone Yourself: A Fitting Assistant
How to Select a Serger
Millinery/Hats/Supplies/Etc.:
MacCulloch & Wallis
Lamplight Feather
Hatlife
Judith M
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Doll Links
Barbie Collector
Doll Collecting at About
Scale/Measurements Conversions/Tables/Helps:
Online Conversion Tables
Fraction to Decimal Conversions
3-Way % Calculator
Common Measurements and Scale Conversion
The FIG Rule
Doll Scale Buttons/Supplies/Sewing Supplies/Fabrics/Notions:
Home Sew
All About Dolls
Dolls and Lace
Cr's Crafts
Mini Dolls
My Favourite Doll
Tiny Zippers
Dritz for Dolls
YOUR LOCAL MICHAEL'S OR CRAFT STORE IN THE SCRAPBOOKING SECTION
The Enchanted Attic
YOUR LOCAL BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE IN NAIL ART SECTION
Patterns for Dolls
Simplicity
McCalls/Butterick/Vogue
Patterns at About
How to Make a Necklace for Barbie
Paradise Publications
eBay
Packaging/Business/Office Supplies:
Paper Mart
Avery (Business Card/Postcard Templates, Etc.)
Staples
Kinkos
Office Max
Cafe Press
Name Makers
Display/Props/Photography Links
Display Collections
Build a 12"x16" Roombox
Victorian Woodshop: Build a Roombox
Design in Flight: Photography on the Cheap
Managing White Balance
Inside The Dollhouse
Miniature Weapons
eBay
YOUR LOCAL MICHAEL'S OR CRAFT STORE
Victorian Woodshop
eBay Seller: Amvona.Com (This seller carries small, med, and large softboxes, light kits, etc.)
Shrunken Treasures (You've GOT to see these houses!)
PCB Originals
Jim's Printable Minis
Customized Doll/Clothing & Jewelery Artists/OOAK Artists/Etc. Links:
Customized Doll Webring
Barbie Collector's Ring
PixiWillow
Crawford Manor
One & Only Dolls
Dolls by Maria
Doll Fashions by Alana
Wide Eyed Girls
MSAT Mini Dolls Hall of Fame
Mini Mode Jewelry
The Padawan's Guide to Doll Costumes
Lisa's Doll Closet
eBay seller MomboCreations (Helen) makes awesome wood furniture for 1:6 scale