Hobbies & Craft Links

Sewing

Rainbow Crafts - 1000s of great value needlecraft products online including cross stitch, tapestry, embroidery plus patchwork and quilting fabrics and accessories.

Cross Stitch Charts/Patterns - Fine art & Victorian cross stitch charts/patterns available by post or download.

Cross Stitch Kits - Large selection of needlecraft kits for cross stitch, needlepoint, cushions, longstitch and embroidery, ranging from traditional samplers to medieval tapestry. Secure online shopping at discount prices, with free UK delivery.

Cross stitch, needlework and embroidery kits from manufacturers such as DMC, Amthusia, Bothy Threads, Classic Embroidery and many more. Make sure you check out their new range of designs from the Bold Sheep and chart packs from up and coming designer Loopylou Designs. They are constantly adding new products to the site so be sure to check back in the next few weeks as more products are added. Postage is currently FREE on all orders within the UK.

Very Well Thread - Quality cross stitch and blackwork in this on-line shop.  Wide selection of kits and patterns. From samplers to bookmarks, stitch something you like!

Stitching the Night Away - Free Cross Stitch Pattern, monthly contest, message board community, supplies, newsletter and much, much more.

Cross Stitch Patterns - quality cross stitch patterns, tapestry and canvas kits.  Also a shop with a global price promise.

Counted cross stitch - Find great 950 popular and exclusive cross stitch patterns and much more. Here are the instructions and information to help you learn counted cross stitch, solve problems and create great patterns with the help of our quality cross stitch kits

www.stitchability.co.uk

www.sd-designs.com

www.stitches.co.uk

www.topcrossstitchsites.com - This site has been recommended by one of our regular visitors (Bonnie C.) - make sure you have got a lot of time to spare before venturing in!!!

www.avidstitch.com

www.kits2stitch.com - Cross stitch kits, patterns and cards created by independent designers.

http://pinsandneedlesuk.net - With thousands of discounted cross stitch,  tapestry and other products to choose from, Pins and Needles UK is a great place to buy supplies online. They hold the most popular cross stitch & tapestry kits in stock and provide an efficient 'order on request' service, direct to the manufacturer, for the rest. All products are on sale at below RRP and UK shipping is free for orders over £5. 

Sewing machines, vacuum cleaners - Offers you a wide variety of sewing machines, sergers, embroidery machines, vacuum cleaners and related items.

Buy Fabric at Bear Paw - Thousands of fabrics at discounted prices.

Discount designer fabric: high quality furnishing fabrics, suitable for curtains, upholstery and soft furnishings, at prices up to 75% below recommended retail.

Upholstery Fabric - I Luv Fabrix sells upholstery fabric below trade wholesale prices.

Creative Fabrics - We have a wide variety of cotton fabric on offer from the primitive to the shabby chic used for quilting, crafting, and even cardmaking and scrapbooking. Most designs are available by the Yard, and by the Fat Quarter.  Worldwide shipping available.  New Crafter's Forum and Gallery open now!

Provence French Fabrics & Tablecloths, Wholesale Table Linens, Chair Cushions - Best chair cushions, Provence tablecloths, Provence fabrics, French fabrics and wholesale table linens selection available at Lesalpilles Provence.

http://www.online-fabrics.co.uk - One of the largest fabric retailers in the Midlands, supplying low cost, high quality fabrics from all over the world.

http://www.inest.co.uk -  This site offers a wide variety of fabrics online.

Fat Quarter Shop - Fat Quarter Bundles, Original Quilt Kits, Quilting Fabrics & FREE Quilt Patterns

Discount Fabric and Wholesale Fabric - Discount Fabrics USA offers nearly 1,000,000 yards of first quality home decor fabric all priced well below wholesale.

 

Waverly Fabric - Large selection of decorator fabric including Waverly fabric for drapery and upholstery at discounted prices.

 

Knitting

www.knitting.about.com - This site has everything you every wanted to know about knitting and much, much more.  There are free patterns, very good graphics, forums, explanations etc. etc.  A must for every knitting enthusiast.

Simply Wool - Knitting Wool, Patterns and Needles for Hand Knitting and Crochet. Selection of Baby Knitting Patterns and easy to knit crotchet patterns.

www.craftville.com -  Oldest and busiest UK generic craft site.

www.yarnware.com - This site supplies yarn over the internet as well as giving general advice, tips and information of knitting and crochet.  They will try to solve any related problems as well.

Woodwork

Hand Crafted Wooden cars - All these fabulous cars and  World War 2  Jeeps are hand made to a scale of 1 inch = 1 foot which makes the jeeps 8 inches long x 5 inches wide and the cars are about 12 inches long and about 6 inches wide .

Wood carving - chainsaw art, chainsaw bear carving - Offers wood carving, chainsaw carvings, chainsaw art and chainsaw wood carvings. Our chainsaw wood art carvings will make a lovely gift for you or a loved one.

www.woodworking.org - Everything you need to know about wood - including pictures of different woods etc.  Well worth a visit. See main feature on special sites..

www.woodchuckcanuck.com - Especially good for links on all sort of subjects - best to take a look for yourself.

Photography

FeaturePics.com - FeaturePics is a site for buying and selling Stock Photos, and giving recognition to the excellent group of FeaturePics Photographers. Search for stock photos and images, check stock photo collections, read our photo essays, join our FeaturePics photography community.

www.nyip.com - New York Institute of Photography site which has tips of taking better photographs including digital photography etc.

www.digital-camerasuk.co.uk - A complete information guide to digital cameras. News, reviews and where to get the best deals online.

Canada Digital Cameras - Canada Digital Cameras gives photographers the tool for the most challenging shooting conditions and help any individual to cherish memories forever. Get to know how to buy Digital cameras from Inkango and own Canada Digital Cameras now.

Photographic Equipment Insurance - Insuring Amateurs, Professionals, Photo Shoots and all your Photographic Equipment. With secure online ordering and great premiums you're guaranteed satisfaction and peace of mind.

Photo Canvas Printing - Turn your favourite photo into a stunning piece of artwork by printing it onto canvas and stretched around handmade wooden frame.

Photo Canvas - Transform a favourite photo into a work of art. Photo-canvas.com print directly onto attractive and durable canvas: these are then gallery wrapped around the edge of the frame to make outstanding artwork of your photography. They then deliver the ready-to-hang stretched canvas prints direct to your door.

Photopicture - Transforming photos into paintings. Transform your favourite photo into a painting at Photopicture. They produce fine art paintings that are an accurate interpretation of your photographs. Other services include photo to canvas, photo restoration and manipulation.

Movie and Film Cells - BigScreenCells.com offers a full range of collectible limited edition movie & film cells.

Premier-Photo-Cards.com - Photo Greeting Cards - Holiday photo card made from your digital photos. Its' easy.  Choose a card design, upload your photo, and add a greeting.  We print your photo card order and ship it directly to you.

Sites covering a range of crafts

Crobbies - Handmade Crafts & Hobbies - buy & sell handmade goods, read & write articles, discuss crafts & hobbies in our forums.

Dolls Houses from Always Hobbies - With over 2000 products in stock, we try to cater for the widest range of hobbies as possible including dolls houses, doll house furniture and accessories, model boats, remote control aeroplanes and helicopters, wheeled toys, period weaponry, marquetry kits.

fun2make - selling great craft kits for children at wholesale prices  plus everything you need to host the perfect craft party.

CraftElf.com - Free craft instructions, ideas and patterns, including kids crafts, Christmas & other Holiday crafts

Counted Cross Stitch at Dark Lilac - Counted cross stitch, paint by numbers, stamped cross stitch, yarn, needlework, scrapbooking at Dark Lilac

Craftbits.com Free Craft Projects and Patterns 1000's of free step by step projects and crafting patterns.

UK Yankee Crafts offers a user friendly directory for craft sites and shoppers alike.  We also offer website promotion services for sites that produce handcrafted items. Also available are a craft forum, gallery, ebay auctions and more.

www.thriftdeluxe.com - this is a non-commercial contemporary DIY zine which provides easy, inexpensive yet cool projects that anyone can make following simple instructions.

http://rubyglen.com - Resources for home decor and home improvement, wedding planning, recipes, baby, mom, parenting, family and home, home management, home improvement, career, printable craft patterns, candles, home decor, genealogy, photography, scrapbooking, antiques, collectibles, recipe, clip art, computer, and pets information are all here! 

www.craftlinks.co.uk - Separate site for all craft links.

www.Arts-Crafts-HobbiesandDIY.com - From Sewing to Surfing Climbing to Carpentry. We are a specialist website dedicated to the world of arts crafts hobbies and diy. With free projects, Information links and a place to source your materials. We are constantly developing the site to make it the only one you need to find everything you need in the world of Arts-Crafts-HobbiesandDIY.

www.fiber-images.com - dedicated to Bead Crafts, Fabric Crafts, Paper Crafts and Yarn Crafts, not only supplies by hints, tips and advice as well as free patterns an projects.

http://home.rmci.net/michael  - A family portal site offering links to craft sites etc.

http://www.make-stuff.com - Things to make and do, craft/projects, kids, cooking recycling etc.

Drop in Studios offering a huge range of craft activities to suit all ages, abilities and budgets. Craft daft in Ayr and Craft daft (on a raft) on the Forth & Clyde Canal, both accredited Visitor Attractions by Scottish Tourist Board. Have a look then come along and have a go.

Social Hobby Network - Hobbything.com - Brings together people from all over the world! Share your hobbies, passions and lifestyle with other hobby enthusiasts.

 

Miscellaneous Crafts/Hobbies

Watch and clockmakers small tool service and repair tool kits; jewellery making tools and equipment.

http://www.silicasec.co.uk - The site which offers you Silica Gel for drying flowers, and other useful products, hints and tips,  for creating your dried flower arrangements.

http://www.silicasec.com - version in French.

Soap Making Recipe - Get soap making recipe, liquid soap making recipe, soap making instructions, and learn how to make a soap.

Dollhouse Collectables A Complete line of Dollhouse Kits, Furniture, Accessories, and Supplies.

Miniature Dollhouses and Doll House Miniatures - Dollhouses and doll house miniatures are our specialty. We have many dollhouses and doll house miniatures from various doll house manufacturers.

A Miniature Marvel -Supplier of Quality Dollhouse Accessories, Furniture, Pub Accessories, Mini Packages and Lighting to name but a few. Trade accounts are now available for our exclusive Glass Range; Every Day Dolls house Packages, and the Excellent Quality Bodo Hennig range. We now have a new Arts & Crafts Category where you will find Jewellery Findings, Filigrees and Beads, ideal for Card Crafts and Miniature Projects. Latest Exclusive Items for Miniature Pharmacy's now available to retail and trade, new items added all the time.

Beads - Good quality beads, semi-precious stones and jewellery findings at competitive prices

Beads Australia - Collection of rare and unique beads that have been sourced from all over the world.

Bead Craft Supplies, Cats Eye Beads, and Diy Jewelry Making - Offers discount jewelry making supplies and beads including 14k beads, sterling silver chains, pearl beads, pendants and yellow gold chains.

Scrapbooking Ideas: Scrapbooking ideas for every scrapbooker.

Top Discount Scrapbooking Supplies Shop - Cheapest Scrapbooking Supplies and Materials

Paper Cuts: UK Card making and scrapbooking supplies - On-line UK shop offering a large range of card making, craft and scrapbooking supplies at highly competitive prices. Features craft forum, projects, scrapbook layouts and hand made card ideas.

Kart and Buggy plans - Highly rated, professionally designed plans, blueprints on how to build motorised vehicles, go kart frames, off road buggies, mini bikes etc.

The Ultimate in Car tuning Community Galleries.

Rare Slot Cars - Offering the widest selection of vintage and rare slot cars available online.

1/32 SLOT CARS - Everything you ever wanted to know about 1/32 SLOT CARS.

RC Rock Crawlers in CT - Remote control rock crawling group that crawls in CT and the surrounding New England area.

General

Creative Homemaking - Dedicated to your homemaking needs -  Recipes, cleaning tips, home decorating, crafts, organizing, budgeting, and more! 

The Extravaganza Craft Productions - Helping artists, crafters, antique dealers, trade show vendors, and small farms make their businesses more profitable.

jagprops -  jagprops specialise in making props of all descriptions as well as set design, interior decoration and bespoke furniture.

www.juniorpursuits.com - Junior Pursuits is an online store supplying outdoor clothing and equipment for babies, children and teenagers. We offer a prompt delivery service and free postage and packing.

www.racing-advice.com - UK based betting advisory service that specialises in supplying its clients with a regular supply of decent priced winners.

PWC engines - Short Block Technologies offers a complete line of remanufactured engines for your Sea-Doo, Jet Ski, and other personal watercraft.

http://www.vintagehomemaker.com  - Your one-stop shop for all vintage homemaking needs.  Items available include aprons, linens, sewing needs, kitchenware and odds and ends.

http://www.fabricdyes.co.uk - Fabric dyes, machine dyes, Dylon dyes, cold water dyes in fact, dyes for all your projects.

Paint Sprays - Spray paints, decorative and functional spray paints for the home, garden, hobbies and projects.

Acrylic Shelves, Glass Displays, Showcases. -  Offers fixtures including display cases, jewelry showcases, mall kiosks, glass and wood display cases, gandola shelves, and bakery cases.

Night Vision Goggles -  Night Vision Binoculars .com offers Night Vision Goggles, Binoculars, Night Vision Monoculars, Sales of infrared goggles, Night Vision Owl Optics, 

Night Vision -  Night Vision optics .com offers Night Vision Goggles, Binoculars, Sales of goggles, Night Vision Owl Optics, Bushnell Night Vision Binoculars & goggles.

Boat Carpet and Furniture, Marine Plywood, and Pontoon Covers - Offers pontoon parts and accessories including furniture, bimini top, canopy, carpet, covers, railing and seats.

Nare Chandlery -  For all your chandlery, marine electronics and clothing needs. Everything from chartplotters to inflatables to oilskins and much more besides. Great products, low prices and secure shopping.

Financial

Caravan and Static's Insurance - Insuring Caravans, Static's, Personal Possessions and more. With secure online ordering and great premiums you're guaranteed satisfaction and peace of mind.

Cycle Insurance from E&L Insurance - Insuring Leisure and Sports Cycles against theft and damage. With secure online ordering and great premiums you're guaranteed satisfaction and peace of mind.

Horse, Rider and Trailer Insurance - Insuring Horses, Trailers, Riders, Older Horses and more. With secure online ordering and great premiums you're guaranteed satisfaction and peace of mind.