1) Where Can I Discuss Weaving, Spinning, Flower Arrangements, Dyeing, Etc?
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This article is from the Textiles FAQ, by Lara Fabans lfabans@adobe.com with numerous contributions by others.
1) Where Can I Discuss Weaving, Spinning, Flower Arrangements, Dyeing, Etc?
There are nine newsgroups for various handcrafts. The original group
alt.sewing Sewing: clothes, furnishings, costumes,etc.
rec.crafts.textiles.yarn Yarn making & use: spin, dye, knit, weave etc.
rec.crafts.textiles.needlework Any form of decorative stitching done by hand.
rec.crafts.textiles.sewing Sewing: clothes, furnishings, costumes, etc.
rec.crafts.textiles.quilting All about quilts and other quilted items.
rec.crafts.textiles.misc Fiber and textile crafts not covered elsewhere.
rec.crafts.marketplace Small-scale ads for craft products of all kinds.
rec.crafts.textiles. marketplace Small-scale ads for textile products.
rec.woodworking Woodworking of all sorts
rec.crafts.jewelry Jewelry making
rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft Costume making, set making, lighting, etc.
rec.org.sca Period costume making, period culture
Below are the charters for the groups that have charters && ones that
I actually have. If someone could forward me the charters for the other
groups, I'd really appreciate it.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
CHARTER: This group will be for discussions about all aspects of yarn
production and use not covered by other newsgroups. This would cover
selection and preparation of different fibers, their properties, and
what to do next such as dye, card, spin, felt, knit, crochet,
nalbinding, weave, some kinds of rug hooking etc....
Discussions might cover color theory and other aspects of
design, pattern drafting, fit, specific finishing techniques,
supplies and equipment, historical aspects etc.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
CHARTER: This group will be for discussions about needlework, as defined by
'any form of decorative stitching done by hand'.
Included will be all variations of stitchery: stamped embroidery,
counted thread stitching, and canvas work, including needlepoint.
Discussion might cover different kinds of canvases and fabric grounds,
flosses, needles and other supplies, pattern design, marking,
and finishing etc.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.sewing
CHARTER: This group will be for discussions about all aspects of sewing,
not covered by other newsgroups, whether for for clothes, home
furnishings, outdoor equipment, costumes, etc. Technical aspects
include pattern drafting and fitting, different fabrics, notions,
useful books, workshops and shows, inspiration, sewing machines,
sergers and other hardware, etc.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
REPLACES: rec.crafts.quilting
CHARTER: [unchanged] This newsgroup is for discussing anything related to
quilting. That includes piecing, applique, and tyeing and quilting
by hand or machine. Discussions may cover techniques, supplies,
equipment, drafting of patterns, templates, dyeing materials,
artistic approaches, exhibitions, shows, books and other
references, mail order resources, dating quilts and appraising quilts.
Discussions may include quilts and quilting both past (historical
quilting) and present, ethnic quilting, quilts to be used in a
home, quilted clothing to be worn, as well as quilts created
for display and any other piecing or quilting applications.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.misc
REPLACES: rec.crafts.textiles
CHARTER: [list of appropriate crafts deleted, as this changes too much]
This newsgroup is for discussing all fiber and textile related
interests that are not covered by another rec.crafts.textiles
group. Discussions may cover techniques, supplies and
equipment, drafting of patterns, artistic approaches, exhibitions
or shows, books or other references. Textiles includes both
textiles to be worn or used in the home or textiles created
for display.
NAME: rec.crafts.marketplace
CHARTER: This group will get all the ads for fiber, fabric, crafts supplies
and so on that otherwise would clutter the other rec.crafts groups.
This should preferably be restricted to individuals or very
small companies who really can't afford other advertising.
NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace
CHARTER: This group is for selling, buying, trading, and "jobs offered/sought"
postings related to textiles and any of the textile arts.
Announcements of textile and textile arts business's web pages are also
welcome. Individual, one-time transactions are welcome in this group,
as are commercial advertisements.
"Continuing" or repeat advertisements are subject to the following
restrictions:
1. Continuing/repeat ads must not be posted more often than once
per two week period.
2. Continuing/repeat ads must contain a Subject: line which is
identical to the original.
3. Continuing/repeat ads should include an expiration date which
must be no more than two weeks after the date of posting, and/or
or make use of the supercedes header.
Advertisers and ads which require lots of space, multiple postings for
individual products, or repeated postings, are strongly urged to
consider shorter, less frequently reposted, combination ads directing
further respondents to email, web pages, mail, telephone, FAX, etc.,
instead, for further information. Postings about non-textile and
non-textile-arts related products, services and jobs are not welcome
in this group.
End of Charter Stuff
Fibernet is a bulletin board run by Ron Parker in Henning, Minnesota. It's a
pretty active boards--there's usually 30-50 messages a week posted, mostly on
spinning, weaving, knitting and dyeing. The phone number is 218-583-4337; the
modems handle 1200-14,400 baud, 8N1. There are no charges for using the
bulletin board and there is a program to allow you to upload and download
files to read at your leisure for maximum efficiency. In addition to the
bulletin board Fibernet provides access to several Usenet newsgroups as well
as lots of fiber-related software available for downloading - includinf
freeware, shareware and demos of commercial products.
For a packet of information about FiberNet send a SASE to Ron Parker, Rt. 1,
Box 153, Henning, MN. If you send him $5.00 and the details about which
computer you use, he'll send you a disc with the off-line reader and other
good stuff on it. If you have any questions, his voice line is (218)
583-2419, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. central time.
Fibernet is echoed on two satellite nodes: Alaksa Pirate Society in
Anchorage, AK at 907-248-9364 and 9365, sysop Patti Johnson; and
Some Sunny Day BBS in Connersville, IN at 317-825-5044, sysop Steve
Read. Both BBSs accept calles at up to 14,400 bps
Fibernet BBS is happy to announce a new node in the San Francisco Bay
Area. It is The Kitchen Table BBS, Rachel Holmen, sysop, and can
be called at 510-547-7747. The Fibernet messages are in message
areas 21 and 22.
>>New Info
Fibernet has a mailing list
Send email to majordomo@bolis.com
In the subject and/or the body of the mail, put
subscribe fibernet
The Kitchen Table joins the following net nodes:
The Alaska Pirate Society BBS, Anchorage, AK at 907-562-9364 and 93565
Some Sunny Day BBS, Connersville, IN at 317-825-5044
The Funny Farm BBS, Lake Villa, IL at 708-548-2576
The above nodes and Fibernet at 218-583-4337 have to be dialed direct
via modem. Sorry, no Internet access.
There is a BBS called Arachne's Web in Alexandria, VA. They are under
new management. The phone number is 703-425-7748. Arachne's Web is free.
The Seattle Textile Computer Users Group publishes a newsletter called
"Fiberbits", where they review software available for all types of textile
work - sewing, cross stitch, knitting, quilting, weaving, you name it. As of
1994, the subscription price may be $18/year.
Fiberbits
P. O. Box 17506
Seattle, WA 98107
Also, I just got email about the Global Textile Network, Inc. at
http://www.textrade.com
Contacts:
Jeffrey Silver jeff@textrade.com
Robert Cox, Jr. rob@textrade.com
New York, NY (212) 244-2050
Maurice Ephrati maurice@textrade.com
Geneva-Switzerland 41-22-908.31.03
Also, there is a weaving list that discusses dyeing, spinning and (of course)
weaving. Subscribe through listserv at weaving-request@his.com
with the word subscribe in subject/body of your email.
There is a listserv maillist called CRAFTS-L available from BIGVAX.ALFRED.EDU.
For more information you can send the command "HELP" in the *body* of a mail
message to listserv@bigvax.alfred.edu.
Ashford-Spinners (mostly Ashford wheels) - e-mail to majordomo@bolis.com
with anything in Subject: and either 'subscribe ashford-spinners' or
'subscribe ashford-spinners-digest' as the message, or subscribe on line
at www.bolis.com Susan Druding owner, druding@delphi.com or
ashford-spinning-owner@bolis.com
A Thing for String (fibers, beads) A moderated newsletter from user
submissions, which will include personal ads. e-mail to
Shopper@craftwolf.com to be placed on the mailing list. Include the
following in your message.
Your Full name:
Business Name :
E-Mail Address where to send ATFS:
Where did you learn about A THING FOR STRING:
Indicate your choices to be on the list for:
All subjects, Fiber & Yarns, Spinning & Weaving, Supplies: Beads & Jewelry,
Spinning & Weaving, Machine Knitting, Sewing & Serging, OTHER CRAFTS:
(list), YOUR PERSONAL WISH LIST includes: (like a bridal registry list of
gift to you things)
Beads (beading, beadmaking) e-mail to BeadInfo@craftwolf.com
indicating your preference for the Beads-list or Beads digest format.
Wheat Carr owner, WanderingWolf@Craftwolf.com, Wheat@craftwolf.com
CIS:71774,3401
Cards-L (tablet weaving list, with an SCA emphasis) - e-mail to
listproc@frank.mtsu.edu with 'SUB CARDS-L YOUR_FIRST_NAME YOUR_LAST_NAME'
as the message or on line at http://www.mtsu.edu/~kgregg/SCA/cards.html
Kendall Gregg owner, AKA Ronane Blackwell, kgregg@frank.mtsu.edu or
ronane@kgregg.mtsu.edu
Crochet-L (crochet list) e-mail to majordomo@ml.rpmdp.com
with 'subscribe crochet' as the message. Deb Arrowood owner,
craftyd@prolog.net
CrochetPartners-L (crochet list) e-mail to Majordomo@lists.teleport.com
with 'subscribe crochetpartners-l Your Real Name and Email Address' or
'subscribe crochetpartners-l-digest Your Real Name and Email Address' as
the message. Rae French owner, rfrench@teleport.com
Feltmakers (felting list) e-mail to majordomo@maillist.PEAK.ORG with
'subscribe feltmakers' as the message. Patricia Spark owner,
spark@peak.org
Knitting (more off-topic chatty than KnitList) e-mail to
majordomo@ml.rpmdp.com with 'subscribe knitting' as the message. Rob
McKenzie owner, rmckenzi@rpmdp.com
Knit (the big knitting list) e-mail to listserv@geom.umn.edu with
'subscribe knit' as the message. Amy B. Detjen owner, abdetjen@mmm.com
or abdetjen@winternet.com
KnitDesign (knit sizing and design, fairly technical) Teri Pittman is
the owner. At present, it is an automated list for mailing, but Teri manually
adds and unsubscribes people. Anyone interested in being added to the
list should write to Teri at tpittman@xws.com." Important Note: post messages
to KnitDesign@xws.com - the uppercase K and D are needed.
Lace (lacemaking) e-mail to Majordomo@panix.com with 'subscribe lace Your
Real Name and Email Address' or 'subscribe lace-digest Your Real Name and
Email Address' as the message. owner-lace@panix.com
Machine-Knit (machine knitting) e-mail to machine-knit-request@nyx.net
or, for the digest version, machine-knit-d-request@nyx.net, with the word
'subscribe' as the Subject: Amy Stinson owner, amys@iquest.net
Plastic Canvas (P-C needle arts) e-mail to majordomo@ml.rpmdp.com with
subscribe plastic-canvas or subscribe plastic-canvas-digest as the
message.
Cheryl Perkins owner, victoria@rpmdp.com.
Quiltart (quilting) e-mail to majordomo@quilt.net with
subscribe quiltart or subscribe quiltart-digest as the message.
Judy Smith owner, judy@quilt.net
Rabbits (lots of show, but some fiber) The rabbit email newsletter is
Showbunny@aol.com Subscribers just email to there and ask to be added
on. A large number of Angora Rabbit folks are on the list.
Sewing (all sew topics) e-mail to majordomo@pobox.com with 'subscribe
sewinglist' or 'subscribe sewinglist-digest' as the message. Julie Page
owner, owner-sewinglist@pobox.com or jkpage@inil.com
sheep-L (sheep husbandry, health, wool, etc.) e-mail to
listserv@listserv.uu.se with 'subscribe sheep-L' as the message.
Torbjorn Wictorin owner, Torbjorn.wictorin@itd.uu.se or
torbjorn.wictorin@udac.uu.se
Tabletweaving (tablet weaving) e-mail to majordomo@bolis.com with
'subscribe tabletweaving' or 'subscribe tabletweaving-digest' as the
message or on line at www.bolis.com Ron Parker owner - on behalf of
TWIST (Tablet Weavers International Studies and Techniques), formerly called
TWINE. rbparker@henning.cfa.org or tabletweaving-owner@bolis.com
TechKnit (on-topic knitting and spinning discussion) e-mail to
majordomo@magicnet.net with 'subscribe techknit' or 'subscribe
techknit-digest' as the message. Lois Baker owner, gypsy@magicnet.net
Weaving (mostly weaving) e-mail to majordomo@quilt.net with 'subscribe
weaving' or 'subscribe weaving-digest' as the
messsage. Amy Norris manager AmyFibre@aol.com
The knitters is a hand knitting list and full of very nice people.
It's address is knit@geom.umn.edu The list person is Vivienne Shen at
vshen@LIGAND.NEUSC.BCM.TMC.EDU
Historic Costume Maillist:
Contact: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
Send an email to the above contact with
subscribe h-costume your-first-name your-last-name
in the body of the message.
Purpose: This list concentrates on recreating period clothing, from
the Bronze age to the mid-20th Century. Its emphasis is on accurate
historical reproduction of clothing, historical techniques for
garment construction, and the application of those techniques in
modern clothing design. Other topics appropriate for discussion
include adapting historical clothing for the modern figure, clothing
evolution, theatrical costumes, patterns, materials, books, and
sources for supplies.
Vintage Clothing And Costume Jewelry Maillist:
Contact: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu
Purpose: The purpose of this list is to discuss existing vintage
clothing and vintage costume jewelry, of all eras. "Existing" is
the key word here, and conversations concentrate on how to find such
clothing and jewelry, where to buy it, how to judge its quality, how
much to pay for it, how to wear it, etc. Some restoration topics,
such as how to use parts of damaged goods in other garments or jewelry
settings are suitable topics, too. Announcements for estate sales,
advertisements for sale or wanted, and pointers to shops are all
welcome on this list.
Subscribing to vintage:
Mail listserv@brownvm.brown.edu with the following message in the body:
subscribe vintage <firstname> <lastname>
Vintage page on the WWW:
(http://www.cs.brown.edu/people/smh/vintage/vintage.html)
The main purpose is to make the old archives publicly available, but
there are links to lists of vintage clothing stores, resources, etc.
Wearable Art Clothing Maillist:
Contact: Majordomo@listserv.embroideryclubs.com
Purpose: The Wearable Art Clothing mailing list discusses the design,
motivation and execution of wearable art and designer-type original
clothing. Create your own unique look or use existing patterns.
Your imagination is your only limitation! The emphasis is on the
art.
Fantasy Costume Maillist:
Contact: majordomo@world.std.com
Purpose: This list concentrates on the creation of fantasy costume
of all eras: past, present and future. The imagination is your only
limitation. Discussions concentrate on design, motivation and
execution of fantasy clothing, costume, or wearable art. Suitable
topics include techniques of abstraction, theatrical costumes,
serious Halloween and Mardi Gras costumes, mythological and other
non-factual historic-type costumes, incorporating mixed media,
creative and motivational forces, using and finding patterns,
materials, books, and other sources for supplies.
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