I've been doing various handicrafts since I learned to knit and sew around the age of five (OK, so I used to draw a bit before then, but that hardly counts).
Here are some of the things I do, or have done if there was time:
Dollcraft
Drawing
Dressmaking
Knitting
Lacemaking
Painting
Sculpting
Tatting
Toymaking
I also occasionally make clothes or toys to order, sometimes from a few sketches or a brief description.
See my Toys
page for links to my handmade creatures. ![]()
OK, so there aren't that many craft related websites out there, but I can recommend a few:
Beadbrains
- A U.S. site owned by someone who's been known to make jewellery for the rich
& famous. Look out for the cute fish!
Beadmaster - Go to this site to order beads and jewellery-making items.
The catalogue is excellent.
Clayzee - a resource page for polymer clays, and other craft products.
Croft Mill - Scoot reference page for a really good mail-order fabric supplier.
Hilarious catalogue.
Cygenus Studios - collectable model kits and sculpting
Fenris - instructions on how to draw the mountain biking sheep, Mint Sauce
Glass
Orchids - glass jewellery website, very pretty stuff
"Hobby" catalogue. Model-making and various other craft stuff.
Mavis
Crafts - an online shop in Hertfordshire
Paper
Airplanes, instructions on plane and even helicopter making from paper.
Silverpin
Studio - bobbin lacemaking, but using wire instead of thread
The
Silk Route - a mail-order silk fabric supplier
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