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Sewing & Fiber Arts Organizations, Events & Businesses...

 

Organizations & Other Non-profit Resources

Hometown Peninsula - Independent Business Alliance in San Mateo County, CA
http://www.hometownpeninsula.org

Think Local First - County of Santa Cruz - Independent business alliance in Santa Cruz County, CA
http://www.thinklocalsantacruz.org

About Sewing    http://sewing.about.com/

Africa Bags http://www.africabags.org To economically empower the people of Malawi Africa with a sustainable economy; to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags 

American Sewing Guild http://www.asg.org

Buckle My Jeans, La Honda - jeans repurposed to bags in many styles  http://gallery.me.com/lhmcc#100012&%2365532

Coastal Seams Blog (very occasional updates http://coastalseams.blogspot.com/

Contemporary Quilt & Fiber Artists  http://www.cqfa.org/

Craft Emergency Relief Fund   http://www.craftemergency.org/
"CERF's emergency relief and recovery programs provide assistance to help sustain a craft artist's career when an emergency occurs"

Home Sewing Association    http://www.sewing.org

La Honda (California) Holiday Fair: December 13, 2009 Artists and crafts people inside the La Honda Fire House. More details to be added soon. 

Peninsula Wearable Arts Guild   http://www.PenWAG.org

Project Laundry List ... "making air-drying laundry acceptable and desirable as a simple and effective way to save energy." http://www.laundrylist.org/

SCRAP - Advocate for environmental awareness & source of endless treasures, SCRAP is a creative reuse center, store and workshop space founded in 1976 in San Francisco, California.
http://www.scrap-sf.org

Sew la Vie, Half Moon Bay, CA; classes, fabrics, patterns, workshops, supplies & more http://www.sewlavie.com/

Sew-Op: A non-profit organization that is changing the world one stitch at a time. Sewing spaces,
education, workshops, and trade. http://sew-op.ning.com/

The Wilderness Quilt Project   http://www.catalystmagazine.net/content/view/712/10039/

Treadle On is dedicated to promoting the use of antique and vintage human powered sewing machines, i.e. treadle sewing machines and hand crank sewing machines: http://www.treadleon.net/

Urban Fauna Studio http://urbanfaunastudio.com/    ...sells independently made (Indie) and eco-friendly craft supplies and tools. Workshops and much more. 

Utah Artist Hands     http://www.utahands.com
"Bringing Together the Artists' Community of Utah" 


Sewing, Fiber Art & Related Businesses:

Canvas, denim, leather, eisenglass, sunbrella, etc.: Sewing, repairs & construction in San Francisco Bay Area. "The Sewing Shop" Mainly Marine canvas work (other custom sewing work & boat canvas repairs available; household draperies, outdoors upholstery & much more). Call Ray at 510-658-7032

Decades of Style (Vintage) Patterns   http://decadesofstyle.com/

Dharma Trading Co ... Textile Craft Supplies (dyes, paints, techniques, featured artists, etc.)  http://www.dharmatrading.com/

Etsy ("your place to buy and sell homemade") http://www.etsy.com/  

Fiberella ("dedicated to the exploration and development of textile art through the sharing of ideas and resources")   http://www.fiberella.com

Good Day Sunshine - handmade & homemade clothes, vegan soaps & more http://www.gooddaysunshinestore.com/

Gorgeous Things/Gorgeous Fabrics   http://www.gorgeousthings.blogspot.com 

Meryl Urdang: Silk-under-Glass   http://www.merylurdang.com/

Mountain Made in Woodside (all hand-crafted)   http://www.mountainmadeinwoodside.com

Natural Expressions of Los Gatos (family owned; fabrics, beading supplies, classes & more) http://www.naturalexpressionsoflosgatos.com/

Queen Puff-Puff - bags, belts & accessories  http://www.queenpuffpuff.com/

Rubber Stamps [great for fabric decoration & more]: Rubber Poet Art Stamps (stamps include nature, art, quotes from John Muir, and much more): http://www.rubberpoet.com/

Shop Handmade (Buy & Sell)  http://www.shophandmade.com/

Spoonflower - Custom Fabrics (you provide the artwork; they print the fabric (& more-check their site for details) http://www.spoonflower.com

Sublime Stitching (embroidery)  http://sublimestitching.com
("The hippest embroidery site ever." - Jean Railla, co-founder GetCrafty.com)

Tom Binh bags made in Seattle, WA. Laptop bags, messenger bags, briefcases and backpacks. http://www.tombihn.com

Books - too many to list! But be sure to check out the book "Subversive Seamster" (ISBN  978-1-56158-925-8); available from private book sellers in their stores and/or on-line and/or via  phone. 

There are MANY worthwhile sewing- and fiber art related groups & businesses, small & large and in both store fronts & on-line; offering fabrics, notions, ideas, patterns, classes, books, magazines, donations & more ... Most of the links shown above includes links to others. 

Contact information for Georgia & Coastal Seams:

Phone:    650-941-1068
Email:    CoastalSeams (at) yahoo (dot) com   [with no spaces]
Postal:    Georgia Stigall, Coastal Seams, 17287 Skyline Blvd #102, Woodside CA 94062-3780