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Here are some links to websites which have been recommended by Guild members and which we feel anyone interested in batik will find useful.

a-n The Artists Information Company
www.a-n.co.uk

Unrestricted information, advice and professional exchange for visual artists - brought to you by the Artists Newsletter team.


Batik list
www.voicenet.com/~abuys/batik.html

Devoted to batik painting and batik and all related topics. This discussion list is recommended but not run, administered or owned by the Batik Guild.


Craft Fair UK
www.craft-fair.co.uk

A cornucopia of crafts in the UK, with details of crafters, suppliers, craft guilds, organisations and forthcoming craft events.


Fibre Arts Online
www.fibreartsonline.com

Informative site covering all aspects of textile media including surface design.


Fine Art Index
www.fineartindex.co.uk

A comprehensive UK fine art directory.


International Batik Vegetable Show
www.its.caltech.edu/~jibarry/BatikVegtables/IBS.html

Details for an online exhibition of batik art featuring vegetables, starring onions!


Javanese Cap Batik
users.powernet.co.uk/mkmarina/indonesia/cap_batik.html

Some images of elaborate cap batik captured by photographer Peter Loud in Jave in the 1980s.


Norfolk Quilters
www.norfolkquilters.org.uk

Norfolk Quilters is an umbrella group for all the quilting groups in the county of Norfolk. Their website will interest quilters, stitchers and textile workers and help promote the craft.


Selvedge
www.selvedge.org

Directed towards an international audience, Selvedge magazine covers
fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and
shopping.


Silk Painters Guild
www.silkpainters-guild.co.uk

The UK based organisation for silk painters.


Surfacing - Textile Artists and Designers Association
www.surfacing-tada.com

Canada's national group promoting the recognition and growth of textile and fibre art. And an excellently designed site!


Textile Design, Arts and Crafts Teaching and Learning Resource
www.tela.umist.ac.uk

TELA is a unique online teaching and learning resource for UK students and staff of textile design, arts and crafts created by the Textile Department at UMIST, Manchester.


The Textile Society
www.textilesociety.co.uk

The Textile Society is a registered charity which aims to unite scholars, designers, teachers, practitioners, artists, collectors and others who share an interest in the study of textile art, design and history.


The Textile Restoration Studio
www.textilerestoration.co.uk

If you need your batik cleaned or repaired, then these are your people.