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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.
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