Library Resources

Check the cart of resources collected by library staff.

Online Databases

Go to the Alberta Learning Online Reference Centre, Grolier Online, and search for an encyclopedia article on your topic.

BEADING

Beadwrangler Samplers - http://www.beadwrangler.com/samplers/sampler-current.htm

BRAIDING

Braiding - http://www.stringpage.com/braid/braid.html - includes information on medieval braiding and Japanese braiding

Linda Hendrickson Tablet Weaving and Ply-Spilt Braiding -  http://www.lindahendrickson.com/
Includes some history of braiding.

Kumihimo - http://www.rosalieneilson.com/kumihimo.htm
Japanese braiding

Braiding - Japanese http://www.dento.gr.jp/hirai/en/e-main.html

CROCHET

Crochet Guild Newsletter History of Crochet - http://www.crochet.org/newslet/nl0997a.html

Bead Crochet History - http://www.beadwrangler.com/samplers/crochet1/crochet_history.htm

EMBROIDERY/NEEDLEPOINT

Petit Point - Useful Information about needlepoint - http://www.petitpoint.co.uk/useful-info_index.html 
Contains a wealth of information about various topics including bargello, canvas work, tapestry, cross stitch, and hardanger embroidery.

Embroidery Pages - http://www.white-works.com/EmbroideryIndex.htm
History Of Embroidery of America

Simply Embroidery - http://members.aol.com/tbyrnes883/armonye/embroidery.html

History of Moosehair Embroidery - http://www.buffalospirit.com/moosehair_embroidery.htm

Embroidery and Needlework Links - http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics/embr.htm
A range of links to pages that include historical background.

KNITTING

Knitted Fabrics and Garments - http://www.geocities.com/invtex/knitwear/history.htm

History of Knitting - http://www.chinatkgc.com/history.html

KNOTTING

Kontting http://www.knottingartist.com/intro.html

LACE WORK

Legacy of Lace - http://www.petitpoint.co.uk/useful-info_index.html
Information about western European laces.

A Brief History of Lace in the 1500's - http://lynnmcmasters.com/lace.html

A Short History of Bobbin Lace - http://www.art-estherbrassac.com/anglais/tech_a/h_lace.html

Lace Links - http://lace.lacefairy.com/LaceHistoryLinks.html
Links to a variety of article about the history of lace.

Bobbin Lace http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa01/aa091401.htm

MACRAME

Handcrafted by Elaine - Macrame Instructions http://www.elainecraft.com/instructions/instructions.html

How to macrame - http://www.cvok.net/~janets2/macrame/macrame.html

QUILTING/APPLIQUE

America's Quilting History: Quilt History Article Index and Tour - http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/articles.htm

Quiltaholics - Glossary http://www.quiltaholics.com/glossary.htm

RUG HOOKING

Rug Hooking Online - http://www.rughookingonline.com/

History of Rug Hooking http://www.k12.nf.ca/glovertown/folkart/rughookingah.htm

Hooked! The Traditional Rug Hooking Home Page http://www.rughookingonline.com/hooked/hooked.html

Rug Hooking, From Necessity to Art http://www.amherst-antiques-folkart.com/RugHooking_History.htm

RYA RUGS

History of Rya Tapestry - http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/aa98/aa012098.htm

SPINNING

An Tir: Spinners Guild History of Spinning - http://www.antir.sca.org/Guilds/Spinners/history.html

The Spinster's Treadle - http://www.spinsterstreadle.com/spinning.htm
Includes history of spinning.

TAPESTRY

An Archive of Tapestry and Tapestry Histories Homepage - http://www.io.com/~tapestry/

WEAVING

The History of Weaving - http://www.alientravelguide.com/art/weaving/history/

The Art and History of Weaving - http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/fap/weav.html

New Mexico Guide to Weaving - http://www.guestlife.com/newmexico/artisans/artisansweavers.html

Steam Looms - Weaving

Modern History Sourcebook: Richard Guest: The Steam Loom, 1823 - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1823cotton.html

Carpet Weaving

The carpet tradition in Turkey - http://www.awildorchid.com/carpets.htm

YARN

Yarns - http://cte1401-01.sp00.fsu.edu/yarn.html

 Citing Sources

Mrs. Harrison requires that you do your Sources Cited list in the MLA-style format. Instead of footnotes, you will use in-text citation to acknowledge your sources. Here is an example:

"For special events, such as weddings, Indians may wrap elegant foods in a layer of silver so thin that it can be eaten. " (Karan, n.p.) 

The name, "Karan" refers the reader to that entry in your sources cited list (see below). Note: use the page number from the reference unless there is no page number, such as with a CD ROM resource. Then use "n.p." for "no page".

You can create your Sources Cited list online at Easybib.com (http://www.easybib.com). To see what your completed list should look like, here is a sample Sources Cited list:

Works Cited

Canadian global almanac 2001. Toronto: Macmillan Canada, c2000.

Countries of the world and their leaders yearbook 1998. Detroit: Gale Research, c1998.

Cuisine of Goa. IndiaMart. 08 Apr. 2002 <http://travel.indiamart.com/goa/cuisines/goan-cuisine.html>.

Kalman, Bobbie, 1947-. India, the culture. Toronto, ON: Crabtree Pub. Co., c1990.