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Cool Stuff Resources Guide

First of all, when you're looking for this cool stuff, check out your neighborly quilting stores.  If they don't have it, maybe they will stock it for you, so you and your friends with help keep them in business!  If you can't find the stuff you want at Michael's or Jo-Ann's, or if you just live too far away to shop in a real store, here are some online alternatives for you.

To contact me, please e-mail me at:  [email protected]
Solvy - Almost any fabric store (Don't get the Ultra Solvy - it won't melt to itself.)

Setacolor Paints by PebeoProchem at 1-800-2-BUY-DYE or www.prochemical.com;www.dharmatrading.com; www.skydyes.com

Foil - www.LauraMurrayDesigns.com; or www.MeinkeToy.com

Specialty threads - Superior Thread - www.superiorthreads.com;  www.thatthreadshop.com, www.clothilde.com

Yenmet Thread - www.ackermannna.com; www.sewforless.com;Buycheapr.com - http://www.buycheapr.com/us/result.jsp?ga=us93&q=yenmet+metallic+thread 

Madeira Black Core Jewel Thread - FS#20 and other fanciful threads - Just put Madeira Black Core Jewel thread in your Google search and you'll find lots of places, like: http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/thread.html

Prepared For Dyeing white cotton broadcloth - www.dharmatrading.com; www.testfabrics.com

Angelina Fibers - http://dollmakersink.com/fabrics.htm  and www.equilter.com will also carry these.

Lutradur - Just put this in your search engine.  You can get it at JoAnns, Overstock.com, Amazon, etc.  You want the 70 weight, not the 20 weight.

DSV or D-Solv
- www.hoopitall.com

Bonding Agent 007 & more foil - www.bonash.com

Topstitch Needles - www.sewingmachinesplus.com 

Misty Fuse
- http://www.mistyfuse.com

Freezer paper and parchment paper - the grocery store or Walmart

Clear 'N Melt- www.americasews.com

Machingers - www.quilterstouch.biz

Hospital Solvy bags - www.ggcreations.com (Althea's Needles and Threads Online), exact URL - http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea/stab/sol.html

Hand-dyed kimono fabric, foils - www.lauramurraydesigns.com, Laura Murray Designs, 5021 15th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-825-1209

Kimono Shirt Jacket pattern - Artstanding Yardage & M'Art Designs, 30 St. Albans South, St. Paul, MN 55105-3432; 651-222-2483; send $4.50 check plus $1.00 postage for up to 3 patterns

Roving - Paradise Fibers at http://www.paradisefibers.com and lots of other places online

Silk batting - Mulberry Silk & Things - www.mulberrysilk.com

Fabrics, fabrics, fabrics!!! - www.eQuilter.com; or 877-FABRIC-3, Boulder, CO

Shiva Paintstiks - LauraMurrayDesigns http://www.lauramurraydesigns.com

Hand dyed fabric - Great hand dyes, Imagination, Inc, Judy Robertson, (360) 755-1611; [email protected]

French Quilters - If you speak French and want a class in Europe, in French, in Sashiko, modern quilting, or charm quilts, you might want to contact my e-mail friend, Smaranda Bourgery, a French quilter and author of four French quilting books. Her e-mail is [email protected]

General History and How to Start Quilting information - https://naplab.com/guides/bedroom-blankets/
Patterns, general directions, term dictionary, etc:  https://www.giftplum.com/quilting-guide.html 

Guide to removing stains from fabrics, provided by Anita Gianakas' student, Sarah: https://www.lulus.com/blog/lifestyle/a-guide-to-removing-stains-from-clothing-and-fabric/

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