Crafts
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General
All about Jewels
A vast illustrated dictionary of jewels, jewellery and jewellery terms.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ jewel/ glossary/
Crafts Council
The national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK. Search for makers by category of craft and by region, as well as for craft organisations and opportunities for craftspeople.
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
Heritage Crafts Association (HCA)
The HCA aims to ensure the survival of heritage crafts through support and promotion. You can search the directory and map for heritage craftspeople.
http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/
Potweb: ceramics online @ the Ashmolean Museum
Explore 2000 years of ceramics at the Ashmolean Museum: early Europen & Near East, classical & medieval, Oriental & Islamic and later European from 1500.
http://potweb.ashmolean.org/
Studio Pottery
Find a comprehensive list of contemporary potters with contact details and links plus information about galleries, museums, and events for those interested in pottery and ceramics.
http://www.studiopottery.co.uk/
Textile Dictionary
Descriptions of all types of textiles: cotton, natural/plant, worsted, silk and man-made fibres.
http://www.ntgi.net/ ICCF&D/ textile.htm
Textile Society
The Textile Society promotes the study of the history and the art and design of textiles. It has a useful web links section which includes museums with interesting textile collections and textile societies and guilds.
http://www.textilesociety.org.uk
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