November 2000 Award Recipients!

Viewer's Choice Award:

Country Crossroads "Please consider the following for site of the month in the the catagory of Friendly site www.countrycrossroad.com. This site is wonderful, colorful and fun. The guestbook speaks for the site. It is updated often with fun information Thank you" BG

Follow the "Mouse" and browse this fun site!
Email: bobbi@unicornpressfl.com

User Friendly Fabric Site: Quick loading front page with purpose and contents displayed. Ease in navigation is top notch.

Fabric Gallery www.fabricgallery.com "I'd like to nominate Fabric Gallery.com. Their site is very user friendly and their prices are within reason. Also they do their very best in customer service to make sure you are happy with your order. Lots of great choices and great prices. My kind of place:} "Jewel
Email: CustomerService@FabricGallery.com

Customer Service Award:

Quilts and Other Comforts "Good morning, Please look at www.quiltsonline.com which seems to be the new website of
Quilts and Other Comforts. They have auctions, contests, lots of wonderful fabrics and patterns, etc. Thought you should know." Peter. 

This is the first web site we have seen that has an area devoted
specifically to Customer Service.  Information about the fiber content, fabric widths, free patterns plus many ways to browse their web site. Email qoc.service@starkbros.com

Top Ranking Fabric Site: Over all site, navigation, content, graphics, store front.

Sawyer Brook Distinctive Fabrics at
http://www.sawyerbrook.com   Extensive fabric selection including The Boutique, The Back Room,  Interfacing and Support Linings, The Button Shop plus they offer matching services.  News Clips offers news from other sources and their email service informs you of their latest sale items.   Expect to spend lots of time browsing!  Email fabric@sawyerbrook.com

October 2000 Award Recipients!

Informational Fabric Site: Excellent and Current information.

Fergusons Irish Linen http://www.fergusonsirishlinen.com  has a virtual tour of the creation of fine Irish Linen.  Want to learn more about linen?   Check their "Facts about Linen" where you can also learn the history of Linen. Care of Linen is also available at Ferguson's web site. info@fergusonsirishlinen.com

Innovative: Great unique ideas. Not been done before.

Joann.Com at http://www.joann.com/index.jhtml has developed a wonderful new web site.  Included are an "Idea Forest", Online Store, "Community Center" and a "Street Fair" for you to sell your creations.   Lots of ideas for projects, very full web site that is easy to navigate.  Live online help as well as an 800 number to call for help and information.

User Friendly Fabric Site: Quick loading front page with purpose and contents displayed. Ease in navigation is top notch.

The Velvet Trunk at http://www.velvet-trunk.com   In addition to their fabrics for infants, children women, heirloom they also carry 100% cotton sweatshirt fleece and color matched ribbing and 100% cotton interlock.  A variety of patterns and notions are available as well as books and magazines.  Looking for smocking plates?  They carry these too.  Online shopping with a shopping cart and also a site search.  info@velvet-trunk.com

Inspirational Fabric Site Award:

Fabricland West at http://www.fabriclandwest.com/
Trends in both Home Decorating and Fashion; seasonal ideas, trims and information; free   Projects, contests, unique and new items plus online shopping and information about a Fabricland near you.  sew@fabriclandwest.com

September 2000 Award Recipients!

Vogue Patterns at http://www.voguepatterns.com/ has articles, trends, forecasts and shop at home for your Vogue Pattern.  Ease chart, measurement chart, fabric width conversion, as well as Frequently Asked Questions are all at the "Tech Center".  Read the articles from The Vogue Patterns Magazine online.  Wonderful way to plan your wardrobe projects right from your computer.   Feedback is made easy by Vogue Patterns with a complete contact page that not only has email addresses, also phone number (toll free), Fax number and snail mail address.   This web site is full of information!

Customer Service Award:

Artfibers Fashion Knitting at http://www.artfibers.com/ will give knitters an afternoon of web browsing fun!  Select yarn, style of garment and size and the calculating is done for you.  You receive the amount of yarn needed plus cost of garment!  Unique yarns, colorful presentation, and customer service with a plus:   You can email their designers and they will create a custom pattern just for you.

Viewer's Choice Award:

Vintage Fashions by Buttons at http://www.vintagebybuttons.com   Jennifer (AKA Buttons) has a large collection of vintage patterns from the '20's to 60's that she uses to re-create vintage fashion.  Fun viewing for vintage fabric buffs.  Accessories are also available in the form of choches and snoods.   Enjoy!  Email ostwaldj@vintagebybuttons.com

Inspirational Fabric Site Award:

Yemaya's Color Improvisations at http://www.fabricdyer.com is an inspiration for clothing, home furnishings and anyone who enjoys playing with color.  See Yemaya's hand dyed examples that she has created for wool, silk, and cotton fabrics, scarves, sarongs and home furnishings.  Email colorimprov@yahoo.com

August 2000 Award Recipients!

J. Scheer & Co. fine apparel preservationists  http://www.jscheer.com/ You will not believe the information contained in this site about fabric and textile preservation! This site is mostly focused on wedding gown preservation, but there are some great techniques that apply to other fabrics as well.

Felsen Fabrics http://www.fabrics4u.com/  Newly designed web site that will let customers see the fabrics they carry by showing them color swatches, fabric widths, and prices.  Nice looking site with plenty of function. Also, customers now can place their orders online and order online sample swatches. info@fabrics4u.com

Customer Service Award:

J Rose Sewing Studio http://www.jrosesewingstudio.com/
"This is a new site offering top quality quilting fabrics and notions in their online catalog, plus sewing tips and free patterns from their sewing educator.  Email Jaye@jrosesewingstudio.com
Thank you." Glenna

Viewer's Choice Award:

Eachna's 5th Century Irish-Celtic Re-Enactments http://www.celticgarb.org/index.html   "This site provides a range of information on how to cut and sew historical Irish clothing." Gwen. Very interesting reading for the history buffs out there..

July 2000 Award Recipients!

Sew & Tell: Kyra Hicks, An African American Quilter "Would like to nominate http://www.elecvillage.com/kyra.htm for Informational Fabric Site - This site is a resource for African American Quilters for both exhibition information, books, current research."  Kyra Hicks email Khicks1@prodigy.net

Thread Bear Quilting http://www.threadbearquilting.com "I would like to nominate threadbearquilting.com to receive the site award. I love their site it is so easy to navigate and they send out a newsletter about every ten days with great specials and their prices are the best to begin with. They have fast delivery time and they have thrown in little goodies in my packages like a special fat quarter. Once I even got a chocolate from them (nothing I like better than fabric & chocolate in the same day!) I think their site and their business ethic are rare in today's market and deserve special recognition for a job well done." From the quilting nanny:-)  Email Sales@threadbearquilting.com

Innovative: Great unique ideas. Not been done before.

B & B Cloth Shop at http://www.bnbcloth.com  includes a Wedding Guide and Planner, Fabric Dictionary, Lace Dictionary with samples, eClubs for costuming, sewing, bridal and pageants.  If the web site and all of the information listed doesn't answer your questions, B & B offers a search of their site or email bnbcloth@bnbcloth.com for additional help.   This is the type of service where you can send a photograph or picture from a magazine and they will help you create your special gown for your special event.

Customer Service Award:

Farm House Fabrics at http://www.farmhousefabrics.com/
Farmhouse Fabrics is the ideal fabric store --wonderful selection of heirloom and fine fabrics, trims and buttons; like stepping back into the past. Great customer service and a knowledgeable staff to answer in-depth questions and provide help with projects.
Email farmfabric@aol.com