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  1. Newsgroups: rec.crafts.quilting,rec.answers,news.answers
  2. Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!hookup!batcomputer!cornell!alg
  3. From: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)
  4. Subject:  Index of Quilting FAQs and Compiled Postings
  5. Message-ID: <qindex_765542520@cs.cornell.edu>
  6. Followup-To: rec.crafts.quilting
  7. Summary: List of compiled postings that answer many quilting FAQs.  Postings
  8.     are compiled and maintained by many different individuals
  9. Keywords: FAQ, quilt, crafts, textiles
  10. Sender: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)
  11. Supersedes: <qindex_758825787@cs.cornell.edu>
  12. Reply-To: Gail.Hall@mail.trincoll.edu
  13. Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
  14. Date: Tue, 5 Apr 1994 10:42:12 GMT
  15. Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
  16. Expires: Wed, 8 Jun 1994 10:42:00 GMT
  17. Lines: 206
  18. Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu rec.crafts.quilting:2100 rec.answers:4764 news.answers:17701
  19.  
  20. Archive-name: crafts/quilting-faq-index
  21. Last-modified: 10 Feb 1994
  22.  
  23.  
  24.                         **** QuiltNet FAQ Index ****
  25.  
  26. Last-modified: 2/10/94
  27.  
  28. New FAQs:
  29.         Exchange organizers' collective wisdom
  30.         Applique
  31.         Fabric storage/workroom organization
  32.         Custom thimble
  33.         History of Quiltnet
  34.         Stabilizing bias edges
  35.         Baby quilt ideas
  36.         Batting (work in progress)
  37.         Water color quilts
  38.         Sewing machine reviews
  39.         General quilting information
  40.         Tea dyeing
  41.  
  42.  
  43. The following is a list of FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) files that
  44. are maintained by individuals on QuiltNet and rec.crafts.quilting.
  45.  
  46. If you are interested in any of the following topics, please e-mail the
  47. contact person directly, who will then send you a copy of the file.  Please
  48. be specific when requesting files, as some folks maintain more than one
  49. FAQ file.  If you would like to add something to the files listed, please
  50. also do so via e-mail, and indicate that you would like your comments added
  51. to the FAQ file.
  52.  
  53. When you ask for an FAQ file please be sure to include your e-mail address
  54. in the body of your request, in case 'reply' doesn't work.
  55.  
  56. If you would like to create an FAQ file for a topic that is not yet covered
  57. please contact Gail Hall - Gail.hall@mail.trincoll.edu.
  58.  
  59.  
  60.  
  61. TOPIC                             CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS
  62. -------------------------------------------------------------
  63. Applique Hints              Andrea Koziol
  64.                          koziol@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu
  65. -------------------------------------------------------------
  66. Batting (in progress)     Kelley O'Connor
  67.                            kelley_o'connor@wellfleet.com
  68. -------------------------------------------------------------
  69. Baby quilt ideas             Lena Davis
  70.                            lena@mit.edu
  71.  -------------------------------------------------------------
  72. Border Exchange Comments  Anne Louise Gockel
  73.                               alg@cs.cornell.edu
  74. -------------------------------------------------------------
  75. Building a flannel design wall    Lisa Leutenegger
  76.                                lisa@icase.edu
  77. -------------------------------------------------------------
  78. Challenge project ideas   Gail.Hall
  79.                              Gail.Hall@mail.trincoll.edu
  80. -------------------------------------------------------------
  81. Copyright information for quilters   Marie-Christine Mahe
  82.                               mahe-marie-christine@yale.edu
  83. -------------------------------------------------------------
  84. Custom thimble                Melissa Craven Fowler
  85.                                mcf3@cornell.edu
  86. a collection of postings to Quiltnet on the topic of making your own custom
  87. silver thimble, using the lost wax method. (Also includes the address of
  88. someone who does this professionally)
  89. -------------------------------------------------------------
  90. Ergonomics for quilters    Nellie Pennington
  91.                                Nellie.Pennington@coat.com
  92. This is a work in progress, not quite ready for distribution.  If you have
  93. contributions, please contact Nellie.
  94. -------------------------------------------------------------
  95. Exchange organizers' collective wisdom  Marina Salume
  96.                                 Marina.Salume@Corp.Sun.COM
  97. -------------------------------------------------------------
  98. Fabric Dye Safety                Lisa Leutenegger
  99.                                  lisa@icase.edu
  100. ------------------------------------------------------------
  101. Fabric storage/workroom organization   Jeanne Neptune
  102.                                   jneptune@cclink.fhcrc.org
  103.                        or       jneptune%ccc@hub.fhcrc.org
  104. -------------------------------------------------------------
  105. General quilting info         Marie-Christine Mahe
  106.                                 mahe-marie-christine@yale.edu
  107. -------------------------------------------------------------
  108. Guild Information             Marina Salume
  109.                               Marina.Salume@Corp.Sun.com
  110. (If you want information about a guild in a specific part of the
  111. country Marina can send you the information from the 1993 AQS quilt
  112. guild book - she doesn't have the book on-line but will supply
  113. specific information that is requested.)
  114. -------------------------------------------------------------
  115. Guild program ideas           Cathy Kleeman
  116.                               quilter@access.digex.net
  117. -------------------------------------------------------------
  118. History of Quiltnet           Marina Salume
  119.                               Marina.Salume@Corp.Sun.COM
  120. -------------------------------------------------------------
  121. Metallic thread                  Tammy Wallace
  122.               Tammy=Wallace%Thorsurg%CHI@Aloha.chi.Ohio-State.edu
  123. -------------------------------------------------------------
  124. Quilt show reviews         Vicki Neff
  125.                             vln@icpsr.umich.edu
  126. -------------------------------------------------------------
  127. QuiltNet guild card information  Carrie Bryan
  128.                             ceb@rechenau.unify.com
  129. -------------------------------------------------------------
  130. QuiltNet member biographies   Janet Ulrich
  131.                                  ju@compwr.com
  132.           Specify BIOS SIZE to get size.
  133.           Specify BIOS FILE to get file.
  134. -------------------------------------------------------------
  135. Recommended quilt stores   Carrie Bryan
  136.                               ceb@rechenau.unify.com
  137. -------------------------------------------------------------
  138. Retrieving FAQs for Textile Newsgroups  Anne Louise Gockel
  139.                               alg@cs.cornell.edu
  140. -------------------------------------------------------------
  141. Sewing machine reviews  Colleen Yarnell
  142.                               yarnell@GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU
  143. -------------------------------------------------------------
  144. Stabilizing bias edges      Gail Hall
  145.                              Gail.Hall@mail.trincoll.edu
  146. -------------------------------------------------------------
  147. Teacher reviews              Vicki Neff
  148.                              vln@icpsr.umich.edu
  149. -------------------------------------------------------------
  150. Tea dyeing                   Colleen Yarnell
  151.                             yarnell@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
  152. -------------------------------------------------------------
  153. Tying a quilt                Missy Chapman
  154.                             UK09394@UKCC.uky.edu
  155. -------------------------------------------------------------
  156. Watercolor quilts         Janet Dando
  157.                              r1jld@DAX.CC.UAKRON.EDU
  158. -------------------------------------------------------------
  159. In search of:
  160. These are topics that come up over the net periodically.  Do you have a
  161. file that
  162. could become an FAQ?  Would you like to volunteer  to collect info?
  163.      computer software on quilt design
  164.      Book reviews
  165.            books for beginners
  166.            favorite books/books for inspiration
  167.      Magazine reviews
  168.      Participating in an exchange
  169.      Projects for beginners
  170.      Software for quilting
  171.      Sewing Tables
  172.      Mail order suppliers - addresses and phone numbers
  173.  
  174. Gail Hall
  175. February 10, 1994
  176.  
  177.  
  178. Where can I get an up to date copy of this FAQ?
  179.  
  180. There are four textile related FAQs. The first list concentrates on general
  181. sewing questions and supply information and restoring antique sewing machines.
  182. The second list concentrates on costuming and historical clothing.  The third
  183. posting contains a list of books that cover sewing, fitting and pattern
  184. drafting.  The fourth is an index to quilting FAQs that are maintained by 
  185. various individuals and are available by email request.
  186.  
  187. When looking for an FAQ list, first do the obvious and check the relevant
  188. newsgroup for articles with "FAQ" in the subject line.  If you don't know how
  189. to check articles marked as read, your sysadmin can tell you. Next, try the
  190. group news.answers since this FAQ is crossposted there.  Again, your sysadmin
  191. can tell you the commands to use in searching.
  192.  
  193. If you cannot find the FAQ on your system, you can retrieve a copy from
  194. Jonathan Kamen's archive of periodic postings.  For general instructions on
  195. the server, send email containing the commands "help" and "send index" (no
  196. quotes, separate lines) to
  197.     mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
  198. For a list of all periodic postings that are archives in news.answers, email
  199. the command "send usenet/news.answers/index" to the server.
  200.  
  201. via anonymous FTP: 
  202. Periodic postings including FAQs are archived at "rtfm.mit.edu" (currently
  203. available at 18.70.0.209), in the directory "/pub/usenet". The textile FAQs
  204. are:
  205.     /pub/usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/faq
  206.     /pub/usenet/news.answers/crafts/historical-costuming
  207.     /pub/usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/books/part1
  208.     /pub/usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/books/part2
  209.     /pub/usenet/news.answers/crafts/quilting-faq-index
  210.  
  211. via email server:
  212. The address of the server is mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu.  To retrieve files,
  213. send email to the server with a blank subject and one or more of these lines
  214. in the body:
  215.     send usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/faq
  216.     send usenet/news.answers/crafts/historical-costuming
  217.     send usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/books/part1
  218.     send usenet/news.answers/crafts/textiles/books/part2
  219.     send usenet/news.answers/crafts/quilting-faq-index
  220.  
  221. ----------------------------------------------------------------
  222.                     -Anne Louise Gockel
  223.                     Cornell Computer Science
  224.  
  225. Internet: alg@cs.cornell.edu        UUCP: cornell!alg
  226.