Weaving

Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. This cloth can be plain (in one color or a simple pattern), or it can be woven in decorative or artistic designs, including tapestries. Source: wikipedia

Check out 1,000s of photographs of weaving at flickr.com. Here are some flickr groups:
* Handwoven (1,000+)
* Palaspas palm leaf art (3,000+)
* Woven furniture (5)
* Crazy daisies (500, Lots of looms)
* Rigid heddle loom weaving (200)

Puppets

A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually but not always a depiction of a human character and is used in a play or a presentation. The puppet undergoes a process of transformation through being animated, and is normally manipulated by one, or sometimes more than one, puppeteer. Some puppets can be moved electronically. There are lots of different things that puppets are used for. Some for entertainment, some for Politics and some for Culture. Puppets are made of a wide range of materials, depending on the effect required and the amount of usage intended. They can be extremely complex or very simple in their construction. There are many different varieties of puppets. Source: Wikipedia

Collage

A collage (from the French: coller, to glue) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. Use of this technique made its dramatic appearance among oil paintings in the early 20th century as an art form of groundbreaking novelty.

An artistic collage work may include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or hand-made papers, portions of other artwork, photographs, and such, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. Source: wikipedia

Decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf, etc. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. Source: wikipedia

The Collage shown is by Pablo Picasso 1912

Check out the work of over 1,000 artists on collage and decoupage artists and over 2,000 artists at collage crazy their group pool site on flikr.com. The work is truly inspiring.

There are many other flickr.com group picture pools on collage and decoupage so if you have time check them out.

Embroidery

Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. Sewing machines can be used to create machine embroidery. Source: Wikipedia

Check out the work of embroidery artists with over 30,000 photos on the biggest flickr.com group pool. This group even have their own blog called feeling stitchy.

Crochet

Crochet is a process of creating fabric from yarn or thread using a crochet hook. The word is derived from the Middle French word croc or croche, meaning hook. Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops. Crochet differs from knitting in that only one loop is active at one time (the sole exception being Tunisian crochet), and that a crochet hook is used instead of knitting needles. Source: Wikipedia

Crochet Pattern Central is an online directory featuring thousands of links to free crochet patterns. Choose from 90+ categories, including clothing, Afghans, doilies, baby items, bags and totes, potholders, toys, stuffed animals and so much more. Begin by browsing at the Free Crochet Patterns Directory.

There is also a Tutorial Directory and a growing list of crochet stitch instructions.

* Crochet tips and tricks.

* Crochet Designs .com

Knitting

Knitting Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them. Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. By hand, there are numerous styles and methods. Flat knitting, which is done on two straight needles, produces a length of cloth, while circular knitting, which is done on circular or double-pointed needles, produces a seamless tube. Source: Wikipedia

Knitting Pattern Central is an online directory featuring thousands of links to free knitting patterns. Choose from 50+ categories, including clothing, hats, afghans, stuffed animals, toys, dishcloths, and much more. Begin browsing by category at the Free Knitting Pattern Directory or by keyword with Knitting Pattern Central's Pattern Search...

If you are a beginner at knitting, take a look at Knitting Instruction Directory providing links to illustrated knitting tutorials, and our growing list of unique Knitting Stitches. Get motivated by browsing some Encouragement and Testimonials and Tips 'n Tricks sent in by other avid knitters.

Another great site is Knitting On the Net. Babara Breiter's amazing site with comprehensive coverage and excellent tutorials.

Interested in free crochet patterns? Try Crochet Pattern Central.

Costumes from around the world

An excellent site for costumes is the McAllen Memorial Library. It provides links to major internet sites on costume:
General
11th-15th Century
16th Century
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
African
Ancient European
Arctic Region
Babylonian
Byzantine
Chinese
Celtic
Edwardian
Egyptian
Elizabethan
French
Greek
East Indian
Japanese
Medieval
Native American
Prehistoric
Renaissance
Roman
Russian and Soviet
Victorian

Photograph: Miss Johannesburg Odette Maponyane of South African displays a traditional costume during the Global Pageant in Taipai. AFP PHOTO/Sam YEH 2007.

See also: Clothes (wikipedia)