Tapestry: Outstanding site for Tapestry research..... lovely pictures etc. http://www.fix.net/~rwhaley/ This is an old friend from Arroyo Grande Ca. We're in Florida now and haven't keep in touch like we should. Good people, ask and I'm sure you can copy some of his images for mini work. No problem with copyright from Ron. . . he's cool.

Judie

Dress pattern envelopes: here is a Dutch site with dress pattern packets: http://petra_5.tripod.com/printables/naaipatroon.htm It has a wide variety of other printies as well.

Betsie

One solution to avoiding Cut Off Printables: Don't print the page as presented on the Web. Or, before you do, click on "File" -- "Print Preview" to see if it will all fit on one page, or break at a convenient place. If not, try this:

Right-click on each image and save the individual image files to your hard drive. I create a new folder and call it "printable trunk" or whatever. Then I save all the parts (images) to that.

You can print the page if it contains text instructions, so you will have those to follow. You can save on your ink by changing your browser's preference settings to not print images if you want. Just don't forget to change it back! Or copy the text to NotePad or Word Pad and save the file to the same folder.

Now, open Word, or your favorite image editing program, like Paint Shop Pro. Create you own layout with the images, arranged so they won't be cut off when printed. Print!

Anne Gerdes

HP printers: For the people who asked about printables continuing to another sheet, instead of the whole page printing on one sheet of paper: the first thing I'd try is this - when you click on Print and get the HP print screen, click on properties. You may be able to change the page margins there. (I could with my old printer - not the newer one.) You can also try setting the paper size to 8 1/2 X 14. If that still doesn't work, copy and paste the printable to a paint or photo editing program, click on print, set the margins for the page closer to the top and bottom (that is, instead of a one-inch top margin, make it 1/2 inch - same for the bottom.) Then print it.

Nancy in Indiana

Hampstead House: I really, truly, don't have anything to do with Hampstead House (other than the fact that I ordered another pile of books from them) including these two:
- Readers Digest "Embroidery Projects in Miniature" 55 projects including dollhouse furniture $6.99 Cdn.
- "Porch, Patio and Deck Furnishings" full size drawings and instructions (which I think I can scale down) at 7.99 Cdn.

It's only recently that I have found them offering "mini-related" books but I do sometimes find books of patterns that I think will be down-scaleable. Helen from York used one of these patterns for one of her recent projects (the rooster).

It's a close call but books, for me, win out over minis...but combined....well, it doesn't get much better than that. Web site is http://www.hhbooks.com Go to crafts then page 2 for the above two books.

Maureen in St. Albert AB Cda

Miniature copies of sculpture; David, Thinker, etc: Neil Carter, Nice to deal with, and the prices are reasonable. Oddly, he is not on the web, but his address is 10 North Street, Raunds, Northhamptonshire, NN9 6HX, Great Britain. He exhibits at the Guild Show in April, but I don't know where else.

Jaganath Carrera

Musical instruments: there sure are a lot of great instruments in miniature:
http://www.junkndisorderly.com/Musical_Ins.html

http://tjstreasure.safeshopper.com/5/cat5.htm?560

http://www.veghead.com/music.html

http://www.crystalworld.co.uk/musical.html

http://www.u-net.com/zzls/zzl030.cgi?store=guitars

Marlene Chapman-Ontario

Betsy Rouse dolls, mini Dolly Dingles: Pat Boldt has them. Go to http://patboldtdolls.com and click on "New Dolls for 2001". They are under "Doll's Dolls Small".

Anne

Rich Wood Minis: A Site I've not seen before. . . Outstanding work!!! Lovely wood.
http://www.righteouswoods.net/clients_page3.html

Judie

Vladimir Natusovsky- Silver: Vladimir's address is 32 Leroys Grant Dr., #904, Kingston, Ontario K7K 6W8 Canada. He made silver trays for the NAME Pasadena Regional Houseparty and they were really beautiful. He specializes in filigree, which kind of sets him apart from some of our other master silversmiths like Peter Acquisto--lucky for us, their styles are completely different.

Leilani and Roger, Warling Miniatures