Hobby: Arts and Crafts

Hobby Organizations- Clubs, Guilds and Associations

• Artists in Stained glass
  Not-for-profit association of stained glass artists, glass craftspersons, architects, hobbyists, and others, who are interested in the development and promotion of stained glass as a contemporary art form.
• Burlington Art Centre Guilds
  There are seven guilds that have fully-equipped studios at the Centre. The guilds include Fine Arts , Handweavers and Spinners , Hooking Craft , Photography , Potters , Quilting , and Sculptors and Woodcarvers .
• Canadian Crafts Federation
  Advances and promotes the vitality and excellence of Canadian craft nationally and internationally to the benefit of Canadian craftspeople and the community at large.
• Canadian Knifemakers Guild
  Gives support to a community of knifemakers from across Canada to aid knifemakers with resources and to display your work.
• Canadian Woodworking
  Links to wood turning, carving, woodworking,and marquetry clubs.
• Embroiderer's Association of Canada
  Encourages and promotes the practice and knowledge of the art of embroidery in all its forms.
• Halton Hands in Motion Knitting and Crocheting Guild
  
• Ontario Craft Council
  Home for crafts people and their admirers.
• Potters’ Guild of Hamilton and Region
  promote, publicize and encourage th e development of ceramic art and crafts in Hamilton and region.
• CQA/ACC - Canadian Quilters' Association
  Promotes knowledge of the art, techniques, and heritage of patchwork, appliqué, and quilting.
• The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild
  Supports the development of the book arts including bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, letterpress printing & typography, wood engraving, paper decorating, restoration, and conservation.
• Toronto Hookups
  Promotes charitable and educational activities relating to the art and craft of crochet.

Photography

• Digital Photography
  Tutorials on how to improve your photos: retouching, grid masks, scanning, printing, mosaics, and much more...
• Photos for the Web
  Edit your photos with Adobe Photoshop.
• Photos for the Web
  Edit your photos with Paint Shop Pro (PSP).
• ShortCourses
  Complete guide to digital cameras, digital photography,and digital video. Logically progressing on-line chapters cover almost everything one needs to know for anyone planning on taking the plunge into digital imaging.
• Kodak.com
  Top ten tips for great pictures.
• ePHOTOzine.com
  Digital and traditional photography techniques, tips, and advice.
• MyPhotoPrinter.net
  Tips for taking good digital photos for your photo printer.
• PhotographyTips.com
  Is for everyone with an interest in photography to help beginners get started in photography, and become so good at it that they turn into advanced amateurs.
• FotoFinish.com
  Teaches how to take better pictures by understanding basic composition rules.

- Photo and Slideshow Uploading -

• Web Shots
  Provides a stage for members to upload and share their personal albums and photos in a variety of areas including entertainment, travel, sports, news, pets, home and garden, and rides.
• flickr
  Offers a way to get your photos to the people who matter to you. With Flickr you can: show off your favorite photos to the world, blog the photos you take with a cameraphone, and securely and privately show photos to your friends and family around the world.
• SlideShare
  Allows one to upload slideshows for public viewing.

Resources & Tutorials

• Crochet
• Doll Making
  
• Jewellery Making
  Canadian Institute of Gemology. This site provides a discussion of the jewellery arts course available at this school and in cooperation with European institutions. Helpful links are also available.
• Knitting
  
• Metal Arts
  provides a list of links of special interest to jewellers and metal workers.
• Needlepoint
  
• Quilting Lessons
  
• Wool Works: Online Knitting Compendium
  A noncommercial, volunteer-run site full of information for hand knitters.