Hardin County Office
201 Peterson Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701-9370
Phone: (270) 765-4121  
Fax: (270) 769-0426
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Textiles and Clothing

Classes

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• Mystery Quilt Class February 19, 20th 2010
• Sewing Green & Much More February 27, 2010
• Pants Pattern Fitting Class March 9, 2010
• Beginning Sewing II- Make A Pair of Pants March 15, 22, 29, 2010
• It's Sew Fine Sewing Expo Aptil 13-14, 201

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Who is a Beginning Sewer?
A beginning sewer is anyone that has an interest in sewing but has limited sewing experience. Or they may not have even had the machine out of the box.

Who is a Kentucky Master Clothing Volunteer?
A person who enjoys the art of sewing and has received an intense, in-depth education to improve their skills in clothing construction and leadership.

How do you become a Kentucky Master Clothing Volunteer?
You can apply if you have basic knowledge and good skills in clothing construction. State-wide training seminars are conducted on the even years.

Master Clothing Volunteers Application

Apparel & Textiles Links and Resources

Organizations/Industries/Businesses

• American Home Sewing Association (http://www.sewing.org)
  Offers a list of favorite e-commerce fabric sites, free projects and reliable technical information.
• Soaps & Detergents Association (http://www.sdahq.org)
  Technical and lay information related to wet cleaning with soaps and/or detergents. Has free and minimal cost publications.
• International Fabricare Institute (http://www.ifi.org)
  Association of drycleaners, wet cleaners, and launders. Consumer information - Ask the Expert, etc.
• International Textiles & Apparel Association (http://www.itaaonline.org)
  Organization of textile and apparel professionals, predominately from educational institutions (colleges and universities).
• Sew News (http://www.sewnews.com)
  Magazine devoted to home sewing.
• Sewing & Craft Expo (http://www.sewingexpo.com)
  Listing of sewing and craft expo locations and how to register for various events.
• National Cotton Council of America (http://www.cotton.org)
  Economic, Educational and Technical information.
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (http://www.cpsc.gov)
  Recalled products and flammability regulations.
• American Sewing Guild (http://www.asg.org)
  Organization for lay persons who "love" to sew. Membership information and benefits.
• Sewing Events (http://www.sewingevents.com)
  Your Source for the best in sewing, quilting and embroidery education and fun.

General / Mixed Information

• Cotton, Incorporated (http://www.cottoninc.com)
  Issues of the Lifestyle Monitor (which compiles retail and consumer marketplace information several times a year) and Textile Consumer available. Site also has technical and lay info about cotton research and production.
• Dritz Corporation (http://www.dritz.com)
  Special information on selecting and using notions. Special features such as Sewing for a Wedding., etc.
• Nancy's Notions (http://www.nancysnotions.com)
  Complete sewing and quilting catalog of products, fabrics, specials and promotions.
• Jo-Ann Fabric Store (http://www.joann.com)
  A tour of the store, free projects, question and answer station, and fashion advice.
• The Snap Source (http://www.snapsource.com)
  Your source for long-prong snaps and award-winning snap attaching products.

Fabric Care

• http://www.tide.com/en_US/fabricadvisor   
  An interactive site from Proctor and Gamble.
• http://www.fabriclink.com/Stains/Washable.cfm
  A comprehensive site for Textiles & Apparel.  This site can be used for much more than stain info.
  
• http://www.thefabricofourlives.com/FabricSmart/AskNorma/  
  This is the Cotton Inc. site and Norma is their Textile Consumer Expert.  You can send her a question and she will reply, especially as it related to cotton and cotton blends.
• http://www.accesscotton.com/
  This is also Cotton Inc.  For the past 2 years they have done a Dirty Laundry Tour.  This site is recommended because it includes some 4-H and youth ideas.
  
• http://www.fabricology.com/  
  This site will reference some of the other sites.  This is the site from the Clothes Care Research Center that the University of Kentucky Textiles lab participates in.
  

Textiles

• Fiber World Classroom (http://www.fiberworld.com)
  A textile encyclopedia ranging from a basic primer to care and maintenance information. Has industry, government and business links.
• National Cotton Council of America (http://www.cotton.org)
  Economic, educational and technical information about cotton.
• Invista's site for Lycra® spandex (http://www.lycra.com)
  Information specifically about Lycra® spandex.
• Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc. (http://www.textilefabric.com)
  Swatch sets, theatrical fabric, etc.
• The American Wool Council (http://www.americanwool.org/index.html)
  A division of American Sheep Industry Association. Since 1955, American Wool Council involved in entire vertical process of wool marketing.
• The Foxfibre Company (http://www.vreseis.com)
  Source of organically grown colored cotton fiber fabric developed by Sally Fox.
• Super Silk, Inc. (http://www.supersilk.com)
  Mail order fabric company specializing in silks made around the world.