Click titles on the left for a selection of items on each topics.

GENERAL CLOTHING CARE - information on care of various clothing items and accessories, and care and maintenance of equipment.

BUYING - information on purchasing patterns, clothing, fabric, sewing equipment.

FIBRES, FABRICS AND FINISHES - information on fibres, fabrics and finishes.

FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - suggestions and ideas for modifying or sewing clothes for people with special needs.

CONSUMER PROTECTION - information on the Textile Labeling Act and Flammability regulations.

The following websites focus on information related to clothing construction:
Threads Magazine Online - www.taunton.com/threads/index.asp
Sewing .org - www.sewing.org
Sew News - www.sewing.about.com
McCall.com - www.mccall.com
Husqvarna-Viking - www.sew.husqvarna.se/canada/index_centrera.htm
Fabricland - www.fabricland.ca

For more information on the Textile Labelling Act, see strategis.ic.gc.ca/pics/cp/textile.pdf

For further information on textile flammability standards, see www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/indust/flammability-inflammabilite/appendix-c-annexe_e.html

Home Ec Teachers' link to the Saskatchewan Department of Learning's Evergreen Curriculum:
www.sask.ed.gov.sk.ca/docs/evergrn.html