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The Country Seat, Inc. 1013 Old Philly Pike, Kempton PA 19529
610-756-6124 - weaving@countryseat.com - www.countryseat.com
Next Vacation Closing: CLOSED Next Vacation Closing: CLOSED Saturday March 10th - Monday, March 19th
Links to Sites of Interest and Information
Attractions & Accommodations in the Kempton Area
Albany Township Historical Society
- Albany township is located in Berks county in Eastern PA. Learn more about
this beautiful countryside surrounding our business. See pictures of old
homesteads and PA Dutch Barns.
Albany
Berks County Information
- If you are planning a trip to our area, visit this site. You will find
restaurants, hotels, activities, shopping at the Reading Outlets and many more
activities in our beautiful county.
Berks Web
Blue Mountain Summit Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast
- Located along the beautiful Appalachian Trail only 15 minutes from our shop.
Blue Mountain Summit Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast
Dutch Hex Tour Association - Mapped tour to local hex signs and area attractions. 1-800-HEX TOUR or
Hex Tour Website
Hawk Mountain B&B - only 8 minutes from our shop.
Hawk Mountain B&B
Hideaway Hill farm Rescue - a local rescue farm taking in horses, please see their website for adoption information.
Hideaway Hill Farm Rescue
Kempton Community Center - See what's going on.
Kempton Community Center Website
Pamela's (formerly Gloria's) Forget-Me-Not Guest House
35 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton PA 19529.
(610)756-3398 (leave message),
PFMNBNB@ptd.net,
(5 min. away: suites, rooms and private cottage with Jacuzzi)
Pamelasforgetmenot.com
Pennsylvania Visitors Network
- Use this site when planning a trip to PA. It's chocked full of places to
stay, places to eat and things to do all across Pennsylvania.
Visit PA
Reading and Berks County Visitors Bureau - Another site to help you plan a visit
to our area.
Reading/Berks Website
Region Online - Active Data Exchange is the company that designed our web site and they
host several informational sites including one for the Lehigh Valley, you can find local businesses,
restaurants and many
things to do in our area when you are planning a visit with us.
Region Online Lehigh Valley
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Basketmaking Information and Related Sites
Basket Makers Site
- Information pages for all types of weaving compiled by Susi Nuss. Lots of links and
great information.
Basket Makers Site
Basketry Information
- A wonderful informational site put together by Alan Beebe. The site has
everything from videos and books to guilds and conventions. Learn how to earn a
Certificate of Excellence in Basketweaving.
Alan Beebe's Basketry Information
Baskets, Etc
- An informational site with pictures of baskets and their cats, a question
section, lists of weavers, many basket related links and much more.
Baskets, Etc.
Just Patterns
- A site for the quarterly basket pattern magazine with descriptions and
pictures of the current issue as well as information on back issues (also see
our on-line catalog for descriptions of the
back issues still available from us).
Just Patterns
National Basketry Organization - If you make baskets or just love baskets, this is the
organization to join. Visit their Web site to learn more.
NBO
Native Tech
- A wonderful site for Native American weaving, crafts and information. They
list anything and everything you've ever wanted to know, with links to even
more information. There are several message boards for all topics Native
American related.
Native Tech
Basket Sites rated by the consumer.
Weaver's Words
A weekly digest of basketry related events, news and exchange of ideas. Individual posts are reviewed and compiled by the
owner/moderator before sending the digest out each week. Posts or replies to the digest should be sent to
weavers_words@yahoo.com.
If you need to change the email address you have listed with the group, you may go the group's home page
@ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weaverswords/ and edit your membership. If you do not have a yahoo username you will need to create one.
Back issues of the digest can be viewed at
Weaver's Words Website
The Wicker Woman
- "Weaving for Preservation, Education and Innovation!"
Wicker Furniture Restoration Expert, Antler Basketmaker,
Workshop Leader and Speaker, Pattern Author, and Writer,
includes a Furniture Repair Directory.
The Wicker Woman
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Basketweaver's Sites - see what happens to our products!
Woven Branch Designs - If you've ever wondered what kind of baskets are woven from Country
Seat reeds, visit Angie Wagner's site: Woven branch Designs. Stop in her gallery for pictures of her work:
Woven Branch Designs
Angie would love your feedback - post comments on her Blog at
Woven Branch Blog
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Chairseating Information, and Related Sites
Aardvark Antiques
www.aardvark-antiques.com
A. Quartersawn Furniture Restoration
A furniture restoration shop in the suburban Philadelphia area. Among the services I offer are caning and rush weaving,
but also repair and refinish all styles of wood furniture. 610-368-7889
A. Quartersawn Furniture Restoration
Whitley Craftsman Antique Restoration - Furniture Repair & Refinishing in New Hope, PA
Whitley Craftsman Antique Restoration
Woodworks Shaker Furniture
- Colin Ashman, the craftsman and proprietor of the UK business, uses American hardwoods like Cherry, Maple
& Walnut together with traditional methods of construction to produce simple elegant hand made furniture
with a natural charm and a timeless beauty to grace any home.
Woodworks Shaker Furniture
Seat Weaving Repair Sites
A Cane And Wicker Fixer - Portland , OR
Visit www.acaneandwickerfixer.com for more information.
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Craft Guild Sites
Bucks County Chapter of Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen - This is the Bucks County chapter
site. They currently host one craft show a year: Craftworks in November, at Bucks County Community College
.
Bucks Chapter PGC
Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
- Visit this site to see local PA craftsmen and their work. This chapter of
the PGC, one of the oldest chapters, hosts two craft shows a year (April and November) and an auction
in November of it's members
work to raise money for their Student Awards Night and Scholarship Awards for area High School seniors.
LV Chapter PGC
Lehigh Valley Woodworkers Association
- "Our goal is to do a few things. First, we want people to know about us. We want to meet other guilds, other woodworkers, and hopefully some new members. We'd also like to provide a resource on the web for locating other sites with woodworking related themes. And, we want to encourage the participation in a hobby/profession that is creative and gratifying. Our objective is to advance the knowledge of our members, serve our community and have fun while we're doing it."
LVWG Website
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
- A juried guild to promote fine art and craft in PA. They sponsor several
very good shows every year. They have chapters throughout PA, see the PGC site or the links for our
local chapters: Bucks, Lehigh Valley and Reading Berks on this page.
PGC Site
Reading-Berks Chapter Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen - This is the largest chapter of the
PGC. They currently host two craft shows a year.
Reading-Berks Chapter PGC
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General Craft Sites
Visit the top 100 Arts & Crafts Sites
Bluebonnet Village Craft Network -
The purpose of Bluebonnet Village is to provide a craft network
where you can find suppliers, kids projects, news, information on crafting and the business of
crafting.
Bluebonnet
Buyer's Index
- The World's Best Search Engine for Mail Order Buyers
Buyer's Index
Craft Site Directory - Your guide to arts and crafts on the Internet
Crafts Listing:
Your guide to arts and crafts on the Internet.
Craft Listing
Craftmarketer.com - Starting a craft business made easy with tips for selling crafts. Here's where to find proven craft home business ideas.
Craft Marketer
Crafty Links Mall - Listings for craft supplies, galleries, international arts and crafts and
more.
Crafty Links Mall
FiberArts Online - Find links for all you weaving needs.
FiberArts Online
Jack & Susie's - 6 Generations of needlework artisans. Over 50,000 arts, crafts and
collectibles. Craft ideas, free patterns, Quilt-in-a-Day books, Alice Starmore knitting books!
Jack & Susie's Craft Site
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Other Links
Tree Help
- Tree Care Made Easy - A great site to help you identify the types of trees. They show close up photos of
pine needles and list the length of needles and other information.
http://www.treehelp.com/index.asp
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Free print catalog upon request. Please e-mail us at
weaving@countryseat.com with your name and postal address. Catalog #31 is the current
print catalog and will be sent with your first order. Please keep the Country Seat Courier newsletters as they contain new products and any changes to the print catalog. New products are added to the on-line catalog as they arrive. If you have placed an order and do not already have them, catalog #31 and newsletters will be sent with the order to keep you up to date.
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