miscellaneous resources

arts and crafts

sewing resources google drive: - gdrive full of resources on sewing, fabrics, and pattern how-tos

- i learned to sharpen knives from this. he explains it good and has cool close-up footage of the knife edge to help explain

ian's shoelace site: - this will teach you every conceivable way to lace your boots
anyone can shine: - good intro bootblacking and boot care resource
decode the types of leather: handbook for buyers and enthusiasts!: - a guide to different types of leather and what the names mean
the leather traits and characteristics guide: - pdf download link to another guide on types of leather
back to basics: leather manufacture: - pdf download link for a guide that explains the production process of leather

butterick's practical typography: - typesetting and some punctuation. basically, making your shit look nice.
fontlibrary: - a font library with fonts of various licensing permissions
fontfoundry: - another library of free fonts

learn photography concepts by cambridge in colour: - intro to some basic concepts for understanding photography
digital imaging tutorial: - a guide by cornell on digitising 2D and paper materials. useful if you're archiving
scantips: - comprehensive and clear guide to basic photography and scanning