Expert Village

ExpertVillage is a very useful source of free how-to videos. There are over 120,000 videos and you can browse the videos by category.

There is something for everyone on the site. Cooking lessons, how to play the guitar, how to recover a chair - are just a few examples of the different things you can learn via the site.

Your Driving Licence

YourDrivingLicence is a very useful site because it provides all the necessary information about how to get your driving licence (in the UK) and how to keep it!

The site features detailed information about about how to apply for your provisional licence, choosing an instuctor, learning to drive, and the driving tests.

Artyfactory "offers Free Art Lessons For All"

Artyfactory is a superb site for anyone interested in art, particularly for those interested in learning how to draw.

The site offers a useful feature using the mouse and moving it over an image to illustrate specific tips about drawing. For example, when learning about Drawing the Eye , you can move the mouse over the first image to see how the upper eyelid covers the top of the iris.

In addition to the various drawing tutorials, there is an Art Appreciation feature, a Color Theory section and a Portrait Painting in Acrylics section.

StartSewing

Do you like to sew? Or perhaps you wish you had and you don't know where to start? I have just the site for you, it's called, StartSewing and it provides all the pertinent information (over 70 articles) and helpful advice that you need. There is a guide to buying a sewing machine, sewing terminology, tips regarding selecting the right fabric and pattern preparation, a guide to following patterns, and a how-to section for making various home furnishings. The site also provides two sections explaining how to make fancy dress (costumes) for kids and adults.

And if that's not enough, there is a series of videos to assist you in learning how to sew!

How to Keep Chickens - the UK beginners guide

Keeping chickens is becoming a very popular hobby and also a step toward self-sufficiency. If you are considering keeping chickens, the site, How to Keep Chickens - The UK beginners guide to keeping chickens will provide everything you need to know to get started.

Drawspace - drawing lessons

If you like drawing and want to learn more, Drawspace, is the site for you. There are different levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced - with a variety of drawing lessons:

Drawspace is the largest and fastest growing recreational art education website in the world.

There is also a drop-down menu so you can choose which skill you want to focus on and as well as a huge variety of drawing lessons, the site offers a forum too.

Events, clubs & expert advice about outdoor sports & activities

If you are keen on outdoor sports and activities, or you are thinking about starting a new outdoor sport, timeoutdoors is the website for you!

timeoutdoors offers free access to 1,000+ pages of events, clubs & expert advice on outdoor sports & activities.

You need to register (simply provide your name, email address, choose a username and password) for free site access. I strongly suggest you do register and discover all the useful information and advice available to you on this huge site.

Sports: history, rules and how-to

If you want to know more about various sports, SportsKnowHow.com is the site for you:

"We are the premier site offering Field and Court Dimensions, History, Rules and How To Information for a variety of sports right here in one place."

LousyWriter- free online resource to improve your writing skills

LousyWriter is a very handy resource to help you improve your writing skills.

The site provides in depth articles to help with English grammar, advice about how to use punctuation correctly, and how to write better letters, email, resumes, etc.

There is an ENGLISH GRAMMAR BLOG too.

CraftyCrafty Blog

CraftyCrafty is a blog about crafts (funnily enough) and includes how-to guides and patterns.

Thinking about buying a house? OurProperty is a useful site!

OurProperty is a very useful site if you are thinking about buying a house. The site provides a handy search engine to find out UK house prices for free.

There are also useful articles for home owners.

The site provides guides such as a Simple step by step guide to the buying process

Check out the site and see why OurProperty is so great. I think you will probably agree with their claim that "We are the most comprehensive house price site available on the web with the largest data set for England, Scotland and Wales."

Learn how to play chess

If you've always wanted to learn how to play chess, I recommend Chess Rules:

This site is dedicated to publishing the official rules of Chess in a graphical format that can be easily understood by the beginning chess player and referred to on occasion by the more experienced player.

Coats Crafts UK - free projects

Coats Crafts UK "are the largest supplier of needlecraft products in the UK offering a wide range of household brands...and much much more for your crafting pleasure."

The Coats Crafts UK website offers inspiration, and crafts, with lots of fun ideas, and a big selection of free projects for a variety of crafts (knitting, needlecrafts, patchwork & quilting, machine embroidery, sewing, crochet and creative crafts) including how-to's.

wikiHow: "the how-to manual that you can edit"

wikiHow "is a collaborative writing project to build the world's largest how-to manual."

It's a great opportunity to share your knowledge with the world!

How to pack & travel light

One Bag:"The Art and Science of Travelling Light" is a very useful website with a comprehensive list of what to pack, what kind of bag to pack it in, and a list of related travel links.

One Bag has been recognized as an award winning site and it's easy to see why. It really offers everything you need to know about travelling light.

Jan Brett's website: free activities for kids

Jan Brett is a popular author/illustrator of children's books. She also has a wonderful website with loads of free activities, coloring pages, and projects that are fun and educational.

Her site really is a wonderful resource for parents and children. I think the pages showing how to draw a hedgehog , how to draw an armadillo, and how to draw a bear, are particularly appealing. The site isn't just for children!

Free professional guitar lessons

justinguitar.com is a site where you can get free professional guitar lessons from Justin Sandercoe, "a London based guitarist, songwriter, performer, producer and educator who grew up in Tasmania (a little island off the South East coast of Australia) but has been based in London since 1996."

Watch Justin on this YouTube video for a guitar lesson and learn how to play "Trouble" by Coldplay. There are a lot more lessons on YouTube. Justin provides a useful list.

Free online guitar lessons

If you've always wanted to learn how to play the guitar, this site is for you:

Cyberfret.com - "Your source for free guitar lessons on the web"

Learn to play the guitar online, through a variety of free lessons and articles. Guitar lessons use video, audio, flash, MIDI, and tablature.

The UK's Number One Guide to Car Care on the Web

Motor Fix It is "the ultimate car care guide" on the web (UK specific).

Free online chess course

Teach your kids how to play chess with a free online chess course:

chessKIDS academy "offers online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for kids, five chess computers for you to play, and a resource center for parents and teachers of kids who play, or would like to play, chess, including a scholastic chess download pack to enable any school to run a chess club."