Hello and thanks for checking out our blog that will cover everything that we know about quilting, beads, and all kinds of crafts in New York City. From crocheting to knitting, weaving, homemade jewelry making, scrapbooking, and more all will be broken down in detail.
The first thing that will be shared is a list of the best New York City quilting and fabric stores which are great places to buy all of the patterns, notions, paints, dyes, and yarn that you need. Any good bead stores in your area that sell quality items for weaving, embroidery, loom kits, cords, gemstones, rosettes, or other supplies will follow them up.
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To finish things off we will discuss the best craft stores near you that should carry a little bit of all of the above in addition to a wide variety of papers, scrapbooking items, needle art, craft tech, sewing machines, dye cutting machines, printers, lighting, and other cool stuff.
It should only take a few minutes for this local quilting, bead, and craft guide to give you a much better understanding of what is available around the area. All of our other city guides for this region can be accessed right here if you want to check them out.
New York City Quilt & Fabric Shops
The best quilt and fabric shops near you would be:
- Gotham Quilts at 40 W 37th St, Manhattan
- Fabrics Save-A-Thon at 1887 3rd Ave, Manhattan
- B&J Fabrics at 525 7th Ave, Manhattan
- A K Fabric at 257 W 39th St, Manhattan
- Mood Fabrics at 225 W 37th St 3rd floor, Manhattan
- Fabrics Garden at 249 W 39th St, Manhattan
- J & A Fabrics at 9009 5th Ave, Brooklyn
- Fabric Barn Corporation at 248 Graham Ave, Brooklyn
- Fabrics Save-A-Thon at 2 W Fordham Rd, The Bronx
- Holland Textiles USA at 3037 3rd Ave., The Bronx
- Fabric City at 100-04 Northern Blvd, Queens
We shared those links so that you can see if they have the patterns, notions, paints, dyes, yarn, or fabric by the yard or meter that you need before taking the time to drive over.
Bead Stores In Your Area
Any of these bead stores should have a nice selection whether you just need a little or a wholesale amount:
- Beads of Paradise at 16 E 17th St, Manhattan
- BeadKraft at 146 W 29th St 2nd Floor, Manhattan
- Tohoshoji at 4 Bryant Park, Store #2, Manhattan
- CJS at 390 5th Ave, Manhattan
- Garnet Impex at 55 W 47th St #1040, Manhattan
- Gems Resources Enterprises at 144 W 37th St 2nd floor, Manhattan
- Waist beads & Waist Trainers by Alika at 849 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn
A wide variety of cords, gemstones, tools, wires, loom kits, and other weaving and embroidery supplies will be sold at any of those bead shops. We bet that some will even offer beading and jewelry making classes too.
More Local Craft Stores
And you can always visit one of the best general craft stores in New York City that should carry all kinds of interesting items:
- Scrap Yard NYC at 300 W Broadway, Manhattan
- Soho Art Material at 3 Wooster St, Manhattan
- The League’s Fine Art Supply Store at 215 W 57th St Lobby, #2, Manhattan
- Artist & Craftsman Supply Williamsburg at 761 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn
- Art Retail Therapy at 84-26 37th Ave, Queens
- Matted at 46-36 Vernon Blvd, Long Island
Sewing machines, dye cutting machines, the latest craft technology tools like printing and embossing machines, and more should be available at the above. They should also offer all kinds of paints, canvas, other surfaces, brushes, ribbons, bows, yarn, needles, organizers, and more for storage in addition to all kinds of art supplies for kids or adults.
You never know, they could also be a great place to participate in more craft classes near you in knitting, homemade jewelry making, quilting, scrapbooking, or other fun creative endeavors.
In the past we have also discussed:
- Crocheting & Jewelry Making In Newark
- Crocheting & Jewelry Making In Philadelphia
- Crocheting & Jewelry Making In Washington DC
- Crocheting & Jewelry Making In Boston
Enjoy Your Quilts, Beads & Crafts In New York City
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all that we’ve got. You learned about all of the best quilting, bead, and craft stores in your area and should have a much better understanding of what all is available.
If this local craft guide left anything off or if any of the places we have listed have closed down please tell us in the comments, thanks. Now go have fun making your quilts, homemade jewelry with beads, or other crafts in New York City.