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Jane Odartey

Sewing Supply Shops in NYC

New York City can be overwhelming in many ways. We have so much here and sometimes finding a simple sewing trim I just wish there was a Jo-Ann's to go to.  Yes I confess, I wish I had a car and can just hop in and drive to the Jo-Ann's.  However then I would probably be living in a boring suburb.  As a sewing instructor I am asked where to shop for fabrics and supplies. I have lived in NYC since 2001 and definitely have my go to's.  So if you are a designer, sewer, or any other similar crafter here are some stores to check out.  And if I am missing one of your faves please let me know!

Starting on the Upper West Side:
Michaels 808 Columbus Ave cross is 100th 

Knitty City - small and cute yarn shop, people are always nice and helpful.
208 West 79th Street  New York, NY 10024 (212) 787-5896

Obviously the concentration of stores are in mid-town, the garment district.
B and J 525 7th Ave, New York, NY 10018, 2nd Floor

ROSEN and CHADICK 40th and 7th 2nd floor

Fabrics For Less 239 W 39th

A.K. Corp 257 W 39th - good selection of Alexander Henry fabrics

Notions and Trims  (zippers, ribbon, bias tape, thread, bobbins, pattern paper)

Panda 247 W 38th St

Sil Thread 257 W 38th St

Daytona Trims 251 W 39th

Vardman Inc. 269 W 39th

Steinlauf and Stoller 239 West 39th Street- awesome shop! and will grommet things for you

Pacific Trim 218 W 38 St
 
Joyce Trimming 109 W 38th

Across the street from Joyce a new shop B and Q Trims

Leaving the garment district

City Quilter 133 W 25th

Purl Soho 459 Broome Street - gorgeous lux yarns and lots of fabrics to choose from, a good selection of unique and fun Japanese prints

BROOKLYN

Fiber Notion- Park Slope  84 Union St cross is  7th

Brooklyn General - Carroll Gardens 128 Union St  11231

I hope you find this list useful and if you have any shops that you think are missing please comment!

Happy Stitching!

Tracey
http://www.etsy.com/shop/traceytoole
http://www.traceytoole.com
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Adventures in Storage

I've been living in the same apartment for 12 years. In that time I've become pretty good at living with one closet, one sink, one guitar-obsessed husband, 2 cats and lots of stuff. I wouldn't say I'm a pack-rat, but I'm certainly no minimalist.



I had always assumed that our place was about 750 square feet -- I think that's what the landlord told me and I just never bothered to check. So when my husband and I started looking for a place to buy, we finally measured our apartment and found that we had actually been living in 498 square feet. Overnight things seemed almost unbearably claustrophobic!

What a great time to start my jewelry business, salt & paper, quite literally on my kitchen table! Storage became a huge issue almost immediately and so I found what seemed to be the only space left in the entire apartment and put it to work. The 9 inch gap between my pots and pans and my kitchen cupboard became my bead library. I installed a 1" x 3" plank as a long shelf. The original plan was to recycle baby food jars, but that would have required our consuming a lot of baby food (sans baby) so I finally bit the bullet and ordered cases of empty plastic jars. I organized everything by color, and filled up the shelf. I also added a magnetic strip (used to hold chef knives) to keep all my tools at hand, and making it easier to spot when my husband "borrows" some pliers to restring a guitar.



And just when I got everything organized... we found a house. Today we closed on our new house, which is just over twice the size of our current place!

-natalie
www.saltandpaper.etsy.com

Where to Find The {NewNew} on August 23+ 24

Saturday: Shop for your new fall gear at the Brooklyn Indie Market this Saturday - 11am to 7pm - corner of smith and union under the striped tent! Shop through Fofolle's feminine skirts and WabisabiBrooklyn's vintage inspired decoupage jewelry. MayLuk's handmade ceramics will also be under the tent this weekend - dinner plates and bowls in fun colorful designs - a perfect addition to your table.

And Sunday will be a big day for the {NewNew} as we virtually descend on the Brooklyn Flea! We will be busting out of our normal 10x20 foot spot by the fence to include more spots on the side to sell our craft supplies! Cleaning out our clostes, just in time for you to stock up for your Fall projects. We'll have paper, jewelers supplies, craft books, fabric, sewing supplies - you name it, we've got it!

In our regular booth by the fence on we'll have handmade soap by NordeaSoaperie, jewelry by Jantar, knitted jewelry and felted bags by KnitKnit, gemstone jewlry by Yaniamor, colorful tile coasters by LittleTileGnome, and silkscreened dress, tops, bags and other accessories by BetterThanJam.

Also with CharlieAndSarah having their own 10 x 10 right next door!

G to Clinton/Washington. More directions here.


-Kimm
KimmChi.etsy.com