Class Supply Sources
To help you find supplies, especially outside the US, we offer this list of links. Those sent by students include their comments. If you have additional links to add to this page, just write to the address at the bottom of the page.
In Australia and New Zealand
Needlecraft Company is located in New Zealand and their site is filled with every luscious kind of thread you can imagine. Check them out at www.needlecraft.co.nz
Oz Quilts carries a full range of quilting supplies, from the basics like rulers and mats to threads, stabilizers and trim. http://www.ozquilts.com.au/
The Thread Studio specializes in unusual threads, needles, paints and textile art requirements. Some hints and examples are available. www.thethreadstudio.com
In Canada
Stitches Fibre Art Supplies, on Salt Spring Island in BC, carries many specialty items, such as paints and dyes, pfd textiles, stabilizers, foils and metals, Tyvek, Lutradur, Angelina and Crystalina, Paintstiks, rubbing plates and decorative threads. www.StitchesFibreArtSupplies.ca
On Canada's west coast, an excellent source for all fibre dyes, dye cloth and hand-dyed fabrics from Asia is Maiwa on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC.
http://www.maiwa.com/stores/index.html
On the east side of Canada, G&S Dyes out of Toronto.
http://www.gsdye.com/
The Cotton Mill Threadworks www.cottonmillthreadworks.com, on the eastern side of Canada, carries a full line of Superior Threads and a small assortment of notions, including the Supreme Slider.
Authorized dealer for Superior Threads in western Canada - http://www.cindysthreadworks.com
In Norway
www.artquilt.noPFD-fabrics, MX-dyes and chemicals, Setacolor textile paint. Just outside Oslo, Norway
In France
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/struss/ Procion+Dylon
http://www.teinturetextile.com Procion dyes, transfer dyes, textile inks, Lutradur (usually 2 weights in stock), Tyvek (paper and fabric), discharge paste, Angelina fibres and film plus various other textile art products. Can supply most of the product info in Italian as well as Spanish.
In Germany
http://www.smend.de/shop/index.html
(shop also in English)
Dylon, Procion, Deka, Batikes, Stamps, Cold + hot wachs, felting, Shibori, Print & much more)
http://www.quiltundtextilkunst.de/index1.html
procion, fast all materials from different Quilting Arts, Tyvek, Thermogause, Thermofax, transfer dyes, foils, glue, Angelina fibers, yarns, silk rowing, and much much more. It is not always very easy and clear to cruise in this shop, sometimes she has products that are not online (better email 1st). Shop's owner is Christine Köhne, she is very helpful, orders are delivered very quickly, sometimes a little delay to inquiries per email (just resend).
http://www.patchworkshop.de
Procion® MX reactive dyes in a wide range of colors, pfd-fabrics, textile
auxiliaries, gloves, dust-masks, thermofax- and silkscreen-accessories, hints for dyers. Guenther Panenka, Munich, English-speaking, very helpful
http://www.quiltzauberei.de/
Lots of creative materials, angelina fibers, yarns, threads, beads, markal sticks, Tyvek, etc. Very helpful, quick delivery.
http://www.die-wollfabrik.de/
for felting, rowings (wool, silk, other natural material).
Very quick delivery, very helpful.
http://www.dewullstuuv.de/
for felting, dying (dylon and natural dying)
(more expensive that die-wollfabrik)
http://www.ateliertisch.de/ - Procion, pfd fabrics
http://www.wolland.de/index.html
for designer yarns, beautiful yarns, felting.
Shop is in my little town and it is a dream to be there.
www.quiltshop-online.de
an online and real shop near Hamburg. batiks and other fabrics, books, threads, rulers, sewing machine notions (top-stitch needles),and soon to be available online: angelina, foil, sliver thread
www.quiltmaus.de - an online and real shop carrying many of our supplies
In Austria
www.winklerschulbedarf.com Sigrun, of Austria, says she gets most of her supplies through these people.
In The Netherlands
www.stoftotverven.nl - dyes, fabric paints, fabric and more
www.zijdar.nl - silks, felts, dyes
www.zijdelings.eu - fabric for dyeing and dye supplies
In Portugal
www.arcoirisametro.com Arco Iris a Metro (Rainbow by the meter) - Full service quilt shop and online store
Praceta gomes leal, 6 C
2810-385 Laranjeiro
Portugal
011 351 21 259 6135 Shop
In the United Kingdom
www.americanquiltstore.com/ carries a full line of American Reproduction quilt fabrics from 1800-1950.
www.cottonpatch.net They have the patchwork items that people in classes are always asking about, such as Bias Squares, gridded freezer paper, the BiRangle, Marti Michell templates, Solvy products, Quilt Fuse, Stean-a-Seam 2, every type of machine needle as well as lots of threads.
http://www.rainbowsilks.co.uk/
Download from a big pdf catalog with everything in it! everything is not in the online shop. They are very helpful, quick delivery.
http://www.artvango.co.uk/
as famous as rainbowsilks. dowloadable pdf-catalog with everything in it! Plus embroidery supplement pdf-document
No online shop, order per email (fax if credit card). They are very helpful, quick delivery.
http://www.creativegrids.co.uk on line catalogue, or by post. Rulers, notions, threads.
www.riodesigns.co.uk They are the main European distributors for Electric Quilt and run a free telephone helpline.
www.ladysewandsew.co.uk
Lady Sew and Sew carries mainly fabrics but also has some rulers, needles and other notions
www.millers-art.co.uk - art materials
http://www.whichcraft.info/newcat/index.htm General craft supplier
http://www.tonertex.com/uk/starter.html
http://ario.co.uk Painting and art supplies. Catalog available.
In South Africa
Amafu African Hand-dyed Fabrics: http://www.amafu.co.za/
Dot's Quilts in Epping South Africa - www.dotsquilts.co.za
Quiltec Fabrics: http://www.quiltecfabrics.co.za
The Quilting Bug in Cape Town, South Africa – www.thequiltingbug.co.za
In the US
Dharma Trading Company carried all the dyes, paints, fabrics, clothing blanks and auxiliary chemicals you might need to create your own dyed masterpieces, whether they be cotton or silk. The catalog is a hoot. www.dharmatrading.com
Fabric.com - fabric for quilting, home dec and clothing. Assorted free patterns for clothing and for knitting. Free shipping after $35 purchase. Recommended by happy students. www.fabric.com
Tattered Rabbit features a wide range of name brand fabrics at dangerous discounts. They also allow you to place your fabric choices next to each other while you shop, a real help when you are picking fabrics for a single project. www.tatteredrabbit.com
The Virginia Quilter is Lisa Ayo, a woman after my own heart. She has lots of bright, beautiful fabrics at discounted prices. Also on offer are threads, tools, patterns and stencils. She offers free samples of batting. www.virginiaquilter.com