Sydney Art and Craft Suppliers
Every maker has their favourite supplier of art and craft materials, with some shops that sell that particular type of clay or that full range of colours, or that particular variety of hand-dyed eco yarn. Here we have included some of Sydney’s favourite suppliers, as selected by our Sydney Craft Week participants.
A&E Metal Merchants
68 Smith Street, Marrickville
Metal and jewellery supplies
Achieve Australia: Fabric, Needlecraft & More Shop
112 Bowden Street, Meadowbank
Haberdashery, embroidery, yarn and craft patterns and supplies
Art on King
199-201 King Street, Newtown
General art and craft supplies
Barnes
53 King Street, Newtown
160 Victoria Ave, Chatswood
Sculpting, moulding and casting supplies
Bobbin and Ink
412 Parramatta Road, Petersham
Sewing and screen printing supplies
E&M Greenfield
30 – 36 Ann Street, Surry Hills
Wholesale fabrics and haberdashery supplies
I Love You Beads Warehouse
311 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt
Wholesale beads and Swarovski Crystals
Keane Ceramics
177 Debenham Road South, Somersby
Ceramic craft supplies
Kerrie Lowe Gallery
49 – 51 King Street, Newtown
Pottery supplies
Kinokuniya
The Galeries, Level 2, 500 George Street, Sydney
Japanese calligraphy ink and brushes; great DIY craft books
Leapfrog Inkspot
Unit 7 7 Clearview Place, Brookvale
Screen printing supplies
Morris & Sons
50 York Street, Sydney
> Also check out their sister company The Granny Square in Newtown and Katoomba.
Yarn, fibre craft, needle craft, quilting and tapestry supplies
Parkers Sydney Fine Art Supplies
69 Renwick Street, Redfern
Art, printmaking and guilding supplies
Petlins Spinning & Weaving Supplies
17 Cavell Avenue, Rhodes
Spinning and weaving supplies
Quiltsmith
75 Nelson Street, Annandale
Quilting supplies
The Remnant Warehouse
490-494 Botany Road, Alexandria
Fabric supplies
Reverse Garbage
8/142 Addison Road, Marrickville
Reuse materials, art and craft supplies, nic-nacs
Skein Sisters
721 New Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill
Yarn and accessories
Tessuti
110 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Fabric supplies
Unravelled
165 Eastern Valley Way, Middle Cove Sydney
Yarn
Check out these online or interstate craft suppliers:
Craftumi: Art and craft supplies
Feltfine: Fibre materials and tools
String Harvest: Natural fibre craft supplies
Yarn Hub: Yarn and textile supplies
Etsy Australia: Craft supplies and handmade goods
The Wood Works: Fine wood working supplies and books
Koodak: Jewellery materials and tools
Pewter Tree: Jewellery materials and tools
Aussie Maille: Chain Maille and jewellery supplies
And of course, you can't go past Bunnings, Eckersleys, Hobbyco, Lincraft and Spotlight for all your general art and craft needs.
Images: Pencils and Paper, photo courtesy of Art on King.