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Please support your local fabric, bead and art supply stores. The people who own and operate those businesses have a wealth of experience and ideas to share. Still, there are some things it's hard for a local retailer to stock. If you're looking for stuff you can't get nearby, let me recommend a few mail order suppliers. I also keep a page of Links on my blog, Two Red Threads.
Dharma Trading Company, surface design supplies, fabrics, clothing blanks, helpful information, and some of my favorite products for image transfer techniques.
Pro-Chem, transfer dyes and many other surface design products.
Royalwood, waxed linen and basketry supplies
The Basket Maker's Catalog, waxed linen and basketry supplies.
Mielke's Fiber Arts, naalbinding and other supplies
Country Seat, basketry supplies
Habu Textiles, beautiful, unusual yarns and threads.
Island Fibers, luscious hand-dyed silk ribbon, trims & more
Dick Blick, art materials including Jacquard brand inkjet fabrics in cotton percale and habotai silk, Liquitex fabric medium, fluid acrylic medium, GAC 100, fabric transfer crayons, art gum erasers for carving stamps, and more.
Designer's Findings, for sheets of Lacy's Stiff Stuff, a non-woven product that works beautifully as a base for beadwork. They also carry Ultrasuede and many unique jewelry findings including the brass cuff blanks used in some of my e-book projects.
Lacis, for needlework (including netting) tools, materials and books on historic techniques.
Jann's Netcraft. For netting shuttles and gauges.
The Caning Shop.
Nordic Needle, for needles and many hard-to-find threads.
Yarn Barn of Kansas, a great selection of yarns and threads.
May I remind you to read owner's manuals and packaging to learn about potential health hazards, working temperatures, safe disposal methods and other important information. There's lots of information on the Dharma and Pro-Chem sites. Google manufacturers of other products you use for more information.
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