Course Supplies
Check each individual course listing for its particular supply list.
We recommend the following sources.
Let us know if you would like to recommend additional suppliers.
Art & Craft • Furniture Design • Gilding • Quilting •
Seat-Weaving • Sewing • Upholstery • Woodworking • Yarn
Art & Craft Supplies
- AC Moore (Brockton, Dedham, Somerville, Woburn, MA)
Craft supplies - Artist & Craftsman Supply (Cambridge, MA)
Art and craft supplies - Blick Art Materials (Fenway area/Boston, MA)
Art and craft supplies - Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
On-line catalog with occasional specials - Discount Art Supplies
On-line catalog - Johnson Paint (Newbury St./Boston, MA)
Art supplies from an all-local, non-chain store - Michael's (Burlington, Everett, Natick, MA)
Craft supplies - Paper Source (Back Bay/Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Wellesley, MA)
Papers and related craft supplies - Playtime (Arlington, MA)
Children’s and other art supplies - Rugg Road Paper Co. (Beacon Hill/Boston, MA)
Bookbinding, papers - Utrecht Art Supply (Symphony area/Boston, MA)
Art and framing supplies
Sewing & Yarn
Sewing
- Boston Fabric Shops
One person's list and reviews - Etsy
Specialty and hand-made notions, on-line - Exeter Handkerchief Factory (Exeter, NH)
Wholesale fabric warehouse - Franklin Mill Store (Franklin, MA)
Fabric, yarn, notions, sewing machines - JoAnn Fabrics (West Roxbury, Natick and Westboro, MA)
Fabric and sewing supplies - Mr. Sweeper Sew & Vac (West Roxbury and Waltham, MA)
Sewing machine sales, repairs and supplies - Sew-Fisticated Fabrics (Dorchester and Somerville, MA)
Discount fabrics, clearance bins, wide selection - Sew Low Discount Fabrics (Cambridge, MA)
Fabric and sewing supplies - Sewing & Vacuum Center (Somerville, MA)
Sewing machines and parts - Van's Fabrics (Chinatown/Boston, MA)
Small specialty fabric store - Windsor Buttons (Chinatown/Boston, MA)
Sewing notions, yarn, knitting supplies
Quilting
- All About Quilts (Walpole, MA)
- Button Box (Wellesley, MA)
- Cambridge Quilt Shop (Cambridge, MA)
- Emma’s Quilt Cupboard (Franklin, MA)
- Fabric Corner (Arlington, MA)
- Franklin Mill Store (Franklin, MA)
- Quilter’s Way (West Concord, MA)
- Quilter’s Stash (North Attleboro, MA)
Yarn
- Franklin Mill Store (Franklin, MA)
- A Good Yarn (Brookline Village, MA)
- Newbury Yarns (Newbury Street, Boston)
- Stitch House (Dorchester, MA)
- Windsor Buttons (Chinatown/Boston, MA)
Upholstery
- Albany Foam & Supply
Foam and supplies on-line - Building #19
Foam, cotton batting - Exeter Handkerchief Factory (Exeter, NH)
Wholesale fabric warehouse - Fabric Guru
Fabric on-line - JoAnn Fabrics (West Roxbury, Natick and Westboro, MA)
Some foam, batting and upholstery fabrics - New England Upholstery Supply (Quincy, MA)
Upholstery supplies - Saad Upholstery Supplies (Salem, MA)
Italian ruby twine, staple removers, cambric and cushion foam, 617.645.0681 - Sew-Fisticated Fabrics (Dorchester and Somerville, MA)
Discount fabrics, clearance bins, wide selection - Toolbarn (on-line)
Staple guns (We use DuoFast model EIC-3118, with 9/16” staples) - Wal-Mart
Burlap, muslin at rock-bottom prices - Zimman's (Lynn, MA)
Fabric
Woodworking
Gilding & Frame Restoration
- Artist & Craftsman Supply (Cambridge, MA)
- Johnson Paint (Newbury St./Boston, MA)
Furniture Design
Seat-Weaving
- H.H. Perkins (New Haven, CT and on-line)
Woodworking
- Boulter Plywood (Somerville, MA)
Hardwood lumber, plywood, veneer - Beaver Woodworking Supply (Brockton, MA)
Tools, plywood, woodworking supplies - DB&S Lumber (West Roxbury, MA)
Lumber and building supplies - Downes & Reader Hardwood (Stoughton, MA)
Hardwood lumber - Horton Brasses (Cromwell, CT)
Specialty hardware - Longleaf Lumber (Cambridge, MA)
Reclaimed lumber from old buildings - Rex Lumber Co. (Acton, MA)
Lumber and custom millwork - Rockler Woodworking & Hardware (Cambridge, MA)
Tools, hardware, books - Terrene Sustainable Building Supply (Acton, Braintree, Newton, MA)
Non-toxic wood finishes - Woodcraft (Woburn, MA)
Tools, books, supplies