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)
  Craft supplies
• Artist & Craftsman Supply (Brighton, Cambridge)
  Art and craft supplies
• Blick Art Materials (Fenway area/Boston, Cambridge)
  Art and craft supplies
• Cheap Joe's Art Stuff (on-line)
  Catalog with occasional specials
• Discount Art Supplies (on-line)
• Johnson Paint (Newbury St./Boston)
  Art supplies from an all-local, non-chain store
• Michael's (Braintree, Burlington, Everett, Natick)
  Craft supplies
• Paper Source (Back Bay/Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Wellesley)
  Papers and related craft supplies
• Playtime (Arlington)
  Children’s and other art supplies
• Rugg Road Paper Co. (Beacon Hill/Boston)
  Bookbinding, papers
• Utrecht Art Supply (Symphony area/Boston)
  Art and framing supplies

Sewing & Yarn

Sewing

• Ann’s Fabrics (Concord)
  Fabrics, notions, sewing machines and repairs
• Baranzelli/Silk Surplus (Charles Street/Boston)
  Great quality, slightly higher cost
• Boston Fabric Shops
  One person's list and reviews
• Craft Site Directory
  links to on-line suppliers
• Etsy (on-line)
  Specialty and hand-made notions
• Exeter Handkerchief Factory (Exeter, NH)
  Wholesale fabric warehouse
• Franklin Mill Store (Franklin)
  Fabric, yarn, notions, sewing machines
• Gather Here (Cambridge)
  Fabric, yarn
• Griswold Textile Print (Westerly, RI)
  Hand-printed fabrics
• JoAnn Fabrics (West Roxbury, Natick, Westboro)
  Fabric and sewing supplies
• JP Knit & Stitch (Jamaica Plain)
  Fabric and yarn
• Mr. Sweeper Sew & Vac (West Roxbury, Waltham)
  Sewing machine sales, repairs and supplies
• Sew-Fisticated Fabrics (Dorchester, Somerville)
  Discount fabrics, clearance bins, wide selection
• Sew Low Discount Fabrics (Cambridge)
  Fabric and sewing supplies
• Sew True (on-line)
  Sewing and alteration supplies
• Sewing & Vacuum Center (Somerville)
  Sewing machine sales, repairs, classes
• Silk Road (Newton, MA)
  High-end fashion fabrics
• Spoonflower (on-line)
  Fabrics printed from your own designs
• SwankySwell (on-line)
  Specialty silkscreened fabrics
• Van's Fabrics (Chinatown/Boston)
  Small specialty fabric store
• Zimman's (Lynn, MA)
  Vast selection of fabric. Zimmans can also print fabric from your own designs.

Quilting

• All About Quilts (Walpole)
• Ann’s Fabrics (Concord)
• Button Box (Wellesley)
• Cambridge Quilt Shop (Cambridge)
• Craft Site Directory
  Links to on-line resources
  
• Emma’s Quilt Cupboard (Franklin)
• Fabric Corner (Arlington)
  
• Franklin Mill Store (Franklin)
• J.P. Knit & Stitch (Jamaica Plain)
• Quilter’s Way (West Concord)
• Quilter’s Stash (North Attleboro)

Yarn

• Craft Site Directory
  links to on-line suppliers
• Franklin Mill Store (Franklin)
• Gather Here (Cambridge)
• J.P. Knit & Stitch (Jamaica Plain)
• Newbury Yarns (Newbury St./Boston)
• Stitch House (Dorchester)

Upholstery

• Ace Upholstery (Salem, NH)
  Tools, foam, fabrics, vinyl, supplies
• Albany Foam & Supply (on-line)
  Foam and supplies
• Baranzelli/Silk Surplus (Charles Street/Boston)
  Great quality, slightly higher cost
• Building #19 (multiple locations)
  Foam, cotton batting
• Chair Caning & Upholstery Supplies (on-line)
  Batting, webbing, tools, twine, books, tacks and more
• Exeter Handkerchief Factory (Exeter, NH)
  Wholesale fabric warehouse
• Fabric Guru (on-line)
  Fabric
• General Rubber Fabric (Oxford or on-line)
  Upholstery tools, foam, batting
• JoAnn Fabrics (West Roxbury, Natick, Westboro)
  Some foam, batting and upholstery fabrics
• New England Upholstery Supply (Quincy)
  Upholstery supplies. Checks or cash only, no credit.
• Reliable Fabrics (Everett)
  Drapery and upholstery fabrics
• Saad Upholstery Supplies (Salem)
  Italian ruby twine, staple removers, cambric and cushion foam, 617.645.0681
• Sew-Fisticated Fabrics (Dorchester, Somerville)
  Discount fabrics, clearance bins, wide selection
• Toolbarn (on-line)
  Staple guns (We use DuoFast model EIC-3118, with 9/16” staples)
• Vincent Manufacturing Co. (on-line or mail order)
  Cotton and organic batting, kapoc, dacron and foam
  
• Zimman's (Lynn)
  Fabric

Woodworking

Gilding & Frame Restoration

• Artist & Craftsman Supply (Brighton, Cambridge)
• Johnson Paint (Newbury St./Boston)

Furniture Design

• Furniture Design Books

Seat-Weaving

• Chair Caning & Upholstery Supplies (on-line)
• H.H. Perkins (New Haven, CT and on-line)

Woodworking

• Boulter Plywood (Somerville)
  Hardwood lumber, plywood, veneer
• Beaver Woodworking Supply (Brockton)
  Tools, plywood, woodworking supplies
• Craft Site Directory
  Links to woodworking resources on-line
• DB&S Lumber (Roslindale)
  Lumber and building supplies
• Downes & Reader Hardwood (Stoughton)
  Hardwood lumber
• Horton Brasses (Cromwell, CT and on-line)
  Specialty hardware
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks (Warren, ME and on-line)
  Woodworking tools
• Longleaf Lumber (Cambridge)
  Reclaimed lumber from old buildings
• North Bennet Street School Store (North End/Boston)
  Fine woodworking tools
• Rex Lumber Co. (Acton)
  Lumber and custom millwork
• Rockler Woodworking & Hardware (Cambridge)
  Tools, hardware, books. Discounts available to Eliot School students at the Cambridge store. Let them know at the check–out counter.
• Terrene Sustainable Building Supply (Acton, Braintree, Newton)
  Non-toxic wood finishes
• Village Green Renewal (Brookline)
  Vintage hardware
• Woodcraft (Woburn)
  Tools, books, supplies