Looking for New York Crafty Favorites

4 thoughts on “Looking for New York Crafty Favorites”

1. leigh_victoria says:

   August 4th, 2010 at 4:10 pm

   The Public Library is very inspiring, particularly the Manhattan main branch. It has some incredible print and photograph collections, etc –
   http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman
   City Quilter – http://www.cityquilter.com/
   The Ink Pad – http://www.theinkpadnyc.com/
   Metalliferous – http://www.metalliferous.com/
   Folk Art Museum http://www.folkartmuseum.org/
   (they have some great exhibits right now, namely the private collection of Henry Darger and Folk Art by Women)
   Urban Alchemist – http://www.urbanalchemiststore.com/
   (awesome shop in Park Slope)
   Center for Book Arts – http://www.centerforbookarts.org/
   I live in Brooklyn so let me know if you have questions about anything in particular that I haven’t listed that you want to see.

2. emilyg says:

   August 4th, 2010 at 4:36 pm

   The Museum of Art and Design (formerly the American Craft Museuem)
   http://www.madmuseum.org
   Purl Soho: A beautiful needle crafts store with a well-edited selection of yarns, threads, fabrics, supplies, and notions
   http://www.purlsoho.com
   Tender Buttons: Best. Button. Store. Ever. (But call ahead to be sure it’s open on the weekend.)
   http://nymag.com/listings/stores/tender_buttons/
   Have fun!

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