Tools & Notions
A fabric store isn’t a fabric store without all the tools and sundries that sewists need for their creations. We’ve also got books to supplement your knowledge, embroidery and Sashiko supplies, webbing for bags, twill tape and cording. Rulers, curves and tracing paper for pattern drafting. Give us a call to see if we’ve got what you are searching for because we aren’t listing everything.
Buttons
New and vintage. Metal, plastic, shell, horn, wood, nut. The one constant: an ever-expanding collection.
Thread
The full range of Metrosene and some Gutermann. MaxiLock serger thread, Coats & Clark specialty threads. Medeira embroidery thread sets.
Fasteners
Snaps, hooks and eyes. New zippers, vintage zippers. Sally Tomato bag hardware. Soft Velcro.
Elastic
Fold-over, lingerie, trim, thread, cord and flat. Wide to narrow. Knit, braided, no-roll.
Cutting Tools
Scissors from Gingher, Fiskers and BambooMN in a range of sizes and types. Rotary cutters.
Needles & Pins
John James hand needles, Schmetz machine needles, Clover, Iris, Dritz and Gypsy Quilter pins.
Marking
Clover triangle chalk. Chaco, water and air erase markers. Tracing wheels and Chacopy tracing paper.
Pressing
Hams, seam rolls, clappers, point pressers, wool mats and bars. Hot rulers, hem gauges and iron cleaner.
Curves
Curves from Bohin and Dritz help you draw smooth curved lines on your patterns.
Tracing Paper
8# translucent tracing paper with a smooth surface suitable for pencil, pen & ink, and markers. 50 yard rolls in four widths.
Stiletto Tracing Wheel
Professional tracing wheel with an oak handle, used for pattern making.
Expanding Guage
Get perfectly measured equal distances and accurate spacing from 3/8in to 3 3/8in. Ideal for shirring, smocking, buttons, eyelets, pleats, and tucks & gathers.