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Sewing and other Fiber Arts

I have been sewing since I was fourteen. I have also explored hatmaking, knitting, quilting, and other forms of fiber arts.

San Francisco Bay Area fiber arts supply stores

color key = East Bay Peninsula San Francisco

Fabric Stores

Britex is a five story fabric store on Union Square. The selection is awesome! Britex is also a great source for buttons, trims, and hat forms. Britex, 146 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 392-2910.

Eddie's Quilting Bee features a large selection of cotton fabrics for quilting. The selection goes way beyond calicos and includes many cool Hawaiian prints. Eddie's Quilting Bee also offers classes in quilting. Eddie's Quilting Bee, 264 Castro St Mountain View, CA (650) 969-1714.

Lacis is a one-of-a-kind lace store selling all kinds of lacemaking supplies and antique lace. It is very close to Stone Mountain and Daughter and Straw Into Gold. Lacis, 3163 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 (510) 843-7178.

Poppy Fabrics has a high concentration of great fabrics. While the store isn't large, it has a great selection. Some highlights are the home decorating fabrics, special formal wear fabrics, and excellent trim selection (feathers!). Poppy Fabrics, 5151 Broadway, Oakland, CA (510) 655-5151.

Stone Mountain and Daughter is an excellent source for natural fiber fabrics (wools, linens, cottons, silks, rayon*, etc.). The cotton print section is one of my favorites. This store also has a large selection of ethnic motif fabrics (African, Guatelmalan, and Japanese). The store also offers sewing classes. Stone Mountain & Daughter, 2518 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley,CA 94704 (510) 845-6106.

Thai Silk is the best place to buy silk in the Bay Area. This company imports silk and has excellent prices and selection. Thai Silks, 252 State Street Los Altos, California 94022 (650)948-8611.

* Rayon is a man-made fiber made from wood by-products. Many consider it to be a natural fabric.