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Used Equipment Sales & Equipment Rental
Equipment Rental
- To rent equipment from our equipment library, you must be a guild member. Join the guild
Used Equipment Sales
- Buy (or sell) used equipment with our guild
- Weaving Specific:
- Other Weaving & Spinning Guilds:
- General Market Places
Local Weaving & Spinning Supplies
- Weaver House – in the Bok Building, Mifflin Street. A guild supporter. Weaving and fiber arts supplies
- Wild Hand – Mt Airy Fiber arts supplies and yarn, a guild supporter.
- FabScrap – resourced fabric and yarn. Brooklyn and Philadelphia
- Made in America Yarns – Port Richmond Yarn Mill, online orders with local pick up
- Resource Exchange – used art supplies in Fishtown, no website, this takes you to their Instagram Page
- The Spinnery – Frenchtown Spinning Supplies
- Twist Knitting and Spinning – New Hope, PA supply shop
- Woolbearers – Mt. Holly, NJ yarn and supply shop
Online Weaving & Spinning Supplies
- Made in America Yarns – Local yarns of all types. Can be picked up in Port Richmond.
- Bellweather Wool – Wool Company in Oregon
- Camilla Valley Farm – Weaving supplies, knitting, books and videos in Canada.
- Catskill Merino – Merino farm that sells fiber
- Farm and Fiber Knits – connects fiber artists with designers, fiber producers, yarn-makers, and teachers
- Fiber Artist Supply – Warping, winding, spinning equipment
- Flying Fiber – York PA fiber source
- Georgia Yarn Company Less expensive source for weaving yarn, silk, etc. Many discounts available.
- Gist Yarn – Online yarn source for their own designed weaving and knitting fiber
- Gowdey reed Handloom reeds and heddles
- Great Northern Weaving Rug warp, weft and accessories.
- Habu Textiles – Extraordinary yarns from Japan. Crepe yarns, overtwist, and wool/stainless blend.
- Handweaving.net – Digital resources for weavers. Over 75,000 drafts forr multi-shaft looms
- Handweaver’s Studio – Wide collection of overtwist natural yarns, silk/stainless, crepe
- Halcyon Yarn – Yarn and supplies for weavers and other fiber artists. Sign up for Guild Rewards so NYGH receives 5% of each order.
- Lunatic Fringe – Tubular Spectrum mercerized cottons, hemp yarns, looms and accessories.
- Morro Fleece Works – Fine fiber processing in CA
- Old Mill Yarn – Discount Yarn and Mill ends, MI
- Pacific Wool and Fiber – Spinning Wheels and Looms, fiber and felting supplies
- R.H. Lindsay Wool – Wool products in MA
- R & M Yarns – TN shop and online with a changing inventory and production excess yarn
- Redstone Glen – York Haven, PA weaving supply store
- Revolution Fibers – Online fiber arts source for all things fiber
- Sanjo Silk – Silk yarn and silk blends from around the world, including hand-dyed.
- School Products Yarn – Fiber, looms, benches, accessories.
- Sweet Georgia Yarn – weaving,spinning supplies and classes
- Sweitzer’s Fiber Mill – Fiber mill in Central PA
- Treenway Silks – Silk yarn, ribbon and thread hand-dyed in a rainbow of colors.
- Vermont Weaving Supplies – Weaving supply shop and a weaving club
- Webs yarn – Yarn, yarn, yarn! Weaving equipment too.
- The Woolery – Weaving and spinning.
- Yarn Barn – Yarn, fiber, kits, looms, accessories.
Seller's Markets - Sell Your Fiber Arts
Our guild owns two tents that are available for rent for a nominal fee for craft markets. Get a few members together, find a market form the list below, and show off your goods!
- School American Handcrafted – PA Convention Center, usually in February
- Art Markets Vendor Opportunities supplied by CraftNow
- Assorted Festivals in PA, vending and entertainment
- Cherry Street Pier Markets – Cherry Street Pier held thoroughout the year
- Chestnut Hill Fall For the Arts Festival
- Clover Markets – Markets held around the area spring to summer
- Clover Market Holiday Sale 2023 – Being held in Westtown School
- Craft Foundry – Small shop in Port Richmond
- Farmers Markets – great places to sell wares, full list at this link
- Italian Market Festival – Spring festival in the Italian Market
- Jenkintown Spring Artisans Market
- Lancaster Avenue Jazz Arts Festival Mid July in Powellton Village
- Long’s Park Art Festival – usually Labor Day Weekend in Lancaster, PA
- Made in America Craft Market at Dilworth Park – Christmas Market
- Manayunk Art Festival – Held in June
- Mt. Airy Village Fair Fall Festival
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show
- Rittenhouse Fine Art Show – High end show in Septmeber in Rittenhouse Square
Local Yarn and Fiber Shops
Local Yarn Shops
- Weaver House – in the Bok Building, Mifflin Street. A guild supporter. Weaving and fiber arts supplies
- Wild Hand – Mt Airy Fiber arts supplies and yarn, a guild supporter.
- Echo Valley Fiber – Penns Park, PA yarn shop (near Newtown)
- Emani Yarns and Needles – Local Yarn Vending Machines
- FabScrap – resourced fabric and yarn. Brooklyn and Philadelphia
- Gaffney Fabrics – fabric shop on Germantown Avenue that also has yarn.
- Homesewn – Media, PA
- Hooked Fine Yarn Boutique – Haddonfield NJ yarn shop
- Kelbourne Woolens – Mt. Airy yarn shop
- Loop – South Street Yarn Shop
- Luv2Knit & More – Jenkintown yarn shop
- Made in America Yarns – Port Richmond Yarn Mill, online orders with local pick up
- Modest Transitions – Fishtown yarn and dye shop
- Purls of Wisdom – Phoenixville yarn shop
- Resource Exchange – Used art supplies and oddities. They do not have a website but are worth a visit. They are on American Street in Fishtown.
- Rittenhouse Needlepoint – Arch Street near Reading Terminal yarn and embroidery supplies
- Stitch Central – Huntingdon Valley yarn and fiber supplies
- Stitch Haus
- Twist Knitting and Spinning – New Hope, PA
- Woolbearers –online fiber arts supplies
- Yarnphoria – 1020 Pine Street, no website
Online Yarn and Fiber Shops
Made in America Yarns – Local yarns of all types. Can be picked up in Port Richmond.
Camilla Valley Farm – Weaving supplies, knitting, books and videos in Canada.
Farm and Fiber Knits – connects creators with designers, fiber producers, yarn-makers, and teachers
Fiber Artist Supply – Warping, winding, spinning equipment
Habu Textiles – Extraordinary yarns from Japan. Crepe yarns, overtwist, and wool/stainless blend.
Halcyon Yarn – Yarn and supplies for weavers and other fiber artists. Sign up for Guild Rewards so NYGH receives 5% of each order.
Handweaver’s Studio – Wide collection of overtwist natural yarns, silk/stainless, crepe
Knit Picks – yarn & knitting/crochet supplies
Little Knits – yarn & knitting/crochet supplies; great clearance sales
Lunatic Fringe – Tubular Spectrum mercerized cottons, hemp yarns, looms and accessories.
Sanjo Silk – Silk yarn and silk blends from around the world, including hand-dyed.
School Products Yarn – Fiber, looms, benches, accessories.
Serafina – Needle Felting and wet felting supplies
The Spinnery – Located in PA. Weaving, Spinning, Yarn, & Fiber.
Treenway Silks – Silk yarn, ribbon and thread hand-dyed in a rainbow of colors.
Webs yarn – Yarn, yarn, yarn! Weaving equipment too.
Wool Warehouse – yarn (British, European and American brands) supplies, fabric, notions
The Woolery – Weaving and spinning.
Yarn Barn – Yarn, fiber, kits, looms, accessories.
Sewing Classes & Supplies
Sewing Supplies, Etc.
- Zipper Valley – zippers by the yard and cute pulls
- Wawak.com—(Order a print catalog)
- Thread, Zippers, Interfacing, Scissors etc.
Fabric Sources
Fabric Row Shops, 4th Street in South Philly
- Jack B.Fabrics, 4th Street Fabric Store
- Fleishmans, follow on Instagram
- Jomar, South Philly discount store with fabric
- Fabric Mart, Sinking Springs, Pa ( near Reading)
- Gaffney Fabrics – fabric shop on Germantown Avenue that also has yarn.
- Marcy Tilton.com
- Marchall Dry Goods
- Lancaster Fabric and Quilting Supplies
Etc.
Philly Fixers Guild – repair it, don’t toss it.
Local Sewing Classes
- Cut and Sew Phl
- Needles and Bolts
- Sew and Sew
- Butcher’s Sew Shop
- Stitch Central
- The Resource Exchange
- FabScrap
- Homesewn
Sewing Classes/Instruction
Pattern Fitting:
- The Fitting Book by- Gina Renee Dunham
- YouTube; Marcy Tilton Tissue-Fit a T-Shirt
- Sarah Veblen-Choosing a woven bodice pattern
Creative Sewing Teachers.
- Diane Ericson(sewing Patterns design inspiration and Workshops, Great Sewing Patterns,
- Sewing Workshop, Fabric, Patterns, Information video every Tuesday.
Local Sewing Machine Dealers and Mechanic–
Hayes Sewing Machine Co., 4425 Concord Pike, Wilmington.
Great Fabric Store, mostly Quilting.
Arch Sewing, not a retail space, must call in advance. Mostly home commercial machines and used machines
YouTube Sewing Videos
The Ultimate Quilt Binding Tutorial with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star (Instructional Video)
Improv Sewing with Sherri Lynn Wood
Binding Quilts with Your Backing Fabric (no binding strips needed!)
Fiber Arts Festivals
- Endless Mountains Fiber Festval
- Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
- New York Sheep and Wool Festival
- Knit Maine
- NJ Fibershed Events
- Hunterdon County Fiber Festival
- NJ Sheep and Fiber Festival
- Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival
- Pennsylvania Fall Fiber Arts Festival
- Philly Knits – Resources for fiber arts in the Philly region
- Spin Expo NYC
- Vogue Knitting Live
- Interweave Yarn Fest
- Wool and Folk
- Yarncentrick
- Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Festival, Chauquatua, NY
Fiber Arts Publications & Instructions
- Listings and map of all National Fiber Arts Guilds
- Carlisle Arts Learning Center
- Complex Weaver’s – study groups and magazine
- The Craft Foundry
- Fabric Workshop and Museum, near Reading Terminal
- Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore
- Fleisher Art Memorial
- Handwoven, Little Looms, Spin Off Magazines
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine
- Heddlecraft – each issue is on a specific topic
- John C. Campbell Folk School, western North Carolina
- Loop of the Loom, NYC
- Loop Yarn, South Street
- MAFA, Mid-Atlantic Fiber Assoc. online and in person
- Marshfield School of Weaving, Marshfield, Vermont
- New England Weaver’s Seminar
- NextFab
- PA Guild of Craftsmen, Lancaster, PA
- Peter’s Valley School of Craft, North Jersey
- Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
- PGHW – Our own classes and programs!
- Ply Magazine – For Spinners
- Ready to Hand, Saori, 22nd Street in Philly
- Red Stone Glen, York Haven, PA
- Reverse Drafting Club – Learn to read fabric and make weaving drafts
- Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot – from Handweavers Guild of America
- Squam, New Hamshire
- Touchstone Center for Crafts
- University City Arts League
- Weaver House, Bok Building South Philly
- Wild Hand, Mt. Airy
Basket Making Resources
Places for Basketry Supplies
local, classes, supplies, online and in-store shopping, books, free patterns, lots of tips
Suzanne Moore’s NC Basket Works
online shopping, supplies, books, free patterns
online shopping, supplies, books, free patterns and the most beautiful dyed reed that does not run.
Family run business where I buy my leather handles for baskets
Basketry Books
Rib Baskets by Jean Turner Finley: A fabulous rib basket book with 14 patterns.
The Basket Book by Lyn Siler: This book is sort of the “bible” of basketry. Over 30 traditional patterns.
Basketry: 17 Great Weekend Projects by BJ Crawford: There are easy patterns and slightly more complex ones. A great beginners book.
Splint Woven Basketry by Robin Taylor Daugherty: 30 traditional patterns.
Handmade Baskets by Lyn Siler: 28 patterns including traditional, Victorian, and contemporary
A Basket Makers Odyssey by Lyn Siler and Carolyn Kemp: 24 more challenging and less traditional patterns.
Egg Baskets to Weave by Nellan Roberts: 12 patterns. A nice book but the patterns are also in the more comprehensive Rib Baskets.
Mixed Media Resources
- Liberated Quiltmaking II by Gwen Marston
- Collaborative Quilting by Gwen Marston
- Sketchbook Explorations: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists by Shelley Rhodes
- Fragmentation and Repair: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists by Shelley Rhodes
- Textile Collage: Using Collage Techniques In Textile Art by Mandy Pattullo
- Textile Collage: Using Collage Techniques In Textile Art by Mandy Pattullo
Sustainability Resources
PGHW member Gigi Matthews’ is known for her sustainable fiber resources. PGHW and Gigi Matthew’s have resourced local sustainable choices for our fiber arts projects:
Sustainable Yarn Resources (mostly local)
Wild Hand in Mt. Airy, organic offerings
NJ Fibershed has a listing of yarn produced at local farms in NJ
Silk City Yarns in Carlstadt, NJ has an EcoCotton that can be found by clicking this sentence.
Though not traditionally local, Echoview Fibermill in Weaverville, NC focuses on sustainable fiber.
Tin Can Knits has a beautiful tutorial on how to recycle yarn from a sweater.
Jane Stafford carries Venne yarn made from recycled jeans.
7 Best Hemp Yarn Suppliers in the US (one is Weaverhouse in Philadelphia!)
Lunatic Fringe Yarns now carries a European sourced Hemp yarn.
Support your local farmer
NJ Breeders of Gotland Sheep https://www.smiling-dog-farm.com/
NJ Breeders of Coopworth Sheep https://www.winterspastfarm.com/
Where to find rare sheep breeds for their fiber https://www.livestockconservancy.org/
Fibershed is a non-profit organization that develops equity-focused regional and land regenerating natural fiber and dye systems.
https://fibershed.org/
Natural Dyeing Resources
Exploring regional mushroom and lichen dye palettes https://www.mycopigments.com/
Natural Dye and Supplies https://maiwa.com/
Other Resources
Philly Fixers Guild – repair it, don’t toss it.
The Big Picture – How the Fiber industry is contributing to Global Climate warming
https://www.unep.org/
https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
Traditional sustainability
https://handwovenmagazine.com/sakiori-rag-weaving/
https://weavearealpeace.org/
Suggested reading: Journals and Books
https://www.tatter.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Material-Working-Wool-West/dp/0870719513
https://www.amazon.com/Women-Artisans-Morocco-Their-Stories/dp/0999051717
https://weavespindye.org
New fibers and processes
https://www.cooperhewitt.org/
https://oakandlaureldrygoods.com/
https://www.algaeing.com/
https://www.ananas-anam.com/
https://www.viennatextilelab.at
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen
Stitching Resources
Stitching
Instruction Websites:
Cut and Sew, 7051 Germantown Avenue
Sharon B’s Dictionary of Stitches
Judith Baker Montano- Elegant Stitches
Supplies:
Pennington Quilt Works in Pennington NJ
Steve’s Sewing & Vacuum in King of Prussia, PA
Haye’s Sewing, Wilmington, DE
Rittenhouse Needlepoint, 1216 Arch Street #2A, Philadelphia
Stitch Central, Huntingdon Valley
Books
Liberated Quiltmaking II by Gwen Marston
Collaborative Quilting by Gwen Marston
Sketchbook Explorations: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists by Shelley Rhodes
Fragmentation and Repair: For Mixed-Media And Textile Artists by Shelley Rhodes
Textile Collage: Using Collage Techniques In Textile Art by Mandy Pattullo
Textile Collage: Using Collage Techniques In Textile Art by Mandy Pattullo
Surface Design Resources
Each of us has an inner “creative.” Making things—whether it’s cooking, painting a room, or dyeing cloth—is supremely satisfying. In the process of creating, we connect to every generation of makers before us and reach for the Divine at the same time. It’s a gift and a pleasure everyone should experience—and can! Join our community to get updates on tips on cultivating your own creativity, art tutorials, inspiring lectures and everything in between! |
 | Annabel Wilson of Townhill Studio is an expert in the technique of shibori. She holds workshops to teach you how to create your own shibori textiles. Each of Annabel’s exclusive fabric lampshades is an innovative piece of handmade artwork that adds a special focal point to any room. Natural plant images create a glowing presence to relax and hearten on dull summer days or in the depths of winter. These lampshades bring sunshine and warmth into your home. |
 | The Surface Design Association is an international organization focused on inspiring creativity, encouraging innovation, and advocating for artistic excellence as the global leader in textile-inspired art and design. Our mission is to promote awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through publications, exhibitions, and conferences. |
Dharma Trading Company has been a supplier of fiber arts supplies for more than 40 years. Request a FREE catalog with everything you need for home or small business crafting right from the website! |
 | Botanical Colors provides natural dyes to natural dyers and fashion brands that are sustainable, environmentally friendly and support farming communities. |
Blick offers the best selection of art supplies online. Shop paint, drawing supplies, crafts, framing, and more. Find all your art supply needs in one place. |
Book Suggestions
Art cloth, by Jane Dunnewald.
Dying Supplies
- MAIWA – supplies and education
- Prochemical and Dye
- Modest Transitions – local supplies and workshops
- Rebecca Desnos – remote workshops and education
- Procion Dyes
- Dharma trading – Supplies, dyeables and dyes
- Green Matters Dye Company Supplies and classes, near Lancaster, PA
Fiber Related Nonprofits
- Map and links for all National Fiber Arts Guilds
- FiberShed of PA
- Weave a Real Peace– a catalyst for improving the quality of life of textile artisans worldwide.
- CraftNow – A comprehensive list of artist opportunities in the Philadelphia region
- Fiberarts.org – Resources for all fiber arts
- NJ Fibershed
- FabScrap FABSCRAP endeavors to end commercial textile “waste” and maximize the value of unused fabric. It is a convenient and transparent recycling and reuse service. Located in the Bok building in South Philly.
- Loose Ends Project – finishing projects loved onees left behind.
Give Back - Crafting for a Cause
- Sisters Interacting through Stitches – Facebook page for charity projects
- Yarnspinners of St. Catherines of Siena – weekly gathering of spinners for charity
- Ukraine Mitten Project
- Project Linus- knit, crochet, quilt blankets for kids: https://www.projectlinus.org/
- Knitted Knockers- knitted breast prosthesis: https://www.knittedknockers.org/
- Warm Up America- knit or crochet blankets for Women’s shelters: https://warmupamerica.org/
- Binky Patrol- blankets for Babies: https://www.binkypatrol.org/
- Knots of Love- chemo caps: https://www.knotsoflove.org/
- Mother Bear Project- knit/crochet bears for kids with AIDs around the world: http://motherbearproject.org/
- Knitting For Charity- various recipients: https://www.knittingforcharity.com/about
- The Snuggles Project- blankets for cats and dogs in shelters: http://www.snugglesproject.org/
- Dress a Girl Around the World- sew dresses for girls in impoverished nations: https://dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/
- SewPowerful- sew pouches for hygiene products so girls can stay in school:https://www.sewpowerful.org/
- Ryan’s Case for Smiles- sew pillowcasess for kids with cancer: https://caseforsmiles.org/