Sustainable Supplies
for fiber Artists
More creativity, less waste
The scarcity economy is a fallacy that makes creativity inaccessible to many people and burdens our shared environment with excess production. In most maker practices, it’s possible to source a high percentage of your supplies second-hand. Best of all, these supplies are often more interesting and of higher quality than those produced today—and most aren’t “used” in the traditional sense; they are more like “pre-owned” and often in like-new condition!
About this list
For the list below, I’ve focused on USA-based operations that appeared to be:
1) Active as of July, 2021
2) Specifically promoting the sale (and/or acceptance of donations) of at least some supplies for textile/fiber artists
3) Operating a brick-and-mortar operation or a standalone website (rather than Etsy-only sellers, for example).
There are many, many generalized centers for creative reuse, offering everything from office supplies to architectural castoffs. You can find a substantial list on the Valley Forge site. However, it did not appear to be updated since 2015.
Spot an error? Or something missing? Use the “contact” button above to send me the correct info and I’ll happily update it!
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I am affiliated with the Second Stitch fiber-arts resale program
at Stitch Buffalo, located at 1215 Niagara Street on the West Side of Buffalo, NY.
Please check out our everyday deals, special events, classes, and website offerings!
And be sure to visit us if you come to Western New York.
California
LA FInch
Los Angeles, CA
East Bay Depot for Creative Re-Use
Oakland, CA
Remainders Creative Reuse
Pasadena, CA
ReCreate
Rocklin, CA
SCRAP
San Francisco, CA
The Legacy
Sebastapol, CA
FabMo
Sunnyvale. CA
Colorado
Art Parts Creative Reuse Center
Boulder, CO
Who Gives a Scrap
Colorado Springs, CO
ReCreative Denver
Denver, CO
The Craft Box
Wheat Ridge, CO
Connecticut
Eco Works CT
New Haven, CT
Florida
Repurpose Project
Gainesville, FL
Georgia
Fiibers
Atlanta, GA
Measure: A Fabric Parlor
Savannah, GA
Hawaii
Destash Hawaii
Honlulu, HI
Idaho
The Create Exchange
Boise, ID
Reuse Market
Garden City, ID
Illinois
The Waste Shed
Chicago, IL
Joe’s Art Garage
Chicago, IL
[program of Animalia Project, with occasional popup sales/exchanges]
Brushwood Art Supply Exchange
Riverwoods, IL
The Idea Store
Urbana, IL
Indiana
ReCraft
Indianapolis, IN
Iowa
Create/Exchange
Cedar Rapids, IA
Make It Yours
Maquoketa, IA
Kansas
A Thrifty Notion
Ogden, Kansas
Fabric Recycles
Overland Park, KS
Louisiana
2ieve Creative
Lafayette, LA
Maine
Everyone's Resource Depot
Farmington, ME
Maryland
Scrap Creative Reuse
Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts
re:Purposes
Lynn, MA
Swanson's Fabrics
Montague, MA
Make & Mend
Somerville, MA [online only]
The Beautiful Stuff Project
Somerville, MA
Michigan
Creative Resale
[based in Michigan but online only]
Scrap Creative Reuse
Ann Arbor, MI
Arts & Scraps
Detroit, MI
Learning from Scratch
Grand Rapids, MI
Minnesota
Art Scraps
St. Paul, MN
Textile Center
Minneapolis, MN
Missouri
Scraps KC
Kansas City, MO
Leftovers, Etc.
Overland, MO
BIG FISH Art Supply Thrift Store for Creative Re-Use
St. Joseph, MO
[announced 7/2021; not yet open as of this writing]
Perennial
St. Louis, MO
Montana
Scrap in Billings
Billings, MT
New Mexico
Española Valley Fiber Arts Center
Española, NM
New York
Up-Stitch
Albany, NY
Stitch Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Art Supply
Buffalo, NY
Crafting for Good
Chili, NY
Craft Bits and Pieces
Fairport, NY
Sew Green
Ithaca, NY
FabScrap
New York, NY
MTFA (Materials for the Arts)
New York, NY
Remade in Brooklyn
New York, NY
Queen of Raw
New York, NY [online only]
Sew Green
Rochester, NY
North Carolina
The Scrap Exchange
Durham, NC
Reconsidered Goods
Greensboro, NC
Ohio
Indigo Hippo
Cincinnati, OH
Scrap It Up
Cincinnati, OH
Open Ended
Cincinnati, OH [not yet open; in planning stages and looking for help]
Upcyle Parts Shop
Cleveland, OH
Scrap4Art
Toledo, OH
Oregon
MECCA
Eugene, OR
Revival Fabrics
Gladstone, OR
Scrap Creative Reuse
Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
Art of Recycle
Ephrata, PA
Lancaster Creative Reuse
Lancaster, PA
The Tinker Factory
Lehigh Valley, PA [in organization phase; looking for help]
Resource Exchange
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
Pittsburgh, PA
Scraps and Skeins
State College, PA
Tennessee
SMART Art and Craft Supplies
Nashville, TN
Turnip Green Creative Reuse
Nashville, TN
Texas
Austin Creative ReUse
Austin, TX
Thistle Creative Reuse
Denton, TX
Texas Art Asylum
Houston, TX
Spare Parts San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Utah
Clever Octopus
Salt Lake City, UT
Virginia
UpCycle Creative Reuse Center
Alexandria, VA
757 Creative Reuse Center
Norfolk, VA
The Scrappy Elephant
Palmyra, VA
Scrap Creative Reuse
Richmond, VA
Washington
Ragfinery
Bellingham, WA
Lost and Found Crafts
Olympia, WA
Our Fabric Stash
Seattle, WA
Seattle Recreative
Seattle, WA
Arts Salvage Spokane
Spokane, WA