150+ Online Shop Guide for the Makers - Part 1
I am often asked where I source my fabrics and bag making supplies from. Before Covid, I used to shop mostly local with occasional online purchases for hard to find items. Now that I've been buying strictly online for over a year now, my list has expanded including yarn shops and other independent businesses which I am happy to share with you. The list is rather long so it will be divided into several posts.
Today's list is all about sewing and knitting. Your support means everything to small independent shops and pattern designers so feel free to share this post to anyone who may find it useful.
Kindly,


SEWING

CANADA - updated
- A great selection of fabrics & notions for bag making, quilting, & apparel making
- Stellar customer service
- Bernina dealer
- Website is always up to date and user friendly
Blackbird Fabrics @blackbirdfabrics - a great fabric selection for apparels
Dailylike Canada @dailylikecanada - cotton, apparel, bedding, knit fabrics from Korea
Thread Theory - lots of men's apparel patterns
Dear Gemini @dear_gemini_  - yarns, fabrics, notions, kits
Spool & Spindle @spoolandspindle - pattern printing service
USA
Spoonflower @spoonflower - on-demand digital fabric printing
Stitch Sew Shop @stitchsewshop - Indigobird paper pattern stockist
Forest & Sea @forest_and_sea - handprinted fabric designs
M & J Trimming @mjtrimming - ribbons, trims, buttons...
UK
Merchant and Mills @merchantandmills - fabrics, notions, patterns
Beyond Measure @beyond_measure_uk - tools and gifts for makers
France
Atelier Brunette @atelierbrunette - a French fabric brand with exclusive prints
Sajou @maisonsajouofficiel - quality haberdashery made in France
Italy
Japan
Miss Matatabi @missmatatabifabric - family owned online fabric store specializing in modern Japanese fabrics
Nani Iro @itoitonao @atelier_to_naniiro_textile - be inspired by Naomi Ito's fabric collection
Australia/ New Zealand
The Fabric Store @wearethefabricstore - a curated range of designer ends, mill overruns, & exclusive fabrics for the creative community
Cutting Cloth @cuttingcloth - fabric & yarn
BAG MAKING SUPPLIES-
Emmaline Bags @emmalinebags (Canada)
Sewing Supply Depot (Canada)
Tandy Leather (Canada)
Tandy Leather @tandyleather (USA)
Zakka Workshop @zakkaworkhop (USA)
Noodlehead @Noodlehead531 (USA)
Buckle Guy @buckleguycom (USA)
Rural Kind @ruralkind (USA)
Zipit (USA)
BAG PATTERN DESIGNERS

Bag Pattern Designers
APPAREL PATTERN DESIGNERS
Dear and Doe @deer_and_doe_patterns - sewing patterns for the modern sewist
QUILT & FABRIC DESIGNERS -
KNITTING
CANADA
USA
Brookly Tweed @brooklyntweed
Coco Knits @cocoknits - knit patterns & craft tools