A One Fabrics
Large range of fabrics, mainly for dressmaking. 50-52 Goldhawk Road, London W12 8DH, Shepherds Bush area.
Alexander Furnishings
Lots of home furnishing fabrics, very large range. 51-61 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 1PU.
All the Fun of the Fair
Yarns, needles, crafted gifts. Second floor Kingly Court, off Carnaby Street, West End. There is a lift. Nearest tube: Oxford Circus.
A-Z Limited Fabrics
Nice range of fabrics, many quite affordable. Quite cramped. Shepherds Bush area.
The Bead Shop, Tower Street, Covent Garden
A very large range of beads. A good range of jewellery making supplies.
The Berwick Street Cloth Shop - and Broadwick Silks
Two shops on Berwick Street, Soho. Cloth and silk fabrics, plus buttons and ribbons etc. At No 98 and No 47.
Beyond Fabrics
67 Columbia Road, E2 7RG. Quilting fabrics, haberdashery, books. Beautiful crafty items carefully chosen.
Borovick Fabrics
High quality fabrics. Berwick Street, Soho
Buffys Beads
Very select range of beads. Some accessories. Second floor Kingly Court, West End.
The Button Queen
Very eclectic range of buttons. 76 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone area.
Classic Textiles
Good range of fabrics, quite cramped and busy. Shepherds Bush area.
Creative Beadcraft
Massive range of beads. I believe they used to be in Beak Street, at the bottom of Carnaby Street. Now Marshall Street, West End.
Handweavers Studio
Fibres and yarns, mainly for weaving, also for knitting, sold by weight. Spindles. Lots of books too! On Seven Sisters Road, near Finsbury Park tube station.
I Knit
Yarns, needles and magazines. Based in Waterloo.
John Lewis, Oxford Street
Various yarn brands, some knitting/crochet accessories. They also do quilting fabrics and other crafts supplies. Fabrics. Forth floor just next to the toy department.
Klein's London Showroom
Trimmings, fabric dyes etc. Very odd opening hours. Noel Street, Soho.
Just been (Jun 2010): they've got loads of ribbons/braids/trims. Any kind you want: patterned, rouched, elastic, rubber, leather... you name it, they've got it.
Knit With Attitude
Also new! 228b Stoke Newington High Street (entrance on Northwold Road) N16 7HU. Not been yet.
The London Bead Company
Beads and needlecraft supplies. Based in Kentish Town. Very good product range, could do better at customer service. Maybe I caught them on a bad day.
The London Bead Shop, Earlham Street, Covent Garden
A more select range of beads than The Bead Shop around the corner.
Loop Knitting
Gorgeous yarns. Based in Islington. Moving from 19.6.1020 to larger premises at 15 Camden Passage, Islington, nearest tube: Angel.
MacCullouch & Wallis
A variety of fabrics. Lots of sewing supplies upstairs! Also sewing machines. Dering Street near Oxford Circus, West End.
Nest - London's newest: open as of Sat 30 Oct 2010
Good range of yarns (prices, colours and weights), lots of other goodies too! Well worth the short bus trip on the W3 or W5!
Peter Jones, Sloane Square
As John Lewis but a more limited range of yarns and fabrics.
Quilting Bee
Beautiful quilting fabrics: every single colour you could want - well worth the journey. Based in Enfield. Nearest tube: Oakwood, then buses 121 or 307 (from stop C), alight at 'Links End'. The shop door is 30 yards from there.
Soho Silks
Silks. Pretty fancy. Gorgeous fabrics but expensive. D'Arblay Street, Soho.
Tricolette Yarns
93 Boundary Road, off Abbey Road, St John's Wood, NW8 0RG. Also open from 30 Oct 2010 - I've not been yet. Nearest tube: Kilburn High Road or Kilburn Park.
Unique Fabrics
More affordable fabrics. Quite cramped. Shepherds Bush area.
Wools and Crafts
Yarns and lots & lots & lots of crafts supplies! Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park. Nearest tube: Finsbury Park or Arsenal.
I will add more shops as and when I get to know them. I have been to most of these.
