Some of My Favorite Fabric Stores:
**I will be updating this for the Los Angeles Area as soon as possible.

 

Check out what our students are up to:
Little Queen ~ Handmade Neck Couture
Beatnik Bags ~ Unique Yoga Bags and more
The Urge to Adorn ~ The coolest belts in town!
39elle ~ Les Adorable t-shirts and accessories
Suay Silk ~ Elegant Thai Silk Accessories
Linoleum Bags ~ Super unique, handmade bags & accessories
Good Night Gracie ~ Unique Bedding with a 40's Flair!
Chloe Kay Accessories ~ fashionable & functional hand crafted handbags
China Doll Embroidery ~ custom embroidery
Meli Meli ~ Happy Clothing for sweet kids
Soul Goddess ~ Marissa Arterberry ~ Artist/Poet  
Mingle ~ A boutique featuring emerging designers and artists
Skye Lee Designs ~ Great Lap-top bags (more to come...)
TickleBaby ~ Contemporary blankets and quilts for the retro-sophisticate tot!
GohGirl ~ Adorable screened tees.
Vava Dog ~ Hip gear for the urban pet
k.o baker designs ~ Adorable hand-appliquéd tanks

 

Some of My Personal Faves:
Tuff Betty Bags ~ Get carried away with these unique handmade bags
Lili La Malice ~ The cutest innovative felt accessories on the web
Star Serge ~ Stitchin' up handmade goodies right here in California
Roxy Craft ~ A slice of the crafty life - lots of DIY projects
Bird in a Skirt ~ Handmade goodies for humankind
Good Morning, Morning ~ Handmade bags and accessories
Nappa Studio Handmade Handbags ~ Fabulous Collection of Handmade Handbags, Purses, Scarves
Get Crafty ~ the home of the craftistas
Make ~ A very cool craft studio with lots of workshops in NYC
Crafty Chica ~ Kathy Cano Murillo's fun site of all sorts of crafty things
Indie Designer Labels ~ Your resource for emerging designers
Feisty Elle ~ Accessories for the Feisty-minded. Great felted flowers.
Kailo Chic ~ Really adorable handmade bags, skirts and accessories.
Design Spotter ~ E-zine of modern furniture and designs by young, indie designers
Just My Cup of Tea ~ Collection of lots of cool things found on the web
Design * Sponge ~ A website dedicated to home & product design
The Sampler™ ~ A promotional/distribution site dedicated to indie businesses
fredflare.com
Pattern Review ~ Great sewing pattern & website reviews. If you would like to review any of our patterns this is the place to go!

 

Books:
"Creating the Work You Love" by Rick Jarow
"Wish Craft" by Barbara Sher
"A Return to Love" by Marianne Williamson
"Everyday Grace" by Marianne Williamson
"Stitch-It Kit" by Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching
"FLUX" by Peggy Orenstein

 

People:
Barbara Sher ~ www.barbarasher.com
Marianne Williamson ~ www.marianne.com

 

Miscellaneous:
Juice ~ The fuel for purposeful living
Style Industry ~ Great Fashion Directory
The Switchboards ~ A forum for Indie business women to meet and talk "shop"
Etsy ~ Your place to buy and sell all things handmade!
Plain Mabel ~ Tons of indie artist/designers - one shop. Bios & links to all the artists too!
SF Craft Mafia ~ A place for indie artists and designers to connect in the spirit of DIY!

 

 

San Francisco Boutiques & Designers:
Ooma ~ North Beach boutique featuring LOTS of independent designers!
Feria Urbana ~ Bi-monthly sale of independent fashion & art!
Fashion Coop ~BIG sale of Independent art and fashion
Fabric 8 ~ An boutique of Independent Design
Muse SF ~ Handbags and accessories made here in California!
Appel & Frank ~ One of the best trunk shows in San Francisco!
Dema ~ Mission boutique where Indie designer and store owner Dema Grim makes most of the clothing.

 

 

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