Went with a friend for a fun activity as I wanted to do something other than the typical quick…read morebite. I found the painting place and thought it would be fun. We grabbed the quick bite and then headed over. Place was kind of hard to find - it's on the backside of the "plaza" it is in and for some reason the GPS doesn't know how to get on the other side (or maybe it was just us) - but since we knew we were in the right area we drove around and found it. They offer a lot of different craft services - pottery painting, mosaic building, candle making, and other kid friendly activities. We opted for the pottery painting. They had a decent selection of pieces to pant - lot of bowl, plate, cup, jewelry holder, planter, etc. types that are functional. The pottery pieces themselves are a little on the pricey side but they do not have a studio fee like other places, so the cost is all inclusive. They have a lot of paint colors to choose from and it's kept pretty organized, so it's easy to find what you are looking for. At the paint station, they had a display of the colors painted three ways - one coat, two coats, and three plus coats and a number for each color. The bottles were numbered accordingly and they had another little color display below the spot for that number. This was VERY helpful! You use the little paint plates (I forget technical name) and can get as much as you need and want as many times as needed. All of the workers were very friendly, ready and prepared to answer any questions, and were happy to walk you through the process, setup, and instructions. They had several table setups all of which were prepared with various brushes and water bowls. There were a lot of other supplies available too. We had a great time. It wasn't extremely busy which was good - I can see this place filling up, but I will say they have a lot of space to accommodate. The turnaround time given was a week, so I will pick up my piece soon and add an after photo. I made a coffee mug and my friend made a display like plate/tray - can't wait to see the results! Would definitely consider going back here for more pottery painting!

Staff here is very welcoming and friendly. Explained the process thoroughly…read more The setup is very similar to other pottery painting places I've been to. They even had pre-made paint palettes as an option. They also have some pottery pieces and things you can paint and take home the same day, but you can't eat from those items as they don't go thru the kiln. There wasn't a ton of variety in the pottery pieces to choose from, and the prices were a bit high compared to what I've seen in the past. We enjoyed our time. There were only two other parties there so it was very quiet and peaceful. Tip: if you use GPS for directions, it'll point you to the building across from theirs. They're right across from the Russian School. Their sign is a bit hidden. They do have a free parking lot.

Best fabric store in Natick, great price and amazing customer service.i highly recommend itread more

FPB is my Natick destination shop (along w/Aldi)! I literally always find what I need. I teach…read moreneedlework and used to repair Singers for a living. The staff are super nice, helpful and they get my sense of humor! The other day I made a booboo while checking out and they were calm and pleasant when they had to re-ring up my whole stack of quarter yards - no eye rolling, just a deep breath and a wide smile. I was "having a day" and they couldn't have been more helpful. My latest find is their skeins of Queensland cotton worsted - the colors make my potholders sing and it has a great hand feel. I sing FPB's praises.

Clean store i couldn't find the cards i was looking for but overall organized, workers were…read moreconstantly stocking the shelves and they have a little bit of everything. I must admit i was imagining a straight model trains, cars, planes type store but they have a little bit of everything decor, holiday goodies, arts and crafts, model cars, blank tee shirts for screen printing and even trading cards. Prices didn't seem too crazy, just have to know what you're looking for!

Every time I go in the store customers are walking around with their dogs. No one ever says…read moreanything to them. People are highly allergic to them and others are scared of them. It's not fair to paying customers that have their items contaminated with fur. Also having to listen to barking dogs while shopping isn't okay.

Friendly, helpful service. Nice inventory of products. Cozy layout with an area to sit and relax…read more Wish I had more time to hangout, but their hours made it difficult (closes at 5). Dropped in to pick up circular and double pointed needles I needed for the hat I am knitting. Also while there, got a skein of Knitting for Olive merino for anticipated embroidering. Nice silk (?) bags provided with the purchase. Chiagoo Size 4, 16" circular cost a bit more than expected, but glad I got them since I already started using them yesterday :). Thanks for being there! So happy I dropped in.

The yarn selection is great, and not the same as you find everywhere else. The owner Anoo is very…read moreencouraging and a pleasure to do business with. I'm hoping they do well and am doing my part to keep this great store in business! I do wish they had a telephone, because I come from 3 towns away and want to make sure they are open and have what I'm looking for.

Very friendly staff. Lots of selection. A bit pricey. Seems like that. Is the general rule for…read moreneedlepoint these days.

Great canvasses, huge section of fibers, lots of supplies for your projects & most importantly, the…read morenicest & most helpful staff.

Great customer service experience when I needed to make a return recently, I had picked up an order…read moreat a different location and when I got home I realized the wrong items were in the bag (only time I didn't check before leaving the store). Not wanting to return to that location again, I stopped into the Framingham location while in the area. I don't know her name but the woman who did my return had a greenish blue tint in her hair and she was very sweet. I thought to check the Easter clearance before leaving and found 2 of the 3 items I actually did need, so I purchased those and hopefully I can find another next year. Everything worked out well thanks to the Framingham store!

Now that party city is gone, sad face, Michael's is a good alternative for party supplies. They…read morehave a new little section with a bunch of balloons and they blow them up for free. There wasn't a huge variety at the time I was there, but I think a lot of stuff got cleaned out for graduation . They also have a new area by the front door that is for Birthdays, which could be a cute idea for your crafty wee ones! The store always is pretty well stocked has lots of fun craft ideas for kids and is always super clean and organized ! I only wish that they still had regular registers instead of those self checkouts. It seems they've reduced staff. Make sure to look for coupons on their app or online before you check out. They usually have at least 20% off somewhere. Lots of parking as it's in shoppers world, but that corner can get pretty packed.

We went for a work event to a cooking class. We made Chicken Thighs, Creamy Rich Risotto with…read moresweet peas and parm, an arugula salad and desert - Chef Rustic. The chefs were great and very patient with us. If you don't know how to cook, you'll definitely leave believing you can. Great tips from the chefs and it was such a great time.

I went here for the dim sum cooking class. I'm not too sure where to start except for it was…read morecertainly a letdown. "Chef Joe" was knowledgeable but had no idea how to instruct a cooking class. I was pretty irritated throughout the class with a disorganization. Thank goodness for the sous chef that was his assistant. She was able to keep everything on track. The facility is absolutely superb. They were not able to figure out how to get the steamers to work. Clearly an amateur production. Would not mind going back to see if this is a culture instruction issue and just thrown together or an anomaly. Reading other reviews it doesn't sound like there's an overwhelming success with "chefs" that can instruct. As far as the store itself: is pretty well stocked with some great items. Definitely worth going back to shop for kitchen items.

Not even worth a review. After shopping at your store for the past 25 years I was ignored tonight,…read morethought I didn't have any money. I spent it at the Cleaver Hand right around the corner. I won't be back. To bad, I was shopping for 4 gifts, Cleaver got it all, and it was worth it. Beautiful store, great help... Gifted Hand, don't be so fast to judge.

While the merchandise is quite nice the policy and service is awful. They will not refund for…read moreobjects that are defective and are hostile about it. This is a shop that sells a lot of hand made items and there are bound to be some defects occasionally in the workmanship - so beware - if you get one of the defective pieces they may try to have it repaired but you will be stuck with it. The highhandedness is just a bonus.

This store has super quirky, unique gifts. I'm a teacher and I've bought several picture books for…read moremy classroom and my students LOVE the illustrations. The t-shirts and cards are really cute too!

From the owner: Uni-T in the Natick Mall is a vintage inspired unique gift shop, affordable art gallery and…read moreeco-friendly clothing store. Our collection is all handmade by local Etsy artists in the Boston area MA. Art t-shirts, bamboo t-shirt, organic clothing, eco clothing, urban tee shirts. Uni-T, the art gallery houses the handmade work of about fifty different local artists and artisans along with eco-friendly clothing line, books, and original artwork. You will find truly unique, hard to find creations, and this makes us the best gift shop around. Hand designed and silkscreen printed t-shirts, hoodies and more by the owner Eujin Kim Neilan. These t-shirts are made from bamboo and organic cotton, making them super soft and cozy to wear.

I just had "Seasoning and Browning class," which was FANTASTIC. Helen is great, and the class is…read morevery informative. I could not recommend more.

We can't recommend Helen's Kitchen Cooking School enough!! We just finished our first cooking class…read morewith Helen on how to make different types of meat. She is so knowledgeable and does a great job educating and answering questions. This more than made up for our horrible experience at Sur La Table several months ago. Helen takes time to ask everyone at the beginning what our questions are going into the class and what we hope to learn, and at the end of the class does a whole Q&A session. She prints of recipes, shopping guides, and includes links to her YouTube videos on the recipes, she even included a bonus recipe for us just because she thinks it's delicious. Helen is worth every penny, can't recommend her enough. It was a great date night!