Oh my. I am a crafty haberdashery JUNKIE....So this place is heaven for me…read more Ribbons, wool, acrylic paint, crochet hooks, storage boxes, embroidery scissors, felt squares, buttons, shrink plastic, embroidery thread, 0.05 fine-liners, ink pads, picture frames, and paint brushes are just a few things that sometimes fill up my basket when i allow myself a monthly visit here! It is huge, and never too busy...and the music play list sometimes comes up with some gems! They even have a Pets World a few doors down, where i like to stop and visit the floppy eared bunnies before i set off home!

An enormous range of craft materials, including a very useful DIY framing department where you can…read moremeasure up your own prints and choose frames, mounts &c. yourself for a fraction of the cost of professional framing. Other things that you may be surprised to find there include a big artificial flower department, a model train section (not cheap!), and a doll house aisle with a variety of different ranges of furniture and dolls. My personal criticism is that the origami paper selection is slightly limited; there is hardly any washi paper and their bog-standard packs of paper have far fewer colours than Muji's (cheaper) equivalent. In general, value for money varies considerably across different products and there are a lot of items that you would find for considerably less on eBay or an online craft store. The best value for money is in the Hobbycraft own-brand rangeyou can get a pack of six pairs of craft scissors for under £5. Oh yeah, one more complaintthe aisles aren't labelled, which makes finding what you want rather tedious. It took my friend and me a long time to seek out the candle-making section. Still, all-round it's got a decent range of products for just about every craft activity you can think of, as well as accessories like storage boxes and carry cases, so it's definitely worth a visit.

Cass Arts is vibrant and clean. My family and I visited in April of 2018. Although lacking in the…read moreart supplies I was hoping to find - they did carry an array of painting supplies and different craft activities. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable and made our visit worthwhile.

This store came highly recommended for all things art. The store was crazy busy but still well…read moreorganized and neat. The staff were very attentive but the selection lacked selection in sketch books. They may have what you're looking for but it's way way down the bottom of the high street - for me it wasn't worth the walk.

Proper English stationary store. So many gorgeous planners, pens, stationary, gift wrap, paper…read moreweights, candles, stickers and more!! Really enjoyed coming in here!!

What A gorgeous store with a great selection of papers, pens and other letter writing products,…read morejournals, wax seals, ribbons, etc. Staff was super friendly and helpful.

I was nervous since this is the first time going to a place because of Yelp. Got to say I'm happy…read morethat the trip was welcoming, especially since I got some more wool for my late-at-night TV binges. Great shop and great service. You can find anything for aspiring artists or knitters alike and still more to see. I might be overselling it but I think it's a great hobby shop that's around the corner.

If you're anything like me, you cannot be bothered with stopping by endless small specialty shops…read morethat never have what you're looking for... and if you're American, you're probably thinking "GEEZ why isn't there a Michaels????" In my search for halloween costume creations, I decided to just bring out the big guns and find the largest crafty store possible, and this is what I came up with. It's a haul from central, but they had everything I was looking for (except for the size in one thing), but I got all my crafting done in one place and that was well worth the trip. My fellow yelper wasn't so lucky, as she seems to be looking for some items that just don't prevail anywhere in the UK, but if you need a crafting mecca, I suggest you pick up a crossword puzzle and take the tube ride out. It's just a short 5-10 min walk from the tube station too!

I love Paperchase, and this is a good branch. The shop sells a wide variety of stationary, wrapping…read moreand gifts. There is a huge variety of cards in many stylish designs. The staff are very pleasant, and the store is well laid out. The wrapping paper and gift boxes come in beautiful designs, and make gifts look really special. The prices are a bit higher than other similar high street stores, but it's totally worth it.

This store is located in North Street which is the street which runs parallel to the high street…read more The store is very modern looking and is bright. The first thing I notice when walking into the store is the display tables with a range of bright and colourful products on. To the left hand side is a range of cards which vary in price and includes handmade and pop up cards. The range of cards stretches right down to the back of the shop. They stock a fantastic range of gifts for all occasions and a lovely range of stationary. They also do some beautiful hand-made wrapping paper as well as other paper with their own designs on. Some of the cards are Paperchase own brand and are special looking, whilst others are plain and simple. They also stock a great range of different frames and a few novelty items in here. The staff in here always look smart and are always helping customers to the best of their ability. During seasonal times such as Christmas it gets very busy in here, how-ever there are always plenty of members of staff serving and packing. The price of cards in here vary in price, how-ever I don't mind paying a bit extra for a special card. This is one of the best card/stationary shops in Guildford!

This Paperchase store is a really large store and is one of three of the brand's flagship stores,…read morealongside my local store in Manchester and a branch in Glasgow. The location of this store is decent, it is on Tottenham Court Road and is basically right next to Argos, and opposite Superdrug and Natwest (or at least a few minutes walk away on the other side of the road) This store is quite large, but the selection of stock is merely average for a store of its size, even compared to other Paperchase stores, I didn't notice a lot of cool items which they didn't sell in other stores, for example in terms of lever arch folders, they all seemed the same with nothing new compared to other flagship stores such as Manchester, and more smaller stores such as Newcastle or Liverpool. The store is over three floors, there is a bookshop and Tinderbox Coffee Shop on the first floor and a Crafts / Magazine floor on the Second. The staff around the store didn't seem too friendly either. This store overall was quite impressive in terms of size but for everything else, it was just average. I'm struggling here, although the size of the store is impressive I can't help but feel some aspects with the feel of the store, the service not being great, the level of products not being as good as one would expect from the size of the store, and the unwelcoming nature as you enter the store, I sadly feel it deserves just two-stars.

As a stationery (come on guys you have to spell it right) addict, I have to limit the number of…read morePaperchase stores I enter for fear of finding another great note pad & hence forgetting where my important lists are ( you know the pad with the hearts on, the pink hearts, when my poor OH holds up my array of pads trying to find the one I've 'lost') So highlights of this store! 3 levels and a coffee shop Offers craft classes The hidden discount section, back corner of top floor Personalisation of note pads etc Friendly lovely staff And it stocks the full range & more! Any craft items that you may need or never realised you d need you ll find it here. Don't forget to also get a treat me card, so many discounts such as 15% off emailed occasionally, discounts on personalising pads and money off craft classes too.

A lovely stationery and novelty shop just off the beaten path…read more The shop was full of gifts, goods, and goodies for the office/home office, for school, for brides-to-be and bridesmaids, and anyone else on the list. The shop had a large stock of journals and notebooks with all sorts of funny and inspirational messages scrolled on the front. Naturally, there were also lots and lots of pens and coloured pencils, from sleek and sophisticated to sparkly and silly. There were tons of greeting cards for just about every occasion, as well as a beautiful display of both loose and rolled gift wrapping paper. I came here looking for heavy, high quality stationery and found some beautiful ivory linen paper with matching envelopes. It was a delightfully pleasant weight and otherwise lovely to touch, although the ink did not adhere firmly to the paper. I had to print a few copies before I was able to produce an acceptable copy with minimal fading and smudging.

Paperchase is a fairly small store in The Piazza, Covent Garden yet still the store has a pretty…read moredecent feel to it and selection, although getting into the store and certain parts around the store can be pretty narrow. They have a pretty good selection of stationery and a wide range of greetings cards considering it isn't a huge store, it is a great place to have in Covent Garden but it does get packed quite frequently, perhaps even more than their flagship location on Tottenham Court Road. The staff again seemed friendly enough, and although the store's size and narrowness can make it uncomfortable at times, it still remains a pretty good store for someone with a stationary addiction to someone looking for a greetings card, or something in-between. 3*

On the face of it, and indeed looking inside, Space EC1 is a lovely wee shop. It really is. But…read morethere's something not that good about it. I had to ask the assistant what they actually sold. Oops. "We're an independent gift shop" she replied, a big indignantly. And I kind of think this is one of those shops where you don't really know what they sell. I'm tempted to say 'tat'. It is tat, but it's really nice tate. So you can buy a teapot with a cover that makes it look like it's wearing a 'terrorist's balaclava'. Haw Haw. There's going to be someone out there, who will open the patterned fork and trowel and think that it's the best present they've ever had. But I don't know them. There's a bit of jewelry on sale, some nice greetings cards. Some moleskin diaries. Things like pocket gardens, where bulbs come pre-planted in the soil in the wrapping, so you just open and water. Dunno, as I said, it's all very nice, just not that usefull.

I like finding little shops where I can find all sorts of gifts. Space sells a little bit of…read moreeverything. You can find jewelry, books, mugs, cards, and wrapping paper. The way I list things you would think the store would be cluttered with junk, but that is not the case. Space is beautifully arranged in a small area. Everything is interesting, I found myself poking and prodding looking for a birthday gift for a dear friend. The hard part is that there is so much to choose from that it takes time to make a selection. Space is not the store for those in a rush and uncertain of what they are looking for. If you have time, it is a wonderful store to explore; it's small so it doesn't take long to look at everything. The hard part is making a decision. I do love that it's a one stop shop. I bought a card, a gift (settled on earrings) and wrapping paper. It's nice when I don't have to rush around putting a gift together!