An absolutely brilliant lttle craft shop selling fabrics, wool, buttons, silks, crafty things to…read moremake cards, kits to do tapestry, make cushions etc. It also stocks a huge variety of unusual beads and charms with which you can make jewellery, as well as all the wire, earring backs and hooks you could possibly need to do this. The staff are lovely and helpful and have a wide range of experience of doing crafts themselves so are very knowledgeable. I could spend hours in here trying to choose between things to buy.

Second time I went to York and I found this place. Amazing! A crafters dream! They sell card making…read morethings, felt, ribbons, beads they have a good selection of felting wool too. This beats Manchester by far!

I first went here with my parents and we all came away with a lucky duck…read more You can watch the skilled assistants working, continuing a tradition started by Mr Peter Rantell in 1958, at the workbench, drawing, bending, and fashioning coloured glass into the firm's speciality, the Whitby Lucky Duck, in colours corresponding to the gem stones associated with each month's birthdays. lucky ducks; The first of the company's hallmark Lucky Ducks was originally made at the request of actors from the Whitby Theatre who required a lucky charm in glass. Made at a workbench in the shop, the public can actually watch the creation of ducks. Whitby Lucky Duck, in colours corresponding to the gem stones associated with each month's birthdays. Everyone should have a duck. The work of other hand-craftsmen is assembled here, glass flowers in vases, birds, fish, teddy bears, elephants, dolphins, spun glass tipped with gold and a host of glass novelties. They also sell marbles..the playing sort.and glass sweets.

Whitby Glass not only sells it's famous Lucky Ducks but other wonderful glass items too, like…read morevarious animals. The prices are good because you're paying for quality. If you're at the shop at the right time you can see them making the Lucky Ducks but during the summer it can get very crowded inside.

This is a lovely quaint little shop in a beautiful shopping street. I love wandering around looking…read moreat the beautiful things they sell. They have a full range of sewing and other craft items, with lots of lovely nick nacs. It is a very expensive shop and not somewhere I could afford to shop on a regular basis. The lady that owns the shop is lovely and very helpful when you visit, she is very knowledgeable about many aspects of craft and sewing.

I used to buy so much from here (it is a store) by mail order. Looking at the web site their…read moreselection seems to have deteriorated unfortunately (mainly card making and other new fads) unless only some stuff is available onlinehope so. Dainty Supplies is a family run business with more than twenty years experience of craft, card, paper, haberdashery, fabric and bridal supplies. They stock Spirelli, Donna 3-D, Scrapitto, Card Art and Anna Griffin, Pergamano and Fiskars Parchamore. For crafters glass, fabric, silk-painting, parchment craft, enamelling, books,jewellery findings, embroidery, cross stitch and stamping etc. They run regular in-store card-making, scrap-booking and craft demonstrations and stock craft and card-making books and magazines. The mail order catlogue used to be free and comprehensive..about to order one if it still exists.

Dainty Supplies has everything! The staff are lovely and prices are reasonable. They have something…read morethere for everybody, I have even got my boyfriend to participate in art and crafts! I would say this is the best place to get art and craft supplies in the whole of the North East. I know people who travel from Cramlington to visit Dainty Supplies.

The store owner was so kind and generous with her time to help me make my decisions. She…read morerecommended local that she thought I would enjoy, and she was right! A wonderful visit!

i love looking about hobby craft at all the different things you can buy to use to make things -…read moreits great for kids to expand their imagination in what they could make out of what they see. A great sized store with something for everyone

From cardmaking and scrapbooking to beads and jewelllery, this shop has it all. If it's arty crafty…read morethings you're after then you will feel at home here. This shop is huge and is spread over two floors. There is a lift and both floors are reasonably spacious. There is something for everyone here or atleast all of the materials you'll need to make something for everyone. The prices are on the high side and it's not cheap for colouring in books. There are however, so many different product ranges, ideas that will inspire and plenty of things to fill your cupboards with for the rainy days. Gift vouchers are available. Get your granny some wool.

I was heading from Los Angeles to Harrogate, England for a business trip this past week and used…read morethe internet in advance to look for nearby stores that carried papercrafting supplies (mostly for card making). I was delighted to find this store, just a half hour south in Leeds. The store was spacious and bright. There were an extraordinary assortment of metal dies from multiple companies. And plenty of rubber stamps, both wood mounted and clear, to choose from. The scrapbook paper selection was on the small side, but had beautiful choices. There were also ample paper pads. I appreciated the card sample table at the very front of the store, offering inspiration. My only wish was that the store stayed open later on weekdays. It was hard to get there with enough time to leisurely shop, and I had to leave work early. As it was, I had just a half hour to speed shop!

If you're in York, I recommend this shop if you're into journaling and crafting. Lots of blank…read moresketchbooks and journals, handmade paper and art supplies. I also picked up a calligraphy set as a gift. Such a lovely shop.

From the owner: Specialist paper shop, offering Italian, Nepalese, Indian & Japanese sheet paper, journals, photo…read morealbums, calligraphy supplies, lampshade making kits, paper pulp, origami papers, leather notebooks and many paper related gifts.