I went about a year ago, and tried out the rug tufting workshop. It was so fun! They went over…read moresafety protocol and how to tuft, and we picked our own designs literally just from browsing google images. They have an area in the back that has so many different balls of yarn colors to choose from and different shades of each color too. You set up a sheet onto a wooden frame and first draw out your design, then tuft onto it with the rug tufting gun. Once you get used to it, you can go decently fast. The rug will be on the other side of your drawing so it will be flipped fyi! They also had complimentary snacks, tea, coffee, etc

Had a wonderful experience learning how to tuft rugs as part of a work event here. The staff are…read moresuper friendly and welcoming and the place itself is super cozy and well organized. All the tools and materials needed were ready-to-go. Grateful to have had the opportunity to learn a new skill and create something we could take home with us. Parking can be challenging-I ended up at the Safeway lot on King's street which was quite convenient. Thank you to Arts and Crafts Workshops for a great experience!

Buying art supplies can be overwhelming as a noob. Grateful to the staff for helping even though I…read moredidn't ask. They must have saw I needed it. :) Got advice on which paints to buy, what to skip and was checked in on a few times. Great customer service!

I've loved my experience here so far! The staff is very friendly and helpful with answering…read morequestions. This location has a decent selection of art supplies, for hobbyists and professionals alike. A few of the paints I was looking for were out of stock, but I'll check back in again soon. The location is pretty convenient and the price point is good, given that professional-grade art supplies can be a splurge at times...

Came here on a weeknight for a group event, and the staff immediately greeted me and found a place…read moreto place my belongings. I attended the Pouring Bear event, and there was a wide variety of colors to choose from and clean setup. The staff were extremely friendly and attentive, and they even delivered the completed bears in beautiful cylindrical packaging for our group order! Would highly recommend. This was an excellent event for people of all craft skill levels, and the welcoming atmosphere in the studio made it such an enjoyable experience.

I cried on the inside while tufting for the first time from someone who had never handled yarn…read more Monica taught us how to use the handgun and techniques to go through round designs. I struggled for three hours and accidentally created a big hole on the first try, and had to replace a handgun because it was weak. David, another instructor, happily replaced the whole canvas, so I had to start over by drawing the design through their portable Bluetooth projector. He warned me that if I ripped another canvas, there would be an extra cost. For the next two hours, I got a handle on the handgun, but still needed assistance from my friend since she had experience in punch needle, which is a manual, mini version of tufting without a handgun. I accidentally made a small hole by puncturing the same spot twice to fix the gap, so I asked Monica for advice. She suggested that I should make a small patch on the bottom side of the design so she can glue it later. However, David came to analyze the hole and happily fixed it for me by filling in the rest of the gaps. I didn't have to do extra work. Five hours later, all the crew members were helping us put each design together by patching it up and shaving. Since they were busy, I had to wait for my turn to use the vacuum and trimmer to shave off excess yarn on top of the design to give it a polished 3D look. I felt bad for that one girl who couldn't finish tufting her Hello Kitty since she arrived here 30 minutes before our appointment. Overall, it was a fun and humbling experience for under $200, based on canvas size. Very time-consuming, yet there's a promo for on a weekday suitable for couples: $168 for two small ones and $206 for two mediums. They even offer a group package suitable for parties of five. Great for any special occasions and corporate socials. Also kids over 12 years old can do it. Complimentary snacks are available for customers, but the Pop Mart figurines are available for purchase. Must reserve a spot on their website or IG page before they open on weekends.

Really cute store to browse! Cards and posters, books, games, clothing's or accessories and many…read moreother things that would make great gifts I picked up some cards that had unique designs or puns (birthday, engagement, thank you). I also found a cocktail book to gift I feel like the selection is well curated and items are good quality

Revisiting Castro was 5/5 experience and Variety is best store…read more It's in the title. Too much to remember but, service seemed to know where everything was. Thanks for staying open. Store should be downtown.

My favorite artist/vendor is Simone. She creates original paintings and printwork, and canvas bags…read morelarge & small, featuring brightly-hued and multi-patterned images of Frida Kahlo, a feline version named Frida Cat-lo, Mexican skulls, smiling cats, flowers galore, and even a Frida-like mermaid, "la sirena." You can tell that Simone is a true artist, and has taken much time and effort in realizing her creations. Everything is hand-made with care. The large canvas bags are put together with jean material, fabric from Mexico, hand-sewn flowers, hand-painted flowers and images of Frida. There are many gift ideas. I bought several small cross-body bags (two for me, one for my friend in Tokyo). You can remember your trip to SF with a painting of cats enjoying a romp in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. For the Frida admirer, check out her images and irreverent poetry adorned with hand-painted flowers and Simone's original "wall paper" background. Simone can usually be found on Market Street at Embarcadero Plaza, Thursdays to Saturdays: 415-806-7877 and petartistdiva@yahoo.com.

Beautiful arts and crafts! Have a tough time not buying something every time I go on Saturday's!…read moreRecently purchased wood art that I absolutely love as well as a handmade flute for my nephew who loves it! I would absolutely recommend going and checking it out! It's another way to support our local artists as well

I came here on a Saturday evening. This is a great place to hang out and do art. I got the goji…read moreberry drink and it was great! It came out quickly within a minute. The owners are kind and patient, making sure you feel comfortable!There is so much variety for the arts and crafts. If you want a nice, chill place to do art and get some refreshment this is your place. Great value and affordable! There's parking outside but they're all paid parking right near the area. I recommend to come after 6 when parking is free for all. Highly recommend this place for dates, chill hangouts, or solo hangouts!

So glad and excited for the grand opening of Sunset Commons in the Sunset! From the moment I walked…read morein, it felt welcoming, cozy, full of possibility. vibe is friendly and relaxed, plenty of large tables for hanging out, working on something creative. There's a nice wall of craft kits! you can buy and work on it right there. lovely space for community building and welcoming connections I tried the hojicha latte, delicious and comforting, gently sweet, just right for me. teas and drinks available for purchase. Other in my group tried the ginger cinnamon drink. Check out online calendar for workshops!

As a regular SF tourist and crafter, I ALWAYS visit this place when I'm in SF! It's got a fun…read moreselection of a bit of everything. They have a lot of costume-making supplies and a huge selection of colorful faux fur! I always find things there that I don't normally see in my local craft stores! You can feel the joy that is SF Pride in this store! I love it!

When you need a certain color of felt or a specific needle in a hurry, it is such a joy to actually…read morego into a store and pick it out in person instead of trolling the web. The staff is amazingly helpful and they stock quite a wide range of crafting / art supplies. Fabric supply is limited but they have all of the faux fur options you could ever ask for. Halloween, sorted!

I visited San Francisco about a year ago and I stumbled into this place. Before walking in, I…read moreappreciated how many masks were out on display OUTSIDE of the store. Then I walked in and saw many more masks. I decided on a Blue Demon Jr. mask as a souvenir to myself to take back to DC. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable about historical lucha libre, so that was a bonus. If you are a pro wrestling fan in this area, you need to make a stop here.

Some drunk Hispanic men harassed me in front of the store as I walked by one night. The monolingual…read moreSpanish speaking men started cat calling me mommy before I complained to an older man sitting in front of the store who didn't understand English. The male proprietor or female owner were drinking inside the store, as well, and unaware of this typical macho Hispanic behavior and treatment of women. Mixcoatl products cost way too much, are poorly marketed and displayed. Most of its products are from Mexico and poorly crafted. I'll never shop here again.

Sadly, they hold their "donation" acceptance of magazines to specifically "National Geographic" and…read more"fashion magazines". So yeah, pretty tightly regulated. I have an arsenal of Cigar Aficionado and Food & Wine mags (all high quality) if anyone is interested in preserving these (for free). Otherwise they're going out in next recycling/garbage night.

Scrap is exactly what you think it is - odds and ends of art supplies (some new, mostly used or…read moreopen) for the crafty. There is also some original art for sale. Something for everyone to scratch that creative itch. There's a lot going on here but it's organized by category which is helpful. Also, there's an option to donate here which is always great! Agree with other reviewers that the area doesn't feel the safest and is a bit apocalyptic (barbed fence wires with no one walking around) but I think it adds to the charm of the place. Just don't recommend coming here at night and take an Uber/drive if you can as it's located in an industrial area.

San Francisco is a city full of twist and turns like Lombard street . The crookedest street in…read moreworld of course is in Vermont ( not the state) street in San Francisco. When it comes to art work in the city some art creations comes in a variety of shapes and forms and have so many multidimensional twists. Hand made art can be explored in different neighborhoods in San Francisco through canvases in the galleries and murals on the walls of the city streets. In Japantown there is a place where art is made on paper and with paper and you can create almost any work of art from plants , flowers and also animals like birds and tigers through the art of origami. This place is located on Buchanan Mall in Japantown in San Francisco and it's called Paper Tree. On a Spring stroll around Japantown in San Francisco there is a place to not only learn about the art of origami but also get the art supplies like origami paper to make the pieces of art. You will find inside lots books about origami along with displays of some of the most amazing art work. Komo was very helpful and gave me a lesson about the origami art sculptures displayed inside Paper Tree. This place is so inspirational origami will become my new hobby. In the month of August every year Paper Tree host the Origami Palooza in San Francisco Japantown. Paper Tree have classes to teach and "train " how to make an origami "Crane" and you can also take flight and make a "paper plane "origami is a fun hobby to stay focus and self "entertain" Come to Paper Tree and book a "session" to learn origami and make paper shapes in the third "dimension "and create animals and plants and your own character "invention "and late August in Japantown they host Origami Palooza an origami "convention"

I have no skill whatsoever in origami. The most advanced thing I know how to fold is probably the…read morestandard crane and little jumping frog. Regardless, this is a must if you're in SF Japantown for the first time and definitely if you're interested in papercraft. SUPER impressive display of origami that they have here. Things are folded and tucked in such unique ways that I would have never thought of to create so many of their cool crafts. This includes various animals, dinosaurs, references to pop media (Star Wars, Disney, Ghibli, etc.), plants, and much more. Pretty amazing if you ask me. Their shop dog is also impressively large and also really chill. Fun to see 'em wandering around and just hanging out. They seem to also have community events and classes, including free online ones. I'd definitely check out their website and social media accounts for information, but I always LOVE when businesses foster community and build towards hobbies. They also have private classes and they also do events for corpos or birthdays which is pretty neat. HUGE variety of different papers of all prints, patterns and textures, along with guide books, along with various gifts and art supplies and tools. Prices vary based on what you're getting, but seems quite affordable if you're just getting into the craft and pretty reasonable if you're finding fancier imported paper that'd be difficult finding elsewhere. Staff were friendly and ready to answer any questions that we had. If you have a crafty and artistic side, another reason to visit as well!