I purchased a bison from the owner here and never received it. We contacted multiple times only…read moreasking for what we bought. They eventually stopped responding and refused to send the item or process a refund. I would not recommend purchasing from here or Sadly Harmless. If the review is still up, they never refunded or sent the item.

The perfect activity for a sunny, Saturday morning…read more With 50+ creative shop vendors selling everything from gorgeous, handmade cutting boards, kid's pillows, silver jewelry, Indiana clothing, and more, you'll definitely find something for you. There's even Cardinal Spirits cocktails. Win-win. A DJ was spinning 90's tracks and the market is located very close to the Bloomington Farmer's Market, so you can hit them both in one morning. There's a summer and winter handmade market, so if you missed the last one, stay tuned on their website or social media for the next one!

I have a Singer sewing machine that needed some care. I took it to University of Sewing not…read morerealizing it wasn't a Singer dealership. They did not blink. They said to leave the machine and they'd have the repairman take a look at it. They said it might be up to 2 weeks. But in just a few days they sent me a text/email saying my machine was ready. I picked it up the next day. Not only was the problem fixed but on the bill it said they had cleaned and oiled my machine. The charge the lady had quoted me was what I was charged and they had done the extra work of cleaning and oiling my machine also. Very nice people to do business with. I would recommend them to anyone wanting a repair on their machine. I used my machine just today and it sews like the wonderful machine it has been since I bought it in 1962. Great job University of Sewing.

This fabric shop has so many many things going positive for it. A wonderful selection of quilting…read morecottons -- of this well arranged and brightly lit. It includes a good selection of fine lawn style cotton as well as healthy selection of quilting linens. A wonderful selection of long arms, and Bernina machines. on top of that they also had a good selection of Fashion fabrics for those that are still making their own haute couture. I spoke with the owner and their attention to detail and her ability to recall the fabrics that they have in the shop is amazing. I showed her a picture of something I was interested in that I had seen in Noblesville and took her a little bit, but they chased it down so I was happy to take some home. The selection and the pricing on everything was perfect. Will be back!

This is one of my favorite shops in Brown county, Indiana. Of course there are a lot of those shops…read morethat are my favorite. This cute little shop has a lot of gifts. There were a lot of cute little jewelry for women, my friend and I. We visited this store and beaches could not get enough of their necklaces in every of their earrings for kids and nice cardigans and a lot of other selection of products. The customer service was amazing. They explained everything that we needed to know. They also had a locally made hand lotions with awesome different smells. I was itching to buy all of them but finally didn't do that. Their price range starts from moderate.

Cool little shop. I wanted to visit the store because of the name - owls are one of my favorite…read moreanimals. The store wasn't quite what I expected, but that's on me. The guy working was nice. They have some great candles. I got one that's called Dog Fart Extinguisher, which is great because I have a dog, and yeah - it's great. Some of the other candles had some great titles, too.

Much of this store is local/regionally-made art. Jewelry, paintings, photos, sculpture, wood…read morespecialties, apparel like hats and gloves, wall art, all made by area artisans are here. The prices are reasonable for the quality of work. This store is run by a non-profit artist organization, The Pillar Group. There's another similar shop at College Mall in Bloomington, where Victoria's Secret once stood past Target. The art is diverse and has a local and Indiana theme to it. While most jewelry is focused towards women, there are a few pieces of men's gear. It has the feel of a gift shop, and indeed there are greeting cards, and wrapping available for purchases. It's a very wide variety of handmade art, and it's all well-presented. I'm embarrassed how much I've purchased here; the values are pretty good for what I look for. Parking is downtown-crappy, but the store is bright and easy to shop.

One of the benefits in shopping in store is that you get to appreciate the quality of the goods…read morebeing sold. Another benefit of getting out to explore your community is finding a business you didn't know was there and you are pleasantly surprised by what you find. Kind of like finding a hidden treasure! My wife was shopping next door inside Tivoli Fashions in the Fountain Square Mall just south of the county courthouse in Bloomington. Since the shopping she was doing had nothing to do with me, I wandered out into the mall and found By Hand Gallery just across the hallway. If you enjoy looking at hand crafted items like wall hangings, ceramics, and small items that can be gifts for either your friends or for yourself. When I walked in, I was immediately greeted and asked if I needed any assistance. Even when I explained that I only stopped in to pass time while my wife shopped next door, he said he understood and to feel free to browse and ask questions. I was feeling welcomed, not watched or like I was wasting his time. That's good business. I really enjoyed looking over the items. I don't do a lot of decorating in our home, but I did see things here that I thought would look nice. I didn't make any purchases at this time, but the items I looked at seemed of good quality and worth considering coming back for. Review #3911

Lovely shop. Relics sells several vendors products and collections as well as local artists goods…read more We found the shop incredibly clean and well organized. Owner is very friendly and welcoming!

Very cute shop. Very nice lady inside greeting and welcoming people to the shop. Everything was…read morevery nicely displayed. Found a couple camera accessories and greeting cards. She told us to check out the Pride shop on the square but they seemed to be closed when we were there.

They have some fun unique gifts and IU shirts. The woman at the counter was exceptionally nice.read more

It's a shop full of all that quirky, humorous swag that nobody really needs but makes great gifts…read more I bought a three-legged clay South American good-luck pig for my grandmother (who loves pigs) and left it at that, but I could have easily picked out something for each member of my whole family and several friends. Shot glasses, flasks, magnets, bumper stickers, all sorts of Anne Taintor stuff, books, greeting cards, buttons, candy, action figures...basically knick-knacks, gew-gaws, doodads, baubles, trinkets, novelties, and ephemera of all types. And an AVALANCHE of IU t-shirts, about a third of the store. Most are actual licensed t-shirts so you know that you're getting a quality shirt, but the prices range from six to ten bucks. Soft t-shirts, block-letter t-shirts, t-shirts with or without the trident symbol, "B-town" t-shirts, humorous t-shirts ("Purdouche", "Dry Campus", et al), etc etc etc, in numerous colors and several sizes. I saw t-shirts in several stores that day, and Greetings had the best prices and widest selection of all of them.

I love Bloomington Fine Art Supply-- large selection of quality art supplies, and the staff is so…read morefriendly! They're always willing to help me find what I need. Whether you're a professional artist, or someone dabbling, odds are you'll find exactly what you need. The classes and monthly art club are worth checking out too!

5-stars is an understatement…read more Lilly listen to what I did not like about a current leather and what I was looking for. And in less than 2 minutes I have 3 beautiful well fitting jackets to compare. No hassle, didn't need to try on dozens or dig through racks, she was spot on with all three options. They were perfect, I couldn't choose, ended up with 2, gloves, had them shipped home and walked out in 10 minutes and only $313 lighter. I would have paid 3x that for the service, accuracy and these beautiful jackets. Well done Lilly, you are a leather rock star!

Didn't go in even thinking I wanted a coat. Walked out wearing one. Associate working there came…read morearound a corner with my size and style I like. Very friendly staff