I would give a higher review, but the lady at the till is a bit scary…read more I tend to be one of the younger clients of this establishment, with most of the ladies (rarely see a gent) being of the elderly sort. I am no spring chicken, mind you, but I'm a young whipper snapper compared to some of the clientele. The supplies are good, though the selection of crochet accessories is rather woeful, with the vast majority catering towards the home knitter. And there are usually some yarns which are on sale. Having come from North America I am used to yarn being much cheaper - with lines such as Red Heart, Lion & Bernat. I am aware that these yarns are not readily available in the UK, but I suspect that there is still this mentality that knitting/crochet should be only with expensive yarns. I would like this shop, and others, to carry some cheaper acrylic yarns - not everything needs to be made of alpaca wool handpicked by Mayan Indians in the wilds of Ecuador, sometimes cheap acrylic and/or questionable cheap welsh wool is just as good.

From the owner: Main Stockist for Sirdar, Hayfield, and King Cole Knitting Wools…read more Based in Southampton. Top quality yarns at discounted prices. Order with confidence, 95% of the complete Sirdar catalogue in stock at all times. We are up to 30% cheaper than both leading retailers and the larger internet sites.

Love this shop for my craft needs and expert advice. Also able to collect points to receive treats!read more

I never knew Michael's had expanded to the UK!…read more But seriously, Hobbycraft is a lovely, but overpriced, craft supply emporium for those of us who truly believe we have talent but do not have the wherewithal to actually properly source our supplies. For those of my readers who live in the colonies (aka Canada) it's much like Lewiscraft or Michael's, but slightly better. I had been looking for cheaply priced yarn, and I admit, I was spoilt by the plethora of cheap yarn at Zeller's in Canada, one conveniently located near an Asian area (Gerrard Square) where the smell of chinese dumplings permeated the air. Unfortunately in this white suburban land that I live in (Southampton) yarn is as expensive and rare as gold dust. It was either John Lewis or order online - and I am such a yarn whore that I need to molest the yarn before I purchase it. Then I found Hobbycraft. I found the supplies I wanted, reasonably priced, and the boyfriend had fun frolicking amongst aisles, looking at scalextrics of the Star Wars variety. I think at one point he was eyeing up some children's jigsaw puzzles, but I digress. Hobbycraft is a lovely shop which has the supplies you need if want to crotchet, knit, play with beads and jewellry crafting. And if you want to try your hand at making cupcakes/cakes with sugary fondant icing, this is also a place to come to. Twas a tad difficult to find, but luckily this particular Hobbycraft was sharing retail space with Haskins - a pseudo garden centre/overpriced cafeteria restaurant.

Hobbycraft do some really good stuff for all different types of arts and crafts. Like card-making…read morestuff, beads, stickers, painting, absolutely everything. But, they're bloody expensive. Although every blue moon will find the odd bargain. It is a huge bloody place and a word of warning you will lose Granny when she toddles off to the garden centre and you head in the opposite direction. Its also very hard to handle more than about 45 minutes in here as for some unknown reason the whole place seems to suffocate you.

You really, really need to visit this shop. They're extremely helpful and friendly. There is also a…read moreloyalty card scheme. Park free for an hour almost opposite to the shop.

From the owner: We are a fabric and haberdashery shopread more

Tash tori is brilliant. Towns like Lewes so often have cutesy little shops to buy crafting items…read morewhich are overpriced, precious, and usually have one quite rude woman who just wants your cash/ you to leave. Tash tori isn't like any if those places. For a small shop it has almost everything a crafter might need in small amounts. If you ask any of the staff for suggestions about some weird project you're working on, from making a card, to colouring the face of a puppet, they'll come up with very helpful suggestions, and you can tell straight away that they aren't offering you the highest priced option for the sake of it. It's the best arts and crafts shop I've found outside of America, and certainly one of the best in the Sussex area.

This arts and crafts shop on Station Road seems to be fairly well equipped in terms of art…read morematerials; they sell various different types of paints, pastels and coloured pencils, etc. In terms of craft materials, the focus seems to be on smaller craft items, such as foam shapes or coloured beads to be used in card making. They stock a few balls of wool, some coloured papers and cards, stickers, and so on. It doesn't appear to be terribly expensive, and they also hold some events/classes there; there was a poster in the window advertising an upcoming card making demonstration.

This is the place if you're looking for quirky, individual cards, wrapping and gifts. It's bright,…read morepacked with must-haves for stationeryphiles like me. Ranges change regularly so there is always something new. Bright and cheery store and bright and cheery staff.

I had used this place once before to frame one of the Yellowkorner lions (if you haven't seen them…read morecheck them out, magnificent) - it was done really well and using this sort of "extra clear" glass; yes, extra £ too, but absolutely worth it So now we had a series of 6 Vanity Fair polo prints to have framed, 3 of them originals so care needed, and we immediately thought of Andrew With his advice we chose a specific frame and then married up the best mount colours and sizes for each print and off we went leaving Jo to do the necessary! Great result, great service, great value. On top of which Andrew has great blues playing in the shop (he is in a band too) Very, very pleased with the outcome and we will be bringing another print which has slipped in its frame to him shortly Highly recommended

From the owner: Art For All is a family-owned gallery and picture framer based in the beautiful cathedral city of…read moreChichester. Established 25 years ago, we offer a broad selection of art from originals and limited editions to affordable art prints. An enviable reputation for service is evidenced by numerous client testimonials and our extremely competitive picture framing has customers returning time and time again. We give our customers a special, enduring service. Buying art and pictures for the home is a wonderful experience and we constantly strive to keep it so.