Conference of Northern California Handweavers – Sharing knowledge and inspiring passion for the fiber arts

Suppliers

Our suppliers list includes those vendors who supplied the shopping excitement at CNCH’s 2010 conference in Santa Clara, as well as those who have supported CNCH conference work.

Abstract Fiberwww.AbstractFiber.com

Yarn, fiber for spinning/felting, patterns and spinning wheels.

AVL Looms, Inc.www.avlusa.com

Compu-Dobby Loom, warping wheel, electric bobbin winder with tensioner, Swan’s Island Naturally Dyed yarns

Barefoot Alpacaswww.Barefootalpacas.com

Alpaca fiber products, yarn, fleece, blended rovings, dyed rovings, felting kits, Ashford spinning and weaving equipment, Schacht weaving and spinning equipment.

Bar-Maidswww.bar-maids.com

Natural and organic skin care products, Lo-Lo Bees Body Salt Scrub, Lo-Lo Lips, Face Pudding.

Bay Area Comfort Footwearwww.BayAreaComfortFootwear.com

Comfort sandals and shoes.

Bob’s Buttonswww.BobsButtons.com

Buttons.

Boll Weaver Yarnswww.bollweaveryarns.com

Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks hand painted yarns and spinning fibers. Boll Weaver Designs knitted patterns for CRD yarns.

BraidersHand-Kumihimowww.braidershand.com

Kumihimo equipment, marudai, karakumidai, takadai, tama, all made from hard maple in our workshop in Washington State. We import silk and synthetic Japanese braiding thread and the Hamanaka disk and plate. Handpainted ribbon, kumihimo books, loop manipulation and ply-splitting.

Buckeye Farm

Mohair fleece, dyed locks, hand-dyed yarns. Howdi2 @ goldrush.com

Bungalow Farm Angorawww.bungalowfarm.com

Fiber, yarn, felting supplies, patterns, kits.

Button Lady

Buttons and buckles. buttonphil @ aol.com

Buttons Unbuttonswww.unbuttons.com

Antique, vintage and distinctive contemporary buttons plus unique button jewelry.

The Caning Shopwww.caning.com

Basketry, gourd craft, and chair caning supplies

Carolina Homespunwww.carolinahomespun.com

Spinning, weaving, knitting equipment and supplies

Chameleon Colorworkswww.ChameleonColorwors.com

Hand dyed yarns and spinning fibers, knitting and spinning tools.

Cheryl Oberle Designswww.cheryloberle.com

Hand dyed natural fiber yarns, knitting kits, patterns and books, unique finished garments.

Clemes & Clemeswww.clemes.com

Spinning wheels, drum carders, hand carders, drop spindles.

Coloratura Yarnswww.coloraturayarns.com

Warp and knitting kits containing multiple different textured yarn types (Merino, Alpaca, Bamboo, Silk and Kid Mohair) with free supporting descriptions and patterns.

Continental Stitchwww.knitboutique.com

Yarns.

Crafts by Patriciawww.craftsbypatricia.com

Small hand crafted looms, weaving accessories, spinning supplies and square knitting needles from unique woods, baskets and books.

Creative Designs Unlimitedwww.shawlpins.com

Shawl Pins, jewelry.

The Dizzy Ewewww.dizzyewe.com

Merino and Merino-blend fibers in a wide variety of rich colors, as well as bright, cheerful pencil rovings. Variety Packs packaged with one color of fiber in 5 different shades and wool blends, also spindles and hand-sewn project bags.

de los Angeles Weaving

Exquisite hand-crafted rugs, wall hangings and pillow covers. delosangeles47 @ yahoo.com

Dreamy Goat Designs

All naturally dyed roving and batts. Howdi2 @ goldrush.com

Dyeing Art/Pastiche
www.dyeingart.com and www.pastiche-online.com

Yarns, fibers, books, dyes, baskets, notions.

Embroiderers’ Guild of Americawww.egausa.org

Fostering the art of embroidery and needlework.

Faerie Mountain Fibers

Hand carded batts from hand dyed wool, turned wood items and stitch markers. faeriemtnfibers @ sbcglobal.net

Feeling Ewe

Creative art and luxury batts, hand dyed and painted rovings, luxury fibers including: 18.5 Merino, Cashmere, Silks, Yak, Alpaca, Flax, BFL and more, raw washed fleece (rare and luxury), beads and spindles. jackilee_700 @ yahoo.com

Fiber Confectionswww.fiberconfections.biz

Fiber, yarn, felting supplies, patterns, kits.

The Fiber Goddesswww.fibergoddess.net

The Diva Cord Maker and other fiber arts materials

Fiberquest

Pre-designed shawl warps, scarf kits, and weaving thread. elmccrack @ earthlink.net

Frank’s Buttons

Wood buttons.

Fritz and Mischellwww.3arts-studio.com

We are jewelry artists. All of our designs are unique and all of our work is hand made by us.

Gilmore Loomswww.gilmorelooms.com

Weaving looms, weaving equipment, spinning wheels, woven products.

Giovanna Imperia Designswww.giovannaimperiadesigns.com

Unusual yarns (metallic, plastic, novelty), Japanese and Italian silks, Italian wool blends and cashmere, wire, kumihimo supplies including karakumi silk.

Glasscapes, Mingo and Ashowww.mingoandasho.com

Handblown glass pendants, cabs, beads, jewelry and buttons.

Glimakra USAwww.glimakrausa.com

Glimakra weaving equipment, floor looms, rigid heddle looms, band looms, all accessories, linen, cotton.

Glimakra Weaving Studiowww.nordic5arts.com

Yarns, books, looms, weaving and spinning supplies, knitting supplies, art works and garments.

Habu Textileswww.habutextiles.com

Yarns and textiles imported from Japan.

Hansen Craftswww.hansencrafts.com

HansenCrafts mini spinner compact e-spinner.

Harlan Simon Glasswww.harlanbeads.com

Handmade glass beads, jewelry, accessories.

Herndon Creek Farm

Spinning fiber, handmade spinning/weaving tools, electric spinners, electric bobbin winders. hcfjim @ hotmail.com

Hood Canal Yarns, Inc.www.hoodcanalyarns.com

Hand dyed spinning fibers and yarns including luxurious blends of yak/tussah, camel/tussah, etc..

John Marshallwww.JohnMarshall.to

Textiles, art to wear, weaving silks, treasures from Japan.

Judy’s Novelty Wool

Dyed wool roving, fleeces, ball winders, yarn, handspun and Crystal Palace. woolone @ aol.com

Just For Funwww.craftswomen.com/Dotty

Handweaving and polymer clay jewelry, tin holiday ornaments.

Just Our Yarnwww.justouryarn.com

Handpainted tencel in various sizes, weaving and knitting kits.

Lola’s Loomwww.lolasloom.net

Alpaca fiber products, yarn, fleece, blended rovings, dyed rovings, felting kits, Ashford spinning and weaving equipment, Schacht weaving and spinning equipment.

Loom In A Tubewww.loominatube.com

Portable looms, books and kits for weaving with yarn and beads.

Maendeleo

African handwoven baskets, hand dyed fabrics, hand made bags. yogwel @ hotmail.com.

marion-jewels in fiberwww.jewelsinfiber.com

Cord, thread, supplies for micro macrame, kumihimo and bead crochet, jewelry made with gemstones and a variety of fiber techniques.

Meridian Jacobswww.meridianjacobs.com

Jacob fiber and yarn, lambskins, spinning, weaving, felting and dyeing supplies, books, kits, and equipment.

Miss Lacy Designs

Totes and bags for the needleworker, also cosmetics, travel, netbooks, laptops and digital camera bags and accessories. Custom bags made. Stitchmarkers and glass magnet needleholders. cbassoni @ aol.com

Nebo-Rock Textiles

Fiber from my own animals (merino wool) in yarn, roving and fleeces, both natural and white, sheepskins, mohair locks dyed and natural color from my angora goats, handspun yarn, angora rabbit fur. nebo-rock @ saber.net

Newton’s Yarn Countrywww.newtons.com

Yarn, looms, accessories, knitting machines.

Northwest Loomswww.northwestlooms.com

Frieda and Pioneer looms, inkle looms, shuttles, assorted weaving tools.

Perfect Buttonswww.perfectbuttons.com

One of a kind dichroic glass buttons.

Piedmont Yarn and Apparelwww.piedmontyarn.com

Yarn, roving.

Ray’s Sewing Machine Centerwww.rayssewingcenter.net

Sewing machines and accessories.

Redfish Dyeworkswww.redfishdyeworks.com

Hand dyed silk yarn.

The Rug and Yarn Hut

A little bit of everything. rughut @ live.com

Sandra Silkwww.sandrasilk.com

Hand painted silks, fabrics and clothing.

San Francisco Fiberwww.sffiber.com

Yarns, books, looms, weaving and spinning supplies, knitting supplies, art works and garments.

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textileswww.sjquiltmuseum.org

Devoted to art, craft, and history of quilts and textiles

Shaggy Bear Farms

Roving, yarn and felted sheets from more than 17 breeds of sheep and goats who live on our farm, also other goat and sheep related items promoting rare and primitive breeds of sheep and goats. candwhanson @ hotmail.com

Silk Moon Gallerywww.silkmoon.org

Silk and cotton textiles from Laos, Thailand, and Bali

Snicklefritz Yarnswww.snicklefritzyarns.com

Hand-dyed fiber and yarn, rare breed fleeces for supporting conservation efforts. Original patterns.

Stockton Avenue Series

Flexible, beaded shawl pins (Hairclips!). steve5903 @ sbcglobal.net.

Susan’s Kitchenwww.susanskitchen.etsy.com

Hand dyed yarns and fiber, drum carded batts, stitch markers.

Teresa Ruch Designswww.teresaruchdesigns.com

Hand dyed/painted yarns in bamboo, tencel, silk and wool-tencel. Deep rich colors.

Terilyn Needleartwww.terilynNeedleart.com

Yarn, drop spindles and fiber, lace knitting patterns.

Tess’ Originals

Hand knit and felt hats and beanies for women and children. tessmcguire @ sbcglobal.net

Three Springs Handworkswww.3springshandworks.com

Handwoven scarves, towels, hangings, wood textile tools.

Tootsie P Yarnswww.tootsiep.com

Hand dyed fibers, color coordinated kits, hand dyed silk scarves, Silk City Fibers, coned yarns, undyed and dyed fibers.

Unicorn Books and Textileswww.unicornbooks.com

Books, weaving equipment (reeds, Texsolv heddles), yarns.

Veggie Zapotec Artswww.veggiezapotecarts.com

Handwoven rugs, handwoven pillowcases, 100% wool and vegetable dyed. Embroidered blouses, dresses and shawls.

Village Spinning & Weavingwww.villagespinweave.com

Weaving looms, yarns, tools and accessories, books, spinning wheels, fibers, tools and accessories, books and things for felting, knitting, etc.

Weavolutionwww.weavolution.com

Online social network for handweavers

Wendy Lee Petroglyph

Asian inspired textiles, buttons, beads, my exclusive Mexican silver buttons, lots of embellishments, antique and vintage jewelry. glee3 @ earthlink.net.

Wild Fibers Magazinewww.wildfibersmagazine.com

A quarterly publication that explores all aspects of the natural fiber industry from traveling with nomads in the Himalayas to learning from weavers in Peru.

Williams Wools and Weavings

Gifts and supplies for spinners and weavers. williamswools @ msn.com.

wooly walkerswww.woolywalkers.com

Hand felted and punch needle accessories and supplies.

The WooLee Winderwww.thewooleewinder.com

The WooLee Production Spinning Wheel.

Yarn Barn of Kansaswww.yarnbarn-ks.com

Yarns, books, looms, wheels, spinning fibers, instructional DVDs, tools for weaving and spinning.

Yarn Placewww.yarnplace.com

Yarn including merino, cashmere, silk, recycled silk, bamboo. Fiber including cashmere top, camel silk, yak, merino, tencel, ramie, bamboo and banana.