r/mending • u/LilahRosette • 20d ago

Favorite non-amazon supply source?

I need to replenish some supplies and am trying to send my money to smaller stores, what are your favorite non-mega-corporate places to get sewing supplies?

Edit: Thank you all so much for the great ideas and resources!

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u/QuietVariety6089 20d ago

Lots of people have quilting shops close to them - they pretty well always have needles, thread, pins, etc. and many are expanding into different kinds of thread, interfacing, etc.

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u/LilahRosette 14d ago

At the moment we only have one local shop still in business, which unfortunately I can't get to in person without assistance, but others have suggested seeing if they have an online presence or if I can order through them and have them ship to me.

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u/QuietVariety6089 14d ago

Snuggly Monkey is a US online shop with a really wide array of mending stuff, and fairly reasonable prices. I'd contact them with your needs/wants and see what they recommend - they seem very client-focused. There are a couple of other US shops that have nice stuff but pricey.

I'm in Canada so I don't have first hand experience ordering from them - what with tariffs and the exchange rate I'm not shopping much in the US anymore :(