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this list of suppliers as specialists in
their field, suitable
for the needs of artists and crafts people. If you have any comments
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Artists' suppliers
Artists'
materials
Artmaterialsonline - UK
Artists'
materials
Winsor & Newton - UK and Worldwide
Dyes
for art, design, textiles
Kemtex - UK
Paper,
specialist papers for artists and designers - UK
Falkiner Fine Papers - Telephone 0207 831 1151
Paper
suppliers
G F Smith - UK
Manufacturers
of oil paints for artists
RGH
Artists Oil Paints - USA
Storage
albums and filing pockets -
UK
A range of refill sleeves for storing references,
pictures, DVDs, etc.
Arrowfile
Bookbinders' suppliers (See
also Paper Makers and suppliers, below)
Bookbinding
leather
Harmatan - UK
The
Bookbinder's Toolbox
A place on the web to buy, sell or exchange tools or equipment for bookbinders.
The Bookbinder's
Toolbox - New
Zealand
Shepherds,
Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Falkiners - UK
Bookbinders supplies and services.
Bookbinding.co.uk
Paper
specialists - UK
Falkiner Fine Papers - Telephone 0207 831 1151
Book
Repair Manual Online
Preservation Services, Dartmouth College - USA
Cabinets and display systems
Glass
cabinets, acrylic displays and sign systems
- International
Shopkit
Cardmakers
and craftworkers' suppliers
Accessories
for craftworkers, card blanks, envelopes, blanks, boxes, ribbons, frames,
paper, etc.
Craft Creations
Casting for jewellery makers
Makers
of moulds and castings for jewellery makers - Hatton Garden - UK
V Twin Castings - 0207 242 1807
Ceramics and Pottery suppliers
Colours,
glazes, kilns, tools, moulds, raw materials
Potterycrafts - UK
Electronic
temperature controllers, over-temperature trips & indicators
Stafford Instruments Ltd - UK
Kilns
and ceramic supplies
Hobby Ceramicraft Ltd - UK
Kilns,
controllers, pottery equipment and materials
Cromartie Kilns Ltd - UK
Pottery
supplies and casting plasters
Clayman - UK
Conservation and Archival suppliers
Products
and materials for the treatment, repair and preservation of all types
of paper, manuscripts, books, documents, maps, photographs, leather, metals,
etc.
Particle Technology Ltd - UK
Enamellers'
suppliers
Geo .King (Metals)
Ltd. - UK
Copper and metals for enamelling - Tooting,
London. Telephone: 020 8672 8538
American Metalcraft
- USA
Copper shapes for enamelling
American
Metalcraft
Fred
Aldous Ltd - UK
Copper blanks, pewter sheet, copper sheet, enamels, kilns, tools
Telephone:
0161 236 2477
Fred Aldous
W G Ball - UK
Manufacturers of leadfree enamels, also suppliers of kilns, tools, findings,
transfers -
Telephone 01782 313956/313386
W G Ball
Ellen Goldman - Europe
Supplier of Thompson enamels -
Web site
Enamelwork Supply Co. - USA
Japanese lead-bearing enamels, supplies
Telephone: 1-800-596-3257
Coolskin Gloves.
Heatproof Gloves - UK
Up to 350 degree C, soft and floppy gloves, washable
Lanko Teksolv
Ltd
Kilns and firing
tools
Hobby Ceramicraft Ltd - UK
Milton
Bridge - UK
Kilns, enamels, copper blanks, tools and findings
Telephone: 01782 274229
Milton Bridge
Thompson Enamel
- USA
Lead-free glass products
Thompson Enamel
Vitrum
Signum - UK
Enamelling supplies, kilns, tools and enamels
Telephone +44 (0)208 524 9546
Vitrum Signum
Unique
Solutions Inc. - USA
Paste and powder solders for jewellers and metalsmiths,
including eutectic solders
for enamellers
Unique
Solutions
-
USA
Glass
suppliers for warm glass artists and architects
Stained
glass supplies,
fusing, courses.
Creative
Glass Guild - UK
Colored
glass for art and architecture.
Bullseye
Glass Company - USA
Kilns,
controllers, accessories, supplies.
Centre
DeVerre -
USA
Glass
for hot glass artists.
Spectrum
Glass Company -
USA
Handweavers' suppliers
Handweaving
materials, books, courses
Handweavers
Studio- UK
Horologists' suppliers
Clocks
and architectural features
Smith of Derby
Group - UK
Materials,
tools and equipment for horologists, jewellers & goldsmiths
H S Walsh - UK
Jewellers'
suppliers
Beads
and findings
The Bead Shop -
London, also in USA and
Europe
Boxes,
cases, packaging, displays and accessories for the jewellery, gift and
promotional trades
Pollards
- UK
Casting
products for jewellery
Castaldo - USA
Designer Cabochons - semi-precious freeform cut stones
for metalsmiths, jewellers and crafts people
Designer Cabochons - UK
Findings
and jewellery components
Ballou Findings - Worldwide
Findings
and jewellery components
Exchange Findings
- Hatton Garden - London
Gemstones
and findings - Marcia Lanyon - London
Telephone +44 (0)208 602 2446
Gold
and silver refiners and bullion dealers
J Blundell &
Sons Ltd - London
Materials,
tools and equipment for jewellers, goldsmiths & horologists
H S Walsh - UK
Metals,
rocks, gems, tools, books
Kernowcraft -
UK
Metals,
rocks, gems, tools, books
Manchester
Minerals - UK - Telephone: 0161-477 0435
Mokume-gane,
Nobium, Titanium, miniature nuts, bolts and bits
Reactive Metals
Studio - USA
Photographing
jewellery
Clouddome products - Worldwide
Precious
Metal Clay
Silver Alchemy
- USA
Precious
metals, semi-finished products, findings, beads & tools for the jewellery
industry
Rashbel - Hatton Wall
- London
Precious
metals, alloys, findings, tools
Cookson Precious
Metals - Worldwide
Materials
for creating, manufacturing and displaying jewellery
Rio Grande - USA
Paste and powder solders for jewellers and metalsmiths
Unique Solutions
-
USA
Screws - Clerkenwell Screws - London, UK - 020 7405 1215
Wire
and metals for crafts and artists
Crazy
Wire Co.
-
London, UK
Packaging
supplies
Packaging
Supplier to the Trade. Carrier bags, gift boxes, wrapping paper, cardboard
boxes
Midpac - UK
Papermakers' suppliers & workshops
Papermaking
supplies & workshops
Joanne
Bkaar - UK
Papermaking
supplies
Papershed - UK
Paper,
specialist papers for artists and designers - UK
Falkiner Fine Papers - Telephone 0207 831 1151
Paper
suppliers
G F Smith - UK
Paper
suppliers
John Purcell
Papers - UK
Mill branded papers and boards, including archival papers, museum
and conservation boards, mill boards as well as book papers. Papers
imported from Japan, Korean, India, Nepal, China and Mexico.
Prototypes and manufacturing services
Cutting and routing service, shaping and profiling MDF, wood, chipboard,
MFC and many other materials.
The
Cutting Room - UK
Plastic and acrylic suppliers
Plastic, PVC, Polythene, Acrylic, Tubing.
Plastic Merchanys Ltd. (Brighton,
UK) 01273 329958
RIBA
Product Finder
Although this comprehensive e-directory from the Royal Institute of
British Architects is designed for building product suppliers and manufacturers
it can be very useful for artists and crafts people.
RIBA Product
Selector - UK
Silk Screen
Printer suppliers
A
site packed with information and links for silk screen printers.
Screenweb
- USA
Textile
artists materials
Supplier
of yarns for hobby and professional users in a wide range of fibres,
blends, textures and colours..
Texere
Yarns -
UK
Threads,
fabrics, needles, yarns, hand-dyed threads, adhesives, gauze, soluble
paper, dispersibles, Grilon and lots more - supplied worldwide.
Winifred Cottage -
UK
Tool suppliers
An
extensive range of tools
of all types
Axminster Power
Tool Centre - UK
Tools
of all types, hand tools, power tools, spares and repairs
Buck & Ryan
- UK
Suppliers of crafts and model tools.
Squires Tools - UK
Unusual materials
Innovative metals, fabrics and papers, suitable
for all creative arts and crafts, sculpture, needlecraft, card making,
machine embroidery, window dressing, fashion and interior design. Paverpol
sculpture medium, woven metal fabrics.
Smithfield
Gallery -
UK
Weavers' and spinners' suppliers
Weaving
& Spinning Equipment
The Loom
Exchange - UK
Woodworking
Woodworking
supplies and tools
Richard
Barry -
UK
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