NYC’s best: Craft stores

Soho  |  East Village  |  West Village  |  Flatiron  |  Chelsea  |  Midtown  |  Upper West Side  |  Upper East Side  |  Brooklyn  |  Queens and Staten Island

East Village

Photograph: Wenyi Huang

Blick Art Materials
Homebodies can snag accoutrements for a hodgepodge of indoor-friendly projects from this slick bi-level resource. Load up on papier-mâché ($5 and up), plastic beads ($20) and pom-poms ($6). And if what you’re looking for isn’t on the shelves, chances are you can order it from Blick’s encyclopedic catalog. 1–5 Bond St between Broadway and Lafayette St (212-533-2444)

Downtown Yarns
The yarn spiderwebs currently on display at Rita Bobry’s cozy knittery are just one of the quirky homespun creations in the front window’s rotating lineup. Inside you’ll find notions, needles, patterns and a multitude of coveted, hard-to-find knitting brands such as Debbie Bliss, Brown Sheep and Mango Moon’s Tibetan Silk, as well as Frankie, Bobry’s golden retriever. 45 Ave A between 3rd and 4th Sts (212-995-5991)

Knit New York
Needle aficionados can scan the white cubbies—neatly stocked with balls of basic, high-quality yarns such as chunky wool (from $13), cashmere ($17) and mohair ($9)—before settling in at knitting guru Miriam Maltagliati’s serene, roomy joint. If you need a quiet spot to practice your stockinette stitch, the in-house organic café offers a handful of tables as well as homemade chai and muffins to sustain you while you churn out that poncho inspired from the latest issue of Vogue Knitting ($7). 307 E 14th St at Second Ave (212-387-0707)

Utrecht
Cooper Union students scour the pristine aisles for this local outfit’s acrylic gesso paints, but Utrecht also provides an excellent resource for scrapbookers and printing enthusiasts. Glam up your family tree with archival acid-free glue ($5 and up), gold leaf spray (from $5) and glassine paper (from $13). 111 Fourth Ave between 11th and 12th Sts (212-777-5353); 237 W 23rd St between Seventh and Eighth Aves (212-675-8699)