224 W. 35th St., Suite 500B M-F 9:30-4 212.239.3695 or 212.239.3696

Here you will find professional supplies and equipment for tailors, pattern makers, cleaners, alteration, dressmak- ers, bridal shops, and home sewers. Catalog available upon request.

132 W. 36th St., Suite 509 M-F 9-5 212.268.1976 or 212.268.1978

This company is a manufacturer and distributor worldwide for display and packaging made in China. This is a great store to go to if you run a small business.

353 W. 39th St., Ground Fl. M-F 9-6, Sat. 9-2 212.268.0409

This company is a manufacturer and distributor worldwide for display and packaging made in China. This is a great store to go to if you run a small business.

244 W. 39th St., 2nd fl. M-F 8:30-5 212.354.6095

Trims, seam rippers, needles, thread, rulers, pattern paper, muslin....you name it, they’ve got it.

Also: PATTERNS

252 W. 37th St., Ground fl. M-F 8-6 212.279.8774

Sales and repair of industrial and home sewing machines and supplies, dress- forms, thread, sewing supplies, patterns, and scissors.

229 W. 36th St., 4th fl. M-F 8-4:30 212.695-3662 or 212.563.1928 leaderthread.com

Sewing and embroidery thread, zip- per, velcro, elastics, care labels, snaps, hooks, drawcord, pins, seam binding, boning, button envelopes, Dennison guns and bullets.

340 W. 39th St., Ground fl. M-Sat 8-4:30 212.965.4736

Ok, so rolling racks aren’t really notions but frankly, we didn’t know what other category to put this in. Rolling racks aren’t a typical home sewer accessory, but if you need a place to keep all the garments you are making or like to keep your fabric folded over hangers, it’s a great investment. Also, hanging patterns is an easy way to keep them organized, accessible, and crease free. You can buy or rent.

Also: TRIM • BUTTONS

340 W. 39th St., Ground fl. M-Sat 8-4:30 212.965.4736

Panda is a small store with a large supply which you can buy in bulk or individually. Here you will find notions such as zippers, needles, trims, buttons, scissors, name label printing...and so much more. We’ve heard that a lot of industry professionals use Panda.

Also: PATTERNS

147 W. 35th St. Suite 807 M-Sat 12-6 212.268.4321, sewfastseweasy.com

They have some great merchandise: the Lace Tanga Kit (sounds fun), magnetic seam guides, needle punches, peter- shams, sewing baskets of all sizes, canvas totes, knitting needles, scissors, seam rippers, tape measures, tracing wheels, and survival sewing kits (both left and right handed). Whew. And best of all, a lot of this is in their Stitch N Bitch line so it is both cute and useful. Then they have the Dritz Body Double Mannequins and quite a selection of machines and sergers. See the Sew Fast Sew Easy Article on pg 78.

Also: BUTTONS

257 W. 38th St., Ground fl. M-F 8-6, Sat 9-3 212.997.8949

Sil has all those necessities like thread, hangers, polybags, shoulder pads, all kinds of tags, iron, seam binding, scis- sors and sharpening, cutting and pat- tern papers, elastics, wash care labels, YKK zippers, velcros, shipping tags, garment bag.

Also: TRIM • BUTTONS

239 W. 39th St., Ground fl. M-F 8-5:30 212.869.0321 steinlaufandstoller.com

MOST POPULAR PLACE TO BUY NOTIONS

This notion store is a fabulous little shop. Although it is small, the prices are very good and they always seem to have what we’ve needed for personal projects or business. If you can’t find something you need, just ask the friendly workers because some items appear to be somewhat hidden. We’ve heard many people rave about this store, and a lot of designers we know are completely loyal to it. They have those 2,000 yd. factory spools of 100% cotton sewing thread that are so hard to find, and they will make custom length zippers while you wait!

Also: TRIM • BUTTONS

580 8th Ave., 8th fl. M-F 9-5 212.921.7770

This is more of a ‘buy in bulk’ establish- ment, for things such as plastic buttons, metal buttons, casting, hardware, beads, zippers, and other notions. There is a sales minimum of 1 pack or 50 gross.

264 W. 40th St., 11th fl. M-F 9:30-4:30 212.840.0025 or 212.302.8267 travelautobag.com

This is the kind of place where you can order things for home or business such as display forms, store fixtures, man- nequins, showroom displays, garment bags, sample cases on wheels, softside cases and more. Another great industry store with a loyal following.

Also: TRIM • BUTTONS

257 W. 39th St., Ground fl. M-Sat 10-6:30 212.840.6950

The most unique thing about this little notions store is the fact that it sells knit- ting supplies—surprisingly hard to find in the garment center.