The following is a varied list of suppliers. They run the gamut from wholesale to retail and mail order. Most sell ribbon, but some are fabric or notions suppliers or provide sewing services. Some are local to my San Francisco Bay Area. Some have websites and some do not. As I take my next breath, some have already changed some detail of their contact information! It’s meant as a place to start. I hope that it’s helpful.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
Advance
Pleating and Button Co.
San Francisco, CA
415-648-3111 FAX 415-648-7284
Tuxedo pleating, smocking, popcorn smocking, morning glory pleating, monogramming
Amazon
Vinegar & Pickling Works Drygoods
Davenport, IA
www.amazondrygoods.com
Apparel
City Sewing Machine Co.
Montebello, CA
San Francisco, CA
www.buysewingmachines.com
Industrial sewing, pressing, cutting room equipment and supplies.
Arlene
Baker
Downey, CA
562-928-3583 TELEFAX
Collector and dealer of vintage ribbon work. Designer and teacher of exquisite
Victorian replica ribbon work and beadwork.
Basia
Zarzycka
London
United Kingdom
www.basia-zarzycka.com
Boutique
Batchelder
Silk
Laguna Beach, CA
www.batcheldersilk.com
Bell
‘occhio
San Francisco, CA
www.bellocchio.com
Retail, European general store. Vintage and modern ribbon. This store is a
beauty. Don’t miss it! No catalog.
Berwick
Offray
Chester, NJ
www.offray.com
Wholesale manufacturers of narrow fabrics. Available retail in most major
chains and fabric stores across the country. Woven edged ribbon, art, crafts,
gift and floral ribbons. Gros grains, poly satins. Some exotics, lamès,
sheers, metallics, wire edged solids and ombres. Books and how-to pamphlets.
Bramcost
Publications
http://shop.bramcostpublications.com/main.sc
Online sales. Publisher of books on vintage fashion, sewing, millinery, hairstyling,
makeup, knitting, crochet, weddings, entertainment and more.
Brewer
Quilting and Sewing Supplies
Aurora, IL
www.brewersewing.com
Wholesale to stores only. Call for retail store in your area. Catalog available.
French wire ribbon, silk ribbon for embroidery, Italian and Swiss ribbons,
some trims and laces, books, assorted vintage ribbon and braids, crinoline,
stamens, buttons and charms. Quilting supplies, fine needle art supplies,
books, and distributor for Australian magazines. Designer/manufacturer of
Elegance Ribbon®. Rep. for Mokuba.
Brimar
Inc.
Lake Forest, IL
www.brimarinc.com
Wholesale, mail order. Catalog available. Tassels, braids, cording, ribbons,
metallics, and more.
Britex
146 Geary St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.britexfabrics.com
A San Francisco institution, the reverent travel from all parts of the west
to shop their four floors of fabrics. Wonderful 4th floor notions.
The
Bone Room
Berkeley, CA
www.boneroom.com
Porcupine quills and so much more. Don’t miss it.
Camela Nitschke Ribbonry
Perrysburg, OH
www.ribbonry.com
Retail, wholesale, mail order, classes. Beautiful store, worth a visit.
Candace
Kling
Oakland, CA
www.candacekling.com
Ribbonwork classes, ribbon research, textile sculptor, author of The Artful
Ribbon
Castle
in the Air
Berkeley, CA
www.castleintheair.biz
Clotilde
LLC
Big Sandy, TX
www.clotilde.com
Mail order catalog of sewing tools and supplies.
Creative
Import Designs, Inc.
Youngstown, OH
888-8RIBBON
CIDINC can be reached at aol.com
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Anne Ruff
Plymouth, MN
www.danneruff.com
Doll pleaters
Dakota
Prairie Treasures
Freeman, SD
www.dakotaprairietreasures.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Dakota-Prairie-Treasures
Spiral-bound and CD reproductions of Antebellum, Victorian, Edwardian and
Flapper era pattern books.
Dawn
Sklar
Marina Del Ray, CA
310-306-9126
dawn can be reached at ribbonbutton at gmail.com
Vintage and modern ribbon, trim, lace, buttons and more. Schedule of shows.
Dharma
Trading Co.
San Rafael, CA
www.dharmatrading.com
Discount
Fabric
Berkeley, CA
San Francisco, CA
www.discountfabrics-sf.com
Wholesale to the public.
Donna
Rentel Presents
Spokane, WA
Ribbon Rep.
Edwardian
Needle
Bloomfield, NJ
www.theedwardianneedle.com
Threads and ribbons galore. Classes
Exotic
Silks
Mountain View, CA
www.exoticsilks.com
Evolution: Natural History in SoHo
New York, NY
www.evolutionnyc.com
Porcupine quills.
Florilegium
Parkville, MO
www.florilegium.com
Specializes in Ribbons, yarns, fibers, needleart and antiques with a decidedly
floral bent. stock ranges from yarns, ribbons and fibers to antique buttons,
laces, trims, beads, crystals and needlepoint.
French
General
Los Angeles, CA
www.frenchgeneral.com
French inspired shop carrying floral millenary supplies: ribbon, leaves, feathers,
stamens, etc. Books, paper, textiles, and much more.
Gilding
the Lily
Fullerton CA,
www.gildingthelilyvintage.blogspot.com
Retail shop. Vintage ribbons, trims, floral leaves and netting, jewelry findings
and chain. Classes.
Hanah
Silk (Wholesale only)
Eureka, CA
www.hanahsilk.com
Artemis (Wholesale and retail)
A distributor of Hanah Silk
www.artemisinc.com
(This website has a lot of information about where to find various retailers.)
100% silk bias-cut hand-dyed ribbons (7/16”-4” wide, 6 sizes),
Satin cording and piping, crinkle pleated silk yardage, hand-made ribbon roses,
trims & weavings. Sample cards-- $25.00 - 97 colors. Also, custom colors.
Hats
by Leko
Hood River, OR
www.hatsupply.com
Wholesale and retail millinery supplies. This business boasts of having more
different kinds of straws and felts than most people have seen under one roof.
Wide range of high quality and unique millinery items: crinoline and buckram,
trims, flowers, ribbons, and stamens, both vintage and modern. Stock is always
changing. Nice book selection.
Helen
Gibb
Louisville, CO
www.helengibb.com
Author and teacher
Hyman
Hendler & Sons
New York, NY
www.hymanhendler.com
Wholesale, retail and mail order. Ribbons in every style, color, width and
price. They carry basic ribbons like satin and grosgrain, also luxurious ribbons,
rare moirés, plaid and stripes. An essential stop on any NYC trip!
Janice
Naibert
Rockville, MD
janicenaibert@comcast.net
home.comcast.net/~janicenaibert/JaniceNaibert.html
www.stores.shop.ebay.com/Janice-Naiberts-Store__W0QQ_armrsZ1
Wholesale, retail at doll, needlework and quilt shows. Wholesale catalog available.
Designer/manufacturer of “antique look” ribbons, fabrics, and
trims. Original source of silk buds n bows. Carries vintage buttons and buckles.
Silk satin ribbon in many colors and sizes
Judith
M. Hats and Millinery Supplies
LaGrange, IN
www.judithm.com
Jennifer
Osner: Antique Textiles
Daly City, CA
www.jenniferosner.com
Seeing is believing. Visit this site!
Kreinik
Parkersburg, WV
www.kreinik.com
Wholesale threads
Lacis
Berkeley, CA (next to Ashby Bart)
www.lacis.com
Wholesale, retail, mail order. An emporium of laces and lace supplies (vintage
and modern) and ever so much more. The retail store is a “must see”
if you come to the Bay Area. Lace, ribbons, buttons, tassels, flower stamens,
beads, jewelry, clothing, costume and textile, books galore, vintage sewing
tools, also vintage replicas. Crinoline available. Distributor of Mokuba and
YLI.
LFN
Textiles artist's Ribbons
www.lfntextiles.com
Ribbons designed by textile artist Laura Foster Nicholson for sewing, quilting,
scrap-booking, and many other crafts.
Lina
G’: All the Trimmings
468 Morro Bay Blvd.
Morrow Bay, CA 93442
805-772-7759
Retail shop so worth visiting.
Ribbons
and Trims (ebay store for above)
www.stores.shop.ebay.com/trimsandribbons
M
& J Trimming Company
New York, NY
www.mjtrim.com
Wholesale, retail and mail order. Extensive trim selection. Also trims for
interiors. Braids, ribbons, lace, trim, buckles, buttons, sequined and beaded
appliqués, loose beads, paillettes, tassels, antique passementerie,
fringes, curtain tiebacks and decorative elastics.
Margaret
Powell Phillips
Vintage Passementerie
www.vintagepassementerie.com
Collector, dealer and creator of the finest ribbonwork.
Martin
Meyer Imports
Elmwood Park, IL
www.martinmeyerimports.com
Wholesale only. Stamens; single and double ended, imported, vintage, and modern.
Dozens of varieties in many different sizes, textures, and colors. Floral
leaves.
Maureen's
Vintage Acquisitions
South Windsor, CT
www.maureensvintageacquisitions.com
Lace, trims, ribbons, buttons, fabrics…vintage and modern. Beautiful
& tempting. Crazy quilting a specialty.
May
Arts
Riverside, CT
www.mayarts.com
Ribbon Wholesaler
michael
Levine, Inc
Los Angeles, CA (213) 622-6259
www.mlfabric.com
wholesale and retail, over 60,000 ft in downtown LA of fabric, notions, ribbon,
and trims
Midori
Inc. (has moved!)
Los Angeles, CA
www.midoriribbon.com
Wholesale ribbon, Contact them for Rep. or retail source in your area. Designer/manufacturer
of many silk and poly imported ribbons. Fantastic colorways, organdy, satin,
taffeta, and velvet.
Mokuba
Co., LTD.
Tokyo, Japan
Mokuba New York
www.mokubany.com
Wholesale and retail. Exclusive importer of MOKUBA line of ribbon in USA.
More than 43,000 items.
Nancy’s
Sewing Basket
Seattle, WA 800-443-2964
www.nancyssewingbasket.com
Retail, limited mail order, classes. Great fashion fabric store. Handwork
supplies. Lots of ribbon and expert advice in “The Ribbon Room”.
Full selection of colors of ¼” rococo ribbon and other Mokuba
ribbons and trims. No catalog.
Needle
in a Haystack
Alameda, CA 877-429-7822
www.needlestack.com
Purveyor of fine needlework supplies. Retail and mail-order
New
England Quilt Supply
pembroke, MA 888-293-6401
www.newenglandquiltsupply.com
Wholesale and Retail sales of fabrics, notions, and books.
Piedmont
Fabric
Oakland, CA
www.piedmontfabric.com
Reliant
Ribbon (wholesale only)
Paterson, NJ
www.reliantribbon.com
Wholesale ribbon manufacturer, distributor, importer and exporter
Renaissance
Ribbons
Oregon House, CA
www.renaissanceribbons.com
Wholesale and importer. Catalog available. French ribbons, braids and trims
(woven jacquard, silk, wired, metallic) metallic laces, vintage ribbons, passementerie,
fringes and tassels, gift wrapping ribbon, Japanese and French organdy ribbons,
French cotton/rayon grosgrain. Retail orders through The Ribbonerie in San
Francisco.
Ribbon
Connections, Inc.
United Ribbons
San Leandro, CA
www.ribbonconnections.com
www.unitedribbons.com
Wholesale manufacturer. Taffeta, satin, velvet, metallic, organdy and embroidery
ribbon. Silk satin ribbon, single and double faced, in 50 colors 3/16”-
2” wide, 9 different sizes. Silk luster garlands.
The
Ribbonerie
San Francisco, CA
www.theribbonerie.com
Retail, wholesale, mail order. Vintage French wired ribbon, sheers, satins,
ombres, grosgrain, velvet, novelty, metallics, passementerie, pleated ribbons,
stamens, vintage silk flowers and leaves, and a variety of antique textile
accoutrements. All Renaissance Ribbons retail in store.
The
Ribbon Gardner (formerly Gardner’s Ribbon & Lace)
Arlington, Texas 76013
www.theribbongardner.com
Web only. Wholesale, retail, vintage and modern, buttons, ribbons, trims,
laces, wire edged ribbon, grosgrain (solid, stripes and polka dots), stamens.
Rep. for Hymen & Hendler and Elsie’s Exquisites, IJN, Bear Threads
Lace Co., Janice Naibert.
The
Ribbon Store at Romantic Notions.
Las Vegas, NV 89118
www.ribbonstore.com
Large selection of French wired ribbons, vintage ribbon, trims, and laces,
millinery supplies, stamens, crinoline, ribbonwork starter kits. Ribbons of
the Month Club offers 15% discount off list prices.
The
Ribbonry
See Camela
Nitschke Ribbonry
Rosemille
Stillwater, Minnesota
www.rosemille.com
Retail only
Rufflers
Roost Ribbons
Mesa, Arizona
www.ribbonsnlace.com
San
Francisco Pleating
San Francisco, CA
To contact: rustysfpleating is at comcast.net
Custom Pleating and Mailorder
Satin
Moon Fabrics
San Francisco, CA
415-668-1623
The exquisite taste of the owners is reflected in the very select fabrics
offered here. A must!
The
Sewing Workshop
2010 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA
415-221-7397
www.thesewingworkshop.com
Students travel/arrive/congregate from around the country to learn fine sewing,
patternmaking and embellishment from nationally known teachers. Ideal learning
environment.
Shibori
Girl Studios
Long Beach, CA
www.shiborigirlstudio.com
Hand-dyed and pleated ribbons and fabric. Luscious colors.
Silkroad
Fabric
Oakland, CA
www.silkroadfabric.com
Fashion, bridal, drapery, upholstery. Bargain prices.
Soutache
Chicago, IL 60647
www.soutacheribbons.com
Darling shop with ribbons galore. Classes
Tail
of the Yak
Berkeley, CA
510-841-9891 FAX 510-841-2808
Retail. Gifts, Georgian and Victorian jewelry, decorative arts. Ribbon, vintage
and modern, wire edged, velvet, novelty, some silk ribbon. Unusual buttons,
fabric flowers, leaves. Old French jacquard woven ribbons. No catalog. This
store is a treasure, don’t miss it!
Testfabrics
Inc.
West Pittiston, PA
www.testfabrics.com
Thai
Silks
Los Altos, California
www.thaisilks.com
Wholesale, retail, mail order. Solid and printed silks.
Things
Japanese
Kirkland, WA
www.silkthings.com
Mail order. White silk ribbon, 2mm, 3.5mm, 7mm, 13mm, 32mm. Also silk dyes
and dyeing instructions. Kits for dyeing and painting with “Colorhue,”
“Lumiere” and “Neopaque” 100 weight silk thread in
9 colors, can also be dyed. White double-faced satin ribbon in 9 sizes.
Tinsel
Trading Company
New York, NY
www.tinseltrading.com
Wholesale, retail and mail order. Metallic threads, trims, tassels, fringes,
and fabrics. Satins, velvets, and taffetas. Vintage flowers, glass and raffia
ornaments, hand-woven buttons and laces. Manufactures cords, tassels, and
trims using antique stock combined with contemporary materials.
Treenway
Silks
Salt Spring Island,
British Columbia, Canada
www.treenwaysilks.com
Tricia’s
Ribbons & Fine Things
Alamo, CA
925-743-8390 or 925-864-8676
Triciasribbons.blogspot.com
Vintage and contemporary ribbons and gift items.
United
Ribbons Group (wholesale only)
US, Japan, China
www.unitedribbons.com
Wholesale ribbon manufacturer
VV
Rouleaux
London, UK
www.vvrouleaux.com
Wholesale and retail. Ribbons, trims, tassels, flowers. Largest ribbon distributor
in Europe.
Vintage
Passementerie
see Margaret Powell Phillips
Y.L.I.
Corporation
Rock Hill, SC
www.ylicorp.com
Wholesale. Catalog available. Ribbon, thread and yarn. Pure silk Japanese
ribbon for embroidery. “Bunka” for stems. Silk thread and floss.
Books and kits.