Sew Shoppe is a Framingham-based online company offering fabrics, patterns and sewing notions. Its specialty is cloth diapers and it also has patterns for sewing diapers, baby clothes and women's personal items.
Located inside the Danforth Museum, the Framingham Artists' Guild is a community for practicing artists, art enthusiasts and supporters, and youth artists. The Guild has shows at the Framingham Public Library twice a year, sponsors concerts at Centre Common during warm summer months, and hosts art competitions.
The Bead Shop is a newcomer on the Framingham business scene, having opened in 2010. The shop provides an environment for do-it-yourself beaders of all ages and levels. The shop carries a wide selection of beads, including Swarovski crystal, gemstone and freshwater pearls. Beading accessories, findings, and books are on sale as well. The store holds beading lessons for all levels, and can host jewelry-making events in its studio space.
SewFisticated is part of a local chain of discount designer fabric stores. The downtown Framingham location is made up of two large rooms full of bolts of fabric, patterns and sewing notions. Serious sewers, make note of SewFisticated's bolt and remnant policy: the smallest cut is one yard; two yards must be left on the bolt.
Wild Ruby is a handcrafted artisan gallery of fine art, crafts and jewelry. Customers can find a selection of unique, artisan crafted jewelry, glass art, colorful hand painted furniture, pottery, scarfs, wood clocks and much more. It offers special gifts for housewarming, weddings, birthdays, for the home or just for you. Wild Ruby is also proud to be a "Made in America" gallery, supporting the work and crafts of local artisans.
Sew What is an individually-owned custom drapery, curtain, and window treatment business. Though some products are sold to the public, the business sells largely to the window-treatment trade.
A.C. Moore is a an enormous store packed with arts and crafts supplies. Part of a chain, the Framingham location is in Shoppers World, between DSW Shoes and Marshalls. Aisles are filled with supplies needed for sewing, scrapbooking, painting, decorating and more. Classes are offered in the store, ranging from knitting to cake decorating. There are weekly sales and promotions.