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Craft Stores in Paris

May 17, 2013 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 7 Comments

One of the fun aspects of travelling is exploring craft and fabric stores in different countries. We always manage to find some inspiring supplies to remind us of our travels. In addition to exploring  cooking stores in Paris, we enjoyed some craft shopping in Paris.

La Droguerie
9 et 11 rue du Jour
75001 Paris

La Droguerie is located very close to Metro station at Les Halles and is easy to find with its bright coloured signage. It had a great range of Liberty fabrics, yarn, ribbons and trims, beads, buttons, and sewing pattern books. It was quite busy the day we were there, and was a lovely store to browse in.
Des Fils et une Aiguille
1 rue Chabanais
Paris 75002

Des Files et Une Aiguille is located near the Metro station at Pyramides. We had a bit of trouble finding this store as rue Chabanais wasn’t marked on the free tourist maps. We asked at our hotel and they printed out a detailed map for us. It was a short walk from the Opera Garnier.
It is well worth finding if you have a love of embroidery, cross stitch, and quilting. It has a delightful range of fabrics, ribbons and trims, buttons, embroidery threads, kits, and books. We really enjoyed browsing in this delightful store. Definitely worth a visit while you are in Paris.
BHV
52, rue de Rivoli
75189 Paris
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BHV is a large department stored, located near the Metro station –  Hôtel de ville.  It is a short walk from Notre Dame.This store offers a lot for craft and baking enthusiasts. You will need to explore 5 floors to find:
Craft Department – this section has supplies related to decoupage, jewellery making, scrap booking, paper crafts, rubber stamps, painting etc.
Haberdashery Department – for fabric, yarn, and haberdashery supplies
Baking Department – cake tins, baking supplies
Book Department – great selection of craft and cooking books.
DIY Department – for all your DIY needs.

Unfortunately we didn’t make it to the Fabric District in Montmarte (at the foot of the Sacre Coeur) this trip. If you are after fabric, Marche Saint Pierre is a good place to start. It has floors of fabric, and there are other fabric stores in the same street.

Now that we are home, we are looking forward to using some of our Parisian supplies in new craft projects.

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Comments

  1. Amy Morinaka says

    May 17, 2013 at 7:57 am

    Oh how I love to visit craft stores in Paris! La Droguerie is very famous in Japan also (they have a Tokyo branch). Can’t wait to see your projects made from Parisian craft supplies!

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  2. avomeri says

    May 17, 2013 at 8:07 am

    Thank you my friends, Lisa and Sarah!

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  3. Steffi says

    May 17, 2013 at 9:49 am

    Thanks for your shopping advice! I’ve been living in Paris for two years and a half now and am still looking for some nice fabric and DIY stores. Of course, I shop a lot in Montmartre but still import a lot from Germany as well when I’m home. 🙂 I’ll definitely check out the stores you went to!!

    Thanks a lot!
    Greets from Paris
    Steffi

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  4. Paola says

    May 17, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    I have to tell you that you are my super hero! All things that you share are so pretty and nice.
    Sincerelly,
    Paola
    http://mipauu.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  5. Dianthusa says

    May 18, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    I live in Paris and…. you can’t imagine how many nice craft stores there are!(so expensive for sure, but pretty “bien sur”!

    Reply
  6. Hiranthi Weerasekera says

    October 6, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    Can someone tell me whether stamped cross stitch kits, DMC or Anchor cotton floss is available in these stores?

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      October 9, 2016 at 9:21 am

      I can’t remember Hiranthi – it was a few years ago that I was there.

      Reply

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