Australia

  • NSW
    • Batik Oetoro – silk paints, steamers, scarves (Randwick, NSW)
    • JudyBourke.com – supplier of liquid fibre reactive dyes, non toxic paints (including Createx) and workshops, mail order – Thirroul, NSW – email Judy
    • S &S Wholesalers – for art teachers, wholesale silk paints (all Batik Oetoro products), and all art supplies, stretcher frames etc – Thornleigh, NSW
    • Eckersley’s 9 art stores – art, craft and graphics supplies – www.eckersleys.com.au
    • Silksational.com.au is an Aussie site located in Wetherill Park, NSW, and owned by silk artist Sylvia Riley. Buy silk painting supplies – silk scarves in Paj, habotai, chiffon; silk pillow covers; sarongs; Arty’s pre-gutta scarves, steam and heat fix dyes, claws, stretcher frames, brushes, etc
    • The Bottle People, for all your glass and plactic bottle needs.
    • Silk
      • Textile & Lace Imports – silk and other fabrics by the roll – Rosebery, NSW – tel 02.9662.4566
      • Elsegood Fabrics – quality silk, fine cottons, scarves, mail order – Chippendale, NSW
      • Marion Herra-Gorr of Beautiful Silks will ship your silk faster than you can order it – I’ve always had superb service – contact Marion at  BeautifulSilks.com
      • E&M Greenfields Wholesale Fabrics, 30-36 Ann St, Surry Hills (Sydney) – tel 02-9212-1944
      • AAA Wholesale Fabrics, 27 Wedgewood Rd, Hallam, VIC 3803 (Melbourne) – tel +61 3 8795 1222
    • Cello bags, boxes, packaging
      • AJM Specialty Packaging Co, contact owner Gordon Matchett on 02-9550-0447. Cellophane boxes made to any shape or size
      • Carryrite – Sydney NSW. Cellophane bags, boxes & packaging made to order. Contact 02-9417-2266, email carry@ihug.com.au
      • Bruble Shred & Pack Suppliers – Smithfield NSW – cellophane bags made to order. Tel 02.725.3959
      • Champion Textiles – Newtown NSW – supply balsa boxes. Tel 02-9519-6677
  • VIC
    • Supplier of Artys’s products in Australia: National Arts Materials, Unit 2, 43 Burgess Road, BAYSWATER VIC 3153,Tel. 03 9720 3322, Fax 03 9720 5261
      Email: info@nationalart.com.au
    • Passion de Soie (“Passion of Silk”) – silks, dyes, classes – Kew, Vic. email passiondesoie@optusnet.com.au
    • KraftKolour – email sales@kraftkolour.com.au) – dyes etc for handpainting natural and synthetic fibres – Northcote, Vic.
    • Francheville – Collingwood, Vic – tel: 1-800-632281
    • Micador Australia Pty Ltd – silk paints, no steaming, iron fix – Box Hill, Vic. – tel: 03-9890-1011
  • S.A.
    • Sericus Sensational Silks(email), handrolled scarves, sewing products – S.A.
  • QLD
  • W.A.
    • The antipodean Aladdin’s cave – best range of machine and hand embroidery threads, textile art supplies. www.thethreadstudio.com catalogue, textile art gallery, handy hints, links. Contact Dale Rollerson, The Thread Studio (WOW), 6 Smith Street, Perth 6000, Western Australia. Tel +61 (0)8-9227-1561, email dale@thethreadstudio.com
  • New Zealand