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Why pay someone or buy it when you can shave years off your life doing it yourself! Tried and true retailers for the handyperson and craftser in you.

 1. Tonic Living

Toronto, ON
Canada

Category: Fabric Stores

4.0 star rating
  11/24/2009 First to Review

When I found Tonic Living online, I quite literally jumped up and down.  It's apparently really hard to find good quality home dec fabrics that don't look like they're left over from a tragic K-mart bluelight special or are just plain boring.  Give…More »

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 2. Lamson & Davis Hardware

190 Commercial St
Malden, MA 02148
USA
+1-781-322-8463

Category: Hardware Stores

4.0 star rating
  11/24/2009

I love browsing Home Depot or Lowes, but when I actually need to find something specific I end up wanting to stab myself with a selection from their 200 varieties of nails. I was super psyched when Lamson opened and I didn't have to deal with the big…More »

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 3. Winmil Fabric

111 Chauncy St
Boston, MA 02111
USA
+1-617-542-1815

Category: Fabric Stores

Neighbourhood: Chinatown

4.0 star rating
  8/25/2009

Great little fabric store nestled on one of the quieter streets in Chinatown.  They have a pretty good amount of fabric for the size of the place, but if you need a lot of something, you may have to look elsewhere as there is usually around 1-3 yards…More »

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 4. Zimman's

80 Market St
Lynn, MA 01901
USA
+1-781-598-9432
3.0 star rating
  8/31/2009

If you want rows upon rows... upon more rows, of classic home decor fabric, this is your spot.  I had high expectations, maybe too high.  There is a wide selection of colors, patterns, and types of fabric, it's just all pretty standard, no unique…More »

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376 Useful, 283 Funny, and 290 Cool

Location

Melbourne Victoria

Yelping Since

December 2006

Things I Love

Northcote, Boston, art, cats, travel, the UK, electronica, Belgian beer, ridiculousness, the month of October, fresh herbs, Canada, dancing, college basketball, Blur, the color red, hot sauce, documentaries, tea, the Dirty South

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Western North Carolina (and a mild claim to Boston)

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm cooking

Why You Should Read My Reviews

She's got words, she knows how to use them

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The Last Great Book I Read

An Object of Beauty

My First Concert

yer Mum!

My Favourite Movie

Better Off Dead

My Last Meal On Earth

Carbs. All of them, all of the carbs.

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I'm American

Most Recent Discovery

Cloudberries

Current Crush

LGB