London's Best for Arts and Crafts

London is a bubbling hub of creativity. If you enjoy making, crafting and being inspired, come and indulge your passions in London.

If you want to visit hot knitting shops in London or take a craft class, you'll find plenty to choose from. Liberty and The Button Queen stock unique haberdashery and Atlantis Art is perfect for art materials.

London galleries like Fabrications and the V&A are great places to check out textiles and fibre arts. If you enjoy knitting, crochet, sewing, needlework sculpture, jewellery, ceramics, craft and art, London's the place to be!

London's Best for Arts and Crafts

Atlantis Art

Atlantis Art is warehouse in East London which stocks all the sketchbooks, paints, pens and canvases you could ever need. If you want the equipment to print your etchings, this is the place to go. Browse and shop to your heart's delight, then head out with your new art kit and sketch London.

The Button Queen

The Button Queen probably contains all the buttons in the realm! It's packed with beautiful buttons. Add them to your clothes, toys, sculptures, hand bound books, art and knitting. The Button Queen is all about the buttons. Whatever size or colour button you want; plain, ornate, new or vintage, you'll find it here.

City Lit

London is a great place to learn something new. Take a short art course at the City Lit and in a day or a couple of evenings, you can brush up your artistic skills. Try photography, jewellery, pottery or sewing. If you fancy writing a novel, there's creative writing courses to help you start. You can even learn about architecture or digital design.

Fabrications

Recycling and craft are at the heart of Fabrications, a gorgeous shop, studio and gallery in Hackney. As well as recycled art and gifts, you can also buy giant needles and yarn made out of unexpected materials.

Liberty

Tradition and craft meet in the Haberdashery department at Liberty. You'll love sewing dresses and quilts from the famous liberty print cottons and silks. The traditional tapestry kits and soft knitting wool are yummy too. Liberty only stocks the most exquisite items, celebrating fine design and jaw-dropping craftsmanship. If you buy it in Liberty, you'll love it forever.

The Make Lounge

Sew it, mend it and bead it at The Make Lounge. This chic London craft studio offers short courses where you can learn all the useful skills you need to keep your wardrobe and your home looking stylish. If you want to know how to whip up a necklace or transform your old clothes into a stunning new look, check out this season's workshops.

iKnit

If you love wool, you'll love iKnit. London's only licensed knitting shop is a yarn-lover's paradise. iKnit stocks great British yarn as well as all the latest, coolest knitting accessories. This London LYS (local yarn store) is usually full of crafters gossiping about the news on the internet or their latest extreme knitting adventures.

The Red House

You'll recognise the signature style of designer craftsman William Morris as soon as you step through the door. The Red House in London is full of his decorative arts and is the perfect place for craft lovers to channel some inspiration. If the weather's good, you can head into the gorgeous gardens to pick up even more ideas.

The Royal School of Needlework

Take a class in traditional embroidery at The Royal School of Needlework. The school is based in Hampton Court Palace. You can learn the techniques used to decorate royal and ecclesiastical wall hangings and robes. You'll love threading up your needle and sewing with gold thread.

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is devoted to the decorative arts. Top picks include the new sparkling glass and jewellery galleries. The special exhibitions are always showstoppers which celebrate contemporary and historical design. Don't miss the monthly late evenings often include talks, craft workshops and catwalk shows. If it's happening at the V&A, be there.