i am going down to Austin for South by Southwest this year and wanted to hit up some crafty stores there if I could find them. Anybody know of some good fabric/craft spots (preferably cheap)?

look in the crafty section for that discussion about austin craft stores

SXSW is going to be great this year. The thrift stores around here are great but if you are in on Sunday 3/14 there is a really cool event called the Bazaar Bizarre on South Lamar in the parking lot of 2040 S. Lamar. There will be all kinds of local artists & crafters,local live music & refreshments etc. It is a South Austin tradition and runs 10-8. A very cool eclectic group of artists & musicians. I will be there selling my handmade jewelry using seaglass & sterling so come by and say hi!

thanks guys-
ursonate, i will check out that discussion, i think i remember which one you are talking about

glassygirly, unfortunately i wont be down there till the 17th, so i will miss Bazaar Bizarre :( how often does that event happen?

warning: this post contains shameless self promotion.

there is a really neat new store on south congress called parts and labour. it's basically a little boutique where crafty girls can rent shelf space and sell their creations. this is more already-made stuff but it's all really neat, like handmade/reconstructed clothing and purses, things for your house, crocheted and knit things, jewelry, etc. and if you do go, check out the shelf i have with two of my friends...it's the jewelry company called nine twenty-five. oh, and right next to parts and labour is new bohemia, a vintage clothing store. it's really great, too.

but as far as craft stores, some that i frequent are legendary beads and bead it on south lamar, and silk road (fancy-schmancy fabric and button-store) on lamar near 38th street. also on south congress is hill country weavers, which is an awesome yarn store. i take knitting classes there.

hope this helps! have fun at sxsw.

sarahelizabeth- i will have to check out parts and labour, and im sure my boyfriend will be happy to venture into the vintage clothing store next door (he's even more of a shopper than i am :P thanks for the info!

Well, if you knit or crochet, while on South Congress, go to Hill Country Weavers. Beautiful yarns.

Oh and I went into Parts & Labour last weekend for the first time and bought myself a shirt. yep yep. Good stuff.

Other than that, we kind of have generic craft stores. There's a decent paper store on N. Lamar by Central Market - Paper Place.

There is a nice art store on 6th St. downtown called Miller Blueprint.

I need to go find that other discussion...
ETA: Here's the link for the craft store discussion: http://discuss.gromco.com/mwforum/topic_show.pl?id=39546

I had forgotten Silk Road, but Jennymeg mentioned it in the other discussion.

yay! and even if my own stuff wasn't in there, i'd still think it was a cool store. plus, you should definitely check out south congress anyway...there's a toy store there called terra toys that's really neat--they have a table where you can sit and color shopping bags and you get 10 cents for every one you color. which i think is fun.

Gallery Lombardi is a great space at 910 W. 3rd St. 512-481-1088 They have really interesting found object art - I would say it is a must- see.
www.gallerylombardi.com

awesome- gallery lombardi looks really interesting! i will try to make it there.

well im off to austin! thanks so much guys for all of your input!