AA Feather Co.

16 West 36th St. New York, N.Y. 10018 (212) 695-9470   Natural & dyed feathers. Silk flowers

Allyns Bridal & Millinery Supplies

2306 E. Sixth Ave., Denver, CO 80206   (303) 377-4969

*AlterYears / Raiments

3749 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA   (818) 585-2994

*Amazon Drygoods

2218 East 11th St., Davenport, IA   (800) 798-7979

AmpleHats - amplehats

c/o NSDI, 932 Washington Ave., Suite J, Chestertown, MD 21620. (410) 810-0600  All kinds of hats, historical, modern, theatrical, military. Great to use as a base and do your own trimming.

Anatol's Fabric Outlet - anatols

1317 Washington Avenue. St. Louis, MO   (314) 421-2449  Bridal and millinery supplies

Baltazor Bridal Fabrics & Laces - baltazor

3262 Severn Ave., Metairie, LA  (800) 532-5223, (504) 889-0333

Alfonso Bini di F.lli Bini - bini

Piazza S. Spirito 5r - 50125 Florence, Italy   ++39-055-282292   Hat blocks, hat stands and gift items. *Trade and private customers only.

Barnett Lawson Trimmings Ltd.- bltrimmings

16-17 Little Portland Street . London, England.
0171 636 8591. Incredible resource of hat trim supplies.

Beacon Chemical

(914) 699-3400   Manufacturers of millinery adhesives & lacquers

Ben Raymond Co.

545 Broadway New York, N.Y. 10012   (212) 966-6966 Cottons, lace, trimmings, notions, artificial flowers

Bloomers     

2975 Washington St., San Francisco, CA   (415) 563-3266   Fine European ribbons.

*California Millinery Supply Company

721 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA   (213) 622-8746. ***Highly recommended for general millinery supplies.

Carlos New York Hats    

45 W. 38th St., New York, NY   (212) 869-2207    Original untrimmed hats and general millinery supplies.

Central Shippee, Inc. - centralshippee

46 Star Lake Rd., Bloomingdale, NJ.  (800) 631-8968,   100% wool felt in yardage only. No hoods or shapes.

Charles Lubin Company - lubinflowers

145 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, NY   (914) 968-5700  Silk flowers.

*Charles Stern & Company

305 Water St., Vancouver, B.C. Canada    (604) 681-1036   General millinery supplies.

Cinderella Flower & Feathers

60 West 38th St. New York, NY   (212) 840-0644   Good selection fancy feathers, silk flowers, sequins, pearls and rhinestones. full range of bridal supplies. Will custom make headpieces.

Clar-Mar Millinery 

1613 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889   (401) 737-1228   General millinery supplies.

Concord Merchandise Corp. - concordmdse

1026 Sixth Ave., New York, NY   (212) 840-2720   A large importer, wholesaler, and retailer of untrimmed hats and trimming, veiling, horsehair, flowers.

Cyril J. Preston Pty. Ltd. - cyrilpreston

258 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(03) 654-7062,  +61 3 9621-1455   General millinery supplies.

Dazians    

2014 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201   (214) 748-3450    Hat frames, buckram, wire, fabric and trims.

*Dixie Gun Works   

P.O. Box 130, Union City, TN   (901) 885-0374   Supplies for historical hatmaking.

*Edies Hats - edieshats

11-1666 Johnston St. Granville Island, Vancouver B.C. Canada   (604) 683-4280

Enhancements Costume Supply

P.O. Box 8604 Anaheim, CA 92812-0604   (714) 638-4545   Millinery supplies, finished hats, buckram frames, underpinnings, (hoops, panniers, bustles) corset supplies, books, other misc. costume supplies, archival supplies and wigs all geared toward historical costuming.

Exclusive Millinery    

31 Osprey Rd., Saugus, MA   (617) 595-1444   General millinery and bridal supplies.

*Fall Creek Suttlery -  fcsutler

917 East Walnut Street, Lebanon, IN   46052  (765) 482-1861

The Feather Place

40 W. 38th ST., 3rd Floor New York, NY   (212) 921-4452  Resource for feathers.

*Forever Timeless

18 Main Street, Hillsburgh, ON, Canada   (519) 855-6507

Felt Goods

c/o Jim and Kari Prichard; Windsor Hollow Farm; 205 Chase Pond Rd; York, ME  (207) 363-8163.  Hand-crafted hat blocks for felting. Made from Maine Pine, many varieties of crowns and brims, all sizes. Custom orders welcome.

Fred's Hat Blocks - fredshatblocks

Hat blocks. Custom orders welcomed.

Friedman & Distillator

53 Leonard St. New York, NY   (212) 226-6400   General millinery supplies.

G Street Fabrics - gstreetfabrics

a) 11854 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
b) Westfields Blvd., Centreville, VA
c) 6250 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA
(800) 333-9191

Gettinger Feather Corp.   

16 W. 36th St., New York, NY   (212) 695-9470   Feathers, both raw and colored, including marabou, peacock and ostrich.

Greenberg & Hammer

24 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019   (800) 955-5135   General millinery supplies, sewing notions and trims.

Grelyn Inc.   

3514 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL 60647   (773) 276-3123   General millinery supplies. Call ahead for hours.

*Hats By Leko - leko

2081 Buffalo St Casper, WY 82604   (800) 817-HATS, (307) 473-8881   Millinery supplies.

Hat Crafters    

20 N. Springfield Rd., Clifton Hts., PA 19018   (215) 623-2620   Made to order period hats.

Headquarters International

42 West 39th St. 4th Floor New York, NY   (212) 840-0990   Felt bodies, straw bodies, some strip straw

Homegroan - homegroan

334 Bridge Way, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-2924 Sewing and millinery memorabilia.

Hot Blocks     

410 Marvin Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19117   (215) 635-4010   Hardwood hat blocks.

Hyman Hendler    

67 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018   (212) 840-8393. Ribbons and decorator trims.

*Jas. Townsend and Son - jastown

PO Box 415-W, Pierceton, IN 46562   (800) 338-1665

*Lacis - lacis

3163 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA  94703   (510) 843-7178

*James Country Mercantile - jamescntry

P.O. Box 364, Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 781-9473.  Period clothing, patterns, accessories, accoutrements, books.

Jiffy Steamer Co.    

4462 Ken Tenn Hwy., Union City, TN 38261   (901) 885-6690   Hat steamers.

Judith M Hat & Millinery Supplies - judithm

104 S. Detroit St, LaGrange, IN. 46761   (219) 499-4407  General millinery supplies, books.

Leon Berlin Milliners Supplies

707 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014   ( 213) 622-7064   General millinery supplies.

Naomis Hats & Millinery Supplies

5326 W Bellfort Street Houston, TX 77035   (713) 728-9650   General millinery supplies.

Novik Sales    

381 Sunrise Hwy., Lynbrook, NY 11563   (516) 599-8678    Trims including veilings, nets, metallic fabrics, laces and ribbons.

MacCulloch & Wallis Ltd. - maccullochwallis

25 - 26 Dering Street, London, W1R 0BH, 020 7 629 0311. General millinery supplies

M & J Trimmings

1008 Sixth Ave. New York, NY   (212) 391-6200  General millinery supplies and trim.

*Manny's Millinery    

26 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018   (212) 840-2235   General millinery supplies.

*Mary Ellen & Company

29400 Rankert Rd., N Liberty, IN 46554   (219) 656-3000

Melbourne Hats Pty Ltd - melbournehats

242 Victoria Street, Brunswick 3056, Victoria Australia
+61 3 9380 8687   Hat blocks and millinery supplies.

Miller's Millinery - millers

P.O. Box 8077 Lancaster, PA 17604   (717) 285-3373  Period hats and some supplies.

*Milliner's Supply Company - milliners

911 Elm St., Dallas, TX 75202   (214) 742-8284   General millinery supplies. Wholesale to the trade.

*Millinery Supply Company  

207 S. 18th St., Birmingham, AL 35233   (205) 324-8093   General millinery supplies.

*Mini-Magic    

3675 Reed Rd., Columbus, OH 43220   (614) 457-3687   General millinery supplies.

Mollie's Millinery Supply Co

207 18th S.    324-8093   *information incomplete. Anyone out there know Mollie?

Oelkers Bargain Bazaar

39 N.E. 1st St Miami, FL 33132   (305) 371-3181  Millinery supplies.

O'Neill Millinery & Bridal Supplies    

1317 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103   (314) 241-3655   General millinery supplies.

Orcelia's Millinery    

4216 Brush Hill Rd., Nashville, TN 37216   (615) 227-5802   General millinery supplies.

*Ornamental Resources    

PO Box 3010, Idaho Springs, CO 80452   (303) 567-4987   Embellishments and ornaments: beads, shell pieces, sequins, rhinestones, pearls, stones, gems, feathers and more.

Paramount Wire Co. Inc. - parawire

(718) 680-0975  Covered wire, paper stakes, piano wire, millinery & ribbon wire

Paris Fashions Hat Blocking    

162 N. State St., Rm. 303, Chicago, IL 60601   (312) 263-8002   General millinery supplies.

Parkin Fabrics Ltd. - parkin-fabrics

Prince of Wales Business Park, Vulcan Street, Oldham. OL1 4ER England. +44 (0) 161 627 4455. Special fabrics and materials for milliners, fashion and bridal fabrics. *Trade only.

Pattern Studio - patternstudio

P.O. Box 15874, Cincinnati, OH 45215  (513) 821-4287. General millinery supplies, books

*Poison Pen Press - poisonpenpress

951 Coney Island Ave., Suite #111, Brooklyn, NY 11230
(800) 838-5257, (718) 853-8121

Prestige Trading Corporation

2315 S Santa Fe Ave Los Angeles, CA 90058  (323) 581-3369   General millinery supplies.

*R. D. Franks Ltd. - rdfranks

Kent House, Market Place, Oxford Circus London, England
(44) 0207 6361244

Renaissance Ribbons - renaissance

PO Box 699 Oregon House, CA 95962  (530) 692-0842  Beautiful period trimmings.

Richard the Thread - richard

8320 Melrose Ave., #201, Los Angeles, CA 90069
(800) 473-4997, (323) 852-4997    General millinery and theatrical sewing supplies.

S. A. Brown Pty. Ltd.    

Unit 5/52 Shepherd St., Chippendale, NSW2008  Australia
(02) 699-7343   General millinery supplies.

Service Notions and Trimmings - service

256 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018   (800) 508-7353  General millinery supplies.

Sun Yorkos Enterprise - sunyorkos

160 Passaic Ave., Bldg. 113, 2nd Floor, Kearny, NJ   (201) 991-6868. General millinery supplies.

Tinsel Trading Company

47 W. 38th St., New York, NY 10018  (212) 730-1030   Metallic threads from the 1920's and 30's. Braids, fringe, tassels, medallions, etc.

Tressa - tressa

Bahnhofstrasse 27 CH-5612 Villmergen (Switzerland) 41 56 622 96 26.   Various kinds of braid, including straw, for hatmaking

Une Chapellerie Millinery    

7539 Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60619  (312) 723-2568   General millinery supplies.

*Unicorn Books & Crafts - unicorn

1338 Ross St., Petaluma, CA  (800) 289-9276, (707) 762-3362

Vogue Hat Block & Die Corp.    

252 Norman Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11222  (718) 383-5800   Custom made wood blocks.

Washington Millinery Supply    

18810 Woodfield Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20879  (800) 368-2753   Bridal and general millinery supplies.

Zeeman Corporation - zeeman

270 West 38th St. New York, NY 10018  (800) 884-7928, (212) 302-2822. General millinery supplies.

Zucker Feather Products - zuckerfeathers

P.O. Box 331 California, MO (573) 796-2183. Great resource for all types of feathers.

 
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FINDING OLD SOURCES
 
The search for millinery supplies is an ongoing adventure, taking you into antique stores, thrift shops, garage sales, vintage fashion stores and just plain junk stores. Keep your eyes open for anything with feathers, flowers, ornaments, lace, veiling, hat pins or ribbons that can be restored. Old felt, straw and fabric hats can also be taken apart and reworked or salvaged for trim.
 
The treasures that await the diligent detective are numerous. If you're really lucky you may even find some wonderful old hat blocks. Don't forget to scan the newspapers, online classifieds and auctions for anyone selling out their old millinery business or collection of supplies. These are a real treasure trove!
 

FINDING NEW SOURCES

Start your search with the telephone directory yellow pages online and in any areas you visit. Look under the headings hats, millinery, haberdashery, ribbons, flowers, feathers, lace, felt, straw, bridal, theatrical costumes, and anything else that seems appropriate.
 
The best place to start looking for brand new millinery suppliers is with online search engines. Then check the advertisements in fashion and sewing magazines such as Threads, Sew News and PieceWork. Craft and doll magazines are also good sources. While you're at it, see if there are any new millinery magazines or organizations. Librarians can be very helpful in showing you how to locate these resources.
 
As always, some information may be out of date, but it's always worth checking. And don't forget to let us know if you find a great new resource so we can list it here on the website.