From: perkins@tc3.fi.ameslab.gov (Leslie S. Perkins)
Subject: Summary : Chicago Stores
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:13:48 GMT

Many thanks to those who responded to my inquiry concerning crafts
stores in the downtown Chicago area.  I only had a two hour break
the whole week and decided to go to the City Stitcher and 
Kroch's and Brentanos.  Needless to say, I did my small part to 
help the Chicago economy!
Leslie

Here is a summary of those recommendations that I received:
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From hosken@spss.com  Thu Nov  5 08:54:37 1992
Subject: Re: Downtown Chicago Stores


Kroch's & Brentanos further South on Wabash has a nice collection
of Books on crafts. There are good Art supply stores, Try Flax between
Michigan and Wabash on Randolf.  Also, Brudno's at State and Ohio.

There is a Vogue Fabric in Water Tower Place very near your Hotel.

If you find a good weaver's supply store let me know, I haven't 
found one.


Enjoy.

From omeara@skcla.monsanto.com  Thu Nov  5 16:06:58 1992
Subject: My kind of town - Chicago

Hi, I hope I'm not too late to do you any good!
I live in the Chicago suburbs, and am quite familiar with many (many, many!)
stores that are _not_ in the Loop.  If you only want downtown, I can certainly
check, but they'd be info, not recommendations.  Please let me know which
geographical areas in which you're interested - how far away from your hotel.
Will you have a car?  Are you more interested in "chain" craft stores (Lee
Wards, Michaels, Franks), or in specialty stores (cross-stitch,quilting),
or in regular fabric stores (JoAnn's, SoFro, Minnesota)....  I'd be glad to
share what I know about these types.  If you're more specific about what you
want, I can probably help.  Let me know!

Kathy O'Meara Magnuson	OMEARA@SKCLA.MONSANTO.COM

From Marina.Salume@Corp.Sun.COM  Thu Nov  5 16:25:52 1992
Subject: Re: chicago

When I was in Chicago a year ago, I found a shop just a block from my
hotel, called City Stitcher. it has mostly cross stitch and needlepoint.
Especially interesting to the tourist were the Frank Lloyd Wright-
designs inspired by stained glass windows in some of his houses. They
also do some mail order. It's in the area of Chicago where the fanciest
dept stores are, great to visit around Christmas time (I think it's
called the Miracle Mile?)

--marina

From MINEHART@iscsvax.uni.edu  Thu Nov  5 17:25:11 1992
Subject: Cgo stores

Oh, you're so lucky!  I LOVE downtown Chicago and it's like every year or two I
just have to have a fix by getting in there.  I'm not a "shopper" normally, but
that's a whole 'nother realm of experience -- more like sight-seeing or
museum-visiting (which, of course, I love to do while there, too).

Anyway, two stores that have been highly recommended to me and I'm going to
make a real effort to visit next time in are:

        We'll Keep You in Stitches (mostly needlepoint & knitting, I guess)
and
        City Stitcher (mostly cross stitch & needlepoint, I hear).

The first is on an east-west street (Oak? Elm? something like that) and in the
first block west of Michigan Avenue -- this street is a couple of blocks north
of Water Tower Place.  The second one I don't know about.  But the directory
will tell you where it is.  Maybe you'll get an e-mail from the same person who
recommended that place to me and she'll give you more details.  The first was
recommended by a couple here at UNI whose taste I trust.  

I was in there in May and shopped my legs off for two days, but did not make it
to any craft or needlework shops.  Next time!!  Good luck and have fun!

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Leslie S. Perkins       Iowa State University - Department of Chemistry
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