Equipment for rent​

Places that offer equipment that you can rent and take home.
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Baaad Anna's

Located in East Van, Baaad Anna's rents out spinning wheels, hand carders, drum carders, drop spindles, ball winders and swifts. LEARN MORE

Crafty Fibre

Located in North Delta, Crafty Fibre offers spinning wheels and looms for rent. LEARN MORE

Spaces for rent

Art-making spaces for rent by the hour/day/week/month

​Blim

What: Crafting studio with silk screening equipment and more
Where: 115 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC
1 604-872-8180
Web: www.blim.ca
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MakerLabs

What: Maker space with a wide variety of tools and machines for rent. Available to members for a reasonable monthly rate.
Where: 780 East Cordova Street
Web: www.makerlabs.com

Spool of Thread

What: Sewing Lounge providing space, tools and materials needed to create your next sewing project.
Where: 101-649 E.15th Ave, Vancouver BC
Web: www.spoolofthread.com

Textile Art Department

What: This jacquard weaving collective rents their loom and offers lessons and/or assistance on the loom.
Where: loom now located in MakerLabs (www.makerlabs.com)
Web: ​www.textileartdepartment.com

​Resources for supplies on a budget
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Supply Victoria

What: SUPPLY is a non-profit that redistributes used art, office, & school supplies and offers creative reuse classes to youth and adults.
Where: Victoria, BC
Web:​ https://www.supplyvictoria.ca

What: Our Social Fabric (OSF) is a textile recycling initiative that has been in operation since 2009. They offer fabrics of all types in all quantities (scraps to bolts) once to twice a month in their East Van location.
Where: #340—1275 Venables Street, Vancouver
Web: https://oursocialfabric.ca/