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updated MAR 06 2013
Where to Buy Pysanka Supplies - USA
Suppliers are listed geographically, but many have an online presence as well. Additionally, many national craft chain stores will sell supplies during the pre-Easter season.
If you discover that a supplier has stopped selling supplies
please email me so I can update this listing. Thanks.
If you know of any suppliers of pysanky materials, especially in
Europe or Australia,
please send me their name and address (and phone number/email, if possible). The more, the merrier!
Thanks again.
United States
CALIFORNIA » » »
The Caning Shophttp://www.caning.com/
926 Gilman Street
Berkeley, California
USA 94710
Phone: 1-800-544-3373
Fax: (510) 527-7718 or (510) 527-5010
Email: jwidess@caning.com
- A shop that specializes in gourd crafting, chair caning and basketry, they also sell a nice line of pysanky-related products.
Eastern Christian Supply Companyhttp://www.easternchristiansupply.biz
P.O. Box 677
Etna, California
USA 96027
Phone: (530) 467-5620
Fax: (530) 467-3996
- They sell a variety of egg decorating kits and supplies.
Rainbow Fabrics Crafts and Things50 Bolinas Road
Fairfax, California
USA 94930
Phone: (415) 459-5100
- They sell all the materials needed for pysanky, and have classes as well.
Ukrainian Art Center--Gallery of Fine & Folk Artc/o Daria Chaikovsky
4315 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California
USA 90029
Phone: (323) 668-0172
Sacramento Beekeeping Supplieshttp://www.sacramentobeekeeping.com/ 2110 X St.
Sacramento, California
USA 95818
Phone: (916) 451-2337
Email: info@sacramentobeekeeping.com
- besides beekeeping supplies (of course), :) they sell basic pysanka supplies and books.
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COLORADO » » »
Meininger Art Supply
http://www.meininger.com
499 Broadway
Denver, Colorado
USA 80203
Phone: (303) 698-3838
Contact URL: http://www.meininger.com/info_center/contact.cfm
- They sell a range of pysanka supplies--Luba’s dyes, tools, wax, books, and sets.
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CONNECTICUT » » »
rjt designshttp://www.rjtdesigns.com/furniture
PO Box 541
Waterford, CT
USA 06385
Phone: (860) 514-0146
Fax: (203) 286-2171
Email: rob@rjtdesigns.com
- Creates wooden handcrafted electric kistka holders and egg stands in a variety of styles and wood species, contact for more information.
Amato's Toy and Hobbyhttp://www.amatostoyandhobby.com/
395 Main Street
Middletown, CT
USA 06457
Phone: (860) 347-1893
- Sells pysanky supplies and starter sets.
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WASHINGTON, DC » » »
Ukrainian Catholic National Shrinehttp://www.ucns-holyfamily.org
4250 Harewood Road, NE
Washington, DC
Email: ucns@ucns-holyfamily.org
- Features a gift shop with a great selection of supplies.
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ILLINOIS » » »
Delta Ukrainian Enterprises2242 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
USA 60622-4827
Phone: (773) 235-7788
BestPysankyhttp://www.BestPysanky.com
2542 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, Illinois
USA 60622
Phone (Toll Free): 1-877-797-2659
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MAINE » » »
Elegant Egg Creationshttp://www.elegantegg.com/
Auburn, Maine
USA 04210
Phone: (207) 784-7765
Fax: (207) 782-3145
Email: elegant.creations@roadrunner.com
- Pysanky supplies, egg stands, egg craft products and more!
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MARYLAND » » »
Howard's Art Supplies & Frameshttp://www.howardsartandframes.com/
1256 Dual Hwy
Hagerstown, MD
USA 21740
Phone: (301) 733-2722, Toll Free: (800) 899-5410
Fax: (301) 791- 1752
E-mail: howardsart@aol.com
- They sell a full line of pysanky supplies.
Forestheart Studiohttp://www.forestheart.com/
200 South Main Street
Woodsboro, MD
USA 21798
Phone: (301) 845-4447
- Please confirm by telephone prior to your visit/at the time of your order. Limited mail order, people are encouraged to come in and visit in person.
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MASSACHUSETTS » » »
Capen Hill Nature Sanctuaryhttp://www.capenhill.org
56 Capen Road
Charlton, Massachusetts
USA 01507
- They sell pysanky supplies in their gift shop.
The Concord MouseTraphttp://www.concordmousetrap.com/
10 Walden Street
Concord, Massachusetts
USA 01742-2505
Phone: (978) 287-4800
Email: Bill Montague (Bill51montague@gmail.com)
- They sell photos of pysanky, and all the basic supplies--and have been doing so for over 20 years.
The Hartsbrook School Store193 Bay Rd
Hadley, Massachusetts
USA 01035
Phone: Mgr. John White: (413) 586-1908
- They sell pysanky-making materials during school hours, 9 am - 3 pm, Monday - Friday.
Guild Art Centre102 Main Street
Northhampton, Massachusetts
USA 01060
Phone: (413) 586-6343
- They sell all pysanky making supplies.
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MICHIGAN » » »
Dnipro Ukrainian Gift Shop26499 Ryan Road
Warren, Michigan
USA 48091
Phone: (586) 759-6563
Eko Gallery26795 Ryan Road
Warren, Michigan
USA 48091
Phone: (586) 755-3535
- An art gallery that carries books, cards, CDs and pysanka supplies.
The Polish Art Centerhttp://www.polartcenter.com
9539 Joseph Campau
Hamtramck, Michigan
USA 48212
Phone: 1-313-874-2242
Toll-Free Phone: 1-888-619-9771
Fax: 1-313-874-1302
Email: raymond@polartcenter.com
- They have been carrying the total line of pysanky supplies for over twenty years in the Detroit area. They also show a great pysanky video inhouse at any time, and now ship worldwide!
Wax Art Supplyhttp://www.waxartsupply.com
Franklin, Michigan
USA
Phone: (443) 4waxart (443-492-9278) in the US and Canada, 01 443 492 9278 Internationally.
Fax: (866) 567-6733
Email: sales@waxartsupply.com
- Home of the Original Electric Kistka! They sell tips, the kistka body, drop-pull tools, non-electric kistky, wax, a 220 v kistky for Europe and Australia, and more. They offer discounts to retailers and to Egg and Batik Art class teachers, write them for more information!
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MINNESOTA » » »
Ukrainian Gift Shop, Inc.http://www.ukrainiangiftshop.com
2782 Fairview Avenue North
Roseville, MN
USA 55113
Phone: (651) 638-9700
Fax: (651) 638-9701
Email: websales@ukrainiangiftshop.com
- THE place to get supplies. They literally wrote the book on pysanky decorating (several books, actually) back in the '70s and '80s and are still going strong. They have a very helpful staff, too!
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NEBRASKA » » »
Red Square423 South 11th Street
Omaha, NE
USA 68102-2805
Phone: (402) 342-8878
- Sells a variety of pysanky supplies.
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NEW JERSEY » » »
St. Andrew Church Goods and Bookstore at
The Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA135 Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ
USA 08873
Phone: (732) 356-0090
Fax: (732) 356-5556
Email to bookstore: seskonj@aol.com
Carries a full supply of materials to make Pysanky Easter Eggs, books, dyes, wax, kistky (delrin and traditional), electric kistkas, stands and more!
Pysankyshowcasehttp://www.pysankyshowcase.com
c/o Patty Wiszuk-De Angelo
Email: Pysankyshowcase@aol.com
- Email Patty for prices and availabilty on the 38(!!) different colors of analine dyes she stocks.
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NEW MEXICO » » »
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Churchhttp://www.olphnm.org
1837 Alvarado Dr. NE
Albuquerque, NM
USA 87110
Phone: (505) 256-8397
- You can buy all the supplies you'll need from the gift shop all year 'round.
Susan's Christmas Shop (Susan's Easter Shop in Spring)http://www.susanschristmasshop.com
115 East Palace Ave
Santa Fe, New Mexico
USA
Phone: (505) 983-2127
Fax: (505) 983-5892
E-mail: susan@susanschristmasshop.com
- Reasonable prices, knowledgeable help, discount for teachers when buying supplies for classes.
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NEW YORK » » »
Manny's Art Supplies http://www.mannysart.com
83 Main St.
New Paltz , NewYork
12561 USA
Phone: (845) 255-9902
- They have books, Surma dyes and traditional kistky year 'round, and I hear are nice people to deal with!
Surma - Books & Music Co. Inc.http://www.surmastore.com
11 East 7th Street
New York, New York
USA 10003
Phone: (212) 477-0729
Fax: (212) 473-0439
Email: surma@brama.com
- Located in the East Village, this shop stocks all kinds of supplies for pysanky, including books, postcards and findings.
The Ukrainian Museumhttp://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/shop/
222 East 6th Street
New York, New York
USA 10003
Phone: (212) 228-0110
Fax: (212) 228-1947
Email: info@ukrainianmuseum.org
- Pysanky supplies, gifts, jewelry and much more available at the gift shop of the Ukrainian Museum in New York, New York.
Dan's Crafts & Thingshttp://www.danscraftsandthings.com/
352 Empire Blvd
Rochester, New York
USA 14609
Phone: (585) 482-7850
Fax: (585) 654-9295
Email: findit@danscraftsandthings.com
The Art Storehttp://www.commercialartsupply.com
3333 West Henrietta Road
Rochester, New York
USA 14623
Phone: (585) 424 6600
- A good supply of materials, sells (mainly) pre-Easter.
The Art Storehttp://www.commercialartsupply.com
935 Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse, New York
USA 13210
Phone: (315) 474-1000
- Alternate location to above listing, also features a good supply of materials, sells (mainly) pre-Easter.
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NORTH CAROLINA » » »
All Things Ukrainianhttp://www.allthingsukrainian.com
North Carolina, USA
Email: sales@allthingsukrainian.com.
"Unique Pysanky, Byzantine stained glass iconography and works of art imported straight from the Artisans of Ukraine." It is the owner's hope that his business will give the artists' work greater exposure, and allow these people to preserve these traditional art forms in Ukraine. He's doing what he can to help the people of Ukraine back on their feet economically. And now he sells pysanky supplies too! :)
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OHIO » » »
Pat Cattan's Craft Centerseveral stores throughout Ohio, check website for details
USA
- Carries pysanky supplies during the Easter season.
McCallisters Art Supplieshttp://www.mccallisters.com
P.O. Box 751206
Dayton, Ohio
USA 45475-1206
Phone: (888) 419-6615
Fax: (937) 278-8206
- Check out their pysanky section here!
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PENNSYLVANIA » » »
Pat Cattan's Craft Centerseveral stores throughout Pennsylvania, check website for details
USA
- Carries pysanky supplies during the Easter season.
Paul Yackulich, Jr.166 Third Street
Conemaugh, Pennsylvania
USA 15909
Phone: (814) 539-3174
Email: eggsbypauljr@floodcity.net
- We carry a complete line of egg decorating supplies all year round, and teach classes as well.
Soloveiko - Ukrainian Gift Shophttp://www.stores.ebay.com/soloveico
700 Cedar Rd
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
USA 19046
Phone: (215) 663-8177 - Located at Ukrainian Educational Center, carries supplies as well as books and gifts.
Hanusey Music & Giftshttp://www.hanuseys.com/catalog.htm
244 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA 19123
Phone: (215) 627-3093
Fax: (215) 627-0785
PysankyUSAhttp://www.pysankyusa.com
19 North Walnut Street
WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania
USA 18702-7605
Email: Meatro102@aol.com
- They sell their own brands of dyes and beeswax, and numerous specialty tools for the serious pysanka artist! They also have a chat group (with special store offers you won't find anywhere else)! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PysankyUSA/. Note: brick and mortar store visitation is by appointment only. Thanks!
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TEXAS » » »
The Eggery Placehttp://www.TheEggeryPlace.com
PO Box 810654
Dallas, Texas
USA 75381-0654
Phone: 1-800-4-EGGERY, 972-241-4379
Fax: 972-241-4378
E-mail: Kathy@TheEggeryPlace.com
- They sell all the basic pysanky supplies - dyes, kiskty, electric kistky, beeswax, and a starter kit, as well as supplies for a wide variety of other egg crafts.
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VIRGINIA » » »
Hearthsonghttp://www.hearthsong.com
Several locations throughout Virginia
USA
Phone: 1-800-533-4397
- They sell basic supply kits (usually) during the pre-Easter season.
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WASHINGTON » » »
The University Bookstore / Bellevue Store990 102nd NE
Bellevue, Washington
USA 98004
Phone: (425) 462-4500, Toll-Free (1-888) 335-7323
The University Bookstore / U District Store4326 University Way NE
Seattle, Washington
USA 98105
Phone (Toll-Free): (1-800) 335-READ
Email: ubsbooks@u.washington.edu
Artco Crafts & Frameshttp://www.artcocrafts.com
5401-401 6th Avenue
Tacoma, Washington
USA 98406
Phone: (253)759-9585
- Carries some dyes, kistky, beeswax, books, and egg holders.
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WISCONSIN » » »
Orange Tree Importshttp://www.orangetreeimports.com
1721 Monroe St.
Madison, Wisconsin
USA 53711
Phone: 608-255-8211, Toll-free (1-888) 245-1860
Fax: 608-255-8404
Email: info@orangetreeimports.com
- They sell a wide variety of specialty products and carry a full stock of basic pysanky supplies year-round. They don't feature the pysanky supplies on their website, but they are happy to ship orders out to anyone calling their toll-free number. Or check out their shop in person! :)
Wisconsin Craft Markethttp://www.wisconsincraftmarket.com
148 Westgate Mall
Madison, Wisconsin
USA 53711
Phone: 608-271-6002
Email: wisconsincraftmarket@tds.net
- They have a full range of supplies year 'round, including: Dyes, wax, kistky, books, findings, egg blowers, cleaning wires, egg holders, eggs