By visalam
From my somewhat short exploration of shops in chennai, based on my requirements, I found the following shops that are quite resourceful. Hope it will help people looking for such information.
Ranganathan Street, T.Nagar (a by-lane next to Textile India)houses 2 amazingly well-stocked shops :
Raja Thread Stores - A small shop but you would hardly hear a "No" to anything craft-related that you need!!! The upper storey of the shop has an annexe where you can buy glasses of different dimensions, embroidery threads, etc. The main shop stocks the A-Z of craft work. The staff is friendly and will guide you for any relevant information. Examples of supplies available:
Paintings including glass, canvas, embossed, Tanjore, Madhubani, etc, and related items. Candle-making kits, tailoring and embroidery accessories, knitting accessories, design books, beads, laces, Anchor Stitch kits, Velvet cloth, list is endless
Pandian Stores - This is right opposite Raja Thread Stores in the same street. They too stock similar items as above, main advantage being a larger shop area, hence more stock. There are 3 shops in all; the 2 at the ground level are for tailoring-related items, other one selling fancy jewellery, bangles, etc. The top storey of this shop stocks beauty items that are quite rare elsewhere.
Oviya Academy, Royapettah - This one is adjacent to the Deccan Plaza Hotel, above JFA furniture shop in a commercial complex. This place, as the name suggests, is also an academy that conducts painting workshops for all ages. They stock specialist painting supplies, ranging from Reverse Glass Painting canvas, to supplies, special Gold paint that will not fade or blacken with time, and so on. The designs available here are quite unique to the standard ones available in other shops. Glass designs are available in multiple dimensions, but subject to stock availability.
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