Laser Cutting and Engraving
Maximum material sizes:
Dremel LC40 12” by 20”, 1/4” thick
Epilog Fusion Edge 24” by 24”, 1/4” thick
Johnson Plastics Plus (jpplus.com)
Acrylic, Wood, Premade laser-ready items
Ocooch Hardwoods (ocoochhardwoods.com)
Plywood and exotic laser ready hardwoods
Peterson Brothers Plastics (petersenplastics.com)
Acrylic sheet in many different colors
Dollar Tree (dollartree.com)
Affordable glassware for laser engraving
Amazon (amazon.com)
Many items available, search for “laserable”
Sublimation
Johnson Plastics Plus (jpplus.com)
Wide selection of sublimation blanks
Local Craft Stores
Look for items marked “Cricut Infusible Ink Compatible" or "Sublimation Blank"
Amazon (amazon.com)
Many items available, search for “sublimation blank”
Adhesive & Iron-On Vinyl
Maximum material sizes:
Cricut Maker: 12” wide, 24” long
Silhouette Cameo 3: 12” wide, up to 10’ long
US Cutter (uscutter.com)
Large selection of vinyl tools and supplies
Local Craft Stores
Look for vinyl in the craft cutter section
Amazon (amazon.com)
Vinyl is available in rolls or sheets.
Sewing
Lynda Z’s Sewing Center (lindazs.com)
Selection of fabrics, sewing notions, thread, and more.
Vogue Fabrics (voguefabricsstore.com)
Large selection of fabrics
Sew Modern Chicago (sewmodernchicgo.com)
Local quilting supply store
Textile Discount Outlet (textilediscountoutlet.com)
Large selection of unique fabrics and trims.
Embroidery
Etsy (etsy.com)
For use at the Makerplace look for designs compatible with Brother embroidery machines
Urban Threads (urbanthreads.com)
Curated collection of high-quality embroidery designs
Amazon (amazon.com)
Many types of stabilizers in sheets and rolls
Art Supplies
Dick Blick (dickblick.com)
Large selection of art supplies for many disciplines
Michaels (michaels.com)
Large selection of art and craft supplies
Button Making
Makerplace Button Maker Sizes:
1 Inch
1.25 inch
2.25 Inch
American Button Machines (americanbuttonmachines.com)
Button supplies compatible with the Makerplace's button makers.