Resources & Links: Art Supplies

John Neal, Bookseller has a wonderful website with online catalog. They carry books and supplies for calligraphers and book artists. I have dealt with them many times over the course of many years and they are a very good company to work with.
Paper & Ink Arts has long been an excellent supplier of calligraphy supplies and books. PO Box 35, 3 North Second Street, Woodsboro, MD 21798. Telephone 1 800 PEN-7772, fax 1 888 PEN-7773.
Pendragon is no longer in business. (This has been true for many years, but people do still ask.)

The Guild of Book Workers has a list of U.S. suppliers. It's now free online. New York, New York.
John Neal, Bookseller also carries bookbinding supplies, as well as calligraphy supplies. Great website!
Talas has been providing bookbinding tools and materials for quite a long time. New York, NY. 212-219-0770.
Hollander's has a big selection of decorative papers, bookbinding supplies, books, kits and ... workshops, if you live in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, area.
Bookmakers. A longtime supplier of bookmaking tools and materials, they've got lots of experience. College Park, Maryland. 301-345-7979.
Colophon Book Arts Supply — a longtime supplier of many bookbinding tools and material. Lacey, Washington. 360-459-2940.
Cover Material Sales, Inc. has an inventory of bookcloth such as Roxite and Arrestox B & C cloths, Natural & Smooth Starch, Buckrams, Imitation Leathers and Papers. 1-800-225-7132.
ICG/Holliston makes of bookcloths. 800-251-0451.
J. Hewit & Sons, Ltd. has a website full of wonderful photos of the leathers, cloths, and many, many bookbinding tools and products. Scotland.
SicPress.com carries book repair and cleaning supplies, including kits. Methuen, Massachusetts. 978-965-2176.
As an acid-free alternative to redtag board, acid-free bristol board can be obtained from University Products, 1-800-628-1912. Ask for Perma/Dur Heavy Duty Folder Stock, .020 thickness, item # 750-2620. 15"x20" package of 50.

The Jerry's Catalog. I have always been satisfied with their service as a mail-order catalog.
New York Central Art Supply carries a huge range of artist's papers, including vintage papers.
Dick Blick has good prices on a good range of art supplies.
Unfortunately, two longtime go-to stores have closed: New York Central Art Supply (now Jerry's) and Pearl Paint.

Winsor & Newton has web pages devoted to the paints and pigments it manufactures. There is a wealth of information to be found here.
Golden Artist Colors manufactures a variety of acrylic paints. Their web pages have a great deal of technical information about their paints, plus information about working with the paints.

Light Impressions carries a wide range of archival products in a well-organized catalog. I've ordered from them several times and delivery has been prompt and the order accurate.
Exposures has a number of photo album options for archival quality, acid-free paper. 1 Memory Lane, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3615. Telephone 1-800-222-4947 (to order), 1-800-572-5750 (customer service).
Gaylord carries archival products and offers a catalog of archival products. Their main focus is library products.
Archival Products has come out with a new Conservation Buckram book cloth in limited colors. PO Box 1413, Des Moines, IA 50305. Telephone 1-800-526-5640. E-mail: custserv@archival.com.
Masterpak. Items for archival storage and shipping, tyvek soft wrap, envelopes, conservation board, crating items, tubes, glassine, bubble wrap,and mostly large size boxes. Box 1465, Long Island City, NY 1101-9998. Telephone 1-800-922-5522 or 718-937-6330.

Impact, a.k.a. "ClearBags.com" carries a wide range of bags, envelopes, sleeves and folders in clear plastic, vellum, including foil-lined envelopes. Also, backing board.

Twinrocker is a papermaking company which has worked closely with book artists and calligraphers to develop papers which meet their needs. They offer sample packets for a nominal fee.
Katie MacGregor Handmade Paper:: Box 70, Whiting, ME 04691 :: (207)733-0991 :: Makers of rag paper for artists, calligraphers, printers, conservators.

The Japanese Paper Place carries all kinds of washi and other oriental papers. Warning: depending on your self control, this site may be detrimental to your credit-card balance!
Aiko's Art Materials Import, Inc., based in Chicago, specialized in handmade Japanese paper. Stock Aiko's Papers are now stocked at Paper Connection International.
Washi Accents (formerly Ichiyo Art Store) in Atlanta, Georgia, carries a good selection of Japanese papers, sumi-e supplies, and bookbinding supplies.

Glodan carries Mohawk, Neenah papers, and more, and they will cut to order.
Legion Paper carries a lot of papers, including envelopes and stationery.
Paper Access carries a large selection of laser and other commercial paper. Get on their mailing list and you'll get catalogs every other day or so :)
Jam Paper Online carries envelopes, especially, that are not easily found elsewhere.