Producing Dance in Seattle
The following is a listing of businesses and services that have proved valuable to Seattle dance artists. Sections are:
- Costumes
- Fabric
- Printing & Advertising
- Stage Needs & Props
- Thrift Stores
- Video Production, Documentation & Distribution
Costumes
A-Vintage Costumers
7011 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98115
206-522-5234
Brocklind's Costume Company
500 East Pike St., Seattle 98122
206-325-8700
www.brocklinds.com
Centerstage Dance Shop
5012 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
206-527-4697
800-732-6235
Large Selection of Point Shoes & Expert Fittings. Dance Shoes & Apparel
/ CD's for Ballet, Ballroom Tap, Flamenco, Jazz, Belly Dance
Champion Party & Costume
124 Denny Way, Seattle 98109
206-284-1980
www.championpartysupply.com
The place where all Seattlites buy costumes for parties/Halloween.
Display & Costume Supply
11201 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98125
206-362-4810
www.displaycostume.com
More expensive but wide range of quality products - Xmas lights always
available.
Petticoat Junction Dance Shop
14523 Hwy 99, Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-743-9513
1-800-344-3262
www.petticoatjct.com
Real crinolines and squaredance clothes.
Pretty Parlor
6729 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
206-789-8788
www.prettyparlor.com
Kicky dresses and bikinis in vivid patterns. Also represents local designers,
Specializes 60s -80s Tip: Check out the $5 rack. There are also some men's and
children's selections.
Private Screening
3504 Fremont Pl. N, Seattle 98103-8623
206-548-0751
Specializes in really beautiful 30s, 40s and 50s costumes, inquire about renting
Red Light Clothing Exchange
312 Broadway E, Seattle
206-329-2200
Vintage, costumes, and everyday clothing.
also
Red Light Clothing Exchange
4560 University Way NE, Seattle
206-545-4044
Rhinestone Rosie
606 W Crockett St, Seattle 98119
206-283-4605.
All manner of costume jewelry, decorative things.
Rudy's Vintage
109 Pine St (1st Avenue), Seattle, WA 98101-2004
206-682-6586
'40s sensibilities, vintage and designer wear.
Vintage Voola
www.vintagevoola.com
206-568-0897
Now online only.
Offers an eclectic selection of fine vintage clothing & accessories from the
30's thru the 70's.
Back to top
Fabric
Hancock Fabrics
3922 SW Alaska Street, Seattle, WA 98116-4531
206-932-1110
also
Hancock Fabrics
112 N 85th ST, Seattle, WA 98103-3658
206-783-2434
Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts
2217 NW 57th Street (Ballard), Seattle, WA 98107-3134
206-782-6242
Considered to be the best Jo-Ann branch in Seattle
also
Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts
15236 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133-6124
206-362-8072
Nancy's Sewing Basket
2221 Queen Anne Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109-2396
206-282-9112
A more expensive fabric store but full of very beautiful, high-quality fabric
and ribbon.
Pacific Fabrics
2230 4th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
206-628-6237
www.pacificfabrics.com
A full service fabric store carrying an extensive selection of home decor
fabrics, quilting cottons, fashion fabrics, needlework supplies, yarn and craft
items.
also
Pacific Fabrics
838 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125
206-
362-0111
also
Pacific Fabrics
1645 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005-2320
also
Pacific Fabrics & Crafts: Building Materials
2250 4th Avenue
South
206-628-6256
Stitches
711 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98122
206-709-0707
www.stitchesseattle.com
Provides fashion fabric, notions, and yarn.
Back to top
Printing, Advertising
The Copy Company
616 6th S, Seattle 98104-2815
206-622-4050
One of the least expensive printers in the Seattle area.
Girlie Press
1658 21ST Ave, Seattle 98122-2908
206-720-1237
www.girliepress.com
10-20% Discounts to non-profits and artists
The Paper Zone
1911 1st Ave. South, Seattle 98134
206-682- 8644
www.paperzone.com
Fancy papers, envelopes, and paper decorations.
Pelican Press Inc
5201 15th Ave NW, Seattle 98107
206-789-4313
Royal Reprographics
7825 S 180th St, Kent 98032-1050
425-251-8230
The ONLY printing shop that still will do diazo (also known as blue line)
printing - an inexpensive monochromatic way to print.
Back to top
Stage Needs, Props
Archie McPhee & Co
2428 NW Market St, Seattle 98107-4137
206-297-0240
Weird, funny, brightly colored plastic and aluminum items/stuff. Odd toys, bins
and bins of cheap rubber bugs, reptiles and trinkets.
Boeing Surplus Sales
20651 - 84th Ave S. (East Valley Rd), Kent
425-393-4065
www.boeing.com/assocproducts/surplus/
Surplus metal stock, tooling, cabinets, furniture, hand tools, electrical
(overhead projectors). Think what's left over from building airplane factories,
not airplanes.
Bulbman
1750 4th Ave South, Seattle 98134
800-648-1163
www.bulbman.com
All varieties of light bulbs.
Michael's Arts and Crafts Inc.
17686 Southcenter Pkwy, Tukwila 98188
206-575-4352
Like a Ben Franklin - sequins, glue, styrofoam forms, seasonally appropriate
decorations.
Michael's Arts and Crafts Inc.
2921 S 38Tth Street, Tacoma 98409
253-473-0114
Pacific Industrial Supply
2960 Fourth Avenue South, Seattle 98134
206-682-2100/800-622-3434
www.pacificindustrial.com
All varieties of metal stock, interesting industrial cast-offs, netting, caging,
huge containers.
PNTA
615 South Alaska Street, Seattle 98108
1-800-622-7850
www.pnta.com
PNTA Sales is your one-stop supplier for all theater production needs. Sales and
rental.
Seattle Marine and Fishing Supply Co.
2121 W. Commodore Way, Seattle 98199
206-285-5010/800-426-2783
www.seamar.com
Floats, ropes, fittings, all of them very useful for stage purposes.
Back to top
Thrift Stores
Deseret Industries
17935 Aurora Ave. N (Shoreline), Seattle, WA
206-542-9447
One of the most inexpensive thrift stores in the Seattle area. Furniture -
residential, Used clothing, Shoes, Cloth towels, Microwaves, Stoves, Clothes
washers and dryers, TVs and radios, Softback books, Hardback books
Salvation Army Thrift Stores, Main Store
1010 4th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134
206-624-0204
Seattle Goodwill
1400 South Lane St., Seattle WA 98144
206-860-5711
www.seattlegoodwill.org
Bellevue Goodwill Store
14506 NE 20th St., Bellevue, WA 98007-3717
425-649-2080
Highly recommended for really good finds!
UW Surplus Store
1137 NE Boat St., Seattle WA
206-685-1573
Warehouse
206-616-6512
Warehouse has REALLY odd hours so call ahead or visit: www.washington.edu/admin/surplus/store.html
Value Village
1525 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122-3903
206-322-7789
and other locations in the Seattle area
www.valuevillage.com
Back to top
Video Production, Documentation & Distribution
911 Media Arts
402 9th Ave N 98109
206-682-6552
www.911media.org
911 is a non-profit arts center supporting the creative use of media for
communications and artmaking. Offering low cost production equipment, workshops
and a screening room for indie media.
IndieFlix
911 E. Pike Street, Suite 310, Seattle, 98122
206-323-3549; fax 206-860-8406
www.indieflix.com
IndieFlix is an online resource for performing artists to distribute their work on DVD. No submission or set up fees to join. Artists make 1/3 of every sale. Customers buy DVDs on demand. IndieFlix takes care of all shipping & handling and customer care.
The Victory Studios
(once called APS)
2247 15th Ave. W, Seattle 98119
206-282-1776
888-282-1776
www.victorystudios.com
High definition post-production, editing, telecine, color enhancement, DVD/Multimedia, VFX/Animation, engineering services, web services, crews/production services, rentals/studio, audio, duplication/replication.
Wiggly World Studios - Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Avenue, Seattle 98122
Movie Line:206-267-5380; Office:206-329-2629
http://www.nwfilmforum.org or http://www.wigglyworld.org (same site)
WigglyWorld has 16mm, Super8 and digital video cameras, sound gear, lighting gear, and projectors available for rental by active members at affordable rates, as well as Super 8, 16mm and non-linear editing systems. Equipment rentals, and editing time should be scheduled in advance. Proficiency with or certification on equipment is required.
