Crafting Community Since Day One
We opened our doors with one goal in mind: to make quality art supplies, custom framing, and creative materials accessible to every maker, teacher, and artist building something meaningful.
More Than Supplies — A Creative Partner
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts serves creative communities across the country with curated collections of painting tools, knitting yarns, seasonal décor, and custom framing services. We stock the brands makers trust — from Red Heart yarn to professional-grade acrylics and canvas — because we know the right material changes the project.
Every product we carry, from worsted-weight yarn to wooden craft letters, is selected to support the way real people create — whether that’s a scrapbooker building memory albums, a painter stretching their first canvas, or a knitter finishing a chunky blanket.
Built Around the Creative Classroom
We started with a focus on teachers, homeschool families, and community groups who needed dependable access to construction paper, poster board, craft foam, and basic painting supplies. That classroom connection still shapes how we think about inventory.
Custom Framing Becomes Core
Adding custom framing services let us support artists and collectors who needed mat boards, stretcher kits, and wooden frames assembled to specification. Today, our framing department handles everything from poster-size prints to gallery canvases.
The Knitting Community Finds Us
We brought in Red Heart Super Saver, Bernat Baby Blanket, and a rotating selection of worsted and chunky yarns — then backed them with crochet hooks, circular needles, and beginner-friendly patterns. Fiber artists became one of our strongest customer bases.
Holiday Makers Become Year-Round
We noticed seasonal crafters — especially those making Christmas ornaments, fall wreaths, and Halloween décor — were coming back throughout the year for cardstock, ribbon, and glue. We expanded our holiday inventory to meet that rhythm.
Online Access Meets In-Store Service
We built acmorestore.com to give customers visibility into what’s in stock, what’s on sale, and which materials pair with their current projects. The site complements our stores — it doesn’t replace the value of seeing canvas texture or yarn weight in person.
Teaching Skills, Not Just Selling Supplies
We introduced beginner painting workshops, knitting circles, and framing how-tos in select locations. These sessions reinforced our role as a creative resource, not just a retail outlet. Participants often became long-term customers.
Partnering With Names Makers Trust
We strengthened relationships with manufacturers whose products our customers asked for repeatedly — brands like DecoArt, Loew-Cornell, and Darice. Consistency in quality means fewer returns and more successful projects.
What Drives Every Decision We Make
We exist to reduce the friction between creative vision and finished work. That means stocking the canvas sizes painters actually need, carrying yarn weights knitters reach for first, and keeping seasonal ribbon in stock before the holiday rush starts. We succeed when the person walking out with a bag full of supplies feels equipped, not overwhelmed.
Where We Stand Today
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts now serves thousands of makers each month through our stores and online platform. Our inventory spans arts and crafts supplies, custom framing services, seasonal and holiday materials, and a full yarn and knitting department.
We continue to prioritize depth over breadth — carrying multiple weights of a trusted yarn line instead of fifty mediocre options, stocking six canvas sizes in bulk rather than one of everything. That focus lets us keep popular items in stock and prices predictable.
Our team members know the difference between worsted and bulky yarn, can recommend the right adhesive for foam versus wood, and understand why a painter might want a stretcher kit instead of a pre-built frame. That expertise comes from hiring people who actually use these materials.
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