G & S Dye & Accessories

I had been scammed by other silk stores, so I was glad to find this. They have Chinese silk scarf/​Habotai (in a few bolt widths 45″, 54″ in addition to others as I recall) and natural color silk dupioni (54″ bolts). They have a variety of silk weights (momme) and provide typed/​labeled swatches (LOVE THAT) whereas other companies have been fussy about doing this. Not a huge selection of silk thread, but have some/​enough.
It is primarily a craft store with an insane amount of supplies to do silk painting/​dying but they have a whole wall of silks. You’ll want to do silk painting after you see how many options you have.
They have good soaps go washing silks and washable fabric pencils.
The customers service is the best I’ve had anywhere in a long time. I love it when you find someone who is as personable/​adorable as they are smart and educated in their craft! Can we clone her? I learned so much at G&S and finally wasn’t intimidated to ask naïve questions. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This place is a gem. So many colours for many fabric types. Also, not so pricey. A definite cut above the ol’ Walmart RIT.
Reason 132 432 I love Toronto. a specialty dye store like G & S.
My entire apartment is going to become a colorful, (perhaps obnoxious) paradise thanks to this store.

If you’re looking for higher quality fabric dyes than RIT or Dylon, this is the place to look for it! They have all sorts of supplies for your fabric colouring needs: fibre reactive dyes, acid dyes, pre-​reduced indigo, pigments, resists (wax and gutta), silk dyes and paints, polyester dyes (wow!), screenprinting supplies. the list goes on*
They also carry fibre arts/​textiles-​related books, dyeing related equipment and a decent selection of white fabrics like silks and cottons. Be warned, the fabrics are a little pricier here than you might find in a fabric store — I suppose for the convenience of being a one-​stop shop.
Dixon, the owner/​proprietor, is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. And since it’s such a specialty store, you’re almost always guaranteed attentive service since there’s usually no more than one or two customers at a time.
Don’t be fooled by the size of this little shop, the variety of options can be dizzying!
*Their inventory is listed here:

great selection– every kind of dye you will ever need. ever. the people seem to know what they’re talking about, too, so don’t be afraid to ask questions. my one gripe is that they are VERY expensive. if you can find one item somewhere else, chances are it will be cheaper– but here you can get it all in one place. i guess you just have to pay for convenience.
they sell fabrics too but those are so massively overpriced i’d prefer not to think about them at all.