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Knit and needlepoint designs. Make pillows, rugs, belts, frames, basket covers, eye glass cases, and stockings. Various styles and needlepoint skill techniques.

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A knitting store by owner Jean Sullivan after years of creating Red Sox scarfs. Knitting classes available- check the schedule.

Some collections of special note: the Irish history collection, literature collection, and world language materials. The children's room has a strong collection of fiction and Folktales. Preschool and toddler story hours for children. Two book discussion groups, and films for adults. Young Adults can volunteer to be Homework Mentors in the Homework Assistance Program. Monthly exhibits by local artists are held in our art gallery. The annual intergenerational poetry contest takes place in the spring. A bi-monthly drop-in knitting program is open to all ages and Caps for Kids donations provide warm hats for Boston-area children.

Feathers and leathers, buttons and bows, line the aisles of this odds-and-ends warehouse. You'll find exotic sequined fringe and peacock-feather trim alongside beads, boas, and bridal kitsch. The yarn section is both larger and cheaper than Harvard Square's knitters depot, Woolcott's. One full wall is filled with cases of buttons, from 12¢ (plastic) to $20 (jeweled). Don't overlook the giant box of button miscellany by the door (25¢/button, $5/boxful). 10% student discount with ID. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Since 1936, Windsor Button has been providing consumers in the Boston area with an outstanding selection of quality buttons, sewing and craft notions. They carry the largest assortment of buttons in the northeast, including selections from all over the world. Our extensive line of notions ranges from basic to specialty items. We have added a full yarn department including basic to novelty yarn, as well as knitting needles, books, patterns, and accessories.

A wonderful shopping experience combining the old with the new from furniture to one of a kind items such as jewerly and artwork from the Charlestown community. Adorable antique shop with clothing, knick knacks, and a variety of objects to strike your imagination about an era past. A person could spend all day gazing at everything from oak bookcases to wicker furniture to handmade jewelry to delicious soy candles. The building was built circa 1800, and is listed with the Charlestown Preservation Society.

The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) is New England's oldest non-profit adult education center. Every year hundreds of courses are offered in categories like Creative Arts, Food and Wine, Performing Arts, Real Estate and Finance, Foreign Language, ESL, Professional Growth, Fitness, Humanities and more! Whether it's wine tasting or water polo, Thai cooking or tap dance, the BCAE has something for everyone. Browse courses and register online at www.bcae.org UPDATE: After 67 years at the Gamble Mansion, the BCAE is moving in 2009! Doors will open on the newly renovated location at 122 Arlington Street on March 2, 2009. Check the website [1]for ongoing details.

Urban fashion gear for Bostonians trying to make a statement. Styles include smiley face tees, and urbanite knit hats with the rim. If you like "Hello Kitty" + a modernized Urban Outfitters gear, head here for some more of that same look.

Tons of unique items, clothing, jewelry, handmade knits, housewares, decorations, gifts and jewelry. Independent local crafters and nationally-known designers pump out the most amazing things, and it's all whimsical and fun found in this North End boutique.