Artistic Artifacts is Open!
Effective April 2021, Artistic Artifacts is beginning to transition our shop hours!
- Open hours — no appointments necessary — are now Tuesday-Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm and on Saturday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.
- Artistic Artifacts will continue to offer appointment only shopping for those who wish to further limit their potential exposure, which can be scheduled from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Tuesdays through Fridays.
We thank our customers for continuing to wear required face masks and practice safe social distancing, as COVID 19 is still a part of our daily lives. (Note that we reserve the right to limit the total number of shoppers present in the store.)
Curbside Pickup Service is available. If you live locally and want to pickup your order in person, our website now allows you to designate that option during your checkout process — select STORE PICKUP as your shipping method. (Customers may continue to use the coupon code PICKUP20 if desired). After submitting your order, email us using the subject line “[your order number] for Curbside Pickup.” Same day service is not guaranteed; we will email you when your order is ready.
Artistic Artifacts is the source for the latest “Creative Finds for Creative Minds.” No matter your medium, you’ll find products and techniques to use in sewing, and a full range of fiber arts and mixed media. Shop for yourself, or set up an Artistic Artifacts wish list so your friends and family can shop for you — we also have gift suggestions for your favorite Creative Minds!
An authorized BERNINA USA dealer, Artistic Artifacts is also the location of a WonderFil™ Threads Boutique. We participate in Quilters Trek (formerly Row by Row; now a virtual event too!) and were a stop on the 2019 Quilter’s Quest Shop Hop featuring shops throughout Virginia and Maryland.
We are known for:
- A wide selection of fabrics including our own Batik Tambal Exclusive Batiks, a large selection of M&S Textiles Australian Aboriginal fabrics, Modern Cottons, African designs, and so much more
- Wooden printing blocks, hand carved in India, for fabric and paper designs
- Our own line of Artistic Artifacts Fluid Textile Paint for fiber and mixed media work as well as other paints, mediums and tools.
- Tjaps — both traditional and new designs of the handmade copper tools used by batik artists
- Painter’s Threads by Tentakulum, handpainted and space dyed textile materials created from silk, cotton, wool, rayon and metallics.
In addition, we offer a large range of mixed media supplies; vintage fabric, trims and ephemera.
Artistic Artifacts is a member of TAFA: The Textile and Fiber Art List. TAFA is a membership organization of artists and businesses rooted in textile and fiber art products and traditions. TAFA unites old and new traditions, their historical and modern importance, giving a shared platform to both contemporary and traditional textile techniques from all cultures.
More About Us
Our shop is located 4750 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA. Learn more about visiting Artistic Artifacts including complete directions, nearby accommodations and more.
- Contact Us
- Judy Gula is the owner and Chief Creative Mind behind Artistic Artifacts. Read her Bio and schedule one of her lectures and/or workshops for your for your quilt guilds or art group!
- Judy’s Altered Minds, affectionately known as JAMs for short, is a free altered art group open to all who are interested
- Artistic Artifacts was one of 10 shops featured in Quilt Sampler® Spring/Summer 2018 — you may purchase your choice of kit to complete our magazine-exclusive Batik Panel Quilt project! We still have issues remaining for purchase
- Read about our previous participation in Quilters Trek (formerly known as The Row by Row Experience).
- View our online store’s Terms & Conditions
Keep up to date on our current activities by subscribing to our weekly e-newsletter and following Judy’s Blog. View our calendar for up to date information and our events page to learn more about the national quilt shows and art events, including information about Art & Soul creative retreats, that Artistic Artistic travels to.
A Look at Artistic Artifacts
Artistic Artifacts filmed owner in spring 2021 Judy Gula and we’re inviting everyone to pay us a virtual video visit by watching her 10 minute tour of our Alexandria, VA store! Judy shows off some of the many Creative Finds for Creative Minds that are stocked for in-person shopping as well as secure online ordering](https://www.artisticartifacts.com/SFNT.html. We are thankful for the lovely compliments we’ve already received. So many have mentioned that they wished they lived close enough to us to visit, and while we can’t control geography, we hope this video gives you an idea of how we can support your fiber and mixed media needs!
Several years ago we welcomed Great Day Washington, a local morning television program to the shop. Although much has changed since then, this is still a fun look at Artistic Artifacts as you watch video of the four different demonstration segments — surface design (block, mono- and Thermofax printing), paper piecing quilt blocks, mixed media and upcycling techniques, and hand-stitching batik panels — that were produced live that morning by host Meaghan Mooney. Visit the Artistic Artifacts blog to view and learn more »