I READ with interest the article about the craft shop in Fossgate (Women, June 28). It implied there were no other such shops in York but I must disagree.

For many years now Craft Basics has been established in Gillygate, as has Viking Loom in High Petergate. Both these shops sell a wide range of raw materials for the avid crafter including many of the same, or similar, to those in the Fossgate shop and more besides.

Added to that Boyes, Lakeland and the two Art Shops (The Shambles and Castlegate) also stock a good range of craft products too. The Viking Loom also runs a wide variety of courses.

I make a lot of handmade greetings cards and, while I use all the above shops, they all stock very similar items for people such as myself specialising in paper crafts. It is only the prices that vary slightly. There are still many items I cannot buy in any of the shops so I get them via the internet.

Gillian Sowray,

Hovingham, York.

Updated: 10:59 Friday, July 01, 2005