The best book, hobby & craft shops in Bellingham

Bellingham Wind Works is the local HQ for instruments and know-how, with new and used gear, print music, and accessories plus rentals that include in-house maintenance. Their techs actually fix the squeaks and rattles, then help you find the thing that makes practice feel fun again.

From the Bellingham newsletter, October 14, 2026

Dakota Art Store is a friendly Bellingham resource for everyday essentials, high-quality materials, and those wonderfully specific supplies that can be tricky to track down. Whether you’re restocking your usuals or finally trying a new medium, their knowledgeable staff can help you find the right tools.

From the Bellingham newsletter, October 21, 2026

Art and Happiness is a Bellingham shop for paper arts and craft supplies, with open-stock materials, lightly used supplies, and custom rubber stamps, including stamps made from your pet’s likeness. It also hosts free art clubs, so you can stock up on supplies and find your creative people in one place.

From the Whatcom County newsletter, November 3, 2026

Whether your shelves need more Bowie or you just want to flip through something weird and wonderful, Ritual Records keeps Bellingham’s long-running record-store tradition alive with over 5,000 square feet of new and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, turntables, and posters. Got extras? They’ll buy your stash too.

From the Bellingham newsletter, October 28, 2026

Chain retailer carrying art & hobby supplies plus home decor (most offer classes & custom framing).

Chain music store selling guitars and other musical instruments, including amps and keyboards.

Apple Yarns is Bellingham’s go-to for squishy inspiration, from Apple Fiber Studio’s local hand-dyed skeins to favorites like Malabrigo, Madelinetosh, and Rowan, plus patterns, notions, and classes that actually de-mystify things.

From the Bellingham newsletter, November 4, 2026

Champlin Guitars is the downtown, locally owned, community-minded music shop where the walls flip weekly, with vintage and new guitars, basses, ukes, banjos, pedals, synths, and records you can actually try.

From the Bellingham newsletter, September 30, 2026