Hobby Shops in Alexandria, VA

“Love this place . One of the only stores you can buy exclusively ceramic supplies at on the east coast. I mix all my glaze from scratch I can always count on clayworks having whatever I need to mix my glaze no matter how experimental I’m feeling . I wish they were open Monday and Sunday but if I ever need something urgently on a Monday I can drive to Baltimore to their other store. I also highly recommend taking classes at clayworks studios in Baltimore where I taught for a number of years. They have an excellent studio space and it’s located in very close proximity to the Baltimore clayworks supplies so you will never run out of clay to work with.”

“Fantastic store! The selection was wonderful, the environment was open, spacious, and well lit, and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. I'd give 10 stars if I could!”

“Nice little place with a fun selection of kits, mostly military Tamiya. Primer i got from here is the cheapest iv been able to find yet works better than any iv used before.”

“My wife and I live in Old Town and have enjoyed eating at Michael's on King twice in the past two weeks and both times we had a really nice experience. Besides the great food, the service was exemplary, and the prices were very reasonable. Our first visit was late as we were returning from a flight into Dulles (!) at 2130 hrs and knew many restaurants would be closing soon. We picked Michael's since it was on our way home, just a few blocks from our home, and we hadn't eaten there in a while. As an aside, we find it hard to return to restaurants often because there are so many good choices in our city. Anyway, when we arrived only three tables were eating in the downstairs area, and we were quickly greeted, sat, and ordered immediately since it was late. There were no complaints from our server despite our late arrival. The ambience was old school Italian restaurant, with the audible but not too loud music to match. We were brought fresh bread which we were told was baked at the restaurant, and we were given a spicy olive oil mix to dip our bread into. It was delicious! We ordered drinks, and were quickly brought from the upstairs bar a very tasty Aperol spritz (my “go to” for an Italian cocktail) and a Pinot Noir. The food came out quickly and was hot. I had a delicious lasagne (apparently the owner's grandmother's recipe) and my wife loved her mushroom ravioli. A split tiramisu capped off the evening, and I could tell it was made in house since real coffee soaked the bottom of my dessert. The price was very reasonable, at $130 for two entrees, two drinks, one dessert, and an excessive tip because of our late arrival. Our second visit was only a week or so after because we had a such good time on our first visit. I'm clearly a non-foodie idiot because I had the lasagna once again, but in my defense it was really really good. Once again we had a great meal with even better service. We highly recommend Michael's on King for your future dinner plans.”

“I came here today for something very specific that no other store carries. That would be dye for clothes. Specifically it was the Rit dye that I was looking for in the colors of straight black and navy blue. I walked around the aisles for a minute until I finally decided to ask someone for assistance. Tina walked with me to the correct aisle half of which was dedicated to nothin but dye and other colorants. Unfortunately it appeared that they were sold out of the navy blue, and I grabbed the last of the black Rit dye and headed to the checkout. Their prices seemed reasonable considering how expensive everything else in the world has become. Interestingly they already have Christmas trees and a whole separate aside dedicated to Christmas decorations already setup. I guess 2+ months isn't early enough for some place to get started!”

“Customer service was much friendlier than the store I visited in Springfield mall area! Thank you all for your kind services, finding my items and checking out.”