What is Crompton Collective?
Crompton Collective is a curated boutique marketplace located in a historic Worcester mill building. It is designed to celebrate our local independent makers, home goods, and our love of vintage things.
How do I vend at Crompton?
Our shop is juried, and there is currently a waitlist. You can apply for handmade here, or for Antiques here.
How much is a booth in Crompton?
Small booths for local handmade artists are $40 a month.
Antique booths are $80-$250 depending on the size.
How do I know where I am on the waitlist?
Unfortunately, given the volume of interested vendors, we do not have a timeline for our waitlist. We will only be able to email you if an appropriate space for you becomes available.
Do you hold items or take returns?
We can hold items for 24 hours. We accept cash, credit and debit cards. All sales are final.
Do you buy items or will you take my items on consignment?
We do not take consignment. We do not buy items and we can not do appraisals. Sorry.
If you are looking to donate furniture to a good cause we suggest Fresh Start Furniture Bank in Hudson.
Why don’t you allow offers on items or give discounts?
We are not your average antique shop. Our shop has a mix of makers, artists, crafters, and painters alongside your classic antique dealers. The typical antique shop deals and discounts just didn’t feel right when we first started selling vendors’ items. They put a lot of time and work into each piece, so we decided we wouldn’t discount. All of our dealers price their work and that is how we support them. As a local business, every cent spent at Crompton is going directly back into your creative community, supporting over 70 local artisans and unique antique dealers.
Who is Amy, and what is her deal...
Amy created the style blog PunkyStyle.com in August of 2005 adding Boston’s first Fashion Blogger to her resume. Her love for rummaging through estate sales, thrift stores, and yard sales led to the 2009 opening of The Haberdash, America’s first Mobile Vintage Shop. That same year she also co-founded The Swapaholics a Boston event company responsible for bringing sustainable style and a fun sense of reusing to fashion lovers everywhere. In 2010 Amy was hired as the Fashion Director for the Boston Tech Start-up Swap.com and spent two years traveling around the country, hosting fashion events, and building a nifty iPhone app.
In 2012 she decided it was time to invest in the city she grew up in and opened Worcester’s largest antique and artisan shop Crompton Collective. Summer of 2017 Amy opened her second Brick and Mortar: The Haberdash selling handmade gifts and small home goods in Hudson Massachusetts. In 2019 she added a second Haberdash location in the Crompton Place Building. In 2021 Amy opened the 3rd Haberdash in HarwichPort, Cape Cod. That features the most extensive selection of eco-friendly fashions.
Amy also created an award-winning event venue: The White Room (which she sold in 2022) and started The Canal District Farmers Market. She sits on the Boards of The New England Botanical Garden, and she is the current president of The Canal District Alliance. She is a mentor for Dynamy and Worcester Technical High School and her favorite local charity is The Worcester Animal Rescue League.
What did your building used to be?
Built in 1860, Crompton Place is on the National Register of Historic Places. George Crompton was an American inventor who is most known for his patent of the Crompton Loom, which he invented right in his hometown of Worcester, MA. George Crompton and his textile industry at Crompton Place are a part of history that helped transform Worcester from a “pretty New England town”, to an industrial city.
How can I get on your email list?
How often do new items come in?
Every day! We have over 70 vendors and sell an average of 12k items per month. Shop now and shop often!
That item you loved will not be here when you come back!
That’s all I need to know, Take me to the Penny Photos! *
(Our shop dog Penny, passed away from cancer in November of 2023. But these photos will always make us smile. )