Posted in Florida Attractions April 29, 2022 by Marisa Roman Crafters and hobbyists, rejoice: there’s a massive fabric warehouse and cool local store all around our state that deserves the utmost respect. Offering an impressive selection of fabrics for all types of projects, this is a store not to be […]
Are there other craft stores in Ohio? Buckeye State is a paradise for artists and dreamers. This fascinating state has spawned many art-centric neighborhoods and communities, and as a result, they have many art galleries and festivals. Also, it’s not uncommon to come across an occasional craft store in Ohio. In fact, Jo-Ann Stores (which […]
By Olivia Condous A long-time Melton business plans to close its doors for good this year, as the country’s last store of what was once a major Australian franchise chain. Bargain Box Fabrics in Melton South has been owned and run by Susan Robertson for over 25 years, but now is the time for the […]
Fabricland and Black Sheep Quilt Shop have opened a new store in the Millstream Village in Langford. (Limara Yakemchuk/Black Press Media) Shoppers head to the new fabric store in Langford Fabricland and Black Sheep Quilt Shop open new store in Millstream Village There’s a new sheep […]
Fabricland and Black Sheep Quilt Shop have opened a new store in the Millstream Village in Langford. (Limara Yakemchuk/Black Press Media) Shoppers head to the new fabric store in Langford Fabricland and Black Sheep Quilt Shop open new store in Millstream Village There’s a new sheep […]
Retail Assistant – The Fabric Store Sydney About the role: We are looking for a fashion oriented individual to join us in the occasional role of Retail Assistant in our busy Surry Hills fabric store. The ideal candidate will be able to provide exceptional customer service, have a genuine love for fabric as well as […]
Several new businesses have opened in Yakima in recent weeks: • SEWN, a fabric store specializing in clothing and sustainable fabrics, opened in downtown Yakima last month. Owner Sierra Hutton said she always wanted to run a fabric store, but the opportunity to do so arose when she saw that the space at 25 N. […]
Around the Corner Fabrics, a new store specializing in tailoring and fabric, has opened in the old Kentucky Theater in Latonia (13 W. Southern Avenue). Kelly Niceley, the store owner, says she expects to host a grand opening for the location on Jan.15. “I grew up in sewing for a few generations and always loved […]
Retail Assistant – The Fabric Store Melbourne About the role: We are looking for a fashion-oriented individual to join us in the occasional role of Retail Assistant at our busy fabric store in Brunswick Street, Melbourne. The ideal candidate will be able to provide exceptional customer service, have a genuine love for fabric as well […]
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – With Governor JB Pritzker’s indoor mask tenure returning, some local residents are trying to make the most of the situation by getting creative and making their own masks at home. Quilter’s Haven in Rockford said it was making face masks at the start of the pandemic, now more than a year […]
CARY, NC – A new mask mandate for the town of Cary went into effect at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Wearing a mask is now compulsory in all public and private indoor spaces. What would you like to know The mandate for the Cary inner mask went into effect on Wednesday Masks are mandatory in all […]
Several new businesses have opened in Yakima in recent weeks: • SEWN, a fabric store specializing in clothing and sustainable fabrics, opened in downtown Yakima last month. Owner Sierra Hutton said she always wanted to run a fabric store, but the opportunity to do so arose when she saw that the space at 25 N. […]
What feature of the American economic landscape has disappeared over the past 10 years that has been particularly meaningful to you? Why do you miss this place? Email us at [email protected] We will broadcast some responses on the air. Some craft stores have it all – painting supplies, picture frames, DIY holiday decorations, and even […]
June 2, 2021 8:15 PM Posted: June 2, 2021 8:15 PM YAKIMA, Wash. – A new fabric store dedicated to ecological and sustainable products has opened in historic downtown Yakima. Sewn – located at 25 N. Front St. Suite # 2 in Yakima – opened on May 14 after months of planning and preparation by […]
EL PASO, TX (KTSM) – The Makers Collaborative is a new local arts and crafts store offering fair-sourced fabrics and tailoring classes for all ages. Megan Oslunt, owner of The Makers Collaborative, opened the store in February, but has had this dream in mind for many years. She learned to sew from her grandmother when […]
Larraine Smith and Richard Down recently moved to Childers, taking their bamboo fabric store with them A successful online sustainable fabric store has moved to Childers with owners Richard Down and Larraine Smith enjoying the quiet life. The couple have owned and operated the Bamboo Fabric Store for about 12 years, originally starting the online […]
LVMH – the luxury giant behind Dior, Louis Vuitton and Céline – now sells fabrics at discount prices. The new online store, Nona Source, sells leftover fabrics and leathers starting at $ 4 per meter. These unused fabrics come from high-end brands of LVMH. Loading Something is loading. We are really sorry! We encountered a […]
A new sewing and fabric store recently opened in Mount Rainier offering a wide selection of high quality fabrics, especially from Australia and parts of Africa, as well as sewing lessons for children and adults. . Located at 3830 34th St. on the corner of the new Pennyroyal Station, Sew Chic Fabrics and Crafts offers […]
WESTPORT – Although it already has a long history in Westport, Calico – the design and fabric store – is celebrating another grand opening in town. “We were at 1701 Post Road for 25 years,” said manager Jane Peck, who herself lived there for 17 of those years. This month the 72-year-old national chain, which […]
One of Amy Logan’s earliest memories is lying under a quilt frame, made by her grandfather, watching the needles come in and out, and listening to laughter and stories. Sewing isn’t just a hobby or business for Logan, owner of That Old Sew and Sew, a fabric store in downtown Fairbanks. It’s a way to […]
One of Amy Logan’s earliest memories is lying under a quilt frame, made by her grandfather, watching the needles go in and out and listening to laughter and stories. Sewing isn’t just a hobby or a business for Logan, owner of That Old Sew and Sew, a fabric store in downtown Fairbanks. It’s a way […]
One of the great things about never going anywhere is that when you to do go somewhere, that’s really cool. I probably would have been happy to walk into an interior space and be surrounded by walls other than my own. And there I was, wandering this amazing soft, shiny world of fabric in Pilsen. […]
Breadcrumb Links News Local news The video shows a woman with rose-colored glasses pointing at an employee who speaks with her about the need to wear a mask Author of the article: Brodie thomas Release date : Sep 15, 2020 • September 15, 2020 • 3 minutes to read • 189 reviews The unidentified woman […]
It’s been an unpredictable toss-up: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit some industries so hard that some companies have been pulled. Other companies – like Winnipeg’s Marshall Fabrics – have seen their sales and requests for services increase dramatically as a direct result of the impact of the coronavirus. Historically, summer at Marshall Fabrics has seen […]
Brentwood Interiors, one of Midstate’s largest sources of upholstery and wall hangings, will close at the end of September after 68 years in business. The 144 Wilson Pike Circle store in Brentwood has started its clearance sale and will receive 25% off most items from August 3. Longtime store manager David Buffington said the decision […]
An iconic Portland business that started almost 30 years ago on a whim, a dream, and a family home put on collateral will close in September. The Whole 9 Yards, 1820 E. Burnside St., has not been destroyed by a faltering economy or lack of customers, the fallout from social distancing rules required due to […]
Billie Wilson closed the doors of her own brick-and-mortar Brevard store to the public, Three Oaks Fabric Company, before the companies were officially asked, and as she and her husband heed the order of stay at home in North Carolina, his days have passed. longer and busier. “I couldn’t sleep at night if I didn’t […]
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – It was ten past twelve and Annis De La Cruz was reading the notice taped to the locked sliding glass door of Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts on 20th Street. “Following the recommendations of the government and health organizations, we are closed for the moment”, indicates the sign. “We apologize for any […]
[adsanity align=’aligncenter’ id=52694] This story has been updated. Decatur, Georgia – Tess’ World Designs leaves its space on West Ponce de Leon in downtown Decatur after three years in this location. In a Facebook message, the company – which specializes in African print fabrics – mentioned a lack of parking for its departure. “Customers had […]
Michael Recht has seen sales in his Yardage Town fabric stores decline for decades. At its peak in the 1970s, the National City chain had 16 stores in San Diego County. But from the late 1980s, Yardage Town began closing stores amid declining sales due to working women having less time to sew and discount […]
Posted in Maine Attractions April 29, 2022 by Michelle There is something in the art of doing; visit a fabric warehouse for raw materials and turn them into something completely new! That’s why so many people in Maine (and, really, across the country!) have come to love hobbies like quilting […]
After Valborg Swedberg died on September 23 at age 96, his daughter Cindi Konitzer had a favorite photo of her mother enlarged. It shows Swedberg in a dress she almost certainly made herself, holding a coffee pot and smiling. “To me, that’s the epitome of who she was,” Konitzer said. “She loved people, and here […]
Building a legacy You can’t tell the story of the end of the Mary Jo era without paying homage to its beginning. Mary Jo Cloninger was 19 and married in 1951 when she took out a $ 500 loan and rented the back of her father’s hair salon in Dallas, North Carolina, to open a […]
Kathy Willcutt is determined to keep fabric work and sewing relevant in the Golden Triangle. Willcutt has mastered sewing through numerous training courses and nearly 45 years of practice. On Friday, she will open Magnolia Heirlooms, 404 Wilkins Wise Road, for those interested in quilting, sewing and learning more about her craft. She will offer […]
Does your men’s textile fabric store need new business? Use these fabric store specific tips to attract new customers to your store. Does your textile fabric store need an influx of customers to keep it afloat? Maybe you are launching a new product or service that reaches a different niche of customers? Maybe you’ve just […]
NAPPANÉE A fabric store with something for all kinds of sewers and quilts came to Nappanee. Market Street Fabric Company, owned by the husband and wife team of Maria and Richard Schmucker, opened in June. The store is located in Coppes Commons at 401 E. Market Street in Nappanee. “We thought there was a need […]
Since opening in the 1980s, Ryco Trimming Co. has undergone various modifications. In 1984, Pat Ryan and her husband, Donald Ryan, founded the fabric trim manufacturing company in Stamford, Connecticut, before moving the company to their current location, a former factory at 25 Carrington St. in Lincoln, in 1989. When Donald Ryan retired in 1995, […]
Since its opening in the 1980s, Ryco Trimming Co. has undergone various changes. In 1984, Pat Ryan and her husband, Donald Ryan, founded the fabric upholstery manufacturing business in Stamford, Connecticut, before moving the business to their current location, a former factory at 25 Carrington St. in Lincoln, in 1989. When Donald Ryan retired in […]
Another Mitchell Main Street business bites the dust. According to its website, the Fabric and Textile Warehouse at Fourth Avenue and Main Street is permanently closing. The Daily Republic called the store, who referred us to the owner at another location, but the owner did not return the newspaper’s call. The announcement says Willmar, Minnesota, […]
Suzy and Mark Rummel opened Suzy’s Stash, a fabric store and cafe in Richardton. Suzy is from Richardton and opened her business on September 26, 2017. She believes there is a need in the area for her services and products. Suzy’s Stash offers many types of products and services for “anyone who enjoys sewing or […]
A longtime fabric store inside a Normal Heights landmark is planning to close shop and, for now, the fate of the building – and its famous marquee – is unknown. Discount Fabrics, located at 3325 Adams Ave., is currently liquidating its inventory as it prepares to leave the neighborhood in the coming months. The store […]
Fabric and craft retailer Jo-Ann is moving to the West Bank. A banner announcing the store’s opening was placed on a storefront inside the Westside Mall, the large complex on Stumpf Boulevard and the Westbank Freeway. The place is anchored by a Rouses and a Sports & Outdoors Academy. The interior of the storefront is […]
BROOKFIELD, Connecticut – Lidia and Paul Corey, a couple from Bethel, sewed their dreams by moving their fabric business online to a storefront in Brookfield. And they can sum up what sets their store – Cotton Candy Fabrics – apart from the rest. “We’re not just your grandmother’s fabric store,” said Paul, 40, of the […]
NEWTOWN, Connecticut – In 1957, when most women were housewives, Louise Gardner was an entrepreneur and business owner. And she opened Chintz-N-Prints on South Main Street in Newtown to help these women spruce up their homes. While many businesses in the region have opened and closed since then, Chintz-N-Prints has survived – and thrived – […]
Napa County is on the verge of losing its last fabric store. Hancock Fabrics, located in the River Park shopping center, will close in May or June, a store employee said. The company, which went bankrupt for the second time in February, will close the remaining 185 stores in the United States, a press release […]
NYACK – They came looking for vintage buttons, a yard of silk, maybe something for a slipcover or upholstery job. They wore nostalgic expressions on Tuesday afternoon, as these women walked through the doors of Sew What’s New for perhaps the last time. The fabric store Bebe Lefkowitz opened in her Orangeburg home almost half […]
Spool, the newest store to open in Allentown, is more like dropping by a friend than shopping. The independent fabric store feels like home – precisely the intention of owners Michelle Lancet and Jennifer Swartzwelder. Spool has cutting tables for projects. Photo by Emma Diehl. “We want them to feel like they’re coming to us […]
In a gallery-like loft on South La Brea Avenue, rolls of fabric are displayed by color in rich cascades of textures and patterns. The labels on the rolls make it clear that this is no ordinary fabric store: some are labeled with the names of top fashion designers, such as Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, Diane […]
With its rolls of fabric and rows of snips, needles and spools of thread, The Cotton Shop is reminiscent of a simpler time. It was a time when people made clothes, curtains – just made more things than today. It was the time of Austrian immigrant Josef Lanz, who founded The Cotton Shop in 1959. […]