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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]