where do you buy fabric?

merandus · 01-14-2010, 04:22 PM

so where do you buy your fabric? online or instore? where??????? i found some cute online stores, but they can be a bit pricey. i love Joanns but the nearest one is an hour away..........

LittleBrownDog · 01-14-2010, 04:30 PM

Fabric.com has great sales, I end up with boxes from them on my doorstep quite a lot

I get basics at Joann, designer fabrics mostly from co-ops. La Chakra's remnant shop is fun for getting little bits of this and that!

merandus · 01-14-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleBrownDog

Fabric.com has great sales, I end up with boxes from them on my doorstep quite a lot

I get basics at Joann, designer fabrics mostly from co-ops. La Chakra's remnant shop is fun for getting little bits of this and that!

what coops? like yahoo groups? im on like 3 of those. one for knits and one for wovens and patterns

LittleBrownDog · 01-14-2010, 04:43 PM

Yup- a few Yahoo groups, but they are all closed to new members right now.

manicmonday · 01-14-2010, 04:45 PM

I get my fabric mostly at Joann's, sometimes Walmart, and hardly online (because of shipping). I really like Joann's when I have coupons

Perimyndith · 01-14-2010, 05:42 PM

Mostly Joann's, as there is one very close to me, but there are also a Hancock Fabrics and a Pacific Fabrics fairly close. A couple weeks ago my mom and I drove up to a fabric store in an outlet mall, which was fun, but it wasn't much cheaper than Joann's and the selection wasn't better, either...

Kymy · 01-14-2010, 05:47 PM

I used to get it mostly at JoAnn's & Walmart, but as I have started sewing more I have learned a lot of lessons about fabric quality (many not the good way)! I still like to get some of the nicer fabric they carry at JoAnn's, but I get most of it from 'co-ops' on yahoo now. Once you start using stuff like Micheal Miller & those other high quality designer fabrics it's hard to go back! Etsy is also a great place to get fabric at closer to co-op prices.

When I get the co-op stuff I do have to wait generally a few months but I get a huge flat rate box cram packed full to get the most out of my shipping $$.

coveredbydesign · 01-14-2010, 05:50 PM

Fabric.com, denverfabrics.com, thefabricfairy.com, sewzannes.com, fabrichound.com and etsy.com.

mamakaty · 01-14-2010, 05:51 PM

Mostly Joann's, though I've gotten a little bit at Hancock's. Hobby Lobby sells fabric here, but I haven't been there in a long time. I've never ordered any fabric online, although there is definitely a better selection online than locally, lol.

coveredbydesign · 01-14-2010, 05:52 PM

oh and hi kymy!