Fabric shopping

[jadelennox]

What are people's favorite nearby fabric stores? Particularly looking for a good selection of Polarfleece.

Thanks.

Comments

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

It's not on the T, but this place has great fleece: http://www.milldirecttextiles.com/ And for ordering click through to their order site: http://www.millyardage.com/

If you get on the mailing list you get sales and discounts too.

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Define "local"?

Sew-Low in Cambridge and Sewfisticated in the Twin Cities Plaza are both very hit or miss (discount fabric stores) but sometimes have big fleece selections. Most Jo-Ann's have ENORMOUS fleece selections, especially the one in Natick. But that's far.

[ifotismeni]

There's a Joann's in Burlington, too, also kind of far. Nowadays it feels like Joann's is almost entirely fleece!

[teko.livejournal.com]

The closest places with decent selections are Sewfisticated and Sew-Low. Fabric Corner in Arlington has a great selection, but their prices are so bonkers that it's hard to recommend them.

Honestly, I usually just make the drive to Jo-Ann when I need fabric, because their selection and prices are best.

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

Sew-Fisticated and Sew-Low are good bets for fleece. I don't think I've ever seen fleece at Fabric Corner, though they have enviable gorgeous batik/hand-dyed and fancy quilting and decorator prints that are all beautiful. T accessible places I think are all in Chinatown, but I know that a lot of what used to be there has closed.

[ifotismeni]

Winmil is still around but I don't recall ever seeing fleece there.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

My favorite fabric stores are Fabric Corner in Arlington and Cambridge Quilt Shop, but they are not what you're looking for. Fabric Corner has some fleece (maybe a dozen bolts to choose from?) but CQS has none.

[catskillz.livejournal.com]

Winmil Fabric (http://www.yelp.com/biz/winmil-fabric-boston) in Boston, near the Downtown Crossing T stop - I think they have fleece, but call ahead to make sure.

[frotz.livejournal.com]

Another vote for Sewfisticated here; if you get on their mailing list you'll get periodic "entire store 20% off" sorts of deals. (Seems likely enough that there'd be another one this weekend, but who knows; the owner is.... a bit of a personality.)

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I feel like that's an important note on Sewfisticated. They have great stuff at great prices but don't expect to get less than 1/2 a yard of it, and don't expect a customer-service-oriented experience or you might leave feeling very offended.

[aislingk15.livejournal.com]

This is likely stretching your definition of "nearby", but I'd recommend Fabric Place Basement in Natick for a really large selection of good quality fabrics (including fleece) at reasonable prices.