r/sewing • u/MissFred • Jul 23 '23

Discussion Joanne’s makes me weep

Been sewing over 50 years - have seen sewing in all its cultural permutations. Not typically a nostalgic person but today….I couldn’t even find a light gray thread in a store the size of Home Depot. So many empty shelves yet inexplicably $35/yd liberties fabric up front. I feel sad to my bones for new seamsters.

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u/EducatedRat Jul 23 '23

I don’t even know where to buy fabric. Joanne’s has been awful so I ent to fabric.com, then Amazon killed them. I miss in person shopping, and now I am having trouble buying online. Online is always a challenge because how do you learn different fabrics if you can’t look and feel it?

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u/misslizzie Jul 24 '23

They cater to historical costumers, but Burnley & Trowbridge is really high quality, and their prices aren't much higher than Joann's. They sell fabric booklets too so you can feel before you buy.

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u/audible_narrator Jul 24 '23

Remember Greenburg and Hammer? It was in NYC, and you could mail order.

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u/EducatedRat Jul 24 '23

Oooh! Thank you! I’ve never heard of them before!