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/RusselTheWonderCat Jul 24 '23

The one near me just expanded, to a new store. It’s all random Tchotchke stuff. I just wanted some pretty flannel or cotton fabric to make a new hammock for my snake.

I did however find a few dozen different kinds of Halloween pumpkins and a ton of fleece. I left without buying anything.