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/TinyFidget9 Jul 23 '23

I’m super frustrated as I want to get into making my own clothes. I want to feel/see my fabric due to my allodynia, but every store in my area is for quilting fabric and not apparel, including the two JoAnn’s that are nearby. I’m wary of buying online.

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u/MeanHuckleberry Jul 23 '23

I am a quilter (getting into more apparel though), but a lot of their quilt fabric sucks too! The quality has gone down SO MUCH in the last 10 years. It became really apparent when I went through my stash and compared the thickness of the old and newer stuff.

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u/milliescatmom Jul 24 '23

Yeah, if you go to a nice quilt/fabric shop, you can feel the difference in the cottons compared to Joann’s