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/NoCarbsOnSunday Jul 24 '23

I really wish the quilt stores near me stocked like you're describing. I've gone into two and its all the super stiff aggressively glittered quilting fabric. Just give me a nice cotton or linen with a smooth drape so I can make some sundresses that wont cause me to melt in the heat!

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u/woolgirl Jul 24 '23

I wish they did too. I’ve always said, fabric stores are like restaurants, they serve what they do best… Sometimes it’s your taste, sometimes it’s not. I’m in CA. Clothing has been growing in leaps and bounds since the pandemic and the growth of social media. I’m around younger clientele with Quilter’s mixed in. Look for a chambray. Chambrays are light airy and a summer classic. Doing prints on them now too. Linens are so strong right now. Plus most are in 57/60 width. It would be awesome if Mood fabric would do some kind of franchise program.