What a great fabric shop!! For the past couple of years I've been buying fabric at every city I visit and of course I was very excited when I came to Europe to be able to buy fabric made in a Italy and France!! I had found another fabric shop here in Florence but it was so expensive that I wasn't able to justify such a purchase. I found Bassi on the very last day we spent in Florence, as I was walking through a street market I just happened to see fabric bolts stacked against a window and I had to go in. This store is long and narrow, it has thousands of bolts of fabric which are arranged by category and fabric type for the most part. You find all the wool, the sequins and beaded fabric, stretch, and cottons together, etc.. I literally looked at every section. I did buy a couple selections, I bought a beautiful gray sheer with satin appliqué fabric that I will use to make a cocktail dress. It was €29 per meter which is expensive for me (not expensive at all in the grand scheme of things as far as fabric in Italy goes) and I bought some very pretty printed polyester satin fabric that I can make dresses and jumpsuits with that can be easily thrown in the washing machine for about 9€ per meter, double width, which is an amazing price. Service was also great. They don't really hound you much in shops in Italy, they let you look around. They may ask you once if you need help, but that is it. I really like that. OnceI got to the counter, the owner of the store started talking to me and I found out that he travels to Miami and NYC quite a bit, which was pretty neat. Overall this was a win all around for me!! read more

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This store is NOT closed like another reviewer said. Mid December (2019) My husband and I were walking around Florence in between our slotted times for the Galleria dell'Accademia and the Uffizi Gallery, and I did a google search for a fabric store. Several came up, but the Bacci Tessuti was the closest. When I walked in the door, I was surprised how large it was! Long and narrow, clean and had bolts and bolts of different fabrics arranged by type. After the requisite 'Buon Giorno,' I tried to use my very limited Italian to ask for a print stretch fabric for a top. There were three employees/(owners?) near the register. All were very nice and (thank you!) spoke some English. One lady said she could help, and took me to the counter where the print stretch fabrics were. She asked what exactly I was looking for, and then started pulling bolts from the shelves. (Unlike fabric stores in the US where customers walk among the bolts, the bolts I was looking at were on shelves behind a counter, though there were other bolts you could get next to) We worked together to find several fabrics that I loved. I was able to touch the fabrics and compare. She also had some suggestions. I did not feel rushed, and she would have helped me as long as I wanted, (the store had very few customers at that time) but I had limited time because of our Uffizi time slot. Seeing which fabrics I was drawn to, the woman went back to the remnant pile and found two of the fabrics I was looking at, so offered them at a reduced price. It was very difficult to choose, as they had so many lovely prints, but finally decided on four. I would have loved to explore the store more, but couldn't. Because of it's size, I would suggest you know what type of fabric you want before you enter the store. It made the shopping so much easier and less overwhelming. I would definitely go back if ever I'm in Florence, Italy again. :) read more

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Before I write a review I would like to send you an email and a photo of what happened to the fabric I bought from you while I was making a pair of jeans. Can you please email me. I may alter this review score after our exchange. read more

It is a terrific store in the center of Firenze with a large inventory, sharp pricing, and extremely helpful staff. Guiseppina and my wife spent hours mixing and matching different fabrics and discussing projects that could be done with the combinations. The only thing that kept us from staying longer and buying more was closing time! If you are looking for nice quality, Italian fabrics, at a good price, this is your place. read more