If I could rate this store a -5 stars I would. UNORGANISED and to top it off just plain RUDE RUDE…read moreRUDE. I presently work with an organization that does cultural events for youth in the city. One of my roles is to highlight youth in capacities of the arts and so therefore I am to oversee a huge art show at the Eau Claire market. Our organization is fairly high profile, we partner with the Glenbow Museum, the Public library and the Calgary Transit just to name a few. Our website gets 16,000 hits yearly. I needed around 30 art eisels and wanted to commission a carpenter to build them for me but I cancelled that contract when i found out that I could rent them at Swinton's for 6 dollars an eisel a day. Great deal So I called and booked 30 of them, and even called back two weeks later to confirm. The girl reassured me everything was fine twice,so I was calm about this event.. well .... until.... just a couple of weeks ago when I get a call from another staff member from the store and am told that someone had double booked me. Basically the eisels were not available and they had no idea who had taken my call and who had booked me when it was plain to see in thier calender that the eisels were already spoken for. I said how can a person reassure me twice about a date and a number on two totally different separate occasions and how can you not know which employee did this? A mystery still to this day and the irony is they dont have many employees. Go figure? This employee was very nice and was apologetic and he said he had at least 15 left and that the owner would be willing to cover the difference if I ordered from another store and kindly gave me two contacts. These contacts didn't pan so I told this employee that I would want what he had left and he suggested coming in to see other eisels they had that may compensate for the other ones. So I did today. The owner was not there but the co-owner his wife Donna was and she had no idea what I was talking about and yet again according to her calender I was not booked once again for the 15 eisels for that day. Again not only had they double booked me with the first request they had now overlooked me for the 15. I thought its okay people make mistakes but Donna's tone was so rude and bascially if she didnt know about it then obviously it didnt happen. We finally got her husband on the phone and low and behold he confirmed the negotiation but he was not advised by the second employee about the 15 eisels. At this point I am incredibly upset and I now only have weeks for my upcoming exposition. Donna says to me well "I have 15 do you want them or not?" in the most aggressive tone. I was so taken aback at her snappy tone so I then said, "listen your employees have made the mistake of double booking me and again I see I was overlooked yet a third time. I am irritated with all this , are you not going to help me your client? I also add I dont appreciate your tone right now and you are being incredibly rude". This does not even phase her with more zest she beligerantly carries on and answers " I have 15 take it or leave it" I am so in shock at the whole situation and this response and have never been treated so rudelyby a business ... but yet I say yes I will take them because the kids in the show need them and ask if she could please email me the two other options once again so that I can perhaps retry to find the other 15. It is now 7 hours after this request and I have heard nothing from her. Suprise suprise.... Tomorrow I will cancel the whole order simply out of principal. The staff obviously doesnt communicate to thier employers the follow ups, nor do they admit when they have made mistakes. The owner was trying to remedy this situation but his wife certainly needs to take a customer service seminar and perhaps deal with the public less. I still cant believe that this woman who is the owner of her store would treat a client in this way, doesnt she want business? Shouldn't she make ammends for the mistakes of her staff in a professional way? It still blows me away. I have reviewed over 700 businesses in this city and I have never been treated in such an ill mannered way. My board was not at all impressed with this store and we will never do business with them again plus she really picked the wrong person to lay her power trip on, the arts community certainly is going to hear about this...and needless to say so will the yelp community. So a big minus 5 stars for this woman and her non personal customer style and service. This yelper's favorite art supply store still stands, Mona Lisa's art supplies; educated staff, superb service and very nice owners... and why shouldn't you have friendly experiences and service... THIS is the norm.

Came here using Groupon's art sampler vouchers. I took both acrylic and oil sampler classes. Both…read morewere with Sue the instructor. Sue is GREAT! 5* for Sue! She's great at explaining and teaching, and is so patient! I had an awesome time at both sampler classes, and learned a lot and would recommend these classes to anyone. Are you bored at home with nothing to do? Go take a class!! Normally offered for $40 for 3 hrs and believe me... 3 hrs is definitely needed cuz they start by going over the basics and let you play around, then the real painting begins and you paint something that you end up taking home!! Being a beginner it's definitely a slower process haha. I'm not too familiar with art supplies, etc... but the store seems very big and pretty well stocked (but I really know nothing about supplies so can't really review much on that).

Bought a machine for my wife for Christmas at the North store. Was very pleased with how helpful…read morethey were with serving me. Wanted to pick her up some fabric as well, so for that they sent me to the south store. Huge selection, like I would guess thousands of rolls. Also tons of nachines. The ladies here were equally helpful and took my wife's notes and found me the perfect fabrics. Thank you.

I am visiting from out of town and was shopping at fabric stores. I was taken to this store. What…read moreimpressed me was the variety of fabric. What didn't impress me was when I arrived at the cutting table. The agent working at the cutting table was in the middle of a personal call with another store associate who isn't working today. The personal conversation did not end when I arrived at the cutting table but continued a full 5 minutes before I asked if there was someone who could help me. Meanwhile I did learn about some of the work politics going on between co-workers. I will omit details. This store is right by fabricland and the prices are higher than fabricland. I would have left to shop there instead but this store had a pattern that I couldn't find elsewhere. When a customer chooses your location they should not have to wait for your personal call before you choose to help them. It's disrespectful and I didn't need to hear about the politics. Shop here for the fabric, not for the customer service.

I recently purchased a pre-owned Pfaff machine which worked perfectly for several weeks. Suddenly…read morethe machine started jamming up and would not sew more than a few stitches. I took it today to Sewing World and was helped by Jana. She was extremely knowledgeable and an absolute pleasure to deal with. The problem, as it turned out, was not the machine but my incorrect threading of it. Jana spotted the problem within minutes, smiled as she instructed me on the correct procedure, and could not have been more personable. I would recommend Jana and Sewing World to anyone. Jeannie E.

Excellent service and I got a great deal on an outstanding machine. I couldn't be happier.read more

I purchased a machine over ten years ago from My Sewing Room. I was having problems and contacted…read morethe company that makes the machine and got no where. My last ditch effort was contact Anne. I got in touch with her amazing husband who after 11 years I would have expected him to forget any of the product I own because it's not a product you can get in Canada anymore, HE DIDNT!!!! I was up and running in seconds after I had just experienced the worst three days of my life (tried to figure it out on my own) Michael Thank you for amazing customer service and being able to get me calmed down so I could follow your directions. This is real customer service! If you are thinking of buying a machine see him!!! Thank you again Anne and Michael!

It just takes a couple of bad staff members to give a business a bad review and unfortunately this…read morehas been my experience. I will not purchase anything from this store again as there are two other quilting stores here in Calgary that are pleasant, helpful and fun to go in to.

I am repairing my drapes and needed guidance with using drapery tape. The ladies (two separate…read moreoccassions) were fantastic at educating me regarding how to use the tape and how to make it work. Excellent help, pleasant and an inspiring assistance. Thanks!

Poor customer service I will never go back…read more Just act like they are doing you a favour or something

I have been very happy with the excellent service and reasonable prices and ALWAYS bring my framing…read morejobs to Kenny and have done so for the past 7 years. He is kind, accommodating, experienced and helpful. - J.A.K.

I have been using Jubilee Framing and Gallery for eight years and think they are great! Picture…read moreframing can be overpriced and take forever, but this guy knows his stuff, he is an expert at helping choose a frame and matting that will bring your art to new heights and all within your budge! He is patient and talented and works to complete the job Fast. I have had art framed by other expensive places crack at the corners in our dry climate within a few years - but not Jubilee. The oldest piece I have framed by Jubilee is 8 years and is still just as good as the day I picked it up. He took the time to explain how to hang the pieces for max security and durability. He also has beautiful art so a trip there is fun and exciting no matter what. The art for sale ranges in size and price - there is something for everyone so if your in the market for a gift or a one off piece for your space definitely check this place out!