This is one of several 'bankrupt shops' in the North West. based on the corner of the mian Crosby…read moreRoad North, parking can be an issue as the side street is residents only parking, and the main road is double yellows. I suggest you try and park on the side streets on the opposite side of the main road. The shop sells a wide range of fabrics, from voiles for net curtains, cotton florals for dress making, and heavy linens and damasks for curtain making and soft furnishings. There is a set price per metre, I think at the moment its £3 per mete, although they also sell some bargain/ sale items and end of roll offers etc. They sell threds, curtain dressings, cushions, and ribbons for all your dressmaking needs, plus a small selction of soft furnishings and furniture, lamps etc. The prices are very reasonable.

A must for emerging and established knitters, Purlesque is a gorgeous boutique that sells beautiful…read morewool, yarn, buttons and crochet books. If you haven't got the patience or fingertips to stitch yourself, they also sell adorable hand-made bags, accessories and homeware. I love the mix of DIY jewellery, tote-bags, scarves and cushions but it's the knitted cupcakes and tea-cosies that I have my eye on. You bring the jam and scones, I'll get the kettle on...

This is a lovely little haberdashery store. The staff here are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable…read more Amongst the goodies on sale there is wool, yarn, buttons, jewellery beads, crochet kits, knitting patterns, bags, cushions, fabric and scarves. Everything is arranged neatly and the shop is a joy to browse around. This is a great little shop for when you're feeling a bit crafty :)

This shop is well stocked and the curtains we had made, were very good. However, the big issue is…read morethat they never answer the telephone, which is frustrating as we need to reorder one element of the product as the measurement isn't quite right. Please answer your phone!

Abakhan is hidden behind TJ Hughes and until today, I never knew such a shop existed as I seldom…read morewalk down this street. To my surprise, I was impressed to see how much this fabrics, hobby and home store had to offer. Inside is literally packed full of material in piles that look like an organised random mess! Most of the items they sell will attract the hobbyist such as arts and crafts material, stationery and needlework. They also have a variety of hobby books, cheap fashion jewellery and accessories. There is nothing really more you could ask for and for the prices they sell at, it works out a bargain apart from the more high-end material like animal fur. Common items, for example wool and cotton are inexpensive. If you are into any of the above criteria, I would highly recommend a visit to Abakhan's as the shop is jam packed with bits and pieces.

The small collection of streets of which Abakhan's is a part form what can be considered a textile…read moreand fabric centre of Liverpool and this place is the biggest of the bunch. Over two floors, Abakhan's provides reams and reams of all kinds of cloths, fabrics and textiles at very cheap wholesale prices. If you're the type who is in the business of dress making or interior design or just partake in such activities as a hobby then you can't go on much longer if you haven't found Abakhan's or one of the smaller stores along this road. Just because it is cheap doesn't mean that the quality is any less however you might have to look hard for any styles that are very stylish and modern.

Calico Lane Textiles in Liscard Village is a breath of fresh air if you are tired of poking around…read moreAbakhan and never finding what you need. Friendly staff are always willing to to help you how to find things, and will suggest where else to look if they don't have what you want. They offer a wide variety of fabrics, an entire room of card and scrap booking supplies, and have recently branched out into selling wool and yarn as well. You will also find beads and charms, snap-on and glue-on plush toy eyes, wedding favour boxes, sewing tools, rubber stamps, and much more. You probably won't find certain specialty items (such as cell phone charm straps, without the charms), but if you have fairly basic crafting needs, this shop can easily meet them, and provide some extra goodies as well. This shop is small, but definitely worth the visit even if you don't live locally.

Small shop just behind the main shopping centre in liscard. The shop sells all sorts of fabrics on…read morerolls and can cut to any length. The shop has steadily built up a supply of card making and scrapbooking materials including papers, embellishments, peel offs etc. and have kits, blank cards, cello bags etc. They also have things that are handy for Brownies and guides such as different coloured pipe cleaners and polystyrene shapes. The thing that lets this shop down the most is that despite being a fairly regular customer, the owners (who are the main shop workers) say just enough to get through a transaction and can seem cold and frosty considering that you are giving them business. It could be a warm friendly little shop, but I always find them very distant. Prices reasonable, and generally a handy shop.

Make Do and Mend A…read moreLiverpool institution, Mayfair has been supplying the city's designers, dressmakers, knitters and sewers with haberdashery bits and bobs for decades. Painted bright blue outside, it's a cute, old fashioned store with shelves and units groaning with a rainbow of yarns, buttons, threads, zips, patterns and knitting needles. Some of the stock is a bit too twee for my taste but the ladies that run the shop clearly make a conscious effort to try and keep up with trends and also offer crocheted and knitted scarves and babywear.

This quaint little shop has been on Bridge Road for at least 25 years and it's great for all sorts…read moreof haberdashery supplies. Mummy dearest used to buy all her wool here to knit jumpers for us lucky kids, she'd also get all the obligatory extras: needles, zips, ribbon and thread etc. To be honest, I didn't think Mayfair would survive the recession but it's going strong; perhaps people have turned to making and mending in the old wartime spirit or developed an interest in cheaper hobbies.

If you ever take a ride on a bus, you are bound to overhear little old ladies rant on about: A) the…read moreprice of a good piece of tongue ( cow tongue from the butcher's you mucky lot) and B) the lack of haberdashers any more. They obviously haven't discovered Bon Fabrics in Urmston Town Centre- perhaps one of the last of a dying breed. This is a proper material shop where reams of cotton and voile are cut to order in front of your very eyes. And there are buttons!! Now, buttons are the bane of my life; I don't know why but if there is a button around, you can guarantee that it will pop off in my presence. Maybe I am the David Blaine of the haberdashery world? Perhaps I just magic them off clothes by mind control and without laying one manicured finger on them. Well whatever it is , I ALWAYS need buttons and Bon Fabrics comes to my rescue. There is something strangely comforting about standing around yards of fabric and bales of wool. It might be a latent repressed memory of being a contented baby stuffed into home- made matinee jackets and bootees by my talented Aunty Joyce. Who knows? It is certainly not my intention to patronise the older generation at all. Knitting is now a Hollywood craze and a birdie tells me that Gwyneth is a bit partial to a knit one pearl one. Bon Fabrics does not just cater to those in the twilight of their lives, it has a whole array of fancy-dress outfits for children and adults. You can barely move in this shop at Christmas and Easter time when harassed mothers are forced to make outfits for their little darlings' school plays and Easter Bonnet Parades. I particularly like Bon Fabrics at Halloween when my inner vamp ( or vampire) starts bearing its fangs. Whether I require a wig, facepaints or other accessories, this shop will have it. Service can be quite slow as the ladies who run the shop like to give their undivided attention to their customers for as long as it takes, and no disrespect, but it CAN take a long time. This can be a touch frustrating when all you need to buy is a yard of ribbon for 50p. I would not say that the owners are brimming over with amicability either. They are serious sewers who rarely crack a smile. However, I have returned here again and again- well I always need buttons. P.S. try saying haberdashery when you have had a few drinks- I seem to say have a daiquiri. Odd that!

This a gem of a shop wheither you are totally hopeless at sewing(like me) or a real expert(nothing…read morelike me!) you will get fantastic service, great advice(if needed-never forced on you) loads of fabric and patterns to choose from and a very friendly welcome. I am rubbish at anything crafty but occasionally need things from here. The level of service and welcome is exactly the same wheither you are buying something like wunderweb by the meter(I do this a lot!) or fabric and pattern for a dress. The lady that owns it is really helpful and listens to what you want rather than trying to sell stuff that you don't need. For a few years they have also had fancy dress items to buy such as hats, chest wigs(!) funny wigs and wings. That side of the business seems to be expanding but the fabric side of the shop is still going strong. This is a friendly, well run business with a real interest in helping their customers.

I'm sorry, but no ... This is not actually a fabric store. This is a tiny, dinky little shop that…read moresells a lot of ribbon, lace, trims, and sewing notions and happens to have a couple of bolts of fabric in stock just so that they can say they are a "fabrics" store. I was not impressed by the quality of the stock, either. The whole place has a cheap feel to it, and I would not go back here. I do think the ribbon selection was okay--they were not really cheap, and they would suffice for most projects. But don't call yourself a fabric store unless you actually sell more fabric than other items.

I have been using Maureen's Fabrics for 20 plus years. They have a range of fabric and plenty of…read morehaberdashery. They also have a shop in Southport, so if I want something they don't have in stock in Ormskirk, they phone through to Southport and it can be brought through for you to pick up at ormskirk the next day ( or often several hours later) or if you can get through to Southport they will hold the item for you there. I could go to the big warehouses or large fabric stores if I had the time or inclination, but so far Maureen's has always had the items I require and a wealth of sewing and craft knowledge to help out. If it wasn't in Ormskirk I would miss it. I nipped in today for some ribbons and ended up buying a pattern and fabric for a maxi dress. If they weren't there, I would probably have bought the ribbon off the Internet and missed out on buying myself the fabric and extras to make a dress.