You might be wise to take into consideration that I'm a novice when it comes to sewing. I got quite…read moreinto it over the winter and though I'm not doing as much of it now that it's warm and I want to be outside all of the time, I never was doing it a TON. I'm new to the game, so my impressions are pretty uninformed. You've been warned.
Every bit of me strained to remember where this was. And by remember, I mean figure out. I just couldn't place it; this entire development on the east side of Redwood is like a black hole, though. I think there may have, at one point, been an Indian restaurant in here but even that is shaky. And even though I've driven by here a hundred times I would never have been able to tell you that there's and AMC Theater at the back. It's sneaky.
So when the Yelp app pointed me here when in search of some thread, I just had to believe. And when it told me that they are open until 9pm on a Monday night, I also had to believe as it was almost 7pm and I thought for sure that's when they would be closing. I found it, parked, and on my way in was warned that "you better hurry, they close at 7pm!" Once inside I asked an employee who corrected me and said that yes, just as listed on Yelp, they are open until 9pm.
Inside it's a fabric store, straight up. Whereas some of the bigger box stores have more crafts and branch out into pillows and decor, this is fabric. Cottons, fleece, blends, quilting, fat quarters, fabric, fabric, fabric. On the one hand, if you're looking just for fabric then you might appreciate the no frills approach. On the other, if you are looking for a broad range of supplies, know that the selection will be limited. The thread I was seeking was pretty minimal. Oh, you're better off here than a big box department store, but if you want a wide selection of thread materials and more color choices, as well as more quality choices, you'll need to find a bigger store with more options. I was looking at a simple mending project, so I found what I needed and got out of there pretty quickly.
I'm not sure if they play the coupon game like other crafty spots. That seems to be the norm, but I didn't stick around long enough or have fabric needs that would have clued me in. But I do know that when I start sewing more again in the fall, I have a new stop where I can go to look at prints and patterns that will work for what I'm after.