A lovely shop filled with all sorts, felt like I was in crafting heaven, but that fantasy soon…read moreturned into hell just because of the staff's attitudes towards me. I have no clue what I'm doing yet with sewing and buying materials and I asked a young girl if she could help me with questions about fleece and fabrics and the entire time I was talking to her she just gave me a look as if to tell me to bug off. The cashier was a little less hostile but gave me a "she's not going to be able to afford this" smirk when she rang up my price at the till, smirk was wiped away when I paid and then shortly came back with more. All in all the shop was amazing and I will be returning but I do wish the staff would cheer up a bit.

This palce is great for fabrics. I alsways go here, particularly when making the kids a costume for…read moreschool. It has a great selection of fabrics and arty stuff. The staff are very friendly and more than willing to help you out if needed. Not as cheap as it used to be in latter years, but I still love it! Definitely worth a visit.

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.

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.

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 :)

These guys were really helpful for us, we went in looking for someone to make our curtains and…read moreScott asked us which fabric we were using, he said that he could get it in and at a better price than john lewis he saved us a good deal of money and recommended a fantastic curtain maker! Excellent service!

i love this shop! they have the best quality fabrics around i never have to rummage to find what i…read morewant, its a family run business and the staff are always very friendly and helpful

I love this shop staff are great and so helpful on my first visit I was a bit of a novice when it…read morecame to making curtains but I needn't have worried they practically gave me a sewing lesson ha! Now I'm enjoying my new hobby so much. There's so much to choose from material wise and lots of nicknacks for round the home e.g cushions ornaments lighting. Thanks and long may you continue to grow.

I love this place!…read more It's one of the best places for craft supplies in Liverpool. It rivals Abikan because of it's huge variety of felt squares in more colours than you could possibly need. (Abikan never seems to have more than about 20 colours.) They sell buttons, beads, ribbons, lace, yarn and wool, sequins, stickers, embellishments for cards, crochet hooks, knitting needles, scissors, and all sorts of other craft items and tools. And the prices are superb. The felt squares are around 37 pence for the small ones and 55 pence for the large ones (last I checked.) Most of the wool is between 79p and £3 a ball. And there are always some sale items like wool that's really cheap, bundles of ribbon for a few pence, etc. Incidentally I have never seen any children try to grab things from this stall. I'm not really sure what that would be the only thing someone could think of to say about this perfectly delicious crafty wonderland.