Zarin has been around a while. It's number one for fabric shopping for home textiles in New York. I…read moreused to shop there on Sundays after eating at Katz and going through the market at Grand Street. It was ( and is?) a tradition highly recommended for those tourists who want a New York experience after they tire of the museums. Buy some fabric you love and figure out later what to make of it.

Zarins is a great choice for selecting fabrics but but not for their EXTREMELY INCOMPETENT,…read moreAMATEURISH UPHOLSTERY service. Go elsewhere for that!!

Fabrics & Fabrics has such beautiful fabrics, and they always arrive in a timely manner and in…read morepristine condition. I haven't been to their store yet, but their customer service over the telephone is very friendly and most helpful. I'm very happy I found them!

The fabric is gorgeous and the service is impeccable. Got my fabric right away. Customer service…read moreis so helpful.

I've got to second everyone's positive comments. i found a huge selection of lovely, reasonably…read morepriced fabric and just amazing customer service. what a great find!

There are ao many options available at Metro. Kashi is always wonderful to work with! If you are…read morelucky enough to shop in the store, that $4 wall has some incredible deals!

I had a bridesmaid dress hemmed here. The women working were incredibly friendly and efficient. My…read moredress was done in a week (i was not in a rush but it seems like they could have easily accommodated a shorter turn around) and was well done. The price was also incredibly reasonable.

A Gem! This little, family runned, almost hidden tailor,…read morefabric, notions and trimmings shop is just priceless. The ladies are kind, patient and know their trade well. The prices are unbeatable. I go there often since moving to NJ. Once I had a vintage fur coat that had terrible damage and she fixed it by hand for $55! Absolutely impecable workmanship.

I'd stopped by the Lodi location years ago and was not impressed. Tried it again recently & loved…read moreit. Huge selection of fabric and sundries. I will definitely be going back!

Today was my first time ever visiting this fabric store and I was not happy with the service at…read moreall. As soon as I walked in, the only store employee who was working at the time named JANE did not greet me at all. She showed poor customer service and was not able to help me with what I needed. When I walked over to where she was standing she failed to greet me again as a customer, and never said anything such as "How May I help you?" Once I finally got Jane's attention she just stared at me...so I proceeded to let her know the reason why I'm visiting the store was to find a beige colored piece of fabric to patch up a mark I had on my coat. The first thing Jane told me was "we don't have that type of material." She didn't bother to look at my garment or offer to assist me in finding something similar. She then proceeded to tell me "you can look around yourself." I almost walked out of the store due to her lack of customer service. I was honestly disgusted by her attitude and how rude she was. Jane, I hope you learn how to have basic customer service skills one day because your service was awful towards me.

Came in here a few months back looking for fabric scraps for a project I was working on, and Ashish…read morevery kindly gave me them for free! I would absolutely come back in the future.

I was wowed by the incredible help I received at Dolly Fabrics today. Ashish helped me find the…read moreright choices from his large selection. He advised me to avoid more expensive fabrics because they would be too delicate for the usage I had in mind, and worked hard to find the exact colors I was looking for. I would definitely recommend this establishment.

It's on the 8th floor of the building. They have lots of different types of leathers and hides…read more They are super helpful. I was inspired to make a DIY journal cover and went here with no experience of leather working. They have a bin of scrap leather for purchase and some sale items. Sale items are on refundable. Minimum purchase is a whole hide or half hide for bigger ones. Their smaller hides are lamb skin which was around $50-60 bucks for a medium size. Their cow hide, they can do half hide which is what I did since it was so big. I got quite a few journal covers out of that as well as a couple passport holders.

I came here because the reviews were extremely positive. First employee who greeted me was…read moreextremely nice & helpful, another employee who came to help me while I was looking around was extremely rude. Wasn't willing to work with me on what I needed. For context I'm making a travelers journal and only needed a small amount, but said I had to buy the entire roll of leather and wasn't willing to cut it. If you're not willing to sell 3x5 leather fine, but don't be a huge a**hole about it.

What a wonderful place I stubbed upon while in garment district! I was immediately stunned by the…read morefabrics which stood out between all the different shops surrounding it. The second walked in, I was greeted so warmly and I knew my luggage space was in trouble. They have a great selection and amazing prices with the bottom floor having some silk blends for $4 the yard! I didn't intent to buy anything and left with 8 yards! They're some of my favorite fabrics ever so I have no regrets. They gave me a great deal and I didn't even ask for it. I highly respect this place and can't wait to be back when I visit nyc.

I think this is my new fabric store. At first I was a little confused by the layout, but in the end…read moreI was able to find what I needed. I wanted a lining for a skirt I have and brought it with me for reference. The shopkeeper was beyond helpful- he saved me money too! First, I picked a fabric not realizing it was expensive. It was not me but him who checked that I was willing to pay for an expensive fabric to line my not so expensive skirt. I realized he was right, and he immediately directed me towards a much cheaper fabric that would suit my purposes. Then, I asked his opinion on how many yards he thought I would need. I told him I was thinking 3 or 4, and after taking a look at my skirt, he assured me that 3 would be plenty. He easily could have sold me too many yards of a fabric that was expensive. Instead, he took the time to help me with my individual needs, and did it with a smile. I had a little trouble understanding his accent at times, but whenever I asked him to repeat himself, he was patient with me. I can't wait to start my next project, just so I can come back to this cute little jungle of bolts.

Located on 5 Zabriskie street, awesome selection for a neighborhood fabric store. Friendly service,…read moregreat prices and they also provide tailoring services here. The down side is that there is only street parking which sometimes makes it difficult.

M&J is one of those garment district institutions that's been around for nearly 90 years. They've…read morealways been one of the larger stores with a very broad assortment of sewing and design accessories--everything from hundreds of ribbons (may thousands), trims, decals, rhinestones, fabrics, supportive inner garment materials, buttons, hair/costume jewelry components, the list goes on. Agree with some other reviews in that it's one of the pricier stores though you pay for the wide variety--hard to beat their selection. The course of time hasn't been kind to local production. Back in the 1820s up until the early 1980s, when mass garment production stateside was booming in NYC, the garment district employed up to 46% of the city's industrial workforce. There was a need to design and purchase materials nearby, and the majority of Manhattan's midtown west side was dedicated to factories and design studios. Fast fwd to now, that statistic is much different and given the availability of online and global sources, not everyone needs to go into a physical store to purchase their needs. While many products have long moved to overseas sourcing, for anyone who's endeavored DIY arts and crafts, or even made any functional product by hand, it's much different seeing and feeling a material in person than on a screen. That's where in this past century, stores like M&J played a vital role in the fabric of the garment district. They are also a valuable resource to the numerous design students at FIT, Parsons, etc. During past decade many a longtime stalwart trim store have disappeared from the neighborhood and M&J is the latest casualty. If you are interested in sewing or design notions, now's your chance to pick up items at their going-out-of-business sale.

This place has been going out of business for a while, but I'm grateful it's still open. Good place…read morefor velvet ribbons and other notions.