Let me start by saying that I am as lost in Hobby Lobby as a polar bear in the Sahara. I was down 280 for a meeting and my wife asked me to stop by and get some fabric she needed for a project. That may not sound like a lot. But the fact that she had to tell me how to even get the fabric cut and paid for should tell you how blind I was going in.
After navigating my way through painted quotes, giant fake flowers, and light up fixtures of things you see at the top of the number keys on your computer, I found my way to the fabric section. Well things only got uglier from there. They have everything from plain white satin, to spider-man fleece! I took about 15 seconds of walking through and decided to seek some help.
A very friendly lady was helping cut some fabric and asked if I needed help. Even during the middle of her project, she noticed a puzzled (and might I say handsome) man standing in the middle of Fabric-opolis. Once she was done and able to help, she was not quite sure what exactly I needed. I learned she was normally in the floral department and someone else was the "section expert". We started discussing the bounty I was seeking and a by-standing customer laughed that simply looking for this ONE item, was not as simple as it sounded. On our way to where she thought this might be, we came across the true guardian of textile goods. She was more than happy to show us both where the drapery liner was. You could tell both of these ladies were friendly, funny, and happy to help however they could. Even when the surprise of MULTIPLE drapery linings (hence the other shopper's chuckle at my threaded naivety).
After discussing the project and what would be best, we took our spool and cut away. I was packaged up and out of there in no time. Though times were tough in my lonesome quest through this Lobby of Hobby's, the employees were just as outstanding (if not more) than most I have come across in many stores. read more