Huge (overwhelming) selection of drapery and upholstery fabrics at great prices. If you are…read moredissatisfied with the standard choices for window coverings, this is your place. Find exactly the fabric you want, order the draperies your want to spec. Also: recovering dining chair seats is way easier than you think. Pick some fabric. Buy a staple gun. Set aside an evening. Voila. Same with decorative throw pillows. And Loomcraft sells pillow fills in more sizes and for far less than other crafting stores -- fiber or down. I wouldn't dream of ever buying a pre-made pillow again.

They have a great selection of fabrics. Anita was very helpful in guiding us in selections.read more

Had Jim checked my sewing machine and found out it was just jammed. Easy peasy for him to find out…read more No charged. Also, left my iphone at the cashier and got it back. Lucky that no customer accidentally took it. Awesome customer serive.

Honestly such a cute store. I had a part break on my machine and the repair guy was so incredibly…read morenice and helpful. He let me watch and taught me how to fix it on my own if the problem happens again. Prices aren't bad, about the same as any other craft store sometimes even cheaper! I'm hoping that they get some new fabrics in because it's been the same the past couple months but there is a pretty large selection (can be overwhelming but which fabric store isn't).

Found out they let their computer calculate how much fabric you need for a project and then the…read morecomputer automatically adds more yardage than you actually need and you pay for that! Do not do business with them!

I had simple valences made for the kitchen. The wait was much longer than expected. When they…read morewere hung at a bay window the inner edge pattern did not match. They looked terrible. I should have made them my self and I am not a particularly great seamstress. I had to wait weeks more to have them redone. I paid top dollar for professional window treatments. What a waste of time. I also had pleated shades hung behind the curtains and now they are not easy to push back up. They will probably not last a year, and I also paid top dollar for those. Once they die I will go to Lowe's and buy off the shelf. Don't waste your time or money on Calico's products. I am very unhappy with the outcome.

Love love love love love. That's five loves! A 6th love is deserved for getting my fabric order…read moresent on time to my SIL on time for Christmas. I shopped and shipped everything directly from their website and never had to pick up the phone once! Oh, make that a 7th love for carrying Heather Ross fabrics. I'm obsessed with #HeatherRoss. I love to sew. I am crafty, and I have a huge love (can you tell?) with fabrics! Thanks to Evanston Stitchworks, you'll find really fun and unique designs at their shop (currently available online). This isn't your typical fabric store. They support really cool independent designers and quirky fabrics for quilting and making clothes...well for sewing anything really. They also offer knitting supplies and all the books you might need to learn how to sew or knit. Evanston Stitchworks also offers many crafty classes (currently virtual). A few years ago I took their beginning knitting class. For some reason my brain gets all discombobulated when I try to knit, but the class was really fun. The owner was patient and kind and did everything she could to help me fix my mistakes along the way. Everyone else knocked it out of the park, so it's just not something I'm good at. I'm so glad this small local business exists, and I'll continue to purchase fabric from them. Speaking of fabric, don't you just love the designs I picked out for my two little nieces? They are Heather Ross designs, and my SIL is planning to make dresses for them. Can't wait to see how they turn out!

Since I love looking @ different types of fabrics, yarn, and needle crafts, decided to visit here…read more So glad I did! This shop is really cool and has a lot to offer. Excellent quality of all their products! Unique fabrics that are gorgeous. The needlework kits, cross stitch and embroidery, were very unique too. Sashiko products are also sold here too, which is what I decided to purchase some of. Some of the items for sale here I had never seen anywhere else. The staff person working was knowledgeable, helpful, and nice. I also thought the prices were good because of the high quality of the items. Will visit here again on my next trip to Evanston.

I have yet to be in a knitting store that didn't have friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff…read more Clearly there's a knitting subculture that is nicer, and more polite than general American Society. Good selection of yarn, classes, easy parking, and there's always a high level of expertise available for advice and coaching.

Three Bags Full is a feast for your eyes and your heart. Pure gorgeous color and texture (yarns,…read morebags, buttons, books, and all manner of needles, hooks, and well-crafted accessories) invitingly arranged everywhere you look. Amazing staff, exceptionally skilled and caring, are generous with their time and expertise. It is a delightful, cozy space, and if the yarns themselves or the samples displayed don't inspire you to start a project, the wooden tables continuously occupied by knitters (and crocheters, too) will make you want to pull up a chair and begin. Seated around the tables, it always looks like a group of friends have gathered to share time, stories, and craft--yet these are classes. Yes, you can sign up and join the party! And I have. Not only are there classes for specific projects, there are also classes where everyone is working on their own individual projects. Oh, how I love being able to have expert advice on how to read my patterns, fix my mistakes, and finish my projects. I love Three Bags Full, and the passionate, talented people who work there with my whole heart, and I invite you to visit. Support a local, woman-owned business. Take a class (they fill quickly), browse the notions (practical and/or whimsical, just what you need), and treat yourself to some fabulous yarn. Bring a friend, or make a friend when you get there (or both), you'll be so glad you did!

I signed up for a private class $70 for one hour…read moreDidn't get the instructor's undivided attention. She kept talking to other people and getting up and down more than I thought was reasonably necessary I gave this place 3 stars because I did get the class

How is it possible that I'm the first to review this wonderful gem of a local fabric store?! I'm a…read morerelatively new sewist / quilter, and I've shopped here for patterns & supplies, and my daughter has taken some classes. The staff are welcoming, helpful, and go above and beyond to make this place feel as much like a community as a place to shop. I once told the owner I wanted to try out EPP and she gave me a little tutorial on the spot and helped me round up all the supplies I would need. Nice fabric selection with a mix of lines from more modern Ruby Star Society to more traditional. Very cute notions (more stock in the back - so ask if you don't see something you need)! I love shopping here and love having this store as part of my community.

Great job. Chairs look fabulous!! Competitive price and didn't take long. About 2 1/2 weeks …read more Recommend them

My only regret is not having them come months earlier! The love seat in front of my bed ripped a…read morefew months ago. I thought about getting a new piece of furniture, but knowing that redoing our master bedroom is on my list of home projects thought I should hold off. At first the rip didn't bother me, but then it got bigger and bigger. It probably didn't help that my children kept sitting right on top of the rip. Sigh... Finally i couldn't handle looking at it and reached out to my decorator to see if we could get it reupholstered or if she could help me find a new piece of furniture. She suggested getting someone to sew the rip. She said it wouldn't be perfect, but would hold me over until I was ready for the rest of the room. We had just finished a bathroom remodel and think she was well aware I was over pouring money into the house for awhile. I did request a quote on Yelp and Padi responded right away. They confirmed they could fix the rip for $225, but warned me it wouldn't be perfect. We set a time for them to come by the next week and they showed up right on the dot. I showed them the rip and they looked skeptical that they could fix it, but got right to work and 30 minutes later it wasn't perfect (as they claimed), but it was SO much better...and well worth $225! My biggest mistake was not calling them right when it started ripping because I think then it would have been even less noticeable. I"ll definitely reach out to them directly in the future for any furniture restoration needs. They were responsive, reliable and did exactly what they did they were going to do. In fact, the finished product was even better than I expected!

I am very disappointed with the services I received here. I am an intern at a nearby restaurant and…read morewe needed fabric from calico in order to build custom acoustic panels to help with noise complaints that are hurting our business. The first time I visited the store no one acknowledged my presence. After about 5 minutes of looking around I approached two sales associates for help, they were not very happy. The reluctantly helped me find a few books that had grey fabrics to match the paint color. The next time I came into the store, about five minutes later, they greeted me because they knew I actually planned to make a purchase. We had chosen three samples that would work but after researching on the computer they realized that the company did not actually carry the samples they had provided me with. They ended up only have two options for grey fabric which were way over the restaurants budget, but we were desperate so we picked the least expensive of the two. We also paid for overnight shipping which was $70 extra per 10 yards. We need about 20 yards so we paid a ton extra. We ordered the fabric on Friday. Yesterday (Monday) evening I received a call from the company who is designing our panels saying that they had still not received our fabric order. This is unacceptable as we paid for overnight shipping, and the order should have been delivered on Saturday. I then called Calico who told me they would need to talk to their head quarters and would call back as soon as they figured out what had happened. I had still not heard anything 45 minutes later so I called to follow up. When I finally reached the person who was helping with our order she hung up on me. I then sent my boss into the store and they told us they would give us free overnight shipping because they had never actually ordered the fabric. The fabric should be arriving today. The only reason I am giving two stars instead of one is because they offered to pay for our overnight shipping but this totally pushed back the timeline of these panels. We had explained to them on the first day that this project was extremely important, and they fell through. We will not be doing business with them again.

Sales person pushed me to purchase ASAP to get deals in August…read more Oct1, no ottoman, salesperson retired, not returning calls. I gave them$1100 Aug 1. Visiting store today as needed to cancel transaction on my credit card, and find my ottoman. Disingenuous staff​​

I'm so glad I got to visit this store for the first time today! 1) the customer service is so…read morewonderful! Sue helped me, she was very kind and patient as I picked out multiple bolts for her to cut. Mary (I believe that is her name?) was also so nice to me. They have a BEAUTIFUL selection of fabrics. I'm 2 hours away from them but I will surely make the drive again for more fabric!! Totally recommend this store!!!

Called a few times before I came in. Well worth the drive I got a fantastic pre-loved machine that…read morewas one of my dream list all in one machines. I couldn't be happier leaving here my daughter had a blast chatting with the ladies there and I have had such fun exploring all the amazing features. Shout out to Blair and the other lovely ladies there Sunday afternoon for making my trip such a great experience and definitely worth the drive and I can't wait to make it back in for more great goodies

We recently hosted my daughter's 7th birthday party here and had a fantastic experience. There…read morewere a number of options (ceramic painting, canvas painting, slime, and more!) - we chose canvas painting. The owner, Robin, and one of the other employees were fantastic at leading a group of 21 first grade girls through painting a mermaid tail (there were so many choices for the canvas painting - my daughter happened to choose this one). They can do them more or less complex based on the age group of the party. Robin was truly fantastic to work with. She took care of everything, including ordering pizzas from elsewhere in the mall. I brought the paper goods and cupcakes and everything else was handled. We were in a party room in the back that is utilitarian but also decorated. I definitely appreciated that there were separate tables for the art and the eating! I was perfectly happy to not be out in the front of the store with the general public. And the price was totally reasonable given everything that they did for us. Would definitely host another party here! We've also come on a random day just to do a walk in ceramic painting, which was also great. Lots of selections at all sorts of different price points. You can also do walk in canvas painting.

Haven't been in the store yet to experience, but was planning on holding my daughter's birthday…read moreparty here. We eventually ended up forgoing this year because she's still so young she wouldn't fully appreciate the experience, but plan on going for some Mommy and me time. The staff that I was in touch with while planning the event were all so helpful, responsive, and friendly. Even when we decided to pass on holding the party there, after we had filled out the form and not yet put in the deposit, they were so understanding. They get high ratings, they're located conveniently in a mall where if you have youngers you can go to the playgrounds in the mall, and if you have olders, they can walk around and do a little independent shopping. Looking forward to visiting soon!