I visited Roma Textiles on the strength of Roma M.'s (no relation) recommendation and found it to be very accurate. I now adore this shop too.
Roma Textiles has a large inventory that is neatly displayed. Their staff are helpful but discrete.
Their emphasis is on wovens, with only the tiniest bit of knits. But their selection is marvelous. Like LA Fabrics on Queen, but on steroids. A huge and beautiful assembly of embroidered, beaded, and embellished fabrics. If you are looking for fabric for evening wear/bridal, this is your place. If you are looking for fabrics for day wear that skews to business formal, you will find an amazingly beautiful selection of lightweight, couture-house name silks, fabrics appropriate for trousers, skirts, fitted suits, etc. Menswear suit-type woolens were to be found in all weights, colours, patterns (pinstripes, houndstooth, etc). Suitings of all manner. I agree with Roma M.'s assessment - upon setting foot in this place, your mind immediately starts spinning with ideas for couture-style pieces. Prices are quite reasonable for the calibre of the fabrics, IMO.
Also, they have out on their table the oh-so-wonderful Marfy pattern catalog to browse (as well as other glossy Italian couture periodicals). It was the current issue and apparently the order it regularly. So if you, like me, get very irritated with Marfy's on-line browsing facility, you could flip through actual paper pages of the catalog (though you'll still need to place the order yourself). Roma Textiles doesn't carry any patterns, not that you would expect them to, given the clientele that they cater to (i.e., dressmakers, designers, etc - those who draft their own patterns). read more