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    Simply Fabric

    4.4 (41 reviews)
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    The fabric is covering an open space that I wanted to cover up
    Quandra R.

    I needed to cover an open space and decided to shop locally in East Oakland. This place is a gem. I found this lovely fabric and it's a perfect match. I appreciate the help and suggestions. See you soon for Christmas

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    Jahan H.

    The ladies that own it are so sweet and extremely knowledgeable on their fabrics. Amazing prices as well. I worked on a project that came out beautiful thanks to their help! I'll be back soon!

    Eva L.

    As I get older, I find myself gravitating towards more grandma hobbies and I was really excited to finally visit a fabric store in person. I have been sewing masks the past couple of months and wanted some fabric that was cute, soft, and reasonably priced. Simply Fabric delivered and I was able to purchase two different patterned fabric for my next sewing project. Although they don't have a huge selection, I feel like they have enough for anyone needing fabric/sewing supplies for small projects. Their staff is super friendly and helpful too! I can't wait to come back and buy more fabric :)

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    For such a small shop, it really has a lot packed in! Very helpful staff and prices were reasonable.

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    9 months ago

    Their alterations are 1/3 the cost of other shops. So happy I found great affordable tailoring

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    Very helpful staff. Great selection on fabrics and fair prices. Will def make this my main stop for fabrics and other sewing supplies

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    9 years ago

    Love the great fabrics at the right prices. Good selection and friendly staff. I shop there as often I can can.

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    Cute store. The location isn't the best but the prices made up for it. The owners are nice and very helpful. Will be visiting again!

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    12 years ago

    A small shop with friendly service. Again, not huge inventory, but I did find the fabric I was looking for.

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    A gem of a fabric store. Give yourself time to look because there are lots of great options!

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    I moved to Alameda 6 months ago and wandered into The Sewing Room while exploring Park St. I am a…read moreself-taught hobby sewer and was so excited to have a sewing store walking distance from me. They have a beautiful small selection of fabrics, notions, and patterns but they really excel in classes. I decided to take a garment class (the lined jacket), not for help, but for community, and I'm so happy that I did! Christine was a great teacher and I do pick up some tricks! My goal this year was to grow my skills, so I decided to enroll in the Sketch to Garment class. It has been so fun working with Julie Ann and my fellow students. I was worried I'd struggle because I don't have sketching or design experience, but I love how easy and creative they made it! I'm looking forward to more. Come to The Sewing Room for community, creativity, and knowledge!

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    Wonderful little store full of everything you could need for fiber arts and needle crafts. They…read moreplaced an order for me for a K's Creations lap stand, helped me when the wrong item arrived, and showed me how to put it together when the right one did. Really appreciate the service.

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    Katie is an outstanding employee here. She assisted me with finding the items that were necessary…read moreto complete my intended tasks. The selection was a bit limited and the simple items I purchased were quite expensive. I appreciate the store hours though, being that they owned at 9am. I would visit this location again if necessary.

    What is happening to Michaels? I accepted that all the…read moresmaller Mom & Pops art supplies stores have been overtaken by Michaels & that quality arts & crafts are no longer available to buy locally, but now it seems like Michaels has done something crazy. I filled up my cart today with hundreds of $$$ of supplies - as I tend to do once or twice a year... and headed to the check-out. There were a group of 5 employees chatting about life behind the registers, but none of them were helping customers check out. It was 100% self-checkout. I am handicapped & asked for help, but they all told me they were not allowed to help any customers check out unless the customer was paying in cash. I was surprised. I went ahead and paid for everything, then asked for a bag - which they always supplied to shoppers in the past. I would definitely need a bag to take everything in my cart with me to my car. They told me that they don't have any bags for customers any more. I asked if I could pay for a bag & they said they didn't have any bags - they girl just said "We're Out!". I was just shocked at the lack of customer service and this new policy where they are not allowed to help any customers. I will also add that when I first arrived at the store, I asked three different employees where a product was that I was looking to purchase. They all said, "Oh yeah, we carry that", just look around the back corner".. or they would point "just go in that direction". I never found the product & got tired of asking the employees who seemed to make it their 'job' to not help anyone. The only people who seemed to have any sense were the two women in the framing department. They actually were kind & professional & wanted to help me find the product I was looking for, but they did not know where the product was, nor if the store carried it because they were just focused on framing art and photos. All the employees were polite when they talked to me, all friendly conversations. I really blame the corporation - as it seems that they do not care for their employees. When cashiers are replaced by customers doing their own 'check out', they will soon no longer hire cashiers/employees, and the current employees will lose their jobs. I see this happening everywhere & the unemployment rate is climbing along with the price of basic food, etc.. shame on Michaels. I will be looking to find another arts & crafts store. Very disappointed. I wonder if all the Michaels stores have this new policy of not helping customers - even handicapped customers with checkout? Also - no bags? They could have put a sign at the front of the building announcing that customers need to bring their own bags - but no - they just embarrass customers by letting them find out after they have filled their shopping carts & paid for a zillion items & have no way to bring them out of the store. I woudn't be surprised if the next time I walked in there, the only employees were a couple AI robots.

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