Zarin has been around a while. It's number one for fabric shopping for home textiles in New York. I used 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. read more

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

Very nice & helpful staff. And the most beautiful fabrics! Can't wait to go back. I would highly recommend for anyone looking to reupholster furniture or update their home furnishings. They even were so kind as to give us directions in going to another shop for sewing accessories. excellent customer service. read more

Wonderful experience start to finish. Salesperson Natee was lovely, helpful and knowledgeable, the upholsterer did a thoughtful and beautiful job....even the delivery guy was great. Highly recommend! Barbara R. read more

We did our Living room and Dining room window treatments through Zarin Fabrics and they are not just beautuful, the quality of how they're made is superb. Zarin has a vast and wonderful selection of fabrics and working with Judy was equally as wonderful. She has a great eye, is very professional and we were on the same page from day one. Ritchie, who measures and installs is equally talented, professional and very pleasant. the difference that our window treatments makes is remarkable and really completes and warms up our rooms. I highly recommend Zarin. Brina W. read more

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I was walking down the street, so I decided to pop in, and I was extremely impressed with their selection of upholstery fabric! read more

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Great selection of quality fabrics. Judy is the best at helping you select the right material for your project. To top it off they do expert reupholstery! Very satisfied repeat customer. read more

Great place to find beautiful decorator fabrics. The sales people are very helpful. We ordered some fabric by phone on a Sunday, and it was received the following Wednesday morning in Massachusetts. Really appreciate the great customer service, and the high quality inventory. read more

We just got two sofas done at Zarin and they turned out beautifully. In addition to reupholstering them expertly, they refinished the wood and reconfigured them to make them more comfortable. We are particularly grateful to Judy who helped us select great fabric from their amazing collection, and got everything organized efficiently and promptly. We are thrilled with our sofas! They look and feel great. Thanks to Judy and Zarin. read more

In December, I brought two chairs to have their seats (bottoms) reupholstered at a cost of nearly $1,000. I wanted to be sure that the chair that creaked would be reinforced, and was told that Zarin no longer does the work on premises. Rather, it sends the chairs out. Judy, who has been there decades and is pleasant, promised the workman they sent it to - just who, I do not know - would "bolster" it to eliminate the creak. A week later, with the chair now at the upholsterer, I called in to ensure the upholsterer knew the chair had to be bolstered. Judy was on vacation, so I asked the Zarin owner to call the upholsterer and make sure he knew - only to be told he was sure that Judy had taken care of this. I never did get contact info on who actually did the job. When the chairs finally came back and I sat on it at Zarin's, there was no apparent creak, so I paid cash. Back at home, the creak reappeared within 24 hours. I now have two expensively reupholstered chairs, one of which still creaks - because the owner who took Judy's place was too lazy to make a phone call. Not a good way to do business. read more

They make house calls! You have to pay for them, but half of the cost gets deducted from your final total if you go with them. We had two old red velvet sofas that needed reupholstery and some repair (new seat cushions and, for one couch, new legs to make it all sit a bit higher). When Natee (the design expert) and Manny (the carpenter) arrived, I knew we were in good hands. They were easy to talk to, appreciated the beauty of the old camelback sofas, and knew exactly what we wanted. And I think Natee was almost as pleased as I was when it turned out the fabric I chose was one of the least expensive among the samples he brought. The new couches feel luxurious and solid. Excellent workmanship, fast turnaround (about one month, start to finish), and Natee was a pleasure to do business with. read more

If you're looking for a huge selection of fabrics, excellent guidance (ask for Judy), efficiency with your order, and exceptional workmanship, Zarin Fabrics is the place for you! Highly recommended! read more

You cannot find any better fabric supply and upholstery than at Zarin. Their stock is so large that it really challenges the customer, but the staff, especially Judy, walk you through it find exactly the fabric you are looking for. The upholstery on my two sofas could not be better. The prices are reasonable for such quality service and workmanship. read more

We love Zarin Fabric. Fantastic selection of fabric, so much to see, I loved being there! Judy was so helpful, she has a great eye and what she helped us pick is perfect. Our chair just arrived and we love it. I highly recommend them! read more

Hundreds of choices of fabric. Great help from Judy who quickly understood what I was looking for (in terms of colors, fabric). She made the selection process so easy. She has years of experience and it shows. The installer was also helpful. The drapes look great. Will come back. read more

Love this place! Haven't found a better spot for upholstery fabric anywhere in the city. Too many other places are completely disorganized, yet Zarin is a breath of fresh air. Rows and rows of fabrics arranged by color family for easy viewing. Each rack is numbered - just jot down the rack number and the row from the top and they fantastic staff will be happy to cut you samples to take home. Best of all, many of the fabrics are around $35 a yard, which is on the very affordable end for good upholstery fabric. I'm going to sew my own bench cushions, but Zarin will do custom work for you, if you're into that too! All around great place, and recommended. read more

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By far this is a temple of fine fabrics! Be careful when entering as you may end up RE upholstering your entire home lol Truly though ... I discovered the exact fabric I was seeking for new window panels. Pricing is fair, not cheap but considering the quality of the fabrics well worth it You WILL find it here ! read more

I was so lucky to work with Natee at Zarin's Fabrics. He has amazing taste, a lot of patience and gave me great guidance. I am more than thrilled with my custom ottoman and recovered desk chair. The selection is amazing and everything was made very quickly. It's far more fun to come to Zarin Fabrics than to the designer buildings. I saw many designers shopping there so they know where to go! read more

My first visit here. I came in the late afternoon, thinking I only had 15 minutes to shop. Natee asked me what I needed. First, I had a dead phone and could I charge it up? Sure, and he plugged my phone into someone else's charger cord set up on a side table. Terrific! Second, I described the fabric color and look that I wanted and he FOUND THE EXACT THING I NEEDED. For good measure, I looked around a bit more and also shopped for a couple other projects and asked for samples for all of those. These fabrics are beautiful and quality and really well priced! Natee told me to take a photo of the identifying tags on each bolt, so I would be able to order over the phone when I finally decided. I was grateful for his generosity and his assistance. Wish all retail experiences were like this! read more

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Zarin reupholstered an old rocking chair we'd had in our family for generations, which was badly in need of repair. Natee was extremely helpful and friendly. They have a huge selection of fabrics. And they were far more reasonable than other reupholsters we checked in the city -- a win, win, win all around. The rocking chair turned out better than I ever expected (see photos) and is ready to rock a new generation of grandchildren. Highly recommended. read more

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My girlfriend and I picked up an old chair off the sidewalk -- a big no-no in NYC, but we really liked the frame, so we took the risk. The cushions were basically rock-hard after 40+ years of use, and the cushions were so stained we wouldn't even place our dirty clothes on the chair until we got it reupholstered. Zarin did a really great job breathing new life into the chair. We took it right before New Years, so the job took a little longer than expected with the holiday, but we couldn't be happier. We'd highly recommend Zarin for any upholstery needs. read more

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Zarin does have wonderful fabric -- I live around the corner from them -- but bear in mind that it is almost all upholstery fabric (and some curtain fabric). I was there yesterday and they do not sell ribbon or trim or any other notions, even though the Yelp description says they do. read more

I used Zarin to reupholster 5 pieces of my living room furniture. One straight back camel back sofa, 2 slipper chairs, 1 Queen Ann chair and 1 ottoman. The workmanship was fabulous! It transformed my whole living room. Dealing with Judy was a pleasure. Her advice was spot-on. I am so pleased and would recommend them without reservation. Jean Silliman read more

I have recently brought 2 chairs to Zarin Fabrics for reconstruction and recovering. The selection of fabrics is quite wide. Judy has a wonderful eye and a manner that encourages one to think outside the box--gently. Not inexpensive but fine work! read more

We needed fabric to recover our "daybed" of a couch. In two trips to Zarin, our color choices, fabric decisions and budget changed more than a couple of times. Natee was patient and informative and his input helped expand our selection. Did I mention patient? We ended up HAPPILY getting a much better fabric with a much better color combination. Exploring choices with Natee was like having one of the best interior designers redoing our beat-up couch. I saw other reviews singing Natee's praises. I affirm it is true. He is brilliant and when I become rich, I'm going back to Zarin and Natee. Thank you so much. read more

I was very disappointed by my experience at Zarin Fabrics. At that time I was a frequent customer at Zarin Fabrics purchasing fabrics for drapes and window treatments after a major renovation. My decorator negotiated a deal with one of the employees for the reupholstering of eight dining room chairs. After many trips to Zarin, we could not find the right material for the chairs even though they said they get new material all the time. They suggested we look elsewhere and they would still do the reupholstering. We finally found the right fabric online at Kovi. The day we went into the store to do the final order, my decorator arrived and Judy Eichenstein changed the price that was negotiated, which we had in writing. Coupled with the fact that we were so surprised by this change and that they were already in possession of some of the chairs, we moved forward with the reupholstering with them instead of using one of the other merchants we researched. We both felt taken advantage of and will not use Zarin again. read more

Zarin's has an amazing stock and staff. We needed a mere yard of fabric for a damaged but beautiful footstool my husband found in the street. With a photo of our living room carpet as a guide, we were taken up and down the aisles, given samples and not rushed at all. We love our choice and bought an extra yard for a pillow. On the way home on the bus, a woman also carrying a Zarin bag sat near us. We smiled at each other and agreed Zarin's is the place to go for upholstery fabric. read more

I had a couch reupholstered after it was ruined by a tenant. Judy at Zarin was top-notch; she has experience and expertise and was patient and very helpful. If you go into the showroom looking for fabric suggestions, ask for Judy. The actual reupholstery service through Zarin had a slight hiccup. The first reupholstery job had to be fixed because the foreperson, Sandra wasn't around to supervise, and there were mistakes. Also, the first time around, the crew who came didn't seem to have much experience and had some difficulty putting my couch back together again. When I complained about the mistakes in the reupholstery, Sandra, the foreperson came out herself to inspect and took the whole thing back to the workshop again and fixed everything perfectly. She also came with her top guy, Jesus, who put together the couch again expertly. I was very pleased with the result, despite the hiccup and would use them again, but would insist on the team of Judy, Sandra, and Jesus. read more

Amazing selection of fabrics. Expert guidance from the staff - especially Natee Lambert - what a pro!!!. Zarin reupholstered my couch with their fabrics and words fall short to describe the amazing job they did. It looks better than new. My go to place - make it yours! read more

I was looking for statement worthy fabric for a chair that I had reupholstered. I had been to many other fabric stores. But Zarin is fabric heaven! And wonderful service. read more

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Although they have beautiful fabric I found the prices to be quite high. I had two pillows made. Only two. I picked out fabric to place on the back of the pillows. They got the fabric wrong, and had to be done over. I specifically said don't get the fabrics wrong for each design. They had to cut into the fabric some more so part of my pattern was missing. I paid quite a bit for two pillows that were not with the money I paid. read more

I would give Zarin Fabrics and Natee (that helped me through the process) the highest of marks. Natee assisted me to choose the appropriate fabrics for the four chairs I was reupholstering, did his best to get me a great price for the work and even ran it by the workroom so there would be no mistakes. He was so patient with me and everything ran smoothly. My chairs turned out beautiful and they were finished so quickly. Natee was a "wealth of information" on all kinds of tips for the move I am making and was a little nervous about. SO awesome - now that's one stop shopping! :) read more

I had never taken on a home fabric project before, and was expecting to be overwhelmed..... Judy found what I was looking for extremely quickly, and I made my purchase in only 20 minutes. Extremely pleasantly surprised! read more

Update to this review: The facts here from the owner are incorrect. I could go into details with the delays and attach photos from the process and emails but I don't want to embarrass their team any further. Nov 10: initial visit to showroom. Dec 13: Initial proposal after 4 emails and 2 calls with Hunter Douglas products. I was ready to order them but then getting samples to look at was a challenge. Jan 7: the project went to another team member that I was assured would be more prompt with communication. She was helpful in making decisions about material samples but convinced me to try another brand. Ok. Let's just do 1 window then to try it. Jan 17: The deposit was placed and order slip signed on January 17th. On January 17th: Hi Thank you for the shade order I will put the chg through for the deposit of XXXX Please make note of the changes and sign off Please send back to me so that I can start the procedure. 13 minutes later a photo was sent with document signed. Material was set to be ordered that day and follow up minor measurement made later. Feb 6: a follow up verbal discussion when they made the excuse that 3 weeks went by and they forgot to order the material as promised. I insisted be in writing since it was their excuse for the delay of the 'procedure' for details in fabrication which shouldn't impact the material order. When I went to order the rest of the apt a few months later and about to put another deposit down.... I emailed: 'I actually was not aware of that. I was under the impression this was from Phifer - Metro Uni collection - fabrication was with manufacturer of material' How is a no name company have price increases mid year and you refuse to provide a contact to verify this? Then I realized something wasn't right. The response: 'The company is a no name but they all use the same products' There's the proof to anyone who's reading this. They decided they no longer wanted to work with me understandably. I said they had a lot of chutzpah being dishonest to a customer and doing the bait and switch for the order. The personal reasons for the delay in install is understandable but that's also TMI for a customer to know and TMI to share on a review. Again they don't even treat the privacy of their employees with respect. .... As a 3rd generation from LES, we truly wanted to support Zarin even if it was more $. There were just Countless delays and excuses. A 6 week project took 4 months. Quite an Unprofessional team. We paid more for a knock-off then the name brand product. They are not honest people to do business with. Also their showroom is a disgrace. As my grandmother would say total schemata store on orchard street'. We can't believe we got scammed. The work done was basic. And certainly not worth the $ and lack of respect for their customers. read more

We didn't have a good experience with Zarin, unfortunately. Our story sounds similar to another one I read recently on yelp. We had a pair of chairs to be upholstered. At the end of April, we selected the fabric and the color. It took forever to have a sample of the wooden color, it was clear confusion every time we were contacting Zarin to get updates about our chairs' samples, several calls of ours were not taken (so that the conversation had to transform into a chat via phone or email... or personal visits to the store by my husband). After waiting for months and finally confirming the color sample, the price had changed 3 times: the final price asked was almost 4 times the initial one! When we decided not to proceed, because of the whole messy organization, we were told that the job was already started, without our final "go ahead" but not to worry since they were going to offer a discount. We obviously refused to pay and took back our chairs. Additionally, the so-called "started job" was not done in the appropriate way, we're glad we stopped it. We wanted a no-pain and good quality job done. Based on our experience, I would never recommend this place to anyone. Imagine that we were even thinking, once the chairs were done, to get our sofa remade as well, but... no way! We are now back to point 1: find a reliable upholstery company. read more

Have come here twice so far to buy a few yards of velvet. Amazing (insanely amazing) quality fabrics if you're looking for upholstery/heavy duty materials. An AMAZING selection and tons of beautiful fabric to choose from! Each time I go in I'm greeted and am able to find exactly what I'm looking for, the floor assistants are so nice and give you plenty of space to shop around. Phenomenal store all in all, 10/10! read more

I had a call to say the shower curtain was ready and Judy said "it is beautiful". I went down to pick it and leftover fabric and trim up. the curtain was wrapped in plastic. I did not open it. I was told there was "no" additional fabric and the two yards of trim that should have been left. I said "impossible". they found the remainder and said they would send it to me and they would charge me for delivery. I said "I am here now give it to me". they sent it to me at no charge as it was their error. the curtain stayed wrapped until the scotch guard I had ordered was delivered. I open out the curtain and across the top is a row of blue ink rings. below it horizontally two lines of black ink. I see spots on the fabric. I see a food stain. with a finger nail i scrape this off but the grease has seeped into the silk and left a stain. I took photos. Harry Zarin apologizes to me. they say they "stand behind their work". Neither the person who made the curtain, packed the curtain, or had called me to say "it is beautiful" actually looked at it . I ring again and am told to bring it beck. I say "your error you pick it up". they did. I gave them any number of suggestions to rectify this. "No". I did stop my credit card payment which was almost $700. The price had gone up $100 from my first inquiry to when i brought the fabric to them. I still have out of pocket expenses of approximately $350. I wrote a review on their web site. there are six that are posted. My negative review was not posted. Small claims court is the final step. find another vendor one who cares one who is truthful. read more

I am absolutely in love with the chairs Zarin reupholstered. The process was inspired. I took photos and measurements to the shop and with Judy's help, made the right fabric selection. The next day, chairs were picked up and 3.5 weeks later, my chairs were returned beautifully upholstered and sturdy. read more

Hmm. Their choices aren't great. Their staff are tired. Their prices are high. It's just not a great shopping experience. I'd try to find somewhere else. This place is very meh. read more

I can't say enough good things about Natee Lambert who helped me reupholster my couch. He was a dream to work with. I was very cramped on time and he was incredibly accommodating and patient. I have been using Zarin fabrics for years and they have always been very helpful but working with Natee was very special and I highly recommend them and especially him. Victoria S read more