After listening to much moaning and gnashing of teeth over the closing of Joann’s store (the only fabric store in Marin), I decided to create a list of places in the area that could provide us with the things we used to get at Joann’s.
Below is a list of stores and their basic sewing and art quilt items they carry. Below that, there are 3 links: a PDF of the list of stores below, a list of items carried sorted by item, and a list of items carried sorted by stores. If you know of other stores I should add or details I should change, please let me know. (I can’t guarantee instant updates.)
DISCLAIMER: Please note that stores change the products they carry and their products don’t always live up to expectations. So, this is not an endorsement of the store or the products they sell. It’s just me trying to help my fellow quilters.
STORES IN MARIN COUNTY
*indicates products are shown on their website.
California Sewing & Vacuum – 1435 4th St. Suite A, San Rafael, CA 94901
Sewing machines and accessories, lots of sewing gadgets and notions, KONA solids, & fat quarters.
*Dharma Trading – 1604 4th St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Fabrics prepared for dyeing, fabric dyes, a few notions, yarn
*Michael’s – 400 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael (across from Northgate)
Crafters’ store with lots of notions and gadgets, felt squares, trim and yarn
Northgate Sewing & Vacuum – Northgate One, 202 Northgate Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903
Sewing machines and accessories, variety of fabric yardage, buttons, some notions and gadgets
Riley Street Art Supply – 1138 4th Street, San Rafael, CA
Art store with some markers and pencils designed for use with fabric
Mt Tam Quilt Guild’s Fabric Garage – Mill Valley, CA by appointment
Donated fabric (mostly cotton), notions, quilt patterns and books
Artt – 1033 C St, San Rafael, CA 94901
Small reuse shop that accepts donations of fabric, buttons, ribbon and zippers
SPARE – 324 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo, CA
Reuse shop accepting donations of fabric, zippers, notions, patterns, etc.
OUTSIDE OF MARIN
Discount Fabrics – Berkeley – 1805 Eastshore Highway, Berkeley, CA 94710
Discount Fabrics – San Francisco – 2170 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA
Wide variety of fabric and types of fabric, batting, trim and buttons
Fabric Snob – Santa Rosa – 641 4th St, Santa Rosa 95404
Apparel and seasonal fabric, fusibles and interfacing, patterns and notions
*Fabrix – 432 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
Wide variety of all sorts of fabrics left over by manufacturers, zippers, buttons, and trim
Mendel’s Far Out Fabrics – 1556 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Wide variety of fabric, zippers, buttons, trim, notions and yarn
*Stone Mountain & Daughter – 2518 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
Fabric store with all varieties of fabric, trim, buttons, zippers, notions and gadgets
SCRAP – 2150 Newcomb Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
Reuse store that accepts fabric, sewing supplies, needlework supplies, and yarn
QUILT STORES
Quilt stores carry mainly high quality cotton, flannel, batting, sewing notions and gadgets. Marin has no quilt shops, so these are the shops closest for Marin quilters:
*Bay Quilts – 5327 Jacuzzi St 3-C, Richmond, CA 94804
*New Pieces – 766 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94710
*Quilted Angel – 200 G St, Petaluma, CA 94952
*Village Sewing – 506 Lewis Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
DOWNLOADS
Above list of stores as a PDF
Items carried by Item
Items carried by Store
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