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Very biter sweet experience. This place is going out of business but it makes sense. Poor advertising and marketing. I never knew this place existed. I’ve eaten at the restaurants that are literally next door. But this place looks so bland from the outs.
Currently Everything is 2 – 3 bucks a yard nothing more. There was a older white lady who had an amazing personality. There was an African American male who was hard working and very kind to the customers. Unfortunately I got stuck with a Middle Aged white woman, short, plus size employee (trying to give a description). She looked super stressed and was extremely rude. Didn’t smile was not open for minor questions. I had over 40 yards and I kindly asked if she could roll a few of the items for me. she tells me to roll them at my house. I asked her why considering i saw the African American male obliging the other shoppers. She tell me the line was too long.
There was no one in line except me and another lady who was being assisted. With people like her working I can see why they are going out of business.

SO SAD to see they are closing. But now is a great time to stock up on fabric for future projects as there is a major sale going on. The prices were already super cheap so yey for an even bigger discount.
Staff is helpful. Selection of fabric pattern and material is AMAZING.
Don’t let this opportunity pass by before its over.

I appreciate great customer service and that’s what I have always received from Debra the Store Manager. She has knows her inventory, has great advice & a wonderful color sense and always steers me in the right direction. Thanks for your help with all my projects. If the pattern and fiber is right there is nowhere cheaper than Home Fabrics. A great resource. Through the years I have found some unique, quirky trims that put just the right touch on my projects.

This place would get 4 stars for organization and fabric options. It would get one star for the manager. So… I split the difference.
I’ve shopped at this location for the past 5 years. I used to love the peppy saleswomen who were thoughtful and friendly. Now, it’s one sales guy and a rude woman as the manager. The guy was fine, but the manager…
I was in there today with two of my children (my fairly calm 5-​year-​old boy, and my 6-​month-​old strapped to my front in his carrier). The hour-​long visit was uneventful: no issues, no unruly behavior, no crying, whining, etc. The trip was successful… until the end. I had negotiated all of the heavy rolls of fabric by myself with a little one on my front, selected fabrics with my 5-​year-​old, helped the guy get the rolls on the counter, had paid the man in cash, and was putting my cart away. My 5-​year-​old left the store and was standing outside waiting for me. I called him to come back to me as I was lining the cart up to put away. The manager just stood there, watching all of this from behind the counter, and she told me that my son was making a mess of her window. I turned around and rushed outside to see him wiping off the window where he had blown on the glass. I told him that behavior wasn’t appropriate, and I explained why. But the more I thought about it, why didn’t the manager come from behind the counter to offer a quick hand with the cart?! She was doing nothing except looking for an excuse to be rude to a mother who was shopping with her children.
This place used to be friendly. Now, I feel it is unwelcoming unless you’re there WITHOUT children (even if they’re well-​behaved) and spending a good deal of money. Really disappointing.
Oh, and I agree with the poster who warned about the rug prices. Don’t purchase a rug here before doing a price check with other retailers, both online and brick-​and-​mortar.

If you want a nice rug that is inexpensive, you must go to this store! Staff is very friendly, and the store smells so good! I just went in to look and purchased a floor mat and some scent for the house. I will be back real soon to purchase a shag rug. I know I will be often. The price for fabric is a steal!!! This place is an A+

Very helpful and kind awesome customer service

Honestly I wish there were more stores like this! it is the only store I’ve found on this side of the bay that has a large selection of upholstery type fabrics. I don’t always find what I need when I’m here, but that’s not their fault, it’s the name of the game when you’re on the hunt for a deal. I think it’s really organized too.

Was nice to walk into a business and be greeted with a polite and friendly, «hello!» Lots of fabric to choose from in this place. Prices are decent and we’re planning on going back in the near future.

For anyone who read (or wrote) the reviews left a while back about the rude manager, you will be pleased to know that there has been a change in staff. The current manager, Debra is warm and friendly and VERY helpful. Tom (I hope I have his name right) is charming and has a great eye for color, texture, and design.
I’ve been buying from this store (previous locations as well) for nearly ten years. I must have missed the days of the rude manager. I ALWAYS find beautiful, high-​quality fabrics (and rugs!) that would sell for many times the prices offered here. (Or as Ksenya Z said «crazy low prices»)!!!

i’ve been looking to reupholster my dining room chairs for a while, but couldn’t find anything for a reasonable price; tried Joann’s, Calico and Discount Fabrics but those were either too expensive or colors weren’t quite right.
found this place by accident and wow, this is one amazing fabric store. LOTS of fabrics (mostly uphostery and drapery) at crazy low prices. store is well organized, with bolts hanging on racks arranged by color family, so you can efficiently narrow down your options. however, i suggest browsing through all the racks; the fabrics are beautiful and good quality — you just might find something else to inspire you. they also have notions and pillow forms.
make sure to check the clearance section; i found the exact same fabric i originally picked out from their regular racks on clearance for half (under $ 7 a yard!) i had to ask why, and they explained that if a bolt has been hanging around too long they place in the clearance section, even though it may still be an active pattern. staff was super nice in helping me figure out how many yards i needed.
can’t comment much on the rugs since i wasn’t looking closely, but they seem like decent quality synthetic ones.

This is a pretty cool store. It’s huge inside, and it doesn’t smell like potpourri and crap like a craft store, because it’s just fabrics and rugs. I got to take bolts of fabric outside to see how they’d look in the sun. Folks working there were friendly and laid back.
I bought sweet red and gold and black paisley for my project car– she’s gonna love it. I was quite tempted by dangly fringe balls to go with it, but I decided the car might not love that as much. Only $ 6.99 a yard. Don’t tell the car. They had vinyl too, but I’m a little sick of cars with nothing but vinyl and plastic inside. We’re going back to the 70’s when things had texture.
With the amount of nifty decorating fabrics in here and the low prices, I can see using fabric on a number of projects– speakers, furniture, walls, hell maybe my laptop.

I am a frequent customer to this store and I love the selection of fabric they have and the prices. However, today I have had the most unpleasant experience ever. I went to the store with my 10mo baby and was holding him in my arms since he was fussing. I was wandering around and finally found the fabric I liked. Usually, if you want to buy fabric or get a swap you need to bring the whole roll to the front. This time I had my baby and it was pretty hard to do. So I asked the lady (there were two ladies) to help me and she said I have to bring it to the front. I was hoping she will figure out that I was holding a baby. Anyways, I went back and tried to bring the roll, but it was heavy, considering I had my baby on my hands and the inside pin came out. So I left it there and went back to ask for help again. The same lady (with blond hair) was frustrated and said «So, you want me to bring it here for you?» I said «Yes, if you don’t mind. I really appreciate your help. It’s kind of heavy with the baby». She went in the back, picked the roll and said «It’s not heavy» and giggled in a mocking way. I was very annoyed by her comment, but knowing that she is doing me a favor just said «It is heavy, if you are holding a baby» and said no more. I wish I talked to the manager, but figured in the discounted store, you get a discounted service.

The manager is the most rude person I have ever. No clue how she keeps her job. Stuck up and no reason to be. Would never buy anything here. Would rather pay triple any where else. Don’t waste your money on someone so rude.

If you’re looking for upholstery/​drapery/​pillow fabric, look no further. This place has LOADS of it, in all sorts of styles and weights. And get this — it’s incredibly inexpensive. I chose three heavy-​weight, top-​quality upholstery fabrics and they were $ 12.99 a yard (54″ width). Awesome.
The store is divided into light cottons (for drapes and pillows) on one side and heavier fabrics (for upholstery) on the other. In both cases the displays are set up by color, so you can get right to what you want.
I am into mid-​century modern/​contemporary and there were quite a few choices that appealed to me; no actual era reproductions but plenty of stuff that would work beautifully with pieces from the 50s — 70s. And of course tons of traditional and other stuff that I’m not interested in, but lots of people are!
The staff was super nice, well-​informed, and knew the stock inside and out. They even recommended an upholsterer, and gave me two free (LARGE) swatches. The third one was $ 1.50. Love it!
I have been looking for a good, reasonable fabric store since I moved to the Bay area in 2002 and this is the best I’ve found, including San Francisco, for this category of fabric. Five stars all the way!
NOTE: The store is across the street from Joann’s fabrics, at the southwest corner of Willow Pass Road and Fry Way. Loads of parking, and a good taqueria next door if you need to fuel up before or after.

SHORT STORY: If you plan on buying a rug here go first and get the name of the rug and research prices online before you purchase!!! You’ve been warned.
I am a very frequent shopper at this store and have dropped loads of cash at both their old location and their new one right across the street. I have my own small business making home décor products and I love their selection of fabric at very reasonable prices.
This weekend I decided to treat myself to some «redecorating» of my own. I purchased a new rug for my living room and some coordinating fabric for some toss pillow covers. The rug was priced at $ 399 and the cashier offered me a $ 50 discount because it was Memorial Day. I loved the rug and bought it for $ 349. I rarely purchase big ticket items on the spot without doing internet research but it seemed within reason and I wanted to take it home and lay it down right away.
The first thing I did after getting the new rug in place was to do a Google search on the same rug. This is where I become unhappy… the rug was cheaper on dozens of websites with most offering free delivery and no tax. I could have ordered the exact same rug online and saved $ 100 on a $ 349 item. And now this is where I get unhappier… because I shop here so often (I am in their system as a local designer) I went into the store today to talk to the manager about the price difference. I wasn’t looking to exchange nor return the rug but I wanted to point out the substantial price difference and see what options they may offer me to keep me a happy customer. The store manager was absolutely rude and informed me they don’t price match and that prices are set by the corporate home office and in fact she was unhappy with the person who gave me even a $ 50 discount the day before. I asked if there was anything she could do for me considering how often I shop there for fabric and she tried to explain how difficult that would be to do since they have a mixture of newer and older fabrics and she had no idea what I would want to buy and how to apply a discount. Seriously? It’s been a long time since I have experienced such an arrogant attitude from someone who should be concerned with providing excellent customer service.
I have many other options for purchasing fabric and in case you don’t know it many of the fabrics in the store are from the manufacturer Premier Prints and many, many of the same ones can be found on
with free shipping on orders over $ 35 and no tax.

I bought a rug at this store just the other day, and the service was fantastic. The sales folks are patient and willing to go through every single rug on their racks until you find the one you absolutely want.
Once the rug was selected, the guy helping us took over from there, pulling it down off the rack, rolling it up, bringing it to the register, and sliding it inside a bag for me. Hell, he even cut the tag off for me, knowing full well that it was the very first thing I’d do once it was lying on the floor.
Bonus points for the staff for being able to explain the origin and wear characteristics of the rug I was buying. I definitely walked out of the store with a good sense of what I was purchasing and a feeling of contentment.
I can’t speak for their selection of fabrics, since that’s not really my thing. Pfff. Fabric is for chicks, not tough guys like me.

Today I went into the store and met Kirstin. She is awesome. I was looking for fabric to make cushions for my outdoor patio furniture. They have tons of fabric to choose from priced so reasonably $ 3.00 — $ 12.00 yard. and lots of designers fabrics too. Kirstin ave me step by step demo of how to sew my own cushion covers. Now I’m almost ready, except for choosing which fabric to use. She also made suggestions on which fabrics hold up best. This store is clean, the fabric is displayed well and their selection of rugs is amazing too. Across the street from Home Fabrics and Rugs is another very well known fabric store… it’s more expensive, has no customer service and you can wait ½ hr just to get a bolt of fabric cut. If you are looking for drapery, home decorating fabric, look no further… and say hi to Kirstin for me.

This store is located in the strip mall near Fry’s Electronics. I was headed to Joann’s to browse and the signs for $ 3 fabrics caught my eye. It looked kind of ghetto from the outside. They just opened recently, so they don’t even have a normal sign. I paused for a brief moment before walking inside.
I must say, I was truly impressed by their selection of home fabrics. They had lots of gorgeous thick brocades, striped fabrics, floral prints, paisleys, outdoor canvas, and some velvets. If you want to reupholster your couch or chair, or make your own curtains, this is definitely the place to check first. The prices are incredible too! The $ 3/​yard fabrics are super-​nice, not cheap, flimsy cotton that’s thinner than Kleenex. They had a lot of clearance fabrics for $ 7/​yard. The regular prices I believe were $ 12.99. They even have some lighter-​weight fabrics that were about $ 5/​yard.
The store is well organized by fabric weight and color. I loved looking at the designs. They had some funky prints, but most patterns were very contemporary and stylish. Stuff like you’d see at Pottery Barn or Crate and Barrel. But without the crazy high prices.
Employees were very friendly and helpful. They really knew their stuff. One employee told me it takes 20 yards of fabric to make a slip cover for a couch. The only down side is that some fabrics have limited yardage. Once it’s sold out, it’s gone.
They also sell rugs, which were fairly cheap. If you’re looking for a rug backing, they have them here at 50% off.
One last note: they are moving across the street (next to the Petsmart) in mid-​February.