Yardage Town

I’m a small business owner, I shop A LOT for fabric where I have visited and shopped at many fabric stores in Southern CA such as the stores in the LA Fabric/​Fashion District, local fabric fabric craft stores and mom and pop fabric shops. As a avid fabric buyer, Yardage Town is one of my favorite shops to shop at in the San Diego County region.
I’m a custom toy maker and I travel and vend at various ComicCons/​Fan Conventions etc. One of things I make is plush toys and I have to say that Yardage Town sells awesome plush fur (fake fur not real) fabric in various colors that you wouldn’t find in Joann’s. Fur fabric in general is expensive, but Yardage Town does offer great deals, you just have to check out the deals/​coupons they offer online. Luckily this store carries the coupons in store so if you somehow forget to bring your coupons you printed from their website. Even though you can double up on coupons nor do they take competitors coupons but I like the fact that they give you coupon/​discount unlike other stores who don’t even do that for their customers.
In my most recent visit to this location, I found an awesome deal on a fur fabric that would normally cost $ 16+ a yard retail price but I got it for $ 3.99 a yard. They also carry various amounts of other fabric that your local Joann and Hobby Lobby does not carry.
The return policy is not ideal, but its good enough for me.
I’m fully aware that this area of this location looks kinda looks sketchy. Looks can be deceiving, so don’t judge a book by its cover. Trust me over the years the looks of this area has gotten better and I know city of Vista is in the slow process of revamping that area. Other than that, visit this store at least once and you’ll be very surprised by the mass amount of fabric they carry.

Since I don’t sew, I can only base my review on observation. Super huge selection of fabric & as far as what I needed, anyway; webbing (1.5″ /​1″) for a tool apron/​belt, they had a wider selection (w/​a few colors) as opposed to the limited width & colors that JoAnn’s had ! Maria, an older woman (employee) helped me & was so patient and took some time with me and *score*, today (Saturday) happened to be 30% off everything !!!

The locations isn’t the best, but it is totally worth the drive/​sketch neighborhood. This place is filled wall to wall with fabrics!
I must say the notions section is lacking, but they do have a some pieces that, say a JoAnn wouldn’t have. Plenty of zipper choices and colors, not too many overlock thread colors but they did have the basics. The scissors however were incredibly overpriced. My same pair of gold handle Gingher scissors (which I paid $ 40) were I think $ 55.
There is also a remnants section of fabric which is discounted, not tremendously but I think the average was $ 3.95/yd the only problem with that is the fabrics are not necessarily just left overs, they are also damaged fabrics and yet you’re still expected to pay about $ 4 a yard. I find that pretty ridiculous.
The service wasn’t amazing but the girls were somewhat knowledgeable, and willing to help.
All in all a great place to get out of the ordinary fabrics, good quality, and a fair price (usually).

I’ve been shopping at this location for almost 30 years but I’m done going here. I recently went in to buy fabric for a wedding dress. Their selections of fabric were meager compared to what I would’ve expected them to carry. My biggest issue was with their return policy. I purchased a new pair of Fiskars scissors for $ 19.95. I knew the price was higher than I would’ve paid at Target, Michaels or elsewhere but I wanted to give Yardage Town the business. Within 24 hours I realized that the scissors were terrible. They were tight, you could barely open them, and were miserable to work with. Within the 24hours I took them back to the store (WITH the receipt) and they refused to exchange them for the same pair saying that their policy is exchange of unopened merchandise only. How would I know the scissors were broken without opening the package and trying to use them?! They told me to come back two days later and talk to the manager. Considering I bought the scissors to work on a project, having to wait on the project and then take my time to come back was ridiculous! They told me I could drive to the Escondido store to try to talk to a manager. Great, I’ll just take another hour out of my day to drive to talk to a manager. I called the National city store and spoke to the owner. He agreed to exchange them and spoke with the ladies on the phone. I will NEVER shop in this store again.

Great selection, unfortunately a sloppy and not very friendly staff that sits behind the counter.

Recently moved here and went to Yardage Town. Never again! First you must park next to the day laborers staring and motioning for you to hire them and take them home. No Way. Next I went into the store and waited while to of the ladies quit visiting to receive help. Before leaving I spoke to the lady helping me and explained to her the lack of service and my distain of the laborers hovering around the grass next to where we park and she was unconcerned. Never shop there again.

Very Easy to Shop here, they have almost EVERYTHING!
Really nice staff, lots of fabric. The fabric ranges from quilting fabrics to fancy velvets, chiffons and satins! They have upholstery fabric, faux leather, felt, flannel. They carry patterns. I think the Hispanic women there are quite helpful and kind.
If you need something that they are in low supply they will try and get it for you from another store or their warehouse. I have been there many times and they have never disappointed, the building is dated but the contents are great! Thank you.

parked at the first spot closet to the door… score. walked towards the door and the lady was locking it. I stood there. Yes it was night but it was before closing.
the two ladies stood there not moving looking out at me as if i could not see them and would just walk away. then they shut off the light. I felt this would not be worth insisting they should reopen for me and pointing out to them that they have just closed the business at the odd hour of 642 pm Tuesday night on October 15^th. And lost a customer for good. Maybe business is booming and they did not need my patronage… hahaha. Tried to search to find a way to let an owner know but there is nothing listed on there site. Unilocal!

1. If you need a wide selection of fabric, either go to the HUGE Yardage Town in National City or
2. Go to Joann Fabric
This place just gives you a weird feeling going in. The fabric styles look dated, the room itself is kinda dingy, and you’re lucky if you get a helpful associate in this store. I came in looking for some advice and material to make a costume and one lady (I’m pretty sure she’s mentioned in other reviews) wouldn’t give me the time of day. I found another associate, thin older woman with wavy or curly hair, and she was so helpful in finding items that suited my costume’s requirements. She even gave me some helpful info as I told her I was a newbie getting into the sewing thing, so she went ahead and told me what kinds of things to look for in a fabric, lining, etc. She also told me about the large Yardage Town in NC should they not have what I need, and even offered to cut me a swatch of whatever fabric I needed to aid me in my crafting journey. That was some good customer service, which is why I bumped this review up to 2 stars. The complete downer to this trip was the woman who rung me up. She was very rude, didn’t care to even consider offering any advice to me when I asked how much fabric I might need for a skirt, and she acted as if I was just wasting her time as she rung me up (which they do by hand and by calculator, mind you. The receipt is one of those carbon copy slips). Ugh.
So, moral of the story, if you’re going to YT, make sure you have some know-​how under your belt because you’re not guaranteed help or a decent attitude. Also, I don’t find their prices to be that great, especially if you hop on over to Joann and use a 50% or 40% off coupon on whatever you’re buying. There seem to be some associates at YT that seem like they have a lot of sewing experience, but not enough of them to up the vibe going on at this store.

If only I could sew! So many types of material offered here! Well, I could sew, but just the basics.
There are patterns, material and accessories available at this location.
The person who helped me was a bit more people oriented than the other times I have been in.

Love this place. If you ever need fabric, this is the place to go. Customer service is always great. Love the atmosphere. Very helpful staff.

Yardage Town has about the worst service you could possibly hope to get. The place is almost always a ghost town, so you’d think there would be someone available to assist customers; but no such luck. I’ve been here twice. The first time was not a good experience and I would not have returned except that I needed to return an item. The second experience wasn’t any better. The two teenaged girls working that day just sat and gossiped with each other, while the 2 – 3 customers in the store went without service. I seriously think these two girls’ perpetually seated butts need to be fired, but I suspect management isn’t any better. I’ll be surprised if this place is still open a year from now.

I was visiting Oceanside with a friend and needed to get suiting fabrics for a quilt project. My friend suggested the local Jo-​anns, but, THANKFULLY, it was closed for construction. Through some sleuthing, I discovered Yardage Town just up 78 in Vista. Eureka! This is just the mom and pop style fabric store I love. Great selection, lots of variation, and fantastic remnant yardage tables. These kind of stores have odd and edgy fabrics that mainstream chains like Jo-​Anns won’t dare to carry.
I walked out with about 12 different fabrics (much more than I needed for my project), and the staff was really kind and even double checked the math to make sure all my loot was at the right price. I will definitely check them out the next time I’m in the SD area.

It’s okay. They’re selection is good but the location is old, very (or it appears that way). It’s age makes it feel dirty kinda. But as far as fabric and patterns goes, they do have some nice stuff. I don’t recall seeing a whole lot in the way of notions but they may have them and I just didn’t see them. Overall, they need some new carpet and paint STAT!

I don’t really like fabrics, but i LOVE this store!
they got some sexy girls working in there too
I bought some fabric in there and they were hella nice

mmmm… fabrics!!! I LOVE fabrics!
This place has a great selection! Probably a wider variety than JoAnn Fabrics off El Camino Real. Similar pricing. Not much really to say about a fabrics store! The service has always been good here.

Yuck! I like Yardage Town, but this location stinks… literally. The service is less tha desireable, too. Go to the Escondido location, you’ll be happy you did!

What a gem! I came here looking for materials for a bellydance costume I’m working on, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount and variety of fabric in this store. Other reviewers described it as small, but I actually thought it was pretty big – much bigger than I had imagined it would be – and it makes me wonder just how massive their warehouse in National City must be. The amount of fabric and trim was quite impressive, ranging from your simple muslin to heavy duty upholstery, «furs», and I think I even saw some leather. The only thing I’d say that JoAnn fabric has an edge over Yardage Town on is perhaps the patterns. YT has patterns, but they’re not quite so extensive and organized as you might find at a national chain like JoAnn’s. At any rate, I really liked this store and their prices were reasonable, and the girl who cut my fabric and rang me up was friendly. I’m so glad to have found a source for material so close by!

I had started my journey on searching for unusual printed fabrics a while ago and stumbled upon Yardage town on the internet. I thought «lets see what they have in fabric.» I saw that they had a few stores scattered thought San Diego county and the closet one at the time was Vista location.
I ended up in the older part of vista. When I got to the store front I was pretty surprised on what they had for fabric. When you go to your standard fabric shop like Joann’s they will have some of the normal stuff like Disney, some sports teams etc. But here at yardage town they have a huge variety of themes and different fabrics.
I browsed for a about an hours looking at all of the fabric. Being that this is not a big store I first thought that I wouldn’t be able to find anything but I found alot. I ended up buting alot of it down so I wouldn’t spend alot here.
I was chatting with the lady up front and she had mentioned to me about their warehouse in Chula Vista. The lady knew alot about fabric that they had and if they were able to get any other stuff that i was looking for. From my experience most shop aren’t able to tell you much about anything just because they don’t know. Check these guys out and have fun with what you find.

About a month ago, I needed to shop around for good quality fabric but was on a serious budget. I tried several places including JoAnn’s. Now, I don’t know about you, but shopping at JoAnn’s is very expensive and their selection is not really that extensive.
At any rate, I was getting ready for to perform on stage at a bellydance show and it was recommended that I shop for fabric at Yardage Town in National City. Well, being that I live in Oceanside, I decided to shop for my costume fabric at their other location in Vista, CA.
Unfortunately, the area in which the store is located is in the older part of Vista. Some parts may even appear to be a bit seedy (if you know what I mean). However, once you step inside the store, I was actually quite surprised. They had a pretty good collection of fabric to be a smaller store. As you peruse down each section, they had a ton of fabric on sale and if you go to the back of the store they have remnants of fabric for just a few dollars, too. What makes this place so great to me is that you can go to their website, download the 20% coupon, take it to the nearest store and they will give you a 20% Yardage Town discount card that can be used every time you shop. Another great tidbit, they also have end of the month sales, as well!
Most of all, I really liked that the staff is very knowledgeable with the material they have in the store. Also, to boot, they are very friendly and very helpful. No question is a dumb question. Especially since I am not that savvy with knowing the ins and outs of different fabric.
In conclusion, I bought a ton a fabric and embellishments for my show and my costume was super beautiful! I received so many compliments after the show. I highly recommend this place if you are on a budget, in need of good quality fabric and like the experience of having good knowledgeable staff to assist you as you shop.