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27. EXACTLY!!! My mom taught me how to sew from childhood and I LOVED Joann's...THAT being said

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #23)

Tue Mar 19, 2024, 06:11 AM

Mar 19

I went to a local joanns and noticed the cheap crafty nonsense, NO actual fabric UNLESS I wanted to make a quilt; the worker there didn''t understand BASIC sewing supplies...I asked for heavy weight interfacing & an Invisible zipper. You'd have thought I was speaking early Neaderthal.. I couldn't even find patterns and I ALWAYS bought my sewing patterns there, especially Vogue. What a shame.

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Sigh. It's my fault. Oopsie Daisy Mar 18 #1

Oh no! LeftInTX Mar 18 #2

I LOVE Joanne Fabrics !!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 18 #3

There may be, well, bloodshed. twodogsbarking Mar 18 #4

Oh NO!! 2naSalit Mar 18 #5

Nobody can deconstruct America faster or better than Americans. Marcus IM Mar 18 #6

Not true in this case TxGuitar Mar 19 #34

Thanks for making the point. Marcus IM Mar 19 #48

I don't see the younger gals having any MOMFUDSKI Mar 18 #7

They have their groceries delivered too. Irish_Dem Mar 18 #10

I'm the only one in my entire family who can sew on a button Irish_Dem Mar 18 #11

I have a 19 year old student who crochets in class every day. Coventina Mar 18 #14

One of the characters in a mystery series I read knits to calm her niyad Mar 18 #21

Yes! More and more men are doing "women's" crafts. Coventina Mar 19 #49

I always remember the football player, Roosevelt Grier, ages ago, who niyad Mar 19 #50

My youngest daughter, surprisingly, became quite the seamstress! 70sEraVet Mar 18 #16

That's how my youngest two got into sewing as well eom Maeve Mar 19 #44

My niece is into remaking thrift shop clothes csziggy Mar 19 #45

My 13 yr old taught herself to hand stitch a few yr ago NickB79 Mar 18 #17

This must be sarcasm, right?? TxGuitar Mar 19 #35

Wow, all of the traditions disappearing. Will miss JoAnn's. iluvtennis Mar 18 #8

Traditions are not disappearing TxGuitar Mar 19 #37

Can't say I'm sad... happybird Mar 18 #9

From what I understand, that is how retail is these days. Coventina Mar 18 #15

Yep. happybird Mar 18 #19

That is how retail has been run for as long as I can remember, Silver Gaia Mar 19 #24

My first W2 job was retail [I delivered newspapers before] Kennah Mar 19 #46

I went in to buy a spool of thread a few years ago. louis-t Mar 18 #20

look at Wawak. TxGuitar Mar 19 #38

I'm sorry this happened to you. area51 Mar 18 #22

Yes snpsmom Mar 19 #26

What a misguided way to treat employees Mysterian Mar 19 #52

The wife loves jo-anns. but no more gift cards bluestarone Mar 18 #12

Last fabric store left in town, here. sinkingfeeling Mar 18 #13

Mrs. TxGuitar TxGuitar Mar 19 #39

I would never order fabric online. I want to feel and weigh it with my hands. sinkingfeeling Mar 19 #43

Most online shops will send swatches TxGuitar Mar 19 #47

Someone I know bought yarn from Etsy LeftInTX Mar 20 #59

The Joann's in my neighborhood relocated to a large 2 story space IcyPeas Mar 18 #18

A problem with Joann's KT2000 Mar 19 #23

EXACTLY!!! My mom taught me how to sew from childhood and I LOVED Joann's...THAT being said The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 19 #27

This is so true TxGuitar Mar 19 #40

I know!! KT2000 Mar 19 #54

I'm sorry to hear this. Silver Gaia Mar 19 #25

You should give it another try. TxGuitar Mar 19 #41

Cool. I gave up three decades ago. Bad eyes and bad back. LeftInTX Mar 20 #58

i know that few women (and much fewer men) rampartc Mar 19 #28

Most sewists gave up TxGuitar Mar 19 #33

Sewists don't sew because it is cheaper TxGuitar Mar 19 #42

My wife is upset after reading this. She Emile Mar 19 #29

Lessons Lilaclady Mar 19 #30

My wife said after reading your post to her Emile Mar 19 #36

Now which venture capitalist will come in a crush it into dust? nt Javaman Mar 19 #31

They already did KT2000 Mar 19 #55

Mrs. TxGuitar TxGuitar Mar 19 #32

In my opinion, Joann's has only cared about quilters for the last 10-15 years FakeNoose Mar 20 #57

I've been sewing for nearly 20 years now TlalocW Mar 19 #51

It was inevitable melm00se Mar 19 #53

It's been a convenience stop for thread and notions chowmama Mar 19 #56