|  | | |  Here are some places to visit while in the lovely Midwest. I have credited sources where possible. Thanks to everyone who has submitted favorite stores! Thinking of a place we should know about? Submit it! If you have any corrections or additional notes for the listings here, please email me! ILLINOIS
Jays Fabrics
717 N. Main St.
Evanston IL 60202
847 733 7642 specialty: fabric
Little hole in the wall across from Vogue. Fabric on rolls,floor to ceiling. Lots of fancier trims in bins, sold singly. There's a little bit oflanguage barrier,so be sure you take time to look over the goods and that you get theyardage you ask for. No crafts, just plenty of higher end clothingfabric, perhaps end bolts from RTW.
—Jacquie BerkmanINDIANA Something Wonderful
9700 Lakeshore Drive East
Carmel, IN 46033
317-848-6992 specialty: Bridal and special occasion fabric and supplies
The store has fabric and supplies for wedding gowns andspecial occasionclothes that the chain store says are impossible to get. Embroideredtulle, silks, beaded and pearled and embroidered fabric are allavailable.Laces of all types. Everything is beautiful and the owner is mostwilling to help the home sewer, even though her business involves thesewing of custom clothes. The store came into being so that the home sewerwouldhave the opportunity to purchase fine fabrics for those specialdays in our lives!MISSOURI Zoelee's
1300 W. 40 Hwy.
Blue Springs, MO 64015
(816) 228-5746
specialty: fabric Cy Rudnick's
Crown Center
Kansas City, MO specialty: fabric
Best quality fabric in the K.C. area. Extremely largecollection of beautiful buttons. Lots of Burda, Lois Eriksonpatterns. Free indoor parking. OHIO Threads at Gingerbread Hill
356 East Garfield Road
Aurora, Ohio 44202
330-562-7100
specialty: fabric
Elizabeth Carr is the owner of this amazing fabric shop,situated in a restored carriage barn behind her Victorian home. Theshop is exquisitely decorated and arranged, and has an amazingcollection of buttons for sale also. She was an industry fashiondesigner, so she really knows how to select fabrics. The mostbeautiful fabric store I've ever been in! A must see if you're inNortheast Ohio.
—Cindy Wilson St. Theresa Fabric Trove
Cinncinnati, OH specialty: Unique fabrics and beads
Located in Cinncinnati's "Over the Rhine" century old neighborhood, St. Theresa's Fabric Trove is an experience the fabric and bead addict cannot miss. Tiny and narrow and FULL of treasures you will never see again. Lots of ethnic fabrics, fabulous beads, friendly staff. |
