F & S Fabrics

Came here to get fabric for my Halloween costume. I really was looking for a store with fabric that was decently priced, with a wide variety. I was so happy when I came in the store. There were what seemed like MILLIONS of fabrics. It doesn’t really look like it when you walk in, but when you examine one shelf, it is stacked about 4 – 5 shelves high. Each shelf has at 3 – 4 stacks of maybe 10 – 15 fabrics each, so maybe 40 – 50. It’s not like Joanne Fabrics, where they only have fleece and cotton. F&S has lots of specialty fabrics, even legit silks if you want to go super fancy! They have a large ribbon collection, felt (limited colors), cotton for stuffing, thread, needles, safety pins, everything you need, really!
Staff was very helpful. When you walk in, they give you some time, but after a few minutes, they’ll ask you if you need help finding something. They are all very patient with you. They’ll cut your fabric for you, and will continue to help you find other things throughout the store (thread, needles, other fabric, safety pins, etc). It was perfect and welcoming for someone who doesn’t buy fabric often. Everything seemed decently priced too (then again, I never buy fabrics often, so who am I to judge really).
Easy, free parking, right in the back. Also if you have time, check out the F&S discount store across the street, which has upholstery fabrics that are fun to look at. If only I had furniture that needed upholstering!

This is a convenient stop for west siders, but the selection isn’t huge and the prices are pretty high compared to the fabric district in downtown LA. The staff is helpful and friendly.

I honestly can’t believe the magnificent job Alex did re-​upholstering a chair for me. It was fast, affordable & of exceptional quality.
I will never go anywhere else, and I am a décor snob.
Thank you, Alex! You truly are gifted.

Interesting that other people with handicaps were not treated well at this store, based on previous reviews. I limped in here slowly and was excited to see all the fabrics. It was nice that there was parking so I didn’t have to wobble down a whole city block to access the store.
But when I got there, no one greeted me or asked me what I was looking for. I’m a somewhat shy person so I don’t really like to bother people for help. So I limped around the store to see if they had anything I liked. I didn’t find anything so I just left.
It’s not like I’m extremely offended/​demanding or anything, I just expect an employee to at least check on me without my having to chase them down for assistance. The fabrics are nice and I’d probably come back if I hadn’t felt unwanted.

Everybody who works here seems very friendly and knowledgeable. Suzie who assisted me was especially the best! Going to downtown’s fashion district might save a few bucks but you’ll get much better assistance here. Highly recommended!

Really large selection of fabrics and really great customer service. They eagerly offered me swatches to take home as well! A little pricier than other fabric stores, but I’ll definitely come back.

I love beautiful things. I walked into my new office and said «ugh». Walking around, I saw the inventiveness of some, and decided to use fabric to change the atmosphere. F&S was the closest fabric store to make this happen before the daily rush would prevent the redecoration. I drove down the street to three corners of F&S. I hit the wrong one twice (home upholstery and some other industrial fabrics) before landing on the corner I wanted: regular ol’ fabrics.
I faltered for a bit, through no fault of the helpful folk who tried to help me multiple times before I stumbled into what I wanted: happy fabrics. :) All types of patterns in color order. The A-​type in me loved it! They were able to measure it out, write it up, and bag it up quickly. It looks beautiful in my office space. :)

Found this store with the help of Unilocal as driving through LA. Very impressed with selection and customer service, as my daughter and I do not know much about fabric. F& S helped us get everything we need to make a jacket. We can’t wait for the finished product!

so kind workers! It was first time to visit there. They were so kind and had many fabric that i needed. before i visit there, i went some fabric shop but i couldn’t get what i want. But in here i got and the man I don’t know his name he was really helpful. Thank you!

Chuck was VERY helpful, his recommendation is what I ultimately used. Everyone there was very friendly and the selection is huge! Thank you for the help with my project!

What!!! How could I not known of this place until now!!!
They have a fabulous selection of every type of upholstery and drapery fabric you can think of with super competitive prices!
All of staff were extremely courteous and helpful.
My only problem now is picking the perfect fabrics from all of the swatches that I brought home!

Liked the home store and how nicely it’s nicely organized. Salespeople sit behind the register and others are on the floor. Register people are lumps of coal and not very enthusiastic. Fashion fabric store across the street seemed old fashioned and dark inside. Also seemed small but was very organized. Meh! Overall boring but I do love there’s parking. Compared to Mood Fabric — I would have said no comparison but the last time I shopped in Mood all the salespeople were dudes who talked so loud and haven’t a clue about how to use their fabrics just like Michael Levine staff.
So F&S and Mood are equal. I should review Mood again to be honest — the store was crumbling the last time I was in there… LITERALLY!

The absolute worst customer service that I’ve ever seen! I bought $ 50 worth of one fabric that was the end of the roll (they didn’t cut it)& was told I could return it if necessary (I wasn’t sure it was enough fabric for my dress) the ONLY reason I took it was because they said I could return it. Yesterday (2 months since the purchase)(I live no where near the store) I was told they wouldn’t take it back after 2 months!!! I had a receipt, it was in the original bag & it was NEVER mentioned there was a deadline! The VERY rude manager kept telling me that it was understood that I shouldn’t have waited 2 months– I’ve never bought fabric before this– why would he assume I knew that? I’ve never been treated more rudely than I was at f&s! & they are LIARS! I now have $ 50 worth of fabric that I have NO use for!

Great button selection and nice staff! After driving all around town and wasting time at Michael’s looking for buttons I am glad I came here.

Love the stores! The owner greeted us and helped us for at least 20 minutes. He was so kind, humble and helpful. Never even said he was the owner, just bent over backwards to show us many samples and give us advice.
Fyi, just keep in mind they will want to cut just 1 big piece/​many yards at a time.

IF YOU ARE DISABLED AND ALONE DON’T GO THERE!
If I could give this place minus five stars I would. I’ve been shopping at F&S for maybe forty or fifty years, but in the last few years have become wheelchair bound and I do not have a caregiver. I drive a car with an external lift with a power chair on it and usually when running errands I go it alone.
I went to F&S last Sunday needing several things. There was no street parking available and the parking lot is an absolute nightmare for anyone like me. The ground is all broken, cracked and bumpy and the part of the lot closest to the store is on a huge slant. The backdoor has steps, no ramp. I needed to ask the parking attendant to please ask someone from the store to help me get out of the parking lot on my chair and open the front door for me, as they leave it closed and there is no one there to help someone get inside the store. He reluctantly went to ask and they reluctantly sent someone out and he reluctantly assisted me while looking at his watch literally every thirty seconds. All I needed to do was lightly put my left hand on his forearm to make sure I didn’t fall forward off the chair on the broken asphalt or big cracks and bumps to get from the parking lot to the sidewalk and then needed him to hold the door open for me.
When I got inside the store, the guy ran off, showed no interest in helping me shop. I could not fit my wheelchair down the aisles, and most items I needed were too high or too low for me to reach, so I went to the front and asked for assistance in shopping. I was very rudely told; «We don’t provide personal shoppers.» I was then asked very snottily, in a disgusted tone of voice why I did not have a caregiver.
I had to twist their arm and practically BEG before they offered someone to assist me, but was told very tersely this person would not just help me, but would be going back and forth helping others and would come back whenever she could to help me.
The one small bathroom is not at all handicap accessible and I needed to use it because a shopping trip that should have taken maybe an hour at most must have taken close to three hours, with all the waiting time while she kept leaving me sitting there and helping other customers and taking phone calls from people asking questions. I had to leave my chair outside the bathroom and hold onto the wall and stagger in there. As I was coming out, I saw her and this male sales person a few feet away, rolling their eyes and saying things like; «Unbelievable», obviously, about me and doing so as if I must also be deaf and mentally deficient or maybe they just didn’t care that I could hear them making snarky remarks about me…
I only ended up getting maybe one tenth of what I went there for. After the first hour or so, I was so angry, embarrassed and humiliated I just wanted to get outta there!
The lady who assisted me in shopping reluctantly accompanied me to my car and I simply asked her if she would lift the wheelchair lock off the lift and set it next to the lift so I could ride my chair on the lift without breaking the lock. She very nastily said; «NO, I don’t want to!» How did you get to the store in the first place?” I told her another sales person helped me and said all you need to do is move the lock a couple of inches so I don’t break it. She again told me she didn’t want to and then snapped; «If you don’t come with a caregiver, don’t come here again.» and she then reluctantly moved the lock.
I usually can do this myself, but the ground was so cracked and bumpy I could barely stand up, I was afraid I would fall over if I tried to bend over and move it myself. I am an amputee with spinal damage and my balance is off.
I’ve had a lot of problems over the last few years with places being inaccessible to me, including restaurants, shops, even in malls where I thought law requires accessibility, often places that clearly display signs saying they are handicap friendly are not. I’ve many times felt like I was treated as if I were less than human and do not deserve the same access as other people. This experience tops my list of the most uncaring, rudest employees I have ever encountered. To top it off, over the last few DECADES I have spent literally thousands of dollars in this store on expensive fabrics, expensive trims, expensive buttons, etc.
So, if you are not disabled or if you are, but have someone with you who can help you and if you don’t mind spending your money at such an unfriendly, uncaring place, go for it! As for me, even when I have a friend with me I would NEVER GO BACK. I will not give them one more penny!
Final thought: Someday, if they live long enough, some of these people are going to end up in my position and when they do, I wonder how they will like being treated like they treated me?

Came here last week to buy fabric for a Halloween costume. I was helped by 3 separate individuals who were all helpful (even though they were quite busy) and got me in and out of the store in a reasonable amount of time. I am not a frequenter of fabric stores so I was a bit overwhelmed and wide-​eyed. It was all good at F&S. Prices were moderate, but I was able to make 2 costumes for under $ 30. Pretty good. 2 fabrics I purchased were $ 14/​yd and I also bought some elastic and thread. Anyway, I’d come back :)

The store has a huge selection of great fabrics, but they are very overpriced and it’s hard to justify paying their prices when downtown LA’s garment district is just a quick drive away…
My 2* experience pertains to their sewing classes. They offer beginner level classes on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (or so they advertize, but you’d do better to call ahead as when there is not enough interest, the class will not happen!) I signed up to learn the basics. Each class is 2 hours long, $ 40 and taught in a group setting.
It is a little disorganized, everyone works on whatever they are working on without any planning or system, which means if you are a beginner (like most people taking that class), you will spend most of your time standing around, waiting for the instructor to come around and tell/​show you what to do next.
After signing up, I was given a list of class supplies that I needed and since I didn’t have any of them with me, I ended up spending about $ 90 on pattern, fabric, rulers, chalks, notions, etc, in their incredibly overpriced store. I wasn’t happy about it, but I accepted that as part of my initial investment. On the second class I had to make an additional $ 30 purchase, at which point I was seriously annoyed… But again, I figured it’s something I would only buy once (Yeah, right!) Total waste.
The instructor, Kristina, is a professional pattern maker, and she clearly knows how to sew, but when it comes to teaching, I’ve definitely seen better. For starters, she couldn’t remember my name at all. She asked me 3 – 4 times each class «Hey, what’s your name again?» It didn’t exactly make me feel welcome… Eventually the reason why I didn’t continue the course was the fact that after three 2-​hour sessions I still only had small cutout pieces of fabric that I had no idea how to put together, and I felt that after wasting over $ 350 and all that time, I should probably look for a more efficient way of learning to sew. I hired a teacher off Craigslist for some one-​on-​one instruction (for the same price!!!) and have been sewing happily ever after. :)
I recommend F&S if you don’t care how much you spend on your fabric. I can’t recommend their classes.

There are 3 different stores within a less than 1 mile radius that specialize in different things (apparel vs. home). I went to the apparel one.
Parking is convenient in the back. Has a mom & pop feel. Staff is quite helpful, even though I didn’t find what I needed. Has a hug selection of buttons and trim behind the counters.
Between here and Mood, you should find what you need (not as much selection, but staff much more helpful).

I needed to find a button for a scarf I was working on. I came here and was impressed by the huge selection of buttons! I found exactly what I wanted and went home happy.
I’m looking forward to coming back here for future knitting projects where I need a button or more.
Parking is also easy. They have a lot right behind the store.