Daytona Trimmings Company

Went to Daytona trim to look for knitting fiber. Mostly acrylic here. If that’s not what you want don’t bother.

Nick thank you very much for your honesty I’m coming back you are a designer’s dream an artist dream and most of all you represent your company very well prices are great

2^nd hand smoke!!! Horrible i went in for yarn. Left in less than 5 minutes. It appears they smoke inside tge store. The smell is beyond belief. I didnt bother to buy yarn as it also smelled like cigarettes. Dont bother uts not worth the trip.

So helpful, friendly, and no pressure while you are searching for inspiration! Great prices and variety.

Great selection, helpful staff! Conveniently located & great prices. Loads of trimming to choose from– I’ll be back!

Very helpful service and a big box of old zipper pulls. Something I was unable to find elsewhere and my shoe repairman told me he was unable to order from YKK (primary zipper maker). Bought five options for $ 6. Otherwise — would have paid high price to replace entire zipper.

This is another of those shops that surprises you, as downstairs is a typical sewing notion and trim shop, and upstairs they have nook of sorts loaded with yarns (mostly acrylics) and crochet cottons, as well as knitting needles and crochet hooks, hair pin lace looms/​harps, and (at the time I was there) tunisian crochet hooks.
Every once in a while when I am in Manhattan and I find myself in the vicinity, I pop in and more often than not, I find things there that I didn’t know I needed, wanted, couldn’t live without.

Hands down the best trimming store in NYC! Compared with many of the other trimmings stores in the Garment District, Daytona has a much larger and elegant collection. The store is so well organized that it is easy to find and price countless types of trim. Many other stores have you wandering around a confusing mess. The service here is also friendly and helpful.
Almost forgot to mention — the prices are very reasonable

This is one of my favorite stores in the Garment District. I can never not stop by, and whenever I go in, I end up buying a sack of random stuff. Shut up, shut up! I need ALL OF IT.

Very nice place, guy at the counter is amazing!

I have been going to Dayton Trimmings for over 10 years without any problems. I was turned on to this store by my mother who worked in the garment industry most of her life and would go to Daytona to purchase trim. Inventory deserves 5 stars. However, customer service has sadly declined.
I went to the store and asked a seller the price of a particular trim. The seller wasn’t sure, and couldn’t find the manager so he asked the owner who quoted $ 4 a yard. I purchased 12 yards. One week later I returned to purchase another 4 yards, and this time the price was $ 8.99 a yard. I couldn’t believe it. I asked to speak to the manager and he confirmed it was $ 8.99. I tried to explain to the manager that the owner quoted me $ 4.00. I had my receipt and the seller who helped me the last time was also there, but he refused to back up my story. Not that I am surprised since he needed to protect his job. The manager who I believe was related to the owner refused to honor the price of $ 4.00. I even tried to explain to him that I was a longstanding customer as was my mother. At the very least he could have honored it one time and explained that he couldn’t do it again. Instead he was rude and condescending. EPIC FAIL

I’m not really sure how one rates a yarn/​bedazzled things/​thread store… but it is what it is. You get what you see, and basically that is a lot of… thread.
You also get weird men who work there who are absolutely not helpful (minus the one who works the counter).
Yeah. You go in, get what you want, and get out. I am pretty sure if you stay in there too long you’ll start growing mold spores in your lungs or something. No joke. Allergy sufferers, steer clear! or wear a mask.

This place is amazing… the prices, the selection and most of all the staff!!! Neil was extremely helpful and patient while I was shopping in there for about two hours. Trim shopping is a part of my profession as a designer, so I know this place is a definite must and first on my list.
Please note that though there is a wide variety, every trim store has different offerings so make sure to browse around.

As a kid, I loved visiting all the fabric and trim shops in the Garment District: so many colors! So much variety! So many textures! And I still feel that same sense of delight now. The most aesthetically pleasing shop is still, to me, M&J Ribbon and Trim, but they’re also among the most expensive since they’re a little bit more consumer oriented rather than being a trade shop.
There are tons of small places like Daytona throughout the Garment District. I decided to Unilocal around to find this, since it would probably take me all day to visit all the trim stores. I was looking for ribbon in a particular shade of chartreuse to match a skirt, and after a few minutes of browsing in Daytona, I found it! I bought a half yard of wide velvet ribbon for $ 2, which seemed pretty reasonable. They have tons of different ribbons and trims here, and a smaller selection of buttons (I’d probably go elsewhere for buttons or fabric), not much in the way of beads or fasteners. But if you’re looking for well priced ribbon and trimming, Daytona is your joint. The service is unobtrusive, and while not enthusiastically friendly like at M&J, they’ll try to help you find what you’re looking for to the best of their ability.
I did encounter one of the tabby cats and he was friendly! But obviously this is not the place for people with cat allergies. In summary, Daytona has a strong selection of ribbons and fabric trimmings, they offer a 10% discount for students or certain social media check-​ins, and as someone mentioned, this is a good place to go if you know what you want.

Went after lunch on a weekday. Plenty of employees to help. Not the warmest, and they might tease you about the price, but overall I was pleased with the selection. The entire right wall and then some is just ribbons. They have every width from 1/​8″ to 2″ in many shades, patterns, and fabrics like tulle, satin, metallic, sequin, and organza.
I needed ribbon for wedding programs. I narrowed it down to a navy organza in ¼″ for $ 7 for an entire 55yd roll, which they pointed out would be cheaper than buying the 32yd I needed at $ 0.25 per yard. The roll was discounted at ½ price.
If I ever need ribbon or trimmings, I’d definitely come back here. There was also a very large orange cat who added charm to the store.

There are some quirks to this place, but that’s to be expected from a long standing shop. Pretty much anything you could want in the way of trimmings. Walls of ribbon and lace and rick rack in various designs and colors, a whole wall of buttons, sew on patches, and a yarn room upstairs where there’s embroidery floss and cross stitch materials as well.
Bring your cash and your assertiveness, as it can sometimes be hard to find a sales associate to help.

It had been a few years since I stopped by this place and since moving back to nyc I had started sewing again so I decided that I wanted to make a particular skirt using this butterick pattern I found at one store but, couldn’t get because they had run out.
My trip to Daytona trimmings solved that dilemma and I can honestly say it has always been that way with them. If I can’t find a particular tiny detail at any other sewing store I know!!! For a fact!!! It will be a DT. I love this place!!!
Walls and walls of sewing candy!!! Seriously you just need to visit. I am also so happy to know that they’ve still got that discount pattern table as well.

Not as great as I wanted it to be, but not terrible.
First of all, the people at the front desk have no idea what’s going on and are reluctant to help. Second of all, the selection is pretty decent and the prices are about right.
Overall a good place to go if you have a good idea of what you want.

I came here for embroidery floss. Having read other reviews, I knew the prices would be a bit more expensive than elsewhere, but I also knew the selection would be greater. I got 50+ colors and was helped in my choices by one of the resident cats.
A peek around the rest of the shop showed a great variety of trims and such and, while smaller than some of it’s competition (and certainly less well-​presented), the overall prices at Daytona are pretty decent.

As mentioned in a previous review, I am that someone who does free hand embroidery, not following patterns with colour codes, and yes this place had me weepy with joy. Literally every colour in the spectrum. There is even a shelf in the corner of the magical embroidery room at the top of the stairs full of spun gold — by which I mean every colour of metallic embroidery thread one might want to tangle oneself up in.
And as to the staff, I only had brief encounters but they left me grinning. I stood staring at the colours for a long while until a woman passed by the area and checked if I was ok. I said something to the effect of «Oh yes. I’m just so happy.» and she beamed brightly and said «I’m so happy for you dear!» and left me to my revelry.