SAS Fabrics

Always find something useful, but keep in mind it is a discount fabric store. Customer service is quirky (you’ll know what I mean), but always knowledgable!

Rude employee. We walked into the cutting area (it was not marked off) & the lady screamed at us. I’ll never spend a penny there. Then she yelled at another employee in front if everyone in the store. Sorry, sad business. Boo

Wow… I’m not sure if it was accidental or not, but I was overcharged two out of two visits. Really have to watch these people!!! I absolutely agree with the other reviews that said they are not friendly, or helpful! Also have to really check the fabric closely. Two out of four cut pieces were stained down the roll, not obvious until I got home of course! Not a big fan of this place!!!

Neither helpful nor friendly. The cutting clerk (woman) did not speak English well and did not know how to make (or would not) basic calculations converting inches to yards using a simple calculator. I did the math and showed her the number on the calculator and she still gave me grief. During our interaction she was curt and abrasive and I simply walked out. At the SAS lace and trim shop next door 3 sales women did not bother to ask if they could assist. Sure, I could have approached someone for help, but after the experience in the separate fabric building I was not inclined to give them a break.

Great place to find fabric if you have a lot of patience and time. So many fabrics all piled on top of each other on tables. I didn’t find what I needed, but I certainly found a lot of things I would have liked to buy, I’ll be back.

Wow what a huge selection. They have everything and anything. and two of it! This store is not in the best neighborhood and it’s not clean but boy is it worth the savings! I spent $ 66 on a ton of fabric and supplies, everything probably would have cost me $ 300 at JoAnns. I will be coming back here for my fabric and other crafty idea needs! It’s worth the drive from Ahwatukee for me.

I love this place. This is my favorite fabric store. The fabric is good quality and inexpensive though you may have to do some sifting. And all of the complaints about rude staff? Psssshf! It’s practically a fabric filled warehouse with every trim, fabric, ribbon, button you can imagine. It’s not super organized because there’s so much stuff and most of the women don’t speak English so what do you expect? You pick your fabric, wait in line to get it measured and cut, and you get out. They need to keep the lines moving. Ain’t nobody got time for pettiness! I’ve bought cheap taffeta here for princess skirts, thicker fabric for «train» party favor bags and also cotton and kids character fabric for baby blankets and quilts.

I’m a fabriholic and SAS is my dealer. Quilters, imagine this: all the yummy great name, great quality quilter’s cotton for $ 3.99 a yard. Behold — Alison Glass, Alexander Henry, Bonnie and Camille, Kaffe Fasset, Heather Ross, Tina Givens, Joel Dewberry — all for $ 3.99 a yard!
The downside: you need to take your time, and dig through a fair amount of crap, pieces are often a half yard or less, and you can’t go in expecting to find the brand new line from Moda in all colorways…
But it’s only $ 3.99 a yard!
Please do me (and the nice ladies who work) a favor. Read the signs and follow the rules. Don’t ask how many yards to make a pillow (figure that out yourself!) And please don’t just yank all the fabric out and pile big wrinkly heaps on the top of the stacks. Someone’s mother took a great deal of time to make neat stacks and it’s up to us to keep it that way.

I spend hours in SAS every month. The selection is crazy, you have to really look through things, because this is not a traditional; fabric/​craft store. It’s an overrun and slightly damaged store. So if you go in knowing this, take your time and look through what you are getting, you can get some amazing deals. I made 6 maxi skirts for my daughter for about $ 12. This is also a quilters dream paradise. tables full of quilting fabrics in small sections so you can pick up some great pieces.

It only cost me $ 4.00 to re-​cover my dinning room chairs with the coolest chevron pattern fabric I found at SAS. I could spend way too many hours debating on either houndstooth or chevron, I’m happy I went with the chevron and my custom restored table looks great. It even got a new designer paint job. Restored for $ 25 vs. slapping down $ 700 on a new one. Yeah, I win!
The SAS staff were very helpful and my associate was very eager to help me and gave me a thumbs up on my selection.

They have a lot of fabrics at discount prices but it’s more quantity and not so much quality. I think it’s a great place to go hunting for fabrics if you don’t have much in mind or limitations on what it is you want to accomplish. They don’t have high end, luxury materials, but then again, this is a DISCOUNT fabric store.
The staff either don’t understand English or don’t like English so they don’t say anything but just point to the general direction when you ask them where a certain material is at. Don’t expect any sort of customer service as the people are EXTREMELY rude and strangely got their heads up their asses. If you know what you want but isn’t totally married to having something exactly like you envisioned it and have several hours to rummage through copious mountains of unlabeled fabrics, this is a great place to go to cuz you’ll be saving a lot of money.
They do have lots of huge boxes of zippers/​fasteners for like 50 cents each which is a great deal. I found several YKK zippers with metal teeth for 50 cents and those are the best zippers out on the market and get used as the industry standard.
This place isn’t for the faint of heart. If you get anxiety or OCD and can’t handle clutter, mess, disorganization, chaos– don’t go here cuz your condition will worsen upon setting foot on the premises. But if you’re like me and pretty much unflappable, you’d probably have a ball.

The staff here is so incredibly rude, I literally have anxiety before I enter the building. Before I moved to Los Angeles I spent thousands of dollars here On fabric (I design lingerie/​wedding dresses), and still I get yelled at like I’m cattle or a dog. They will not allow you to hold anything at the cash wrap while you’re shopping (I would buy way more if I didn’t have to lug around 8 rolls of fabric during my whole shopping experience) and they are just plain rude. I know this isn’t Mood or Micheal Levine, but even at Thrift Stores customer service is still
Important! I don’t care how cheap your product is.

If I didn’t like how close this place was to my house or the giant selection of fabrics I would give it zero stars! The customer service is horrendous! the people that work there are the rudest people I’ve ever seen in my entire life at a store. That’s all

This place is Christmas when it comes to crafty things to discover. There is fabric of every kind, nick-​nacks, ribbon, and kitschy things. The employees, though? Oh my gosh grouchy. Forget getting help or friendly service here. Even the guy at the front clearly doesn’t want to be here.
Also, be prepared – this is a warehouse setting with poor ventilation. You will get hot and sweaty.
But I found the materials for some projects for super cheap, which was great. That concrete floor did a number on my back, though, because I walked around the entire store. The heating pad was calling my name when I got home.

What a mess!!! Looking for outdoor fabric and this place is close to home, so it was our first stop. No outdoor fabric could be found, but in fairness, I am not the type of person that likes to «hunt» for things. I’m more of a get in get out kinda girl, and this store is most definitely NOT conducive to that way of shopping.
After a quick circle around the shop, we went and asked where the outdoor fabric is. Answer: «if we have it, I would think it’s near the upholstery». If? Think? We circled again but there is zero organization in the place, and I was shopping with someone that doesn’t have patience for that, so we quickly left.
Also, crowded and dirty. If they had organization, training, and a mop, they would get more business. They could even raise prices. But, I’m sure there are people that would rather dig and shop in a less fancy place to save the money, and if that’s you, this is a good place. Never thought I would feel like a fabric store snob, but I guess that’s me.

If you like crafting and sewing this is the place for you!
I needed about 6 yards of upholstery fabric as I am recovering my ratty old dining room chairs, and after some very frustrating searching through tables piled high with folded samples, old bolts and random yards, I nearly gave up then all of a sudden I found *exactly* what I was looking for: three different samples of Toile de Jouy, in pastel pink, green and blue! Yes! I was super excited to find it in all three colors. And to add to the awesomeness of my find, my whole purchase, out the door, was only about $ 12. Score!
Be warned that this places is overflowing with fabric and sewing notions and finding exactly what you want can be a challenge, and their customer service is VERY limited. But if you come in here with patience and lots of time to spare you will find exactly what you seek, eventually.

After hours or rather days of trying to find a satin sheet that did not come in a set already I decided to just try satin fabric instead. After reading the other reviews I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect as no fabric store that I’ve patronized previously had as much as the reviews said this place would.
I have driven past this place for years and never noticed what it was, I always thought it was a costume shop. Walking into this store I’m sure my face was priceless as I am also sure that upon first entry my jaw hit the floor. There was so much fabric everywhere. Not just your usual small bolts but giant rolls as tall as I am in most cases. I found not only the satin I was looking for but also many other fabrics that would also work that I never thought of before. In addition the vast selection the prices were amazing. So many deals on bulk fabric, definitely a sewers dream.
The only caution I have for this place is that I needed three pieces of the fabric but I wasn’t made aware that they only do one cut per person per fabric. Luckily the lady helping me understood my confusion at not being told this before hand and was willing to cut all three pieces for me. I do wish that their thread selection was larger. Even though they have industrial size spools they mostly have primary colors. I had a difficult time matching the thread and fabric. I will definitely come back here the next time I have any fabric needs.

This place is as bad to be expected!
Essentially a warehouse stuffed with random fabric scraps, ribbon and assorted accessories.
To be honest, you better come here on a scavenger hunt, or else you will be disappointed!

Worst wool selection I have EVER seen.
Saw associates chatting with each other and with friends more than I saw one look to help a customer. Asked for help and got a woman who was willing to help but didn’t understand what I meant by «wool» and took me to what she thought was wool.
At least she tried. Her effort gave the place two stars instead of one.
With a store that’s such a mess, the associates should be all over trying to help out customers. Because all I did was walk in, look confused, ask a question, and leave.
Customer service counts.
P. S. I feel like the Tempe location takes pride in their organization and the women that work there have been working there FOREVER! It’s like seeing old friends every time. :)

Everyone has a project they’ve bookmarked and thought about doing. Come here and grab some supplies, and actually do it this weekend. Why not?
Inside is nothing short of an upholsterous meshacopia of bargain fabrics canoodling with high-​brow silks and leathers.
They have stretchy. Stripey. Fluffy. Fuzzy. Silks, ribbons, lace… even hot pink satin for that classy-​flavored Quinceñera dress you’ve been threatening to make.
Bins full of broken button families torn asunder and separated forever. Good luck finding a match.
I enjoy their boxes of .25 scarves, stacks of interesting felty sheets, and counters full of things that would creep me out to find anywhere else (bin full of tiny plastic naked infants, anyone?)
All in all, this is a great little place.
P. S. In case of emergency, wear your Sunday best as their air conditioning rarely works well and you risk falling dead of heat stroke.
P. P. S. If you forget your Sunday best, call me. I’ve been meaning to learn how to make formal wear.