Colorado Fabrics

Reviews 6

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Gabrielle Vasmussen

I loved Denver Fabrics and was really sad to see it close. After the business was sold they changed the name to Colorado Fabrics and new owners took over the pre-existing store. What a shame that is. The atmosphere at Denver Fabrics was fun and creative. I hadnt been by in about 6 months and stopped by to look around for some fabric for an upcoming project and was shocked at how much the store looked the same. While they seem to have "decorated" the place with projects and sewing patterns, the carpeting is still filthy dirty and the walls and ceiling are water stained and brown. I did not notice any employees around as I started up and down the rows of fabric and found something I wanted. I searched for a few minutes looking for assistance and found an older woman with blondish hair and asked her where I could get my fabric cut. I apparently interrupted her having a personal conversation - something to do with her being a part owner in the store as she seemed annoyed that I had bothered her. She pointed at a nearby cutting table and quickly walked away. A younger blonde sales girl cut my fabric and I thanked her. I proceeded through the store to look again and encountered the same woman I had previously in the decorator fabrics. Again she was in the corner chatting, completely avoided any eye contact and couldnt get away fast enough to avoid helping me. I used to shop here quite a bit before and many of the previous sales employees are gone. I would likely attribute this to the horrible management, negative atmosphere and the sky rocketed pricing. While it appears that there is a "sale" going on, everything is marked up to then be marked down. I would not recommend shopping here and will refrain from ever doing so again. What a complete waste of my time and a blemish on a once thriving Colorado institution.

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Risa H

I loved this store when it was Denver Fabrics. The new atmosphere of the place is horrible. I use to be able to go into Denver Fabrics and shop and get a lot of different fabrics (since I live so far away that is the only way to make it worth it) now they look at you like you dont know what you are doing if you have more than three fabrics in hand. Also, at Denver Fabrics you were allowed to cut your own fabric on the bargain side of the store so we did not know they had changed the rules since our last visit and just cut the fabric ourselves. They even had the cutting tables out in every corner of the store so it seemed like it was for the customers to use and they left scissors on the table. There was no sign that the rule was changed at the table we used and when we got to the cash register the lady through a huge fit on how we cut our own fabric. She checked how much we cut and it matched what we wrote down. She did not even check if the price was right that we had written down. She then insulted us for our cutting techniques and the side she complained about was the side that someone else cut before us. The last comment I will make is that the price of the fabric has dramatically increased and I can now find the same fabric for cheaper online. Do not shop here.

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A Private User

Denver Fabrics dot com, just to reiterate, is NOT affiliated with the brick & mortar Denver Fabrics. The website is a subsidiary of Fashion Fabrics Club; at the time of this writing, there are several active message board threads griping about FFCs quality and customer service. Whats more, because they bought out Denver Fabrics online site, theyre actively besmirching the name of the original, accept-no-substitutes storefront. Anyway, enough about FFC. The real Denver Fabrics is a sewers candy store. Beaded chiffon and shot-woven silk for a Titanic-era evening gown restoration? Got em. Tent zipper? Yup, got that as well. Wall of helpful gizmos? You betcha. Home decor fabrics? Prepare to spend at least an hour collecting swatches. Yes, most of the staff have been there for as long as I can remember. I consider that a good thing, because theres a team of experienced sewers on hand if I run into a problem. Ive also never had the problem with surly employees that someone reported below. Maybe she caught them on a bad day, and the place can be a tad intimidating to a beginning sewer. Get past the nerves, and youll find yourself with an irreplaceable resource.

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Kai Gomez

Amazing selection, terrible staff. They obviously dont want to deal with you unless you look like one of them, a middle aged white woman. Otherwise theyll watch you like youre going to steal something but never offer help to find what youre looking for. As if only people like them could actually be there genuinly. Ive been here 4 times and Ive never been offered help except on thier grand opening, they wont even say hi to me. Of course theyll help if you ask,the only way I found what I needed the last few times Ive been, and have very extensive knowledge. Today I saw this one lady be so condescending to this old Hispanic couple asking for help and another 2 employees eyeing this Muslim group of girls like hawks. I saw this soccer mom looking woman get help finding the pattern she needed almost right away. I received nothing but a side glance as I left the store empty handed after wandering around looking for anything I needed for about an hour, I couldve bought a few things but seeing the way they treat customers and look at me just made me too upset to keep shopping here. Im going back to joanns for my fabrics unless I hear something changes.

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Carrie Shrader

I live close to Colorado Fabrics and love looking through the store at all of the great finds. Definitely worth the visit. I would express, as others have, that patience is required when shopping here. There have been over a handful of times where Ive been waiting to be checked out and no one is at the register. Although staffing might be an issue, I also think its an issue with organizing the employees that are on the clock. Most of the employees that do end up checking me out are very, VERY slow. But, if you have the time and you want to find great fabric, this is the place to go! My only other hope is that the store gets modernized. A new generation of crafters are cropping up and I fear stores like this will end up becoming obsolete as stores like Fancy Tiger take over. Offering eclectic fabrics, notions, books, etc. would be wise, along with offering a website. Im shocked there isnt one (or one thats easy to find) already out there! As an MBA graduate, I want to do what I can to help out because, I really do love this store!

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crystal opsahl

I came into the store and was not asked if I needed anything but the staff member walked around me and my son like we had a plague to help another person.in the meantime another staff member made a little girl spit out her candy that was in her mouth and threw it away scolding the mom that the fabric wasnt "candy friendly"even though the child never took her candy out of her mouth. The last time I was in this store was 3 years ago with my infant daughter and i waited 30 minutes to be helped and i was finally approached by a smelly cat hair covered employee who adressed my daughter as "it" and told me that "it"couldnt be in the store with a bottle as "it" might touch the fabric(she was 3 months old). The fabric is overpriced,the staff is rude and you may as well hang a sign out front that says "we hate kids.take your money elsewhere" i was with my in laws and they were shocked at the surly way that the staff treats customers who are parents. I would never recommend this store to anyone ever

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