Hancock Fabrics

I go to Hancock because it’s across from work and well… I’m kinda cheap. It’s true that this place is understaffed and unfortunately that seems to be the norm anymore for crafting stores. This store has mostly cheap quality items and the prices are not great, but One thing I do come in for is their clearance upholstery fabric, which is right around $ 5 a yard. Last time I came in, everything was very organized and folded which was a noticeable improvement. But I’ve never been crazy about any of the fabrics here. They are just ok. And yes, waiting at the register for someone to check you out IS weird. But I guess this is the price we pay in the new Era of these businesses scraping by to stay viable. Just not what it used to be.

Are there no good fabric stores in Madison??? Seriously. Joann’s is not good, I like Hobby Lobby, but the selection is terrible. Here it is understaffed. When I went in there were two people staffed at the cutting counter to cut fabric. The lady cutting my fabric could not figure out which way the fabric went despite the fold from being on the bolt… hmm… no brainer. Could not figure out how to do math either… She reeked of cigarette smoke (Just what I wanted on my fabric). As this was happening you notice that no one is at the cash register… so then each person who got done with their fabric being horrible cut… they were waiting up in front for the two staff members (who are still at the cutting counter) to actually cash out… Very disappointed. I thought I was finding an alternative to Joanns… nope.

The store isn’t well staffed and the staff while quite nice don’t seem very knowledgeable or helpful. There is a lot of fabric but nothing particularly interesting not of high quality. The store is fine to pick up notions, sales on fleece, but not a sure thing by any stretch if you go in looking for something in particular.