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The city’s recently opened French Kat Atelier teaches the craft to students ranging from age 7 through adulthood.
Joann, a national retailer specializing in fabrics and crafts, has completed the closure of approximately 800 of its stores in 49 states. The last of the stores permanently ceased operations on May 31 ...
Thanks to a mother-daughter duo in St. Joseph, a new fabric store in St. Cloud dubbed “29 Stitches” opened in early June.
After the official closure of all Joann Fabrics stores on May 31, many locally owned craft shops in the Milwaukee area have ...
When store manager Stephanie Nelson and assistant manager Kayla Kile of Joann Fabric and Crafts learned in January that the store was closing, they knew they had to do something. The craft retailer ...
Clark County’s sewing shops are seeing more foot traffic since Joann Fabric and Craft stores shuttered late last month.
The shop, created by a mother-daughter team, sells a wide variety of crafting supplies to fill the gap left behind by Joann's ...
Had Joann fabrics not closed in May, Young said, the RFA probably would not have sought to open a retail fabric shop of its own. "It would have been hard to compare or compete with Joann's," she said.
Local News Thread the needle at York County Fabric Fair The three-day event allows for people to purchase fabric and other sewing material at a cheaper price.
Joann, a fabric and craft retailer for more than 80 years, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2025, its second filing in less than a year. More than 800 stores closed, including a final ...
Post-acquisition, Michaels said it will expand on the kinds of merchandise once available at Joanns, such as fabric, yarn, sewing machines, and other sewing materials even further.
Michaels will expand its fabric, sewing, and yarn assortment by adding more than 600 products including Brother and Singer sewing machines, Oliso Smart Irons and needle crafting kits from DMC and ...