Two great fabric stops

Filed under: House + Garden — StyleGuide @ 8:16 pm

It is a curious coincidence that two of my favorite fabric stores are shaped, oddly, like little fabric store archipelagos.  Each:

• Has three storefronts (an upholstery shop, an apparel shop and an outlet shop),
• Within walking distance, 
• With the same name.

The formula seems to work — these two gems have been around for decades:

1.  Michael Levine’s:  This is the 60,000 square foot granddaddy of fabric stores, located in the downtown garment district.  The shop with apparel fabric could fit a jetliner inside, and the upholstery shop across the street is only slightly smaller.  Slip upstairs for the no-frills outlet, where fabric remnants are sold not by the yard, but for $2 a pound. 

2.  F&S Fabric:  For a quick fix, F&S Fabric is a convenient Westside stop.  The store was featured on Project Runway, but I go for their outlet, where fabric starts at $5/yard. 

In addition to stocking both high-end designer fabrics and more affordable choices, each shop is staffed by fabric-savvy salespeople. 

Great prices, huge selection, and the help of people who know what they’re doing — why bother leaving the island?

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