Fabric Store Recommendations
Bay Area
Britex Fabrics, San Francisco - apparel, special occasion
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics, Berkeley - everyday, quilting, and apparel
Harts Fabrics, Santa Cruz - everyday, quilting, and apparel
Local
Fabrics R US/Fabrics Yard - 2 stores in the same plaza off Berryessa with the same owners. Affordable everyday, apparel, and special occasion
Needles Studio, Los Altos - quilting and apparel. Also another sewing studio!
Michaels - quilting cottons and flannels. Larger online selection than in person.
Online Favorites
Mood Fabrics - apparel and special occasion
Blue Moon Fabrics - sportswear and performance knits
Spoonflower - print on demand, design your own fabric
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics - besides shopping in person in Berkeley, also has a great online storefront!
Harts Fabrics - besides shopping in person in Santa Cruz, also has a great online storefront!
other online stores
We haven’t yet tried these personally, but we’ve heard good things!
Patterns
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics - indie patterns
Harts Fabrics - indie patterns
The Big 4 - Simplicity, McCall’s, Butterick, Vogue, and more. Buy directly from here, or find cheaper on Amazon and eBay.
Michaels - limited amount of patterns from Simplicity.
Etsy can be a good resource for small patternmakers, but it can be hard to sort out the real patterns from AI creators and scammers. Here is a good link for finding reputable patterns on Etsy.
Mood - free patterns, but have sparser instructions and often need adjustments.
Pattern resources
Patternreview.com - Community of sewists for reviewing their experiences with sewing patterns and more.
PDFPlotting - Affordable printing & shipping of large format patterns.
Needles Studio - in person printing of large format patterns in Los Altos.
HABERDASHERY
WAWAK - thread, needles, zippers, buttons, sewing supplies, and more
Pacific Trimming - zippers, buttons, elastic, hardware, trims, and more
RibbonBazaar - all things ribbon
Need more help finding the right fabric? Send us an email, we are happy to talk shop!