On vacation decided to visit. Loved this store. Lots of fabric including novelty fabric and Hawaiian print. The staff was friendly and allowed me to browse freely. I bought a good lot of fabric. read more

They have a very good selection of fabrics. Lots of specialty items, too. Fabric for outdoor projects, draperies, and notions that can be hard to find in other places. LOTS of wonderful Hawaiian prints! Sometimes I just wander among the fabrics. The friendliness of service does fluctuate depending on which associates are in the store today. It used to get me down, but now I'm braced for it so it doesn't bother me. (Even the unfriendliest one is much nicer and more helpful than the owner at Simply Naturals in Honoka'a!) Something I LOVE about the store is they have socially conscious projects. They run frequent Make a Duffle Bag group sessions, and they provide the material, the pattern, the machines, and guidance. The Duffle Bags go to local children who get taken from troubled homes and placed in Foster Care. The Duffle Bags mean the children don't have to put their stuff in black plastic garbage bag when they leave their home. They also have an ongoing Give a Girl a Dress. You can donate fabric or be part of the sewing project, to make dresses for little girls in Africa who dress in rags or go naked. Girls who dress in rags are more likely to be taken for human trafficking and sex slavery. The dresses are thoughtfully made so they can fit a girl as she grows up. Prices are fair, and there's a wide range of prices. Premium fabrics are premium priced, and lesser fabrics are lesser priced. read more

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RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO GOODWILL! Gorgeous shop. The most wonderful employees. Perfect boutique -- just wish I knew how to sew...

Great selection of fabrics and machines. Poly cotton, cotton, rayon, Lycra, canvas, SPF/UV fabrics, just to name a few. A wide variety of notions, machines- babylock, brother, pfaff, bernina, singer and used machines too. Miele, Klasse, Threads, floss, embroidery, stabilizer, quilting, canvas, upholstery fabrics, elastics, bias tapes, cord stops, cording, bag liners, thermal, rfid, camo, burlap, and more. read more

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The gals, Teyani & Malia, in Kona, are so friendly and helpful as I was looking for Japanese and Hawaiian fabrics to use in a quilt. They took there time to assist me and showing me which fabrics were suitable since I was looking for 100% cotton. The selection is amazing and at the same time overwhelming because of all the fabrics available. They even took my husband to show him some fabrics that he might like for me to use in a quilt. I had my own reusable bag that I carry with me and received 20% off my purchase which was a nice surprise. I also asked about ordering once home, and Teyani said to reach out and would be able to find the exact fabric I wanted if I sent a picture... now that is great service until I return to the island! read more

Discount Fabric Warehouse - Fabric Stores Near Me - Kailua Kona, Hawaii

As a dressmaker, I search out fabric stores everywhere I visit. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They have a great variety even though probably most of their inventory is quilting related. The store is very tidy and well organized!!! read more

Yelp and door said it was open, but it says closed. We drove all the way over here and had to turn around because they are not open. Both yelp and the sign on the door says from 10-4pm and it is currently 3pm and we are otw home. read more

Fantastic selection! I found exactly what I needed. If you need something, they'll probably have it. They're located at the top of the road, keep driving up and there's a row of parking stalls available. It is a warehouse feel, and I'll have to agree with other reviews where the prices aren't exactly "discount." Fair to decent pricing, but I wouldn't say cheap. They have so many different types of fabric that I can lose track of time just wandering through looking at them all. They also have sewing machines, thread, and other various sewing supplies available. The service was so-so. If it wasn't as busy when I visited, I think the service would have been more attentive. There may have been about 6 other people there, a few waiting their turn to be helped when I walked in. Their workers were friendly when helping me, but definitely rushed. read more

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Amazing selection of fabrics. Teyani provided great customer service helping us find the perfect fabrics for our needs. We'll be back!

One of the best Fabric stores I've ever visited! The Aloha prints are beautiful and exactly what I needed for my projects and clothes. To make our time even better, we met employee Mary Beth. What an amazing lady. We talked story and she not only shared some tricks of her trade but also shared some of her life with us. My wife and I new we had found a very special person we will never forget! Thank you Fabric Warehouse and Mahalo Nui Mary Beth for making our day!! read more

Staff was very helpful to point out what fabrics I may want to use making a quilt. Nice selection. Decent value.

Charmaine D; Nancy Z ; Car C. and Toly M....I'm on the same page with you! Most of the staff here need some serious training in courteous customer service and etiquette! Shopping for decades in this store and found most of the staff annoying and couldn't give a hoot what you want or need. The best blessing to this store was good ole "Mary" who's retired now but used to give classes and was always helpful and good vibes. After store's recent downsize, they may soon be out of business unless staff (owner) steps up to the plate. Oh, need I mention after spending hundreds of dollars at the store during the recent changeover, a young transitional temp manager was crude & tactless a**hole with customers! You definitely leave the store with a bad taste in your mouth. I think the boss just leaves the A**hole pills for staff before their shift and cannot be found. I gave this a 2 star only cuz I like some of the fabric. read more

Discount Fabric Warehouse - Meditation path - Fabric Stores Near Me - Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Aloha, We are on the mission to find fabric with ulu (breadfruit). This shop rocks! 8 kind of ulu fabrics! For a good price! Store is huge, people very friendly and yes. They also sell sewing machines and so on. We would be definitely back! Mahalo for reading this. read more

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I recently bought a sewing machine here. Teyani was very helpful and provided great customer service. She went above and beyond in troubleshooting some difficulties encountered with the machine and was was patient in working with me to learn how to use the features. read more

I'd love to own a store like this! No frills, just more and more fabric. Found several things I'd been looking for. Great quilter's paradise! read more

6/22/2020 1:14p I was buying fabric, and asked for assistance in finding an invisible pen. The woman cutting my fabric said "you have to go look on the wall over there. She was white, stocky, and with purple red hair. So rude. Thank goodness another salesperson a tall local woman rang up my order. I asked her for a pen and she pointed to a cup right by the register. That other woman is always rude to me when I go into that store. I suppose she's rude to everyone. read more

Very helpful staff, full of smiles. A very extensive collection of fabrics, and good prices. I will return. I wish I could stay on the island longer, in order to take one of their classes. Great vibe, down to earth staff. I will return with each visit to paradise. read more

I have lived in kona 30 years and have realized that the only time to visit this store is to be in a severe time crunch or have no other option. Good to see so many others have had terrible experiences in this naste unfriendly environment and for such a long and unrelenting timeline. I wonder, "Are all employees at this store required to take an 'I'm an asswhole pill before each shift"? Sure seems like it. Let's stop patronizing this store and bankrupt these nasty fools. read more

Wow. It was my first time there today...and also my last. The cashier was extremely rude and my sister had to walk out of the store to stop herself from snapping at this worker. This was all after waiting patiently as the customers ahead of us took long with their transactions. I've worked customer service positions before, so I understand what it feels like to have long lines and people waiting. There's no excuse for this kind of treatment. This experience left me with an extremely bad impression. I'll just pay the extra $$ and go to Ace Hardware or hopefully Walmart will have what I need next time. read more

First let me say that I appreciate the fact that this is a family owned business that started here on the BI in Hilo. Supporting our local businesses is most essential right now, but always has been important. I also appreciate that they are taking extra precautions during the pandemic, by limiting the amount of people that come in the store at any given time. Their selection of fabric was completely overwhelming for me (but in a very good way). If I wasn't on my lunch break, I would have stayed there for hours looking at all the different prints. Every style of fabric, specialty prints, basic prints, a large selection of keiki and island prints are available there. Love the variety! But I really wanted to write this review because of the complaints I read about customer service and high prices. This is Kona. Better yet, this is HI. Everything is more costly here, so this is par for the course. As far as customer service- All of the staff was pleasant and helpful when I visited for the first time, and everyother time since then. Jasmine is always extra helpful, very friendly, and knowledgeable when I was asking a ton of questions about the different sewing machines they had available. I, along with everyone else, am currently making protection masks. But I am making them in mass quantities, and her kokua during my last few visits has been amazing! read more

i recently purchased a new sewing machine and sewing machine furniture. Teyani was extremely knowledgeable and her response time to my questions was fantastic! All of my questions were answered quickly, and she researched (or called the manufacturer) with any questions she did not have the answers to. Her customer service was phenomenal. I was never concerned about being forgotten in this day and age where stores are short staffed. Thank you Teyani for making me feel as a valued customer! I highly recommend purchasing a sewing machine and sewing machine furniture from Discount Fabric Warehouse in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. read more

Terrible service. Very rude and unprofessional. The fabric selection is great tho! The store owner should hire friendlier staff.

If I didn't have to give them a star, I wouldn't. First let me start by saying that every single one of the women who worked there when I went in yesterday, were rude, unfriendly, unhelpful, and discriminated against me because of my age. I truely felt this way due to the fact that they blatantly disregarded my questions when asked for assistance as I watch them help all the "older" women in the store. Second, when I ask for help with measurements so I could make an accurate purchase, I was told by some freak with pink hair that she didn't know any thing about measurements. Wait... what?! Then wtf is she doing working there!!! Third, and this just flipped my lid, I was over charged and not even told a thank you for my purchase. Good thing I check my receipts. I noticed that ALLL THE SALE SIGNS POSTED UP EVERY WHERE didn't apply to my purchase although it damn well should have considering I selected my product based on the display of sale posters. Oh and the kicker, having to chase down another clerk to correct the mischarge. Her response when asked if my purchase included the discount posted all over the fucken store was "Are you saying I made a mistake ?"... YES BITCH! YOU ALL DID!!! Let's just say to admit any of thier mistakes would have probably killed them. Again no sorry, no thank you , no fuck off have a nice day... nada! I love the store hate the service and I will be filing a business complaint against them especially when for the past 15 years I have shopped there and have always been treated like shit. I am over these old women who work there be so damn unpleasant when I spend my hard earned money there. Nope... no more. I will take my business else where with friendly helpful people. read more

Excellent service from manager & employees! Knowledgeable with answering my questions and calculating yardage I needed for a quilt. Besides their extensive knowledge of materials and the layout of store they made it a fun & welcoming environment to shop! Air conditioning a plus and selling of the top rated Meile vacuum cleaners a plus! Tyani & her staff are the ones to help you get your project done! read more

This store is what it says it is: a warehouse. But what it lacks in cozy/homey feel, it makes up for in great selection. I spent most of my time looking through the rolls of Hawaiian prints--many poly-cotton choices for $5/yd and cotton ones for a little more. It also had great Japanese prints, and a remarkable variety of other stuff. I noticed quality hunting/camo stuff, real African prints, batiks, a nice selection of knits for garment sewing, and rows and rows of quality quilting cottons in a wide variety of prints. In the front is a sewing machine service shop. There are notions--including wood and coconut buttons--plus some upholstery fabric and other stuff. It's not your cute, high end quilt shop, but their prices are great, their selection is really diverse, and I found them friendly and helpful. They have rows and rows of Hawaiian fabric. I had trouble finding the shop--the google map that their store website linked to was wrong. It's in the back/uphill side of a bunch of shops with the Korea Bar on the side closest to the street. read more

Great fabric shop. Tons of Hawaiian print fabrics on the roll, priced between 4 and 6 dollars a yard. Beautiful vibrant fabrics in different weights. Tons of other fabric, quilting cotton, apparel fabric, upholstery fabric, notions, the works. Bundles of super cute fat quarters. They also have singer and babylock machines. The service is super friendly and helpful. This was a great spot for me, a tourist, to come in and bring home some gorgeous fabric but there were also a ton of locals buying fabric for their own crafts. They have a frequent buyer discount card and a website that has a fraction of their in store stock. The building is a little rough, like it was hot and humid inside, but it is a warehouse, so that's to be expected. The parking area was small but sufficient for the location. Also, there is another fabric store at the building down the hill from this place, easy to confuse the 2. I didn't go to the other one, so no comparison. read more

Love the selection of fabrics here. A lot of really pretty batiks for quilting. Yes it's a warehouse, but no big deal. And no, the prices don't seem discounted. But like a couple of people have said, prices are normal for quilting fabrics. read more

As a quilter from the mainland, i really enjoyed this shop! The "regular" cottons are ones you can easily find on the mainland; the prices are reasonable (quilters are used to paying $12-14/yard so $6-8 isn't bad!) but I couldn't lug back too much fabric so i saved my shopping for the "kawaii" (cute japanese fabric), japanese and hawaiian prints. also really reasonably priced! big selection of the above mentioned fabrics and a row of African prints. the lady helping me was really patient--again, we quilters like lots of cuts--I got a bunch of quarter-yard cuts and she cheerfully cut them all (and the prints i wanted were on big rolls, not the bolts like the regular cottons--i tried helping to put them back, but they were hard for me to maneuver!) Nice selection of fat quarter bundles too. We had a wonderful time on the Big Island but this is probably my personal highlight! read more

Excellent selection. But I didn't see any discount priced fabric. The staff helped me once I asked but they didn't greet me or ask if I needed help. The young one reeked like cigarettes. This place could be great but the energy of the people working there made me want to leave as soon as possible. read more

This family owned place feels anything but. The face of the company, the owners judgemental daughter, was just as impersonal as the fabric cutter who seemed deeply resentful for my business. I spent over $500 on a new machine that ceased up after two hours of sew time. They refused to take it back after 7 days. But Offered to service it... with no time frame of return.Who wants a machine of that poor quality! I left shaking I was so stunned by the way I was talked down to and intentionally intimidated by the lady. I do not like to give my money to big business' but, go to Walmart...they are cheaper and nicer. Even with the horribly bright lights, you'll be feeling better than you would at the discount Fabric Warehouse. read more

Lots of material and fabric to choose from but the service is terrible the help is terrible I felt like we were not even wanted in there

Terrible scammy place ! My mother decided to check out this place ! The receipt and the price tag didn't match . When my mother pointed out the women was extremely rude and unprofessional. She said there was nothing she could do, she couldn't refund her . This is the most ridiculous service I have ever received. It's embarrassing to someone treat a customer like that because their own mistake . Honestly, I wanted get a lawyer for her harassment and unethical business . What you mean lady you overcharge my mother card, but you can't make the refund ? No aloha !!! Shouldn't be working there ! read more

Yes, it is a warehouse and a bit rough, ok if the fabric rocks and the folks are friendly. We have fabric warehouses near us so I was ready. It was musty inside and since there was no air conditioning it seemed worse. I live in the fog so I know musty and do not want to buy musty fabric. Selection was ok but we have all this on the mainland and NO staff person ever said boo the whole time I was there. It was quiet so they could at least said hello. I wandered the entire store and really wanted to buy something but nothing was special enough and the musty smell finally was more than enough for me. The prices were good but still found nothing fabulous. I ended up getting my fabric fix at the store in Hilo. read more

Looked this fabric store up while I am visiting the big Island. I have been searching for a Hawaiian table cloth each time I come to the Island with no success. i decide to try this warehouse out and was not disappointed. They have a large variety of fabrics and the young lady I ask for assistance from was extremely helpful and pleasant . She guided me as to the best fabric to use and I could not be happier. This is a gift for my sister on the mainland. I will diffidently return to this place on our yearly visit. read more

if i could leave a negative star review i would. I had the worst imaginable experience here with my cousin and mom. We went shopping for fabrics for my cousin to bring back to the mainland, and there was one worker who was awful. she was rude from the second we got there, and even rolled her eyes at my mom when their signs were unclear about where to bring the fabric. She was rude to my cousin as well, rudely speaking to him when he asked for a separate transaction. The worst part was when we were checking out and my mother had them break a 100 for a 50 dollar purchase and the woman said they only had 1 and 5 dollar bills. My mother then gave her a 50 she found in her wallet and the worker proceeded to yell rudely at my mother for a two dollar difference that she messed up. honestly one or the worst experience i've had here, and that woman deserved to be fired for her lack of customer service. the manager even had the nerve to stick up for the rude worker. definitely don't come here if you want a care free shopping experience. edit : they just called my mother back and said their drawer wasn't under or over meaning they were wrong and still insisted my mother owed them 2 dollars. so do they not know how a cash register works?! if it was under my mother would have owed them money, but it wasn't. guess admitting they were wrong would kill them. read more

Always a fan, both on the Big Island and on Maui. You can't beat the Hilo store crew! They are happy and helpful - what more does one need to say? Oh yeah, I bought three Baby Locks from Discount Fabric Warehouse on time and without interest. This company just keeps on giving! read more

The only reason they are getting this rating is because one of the employees smiled to acknowledge me! Customer service is terribly lacking here and the warmth I received in there was from the lack of AC. The 17 year long veteran employee seems to be just biding her time there. I will patronize them on an only necessary basis. Kimura's in Kainaliu has wonderful selections and a much more caring environment. If I come to spend my money, please be happy I'm there. read more

The ladies in this store are so kind and helpful. I have been coming here for the last 8 years with little ones in tote buying items for various sewing projects. They have always gone way beyond to help me find exactly what I need for each project; even helping me calculate the yardage and amounts of accessories. I also love that they do the sewing for charity kits...(dog beds, foster care duffle bags...etc...). read more

Discount? Really ? Where? I found two prints I liked $12.99 a yard and 15.99 a yard. I don't think so. The fabric was very pretty. Just not for me. read more

This was giant and kind of overwhelming. There was a lot of variety and definitely a warehouse feel. But I think the quality and pricing was so-so. The stuff that was super cheap looked pretty flimsy. Another place that I didn't have the time or inclination to really hunt through all of it on a casual browse. read more