A great find in Bakersfield. But only go if you want a deal, know your fabrics, have time and patience. Whatever you do, don't let the measurement stickers become dislodge from your cut fabric, they'll kick you out of line and make you hunt it down. I lucked out and found everything I was looking for in the remnants bin, but several of the customers before me weren't that lucky. read more

If I could rate F&M Fabrics with ten stars, I would! I love this store. Hello, my name is Darla and I am a fabriholic. If you sew and F&M doesn't have what you're looking for, you likely don't need it. They carry all manner of fabrics and their prices are phenomenal! In addition to the fabric, they also carry numerous notions at great prices. Their trim, ribbon and button inventory is out of this world. I have been sewing for a while now (years) and F&M is my favorite fabric store. Before I knew about F&M, I shopped at the fabric stores in the L.A. garment district. No need to travel down there again for fabric. In fact, when our group www.sca.org , the medieval reinactment in which my husband and I play, have a major war event here, the store is packed with SCA members from L.A. who shop at F&M! I'd also like to mention the owners and their son and all sales associates are very knowledgeable and helpful. Even the customers seem to be happy whist shopping here. I am not related to the owners, nor do I have a financial interest in the business. I just really love F&M Fabrics. read more

My go to place when I'm on the hunt for fabric and I'm in Bakersfield. I've been shopping with them since they opened. The owner and the employees are always such a great help. read more

Love this fabric I live in Lancaster it's easer to get to than the garment district and you don't have to pay parking. The people working their are helpful and friendly. Lots of fabric and supplies to choose from. Found everything I needed and more ! Best wishes for the Holidays . read more

This is a fabric shop that I have come to ever since they came to this location. I remember coming to F&M at another location back in the mid 1990s with my mother, but I don't remember where it was. Anyhow it is very hard to find what you want at this store, and some of this stuff looks like it has been here for 20 years. Some lighting and some way to display product would make this place better. read more

This is the best fabric store around. I live supporting local businesses and there aren't many for crafters. Great prices and huge extra wide rolls of fabric. Tons of lace ($0.50-$1/yd), tulle ($1/yd), felt ($4/yd), etc. the owners are right there working and are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. read more

They have the biggest selection of fabric I've ever seen! The patterns and textures are truly fantastic, but it's the customer service that's the best. The owner is super friendly and helpful. I really appreciate their caring staff and high quality materials! Worth the extra drive! read more

My grandma and I came in here today no one greeted us. When we asked for a certain material which we bought alot of the lady was extremely irritated to have to cut it for us. The material is so hard to see due to the way they have everything stuffed on the shelves. read more

I love this place, I have spent hours upon hours gazing at all the beautiful goodies. I wouldnt go anywhere else for sewing needs.

Best fabric place in town. Anthony was incredibly helpful from the second I walked in the door and helped my sister and I find exactly what we needed, regardless of how indecisive we both were. read more

Huge selection of fabrics, however, the customer service sucks. My first experience at this store and I was very disappointed. All the workers sat and stared as I walked up (with my baby in my arms) and down (multiple times) this massive store with rolls of fabric that reached the ceiling. Not one worker greeted me as I walked in the store nor asked me if needed help. They were all sitting on tables and would just stare as everyone was walking around. They all seemed LAZY, unfriendly, unapproachable, and too involved in discussing their personal lives to help anyone. Personally, I don't care how big of a selection you carry F & M, you need a huge lesson on how to treat your customers. read more

Horrible service. I stood in the same spot waiting to be helped for at least 10 mins, within eyesight of three employees standing at the checkout area that were simply chatting with one other and looked at their phones. This is after I had already made it known that I needed assistance and was informed to pick out my fabric and I would be helped. Mind you, it was approximately 2pm on a weekday and it was not busy whatsoever. I patiently waited for my assistance to finally come until I noticed that a customer who had just walked in, walked up to the employees, requested help and one of the employees left the social gathering in order to help the customer. After witnessing this, I simply walked out of the establishment with the intention of NEVER RETURNING OR GIVING MY MONEY TO THESE PEOPLE. Outright unprofessional. Go to another fabric store in town. The only reason that I am even giving a star is because Yelp will not allow me to post my accurate review without rating the establishment. Really my rating would be a "0" but I will sacrifice and just give them 1 star. read more

As people who sew know, good clothing fabric is very difficult to find these days so I was very pleased to find F&M's huge selection and did find what I was looking for. Having read the reviews on this site before making the 80-mile trip to Bakersfield, wasn't sure what to expect as some were quite negative with respect to the service. Well, those people must not have been courteous themselves because the staff was exceptionally helpful and extremely courteous. Kaitlin worked with me for quite a while, hunting down just the right fabric in just the right shades for slacks and a shell to go with a jacket I had with me. Will be making the trip again if I need fabric in the future. read more

We just discovered this store! We were looking for something that no one in Visalia or Fresno had. They had it online and we decided to take the trip just to have it a little earlier. Not only do they have a huge selection but plenty of exactly what we were looking for as well. Everyone was friendly, the prices are very reasonable, the online store is easy to use, signing up for emails and making purchases can earn you points to use for discounts on future purchases and Katelynn (not sure how it's spelled) was so nice and knowledgeable. She even explained that should we purchase online and choose to come in to pick our purchases up that she would refund the shipping, we just need to make a note when we purchase. Thank you so much for an easy nice experience. I'm already planning for future projects to come and shop again. read more

Love this store! They have tons of fabric if you have the time to look through all of the store for what you need. They have fabric, lace, fringes, border, ribbon and everything in between. read more

This place is awesome. So much wonderful stuff! The employies are so friendly and helpful. I love to shop there when I'm in town.

Although the selection is wonderful, the cutting ladies can sometimes be a little rude; there aren't many smiles from the employees here. It is as if they are all very tired, or hungry, or overworked, perhaps a mixture of all. I really enjoy visiting F&M because of the endless options. They provide many basic fabrics, along with specialty items, and more hard-to-find fabrics. The store is arranged with many shelves filled to the ceiling tiles with bolts of fabric, creating many different "aisles" that are categorized by price. The front right corner of the store is ribbons, behind that is satins and other shiny wovens. Then they have linings with sheers behind the satin, followed by cottons and in the back there are charmeuses for around $5.99 a yard. The far back right corner of the store has a restroom within the knits section. They have many trims to choose; upholstery/home decor is located in the front left of the store, while apparel/special occasion trims/laces are in the back right corner adjacent to the knits. Lots of minky and fleece-type fabrics on the left back corner, they do also carry foam and batting (there is a special heat cutter for the foam in the back for custom sizes and cuts). They offer a variety of notions from zippers to hook and loop to hood and eye and beyond. They even have shoulder pad inserts and a whole section of elastic by the yard. Really expansive selection here. Reasonable prices comparable to those in downtown Los Angeles (where I once heard the owners explaining some of their shipments come from along with New York...). F&M is a great place to go if time is not an issue. I always find myself staying longer than planned as it is so easy to get lost in the endless options. The clearance section is my favorite part: $2 a yard and sometimes $1 a yard but the whole bolt must be purchased. I have fashioned curtains with clearance fabric from F&M, made many shirts and shorts, I was even able to create a lovely mantilla veil for a wedding with washed organza and lace trim from this store. It is a great resource for professional designers (they have a lot of interior designers as customers), and novice beginners alike. Of course everyone in between is welcomed to this fabulous fabric outlet. F&M is a very unique addition to East Bakersfield that is meant to be seen. They are able to satisfy most any fabric needs, and if they happen to not carry a certain item, they will refer customers to other specialty fabric places in town. This store plays fair and deserves five stars. Hooray for F&M! read more