Oh my goodness goodness gracious! This place is truly a quilter's paradise. I had never even heard…read moreof it before, but was passing through Snohomish recently and, of course, my car swerved into their parking lot as soon as I passed by. Downstairs, the place is about half fabric and half classrooms of various sizes. The fabric area is mainly quilting cottons, with a decent selection of patterns, and a recently-updated yarn area for the knitting and crochet crowd. They carry most of the main fabric designers for quilting, as well as batiks, holiday prints, and tons of solids and mixers. Accessories include any ruler, tool, or notion you could possibly need for quilting; plus they have sewing-inspired gifts, too. Upstairs, there are more classrooms (including a pay by the hour longarm rental room) and a large Bernina showroom. This area also has more patterns, as well as bagmaking supplies. The supply selection here is pretty good - lots of zippers, d-rings, etc. However, as with most things bagmaking, there just didn't seem to be enough stuff to satisfy my cravings for things like printed vinyl, waterproof canvas, rainbow zippers, etc. The sad truth for bagmakers is that it's hard to find a local option to shop these things; I end up buying most of my supplies online or at the Sew Expo. That being said, if you're a beginning bagmaker I'm sure you would find their supplies more than adequate. The staff I encountered were friendly and helpful, too - I was a little nervous about this after reading previous reviews, but I had no issues with service. I ended up buying a quilt pattern book and a really cool fabric-focused wall calendar that I can't wait to start using in January. I'll definitely be coming back here, and I hope to take a class or two in 2025.

Love the selection & the sales people. Very helpful. Glad…read moreit's near my home. Every visit is like a play date!

All of the previous glowing reviews are well-deserved! The shop is a lovely space where you can…read morefind lots of unique and fair trade items for the home or for gift-giving. My sweet grass baskets hold all my little one's toys and are standing up well to his busy little hands. i am a minimalist, so i don't go shopping often, but Al-Makhtoum is definitely a place i feel good about buying goods for my home. Plus it's nice to know that the baskets and other items are handmade and with natural materials.

The wonderful owner Aliou has a made a huge impact on how I view stores. This man lives and…read morebreathes for these fair trade sweet grass baskets and goods. Not only is everything beautiful, but he is a kind and gentle soul, always sending me off feeling like I contributed to the community and to his life when I shop. Shopping black owned businesses is essential right now. We have to come out and show up for the community and Aliou's store is worth it. I come here for all my gifts, and people always love the unique and ethically sourced gifts that I share.

AMAZING embroidery floss selection, the ladies at the store helped me out with the few that were…read moreout of stock but they carried nearly all of the available DMC colors. Absolutely the best sewing and fabric store i've been to ever!

It's hard to find a fabric store in Seattle these days so Stitches is a real find. I've purchased…read morefabric and Sashiko thread and needles that have made me really happy. I appreciate their helpful staff and their quality merchandise.

I love this place, especially since we are really limited to few places to shop for fabric in the…read moreSeattle area. This is a keeper!

Re-discovered this place after my neighborhood JoAnns closed. My Mom used to take me here 50 years…read moreago! Just amazing! Lots of discount upholstery, oilcloth, costume fabrics. A quilters paradise. Not as much of a fleece selection. Vast wall of quality notions. Wonderfully helpful staff. Just shows a solid business stands the test of time! A must go for those who sew!

Port Townsend needs special recognition for having an apparel fabric store! Linens, silks,…read more Japanese cottons, and wools for a start. Most sewists have turned to online, but here you can touch and feel the fabric before you buy. Better value than online and no shipping (or waiting!). Lucky us!

This is my go to for most anything I need sewing. Thanks The selection of unique, gorgeous fabric…read moreis unparalleled. Ashley and her team are very helpful; somehow I always end up with something I didn't know I need, but love the result! I have taken several classes and gotten great advice when I needed it.

The crew at South Upholstery came through with flying colors! Once the fabric was ordered for our…read moredownstairs sunken fireplace, we had the opportunity to see it upon arrival. The cushions to be reupholstered were picked and delivered, put into the correct location with directions on how to care for them. The cost was reasonable and the real price we paid was almost 2 months wait, Ordering the best often comes at a price. Five stars for quality and customer service!

We had two Dania type recliners and ottomans that had served us well for close to 30 years. These…read morebeloved chairs were getting quite worn so we contacted South Upholstery after a search of companies with good reviews. We live in Seattle but visited their shop and picked the leather fabric that we liked. They picked up our chairs and ottomans as soon as the leather fabric arrived as promised. They finished them in a reasonable amount of time and returned them back to our condo. We are extremely happy with the job and now have our favorite chairs back in place and everyone who sees them agree they are absolutely beautiful. The process was flawless until the final payment. The day they were delivered we had to leave immediately to pick up a family member who was waiting at the airport. In the chaos the delivery people did not pick up the check and we forgot to remind them. We were halfway to the airport when we were called by Elvira. Elvira was very angry and would not let us mail the check. We offered to Zelle the balance but she said they did not have a Zelle account which is very easy to set up. We had to give them our credit card and then we were charged the 3% charge fee which was a substantial amount. We didn't feel it was handled in a fair way. Elvira was quite unreasonable as it was an unintentional mistake made by them as well as us. The exchange left us with a bad feeling even though everything else went perfectly.

No bar codes?! The checkout line was sooooo long and the person in front of me had a stack of fake…read moreflower stems that had to be rung up one by one. I standing there with my 3 items in agony. Stars for having what I needed to fix a zipper. Employees looked miserable, but friendly!

I will NEVER visit this store again after two times of driving 30 minutes in search of a custom…read moreframing person! Both times framers were too lazy to answer bell and they were on duty. 1st time he said he would do it but it wasnt convenient and asked me to come back. 2nd attempt was worse because two framers (original guy and a second one) were arguing over how neither one wanted to help me while I was standing there. I was the only customer. Nope not standing for bad behavior. Not getting my money! Good riddance!

Very cool place to visit if you need an art scrap and you like to thrift, but the staff is a…read morelittle... odd. I only bought two little pens and a sewing pattern, and I'm not even sure what the subtotal was. I assumed it was 75c with tax, so just in case I pulled out two dollars. The lady told me "I need 4 cents." I thought she meant the total was $1.04, so I told her "Oh I don't have coins, I'll pay with card so you don't have to make change." She gave me a pointed look and said, "...then I'll have to charge you an extra 50c" I was super confused, but that was fine. I thought it over a little, and then she told me, "Your total is only 96c" Totally fine, I gave her one dollar and told her to keep the change. Usually... you tell the customer their total and they can figure out what to give you. Not a weird vague comment. She's not mean, she helped me find a nearby bathroom, and she told another customer she's worked at a paint store before, so I think she's just... odd. I think staff needs a little more consistent training, it was somewhat uncomfortable.

I love this place! It's like a thrift store for your crafting needs. Yarn, fabric, art supplies,…read morestickers, papers, embroidery, needlepoint, used stamps, vintage photos, international paper money, etc. They also have used books/magazines for crafts and plastic containers. I found some themed collage packs - valentines and Disney themed and a plastic container to store my washi tape! Everything is super affordable too.