Nokomis Beach Gallery

Good Yard Goods offers a wonderful selection of fabrics and the owner is very helpful!read more

I was in there about 9 months ago and their large inventory of fabrics is no more. Has a limited…read moreamount of fabric. it seems to aiming toward classes. very disappointed.

Lakes Makerie

Great small business fabric store…read more Located in a small 1920' s ish building the owner has a smaller, but very nice collection of fabrics, crafts, ribbons, and buttons. This is not your big chain store Pricing is fair for what you are buying, which is fabric not seen at the big chains The owner is knowledgeable and friendly. She loves to sew and loves to share that love with others

Great store. Nice selection. But what made it worthwhile was customer service provided by Lucy. She…read morehelped me with selection of material and notions for my Wedding outfit.

Digs

4.3

(24 reviews)

Such a cute store with a little bit of everything you need if you're a crafter. They've got gifts,…read moresewing materials, greeting cards, you name it! It's hard for me to stop in and look at just one thing. The owner is also such a sweetie! This is definitely my happy place.

This is the sweetest shop! There is plenty of yarn as well as cute gifts and trinkets. They also…read morehave a really cool writing desk where you can write a card and send a letter in their mailbox. I love that everything is local or from consignment. We will definitely be frequent visitors here.

Sewing Lounge

4.7

(9 reviews)

I practically live here. So much great fabric and notions. I love that I can buy a pattern as a PDF…read moreonline and email it to Maggy for printing. And sales. Lots of sales! I highly recommend!

Great store for sewists. Beautifully curated collection of high quality apparel fabrics. Not huge…read morebut with a lovely selection of wools, knits, silks, a few cottons, and rayon. The owner is charming and very knowledgeable about her stock.

The Stashery

(2 reviews)

The Stashery is a perfect (cheap) resource for people who sew, knit or hand stich. It fills the…read moregap between big box stores with limited quality materials and the great online sewing/knitting options that have everything, but you can't touch it until you have paid for it! This is a great source for students, dabblers and costumers. It is an even greater resource for those with lots of experience. Come often. The inventory changes every day. If you are into reuse-recycle-reinvent, then your purchase is so much the better for the world.

Okay crafters and fiber artists. If you ever look forward to garage sales for crafting material…read moreremnants, behold ... A reliably open, year-round secondhand supply source! Decently organized, good prices, accepts donations. Check out classes, workshops, the gift shop, other pop-up sales, and rotating galleries at the Textile Center during your rummaging visit. Theres bike racks outside and a parking lot in back.

A-1 Foam & Upholstery

4.4

(10 reviews)

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Expert work. Fast turnaround. Reasonable cost. Worked with Sue. She explained every step of the…read morejob. Builds Confidence when dealing with real pros.

Very professional, very reasonable, did excellent job upholstering my custom build chair. Liked…read moreworking with them very much. It was a special project and they helped me with recommendation that turned out to be exellent in the end. Strongly recommended.

Hobby Lobby

4.0

(25 reviews)

No employees, no numbers on aisles, no overhead signs telling you departments. VERY FRUSTRATING:…read more What is Hobby Libby thinking??

Hobby Lobby is pretty meh as a business overall but that's not important for this review. I've…read morestopped in when I need something that I can't find at any other craft store and need sooner than Amazon will ship. The parking lot is big and it's easy to get in and out. Once inside it's just like every other Hobby Lobby, all of your crafting needs and prices are easy to find/understand. I feel like this store used to have better clearance and sales but lately there's nothing great going on in that department. Check out is where it gets a little rough for me. There are never enough workers. We are always waiting in line for 15 minutes and it really slows down the entire trip. I tend to go on my lunch breaks but I have had to stop because I'm not convinced I'll be out in time. If you need something you'll probably find it here, but make sure you have enough time to not only find it but to check out.

ArtScraps

4.7

(21 reviews)

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I'm a crafter/hoarder and I was in the neighborhood, so I stopped in. I'm going to need to go back…read morebetter prepared next time... That is to say, I should've brought my own small containers and cash. There were a few things I might've taken home with me if I'd had a good way to hold them and pay for them. (It's a $1 fee for credit/debit under $10 purchase, which... getting above $10 here is actually something that would take genuine effort, lol.) While I was there on a Thursday afternoon, it was quite bustling with people scrounging about. I overheard a lot of chatter from those who are regulars who come in once a week to see what's new to choose from. My guess is there's likely a lot of turnover in what's available, since it all comes from donations. I could probably stand to bring them some stuff I have that's been lying around and not being used. This is not a large shop, but it's packed with all sorts of stuff. Honestly, you kind of just have to go there to experience it. But I tried to take some photos of the kind of stuff you MIGHT see there to give you an idea. For example, I certainly wasn't expecting to see a 55 gallon drum of tennis balls or bottle caps. But there they were! You'll need to parallel park on the street as there is not a lot that I saw, but the good news is that parking seemed to be ample as it's a mostly residential area. They do have a bathroom for customers if you need.

This store is incredible! The only place I know you can walk out with a bag full of unique craft…read moresupplies for like under $5. And they do classes! highly recommend. Feels like walking into an art teachers closet.

Knapton's - Raspberries Pumpkins & Orchard

4.3

(26 reviews)

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It's become a lovely tradition coming to Knapton's in the fall! They have such a great variety,…read morefriendly staff, and always a really great harvest! Will come over the summer to get raspberries, but we always make it a point to come in the fall for apple picking. Apple picking is one of my ultimate favorite fall activities, we went this past weekend hoping for some Honeycrisp apples, but they weren't quite ready yet which ended up being a blessing in disguise because we picked a bag full of sweet tango instead. Honeycrisp has always been my go to, but I think my new favorite is sweet tango because I love their little size. Usually, I can't finish a whole Honeycrisp on my own, but I'll find myself eating two or three sweet tangos in a day! My husband and I are obsessed, and we may be coming back at least once if not twice before the season ends.

Awesome experience. The pumpkins are amazing. So many different kinds. The gourds are also so…read morebeautiful. Love this place. Customer service is outstanding. Best experience ever. Highly recommend. You won't be disappointed.

Brand Farms

4.3

(16 reviews)

I went with my wife and toddler to see the tulips here in May. While the farm and flowers…read morethemselves were quite nice, there were several factors that made this a negative experience. The primary one, that I'll write about here, was very poor line management and a huge lack of clarity. They have "Tickets" and "Wristbands" buying a "ticket" makes you eligible for a "wristband, but they are not the same thing. They had a terrible solution. Where you wait in an insanely long line (literally an hour long) to get a "ticket" then you have to go all the way back to another insanely long line to get a "wristband" in order to get in the hayride that takes you to the flowers (they would not allow people to walk). There was not clear signage which lead to a lot of confusion that really slowed things down. What made things worse is that we were there right at opening time, so we completed the idiotic process properly. But about an hour in the staff realized how bad their idea was, and tried to combine the lines which led to a ton of people being able to budge us, which was really unfortunate and frustrating. I certainly would never visit this place again on a weekend. It was such a poor experience. Maybe going during the week when visitation is not at peak could be feasible.

Went back after a few years. It was a lot busier which is to be expected however they can not…read morehandle how many people are going. There are no signs telling you where to get what. We bought tickets online in advance, but there was no sign for online sales. Then once we finally found the right line there's only one iPad so the guy had to walk away to get it to scan our tickets. Once you get out of the main area (we ended up walking because only two trackers were going and the line was super long) it was good. We liked the lower area but the front was a total mess and took way more time than it needed to. Pretty disappointed. Hopefully they can fix the front area before next season. Also, there were SO many bees.

Waldoch Farm

4.2

(23 reviews)

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We love coming to Waldoch Farm in fall for all the fun. Today we decided to try it out during…read moresummer for Strawberry picking and that was just as fun! Girls spent hours doing all the fun activities. Can't wait for the new corn pit to be finished! Also the sparking cider is the best!!

Waldoch Farm and Garden Center is a fun place for all ages to explore and see!…read more I went back in mid August and didn't know what to expect as it was my first time there. Parking was free and easy. Once you get to the entrance gate, you'll be greeted by staff to show your admission ticket or buy tickets. It's reasonable priced. I purchased the admission with ride and getting a sunflower option. Service was fast and friendly. There's a station near the front to line up for the hay ride which approximately runs every 15-20 minutes. But my friends and I decided to explore other stations before doing the hay ride. There were mini houses and mini log cabin displays to check out. There was a mini kart race track that adults and kids can actually grab a kart and peddle around the track. That was a fun experience! There's also a okay ground that both kids and adults can play Through the courses.. Once we got through the stations, we headed back to the entrance to wait for the hayride. The hayride would bring us way back into the fields where you can see them growing peppers, sunflowers and pumpkins. We were dropped off into the sunflower fields to browse, take pics and then eventually able to pick a sunflower or flowers form the fields at the end per the packages we laid for. I had to leave early so I was t able to cut one for myself. But would love to come back another time to experience it again haha.

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