While I have not had the chance to shop in person, the etst store is amazing with a variety of…read morefabrics. The shipping was super fast!

Tess World Designs is a new shop in Decatur dedicated to African fabric and accessories. Due to…read moretheir success on Etsy, they recently made the leap to brick and mortar. They're located in the downtown shopping district, about a five minute walk from the Decatur MARTA Station. The bold patterns and pops of color in the window caught my eye as I was driving down E. Ponce de Leon. I circled back, parked on the street and went inside to explore. They have a variety of merchandise: African print fabrics Masks and wood pieces Woven bowls Jewelry Purses, backpacks and sandals Wraps and scarves Kente and Greek graduation stoles A few racks are filled with ready-made men's and women's clothing but fabric is really their forte. Hundreds of beautiful swatches line the walls. Most prints are $7 a yard but the silks go for $12.50 a yard. Since I haven't ticked "learn to sew" off my bucket list yet, I felt in over my head looking at all that cloth. Fortunately, they have contact info for seamstresses so once I have a pattern I can choose the fabric and get something made. It might make sense for them to sell patterns but since they don't I'll need to find one elsewhere. Anyway, I left with a cowrie shell necklace for the boy and two pieces of jewelry for myself. I loved several of their fabrics and hope to be back for one soon. Tess World Designs is a great addition to the Decatur shopping district.

Sends wrong item, photos are deceiving and they know it. Non responsive. Had to wait for appeal…read moreto go through for refund since they won't respond when they mess up. This is a common issue per MANY other reviews on Mercari

It's a great place my Children love it! And the people that work in here are wonderful people! They…read moretreated us with much respect!

Really liked this place. Firstly, it had a good vibe, with a whole bunch of different clothes…read morearranged in the typical thrift store manner. However, I liked the way they had things organized, like how each rack had two separate sides. For example, there was a "Dress Rack", right next to the "Skirt Rack", and it was actually arranged in sizes on each rack. Not all thrift stores do this, and a lot of the time thrift stores just haphazardly arrange things. At this place, each size was actually labeled. Secondly, I also liked how there were all sorts of glasswares arranged on top of each clothes rack. It's easier to understand if you've actually been there. And I could see how some people could find it weird or chaotic, but I liked the layout. It really is just a matter of personal opinion, after all. Thirdly, you can actually try on clothes here. This place reminded me strongly of the Value Villages that I frequent, but they don't actually have dressing rooms. I really liked that I could try on the clothes that I picked out, because I ended up not liking how any of them fit. Fourthly, the book haul was good here. I got 12 books that varied from translated French Poetry and a hardbound leather book of Emily Dickenson poems, to two hard back Joe Hill books ("Horns" and "Heart Shaped Box"), as well as a few other books that piqued my interest. My companion to the store ended up getting the second book in the "Ender's Game" series, and a really awesome bartending book that has recipes dating from the 1930s-1960s, complete with small vintage photographs of the prepared drinks. I usually don't rate thrift stores until I've been there a few times, but this thrift store seems very promising in the future for clothes. I wasn't really shopping for clothes when I went here, I was looking more for books and oddities.

The first time the I visited I purchased a nose ring and other items. I spent over $70 in that…read morestore. When I got home the nose ring was not in the bag. I called the store and of course the person (owner) basically said to bad for you not in those words but he didn't try to rectify the situation. Yesterday I went there to purchase some socks specifically. There was an issue with those as they did not have the ones on sale clearly marked. I ended up picking up some other items. I caught a bottle of bonding that rung up more than it said. I had the young lady remove that. I got home and looked at the receipt and found a price discrepancy. A head wrap I purchased rung up $2.49 but the price on the item says $1.99. My advice to anyone seeing this is to take a picture of the tag and pay attention to the price as it is being scanned. If I didn't live over 17 miles from the store. I would've taken it back. Why are these store so trifling!

Aaliyah is SUPER helpful and kind. She has been patient with me for my last two visits! Aaliyah has…read morehelped me find the perfect wigs and always has a positive attitude when I need to change my mind or see more options. SHE DESERVES A RAISE! I highly recommend yall ask for HER assistance if you need help.

I purchased a watch from them on Tradesy. I could not be happier. The watch came perfectly…read morepackaged, and a separate GAL certification was mailed to me. Hafeez was very helpful. During the shipping process, there was some condensation due to cold weather. Hafeez reassured me that everything would be okay once it became room temperature, and if it did not, they would be more than happy to help. Within a few hours in a heated room, everything had cleared up. I will definitely be purchasing my next watch from them. Thanks again!

Phenomenal product and phenomenal service. Prices are in line with the industry. There's a jeweler…read moreon site to help with any sizing, cleaning or logistical jewelry need. Highly recommend recommend.