Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
In a message dated 6/2/2006 2:32:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When I want to do some serious shopping I go visit my folks in Washington, DC and go to G Street. Boy do I miss living near Los Angeles and the garment district!!! And even G Street isn't what it used to be. Let's face it, fewer and fewer people are sewing. G Street has cut way back on their assortment in the last few years, and of course ended their on-line service a while ago. Don't get me wrong--I'm glad to have them handy, but they aren't like the old days--even 10 years ago. Ann Wass ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Actually, Poland is just south of Youngstown in the Boardman area. It takes me the better part of an hour to get there, and I live just east of Canton. It also takes about the same amount of time to get there from Akron. The last time I was there I was able to get some nice pieces of suit weight wool in a warm brown and pieces in a lovely blue red. I'm hoping to stop this year on the way home from Pennsic. kate - Original Message - From: REBECCA BURCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics Well, they must have heard you because they list a store in Poland, which is in the Akron/Canton area. Then there is one in Columbus area and the others are split between Dayton and Cincinnati. I don't think they have much to worry about from JoAnn's. From what I can see they are turning into a craft/decorating store. My local store has less and less fine fashion fabric while the craft and quilting sections grows. Last winter they didn't have any wool at all. And can someone explain why a fabric store needs a candy section near the register? --- Ailith Mackintosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There used to be loads more Hancock stores in Ohio. A several years ago, on the way home from Pennsic, I stopped at the store in Boardman. The manager told me that all of the stores in a 200 mile radius had been closed. So far as I can see, there are no more Hancocks in the Cleveland area. I once wrote to them 4 or 5 years ago and asked if they'd consider putting a store in the Akron/Canton area and was told that there wasn't a customer base. I think that they're afraid of Jo-Anns (corporate office in Hudson, just 15 minutes north of Akron). kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
We have a similar situation here. Jo-Anne's is almost strictly polyester-quiltiing-fleece-crafty products. I went in to look for some wool to make a tunic and couldn't find anything except some sleezy poly wool blends. I asked where to find wool in town and was sent to a local fabric shop. The independent place was Nirvana. It was chock full of wools and silks and all manner of beautiful fabrics. Of course, they are extremely expensive, but quite honestly, I was delighted to pay the price. While I won't shop there often, but I want to support this little piece of heaven. The owner was knowlegable and helpful. Although I declare her Ev-il when she pointed out the incredible silk fabric that matched perfectly the wool I picked out for the tunic and would make a lovely veil. I bought two yards of it. :D Other than this place, I make a yearly pilgrimage to Portland, OR to visit Fabric Depot and Mill End Fabrics. Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ignorant themselves of the forces of nature and wanting to have company in their ignorance, they don't want people to look into anything; they want us to believe like peasants and not ask the reasons behind things. William of Conches, 12th century ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Corvallis, OR Linda's Sewing Fabric Althea On Jun 3, 2006, at 3:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11:00 AM 6/3/2006, you wrote: Message: 3 Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:59:40 -0700 From: Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed We have a similar situation here. Jo-Anne's is almost strictly polyester-quiltiing-fleece-crafty products. I went in to look for some wool to make a tunic and couldn't find anything except some sleezy poly wool blends. I asked where to find wool in town and was sent to a local fabric shop. The independent place was Nirvana. It was chock full of wools and silks and all manner of beautiful fabrics. Of course, they are extremely expensive, but quite honestly, I was delighted to pay the price. While I won't shop there often, but I want to support this little piece of heaven. The owner was knowlegable and helpful. Although I declare her Ev-il when she pointed out the incredible silk fabric that matched perfectly the wool I picked out for the tunic and would make a lovely veil. I bought two yards of it. :D Other than this place, I make a yearly pilgrimage to Portland, OR to visit Fabric Depot and Mill End Fabrics. Althea - where is this wonderful store, and what is the name of it? Julie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Althea Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ignorant themselves of the forces of nature and wanting to have company in their ignorance, they don't want people to look into anything; they want us to believe like peasants and not ask the reasons behind things. William of Conches, 12th century ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Both stores are on the Eastern side of the Willamette river (that's Will-am-ut, not Will-ha-met) river in Portland, Oregon. Both are huge, about a city block square. Mill Ends is off McLoughlin Blvd, and south towards Milwaukie (sorry, but the spelling is our very own). It has the extra added attraction of being near a Pendleton outlet store as well. That outlet store has wool on spindles for weaving, Untra-Suade for $15.00 a yard, and fabric that runs about $10 a yard - what you see is what you get. Other than that they have almost anything you might want to make something like BUTTONS! Fabric Depot (Despot) is located on the eastern side of the city on 122nd Avenue and Stark (numbered streets run north and south, named ones east/west) and has the lovely habit of allowing you to order or buy in bolts, boxes, full whatevers and then giving you an automatic 40% off. I buy pins by the 5 pound box. Since they don't have to put them on those little hooks, they pass the savings on to us. They also carry spiral boning, hoop wire, solid boning and front opening busks now as well as almost anything else you might want. Washougal, Washington is just across the I 205 bridge and a bit east from Portland/Vancouver. It has the BIG Pendleton outlet store. What you see is what you get. I picked up 15 yards of light as a feather light, dark teal, 100% Pendleton wool on the remnant table for $1.50 a yard. It is in several pieces but I can deal with that! Also has a huge crate full of buttons - oh, and seconds and older model Pendleton clothing for mundane wear. Look up www.mapquest . Put in Portland, Oregon - Washougal, Washington - Milwaukie, Oregon and there you have us. Regina Other than this place, I make a yearly pilgrimage to Portland, OR to visit Fabric Depot and Mill End Fabrics. Althea - where is this wonderful store, and what is the name of it? Julie ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Washougal, Washington is just across the I 205 bridge and a bit east from
Portland/Vancouver. It has the BIG Pendleton outlet store. What you see is
what you get. I picked up 15 yards of light as a feather light, dark teal,
100% Pendleton wool on the remnant table for $1.50 a yard. It is in several
pieces but I can deal with that! Also has a huge crate full of buttons -
oh, and seconds and older model Pendleton clothing for mundane wear.
Look up www.mapquest . Put in Portland, Oregon - Washougal, Washington -
Milwaukie, Oregon and there you have us.
Oh yeah! Every time I go to Portland I bring back a large box of
wool. Someone here in CA asked me if it was poly-wool, and I said no, it
was Pendleton.
CarolynKayta Barrows
dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian
www.FunStuft.com
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Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
There used to be loads more Hancock stores in Ohio. A several years ago, on the way home from Pennsic, I stopped at the store in Boardman. The manager told me that all of the stores in a 200 mile radius had been closed. So far as I can see, there are no more Hancocks in the Cleveland area. I once wrote to them 4 or 5 years ago and asked if they'd consider putting a store in the Akron/Canton area and was told that there wasn't a customer base. I think that they're afraid of Jo-Anns (corporate office in Hudson, just 15 minutes north of Akron). kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Well, they must have heard you because they list a store in Poland, which is in the Akron/Canton area. Then there is one in Columbus area and the others are split between Dayton and Cincinnati. I don't think they have much to worry about from JoAnn's. From what I can see they are turning into a craft/decorating store. My local store has less and less fine fashion fabric while the craft and quilting sections grows. Last winter they didn't have any wool at all. And can someone explain why a fabric store needs a candy section near the register? --- Ailith Mackintosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There used to be loads more Hancock stores in Ohio. A several years ago, on the way home from Pennsic, I stopped at the store in Boardman. The manager told me that all of the stores in a 200 mile radius had been closed. So far as I can see, there are no more Hancocks in the Cleveland area. I once wrote to them 4 or 5 years ago and asked if they'd consider putting a store in the Akron/Canton area and was told that there wasn't a customer base. I think that they're afraid of Jo-Anns (corporate office in Hudson, just 15 minutes north of Akron). kate ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
I actually don't see much difference where I am in the inventories carried by Hancock's, Jo-Ann's and the fabric sections of Beverlee's. All of them are now about half-and-half fabric and crafts. While each of them has some things the others don't, that means they are in _more_ direct competition than ever before. That doesn't bode well for all of the chains surviving. I went into the local Hancock's lately (about four blocks from where I work -- not the one on Florin Road) and noticed that they now have a certain number of prime seasonal fabrics up front -- silks, crepes and so forth -- and then the rest of the fabric section is all flat folded or discounted fabrics. That's not a good sign either but I like the store because it's been run locally by a very nice group of staff and a manager who's both friendly and competent. 0 Chris Laning | [EMAIL PROTECTED] + Davis, California http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
The problem with Joann's and Hancock had to face is the amount of people sewing have drastically reduced over the years. All of our Joann's closed up about five or so years ago while they were in bankruptcy. The problem about location is that most of Hancock were built three or more decades ago. Most were in a good location at the time. Now that traffic patterns have changed in most cities, their once good location is no longer easy to access or in a good neighborhood. I have lived in our location 20 years. The only Hancock to close was a Hancock Warehouse store. Which was huge and had the biggest selection I have every seen. It closed about 10 years ago. All the other fabric stores closed a long time ago. We used to have a really nice chain fabric store called Piece Goods. Its been gone a for long time. I never liked the Joann's when it was here. It was more like Michael's Craft than a fabric store. Penny Ladnier, Owner www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Hancock Fabrics
Rebecca, This is the way our Joann's was before it closed. If I want to go to a crafts store, Michael's and Ben Franklins is so much better. Joann's wasn't even a good craft store when it was here. The merchandise was of a cheap quality. Penny Ladnier, Owner www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
