Lorraine Fabrics — Attraction in Pawtucket

Have never shopped here before, and never will go back.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL! And returns are NOT ALLOWED.

I am going to Ryco in Lincoln for now on. Customer service at Lorraines is ok to poor (I was upstairs poking around, and heard one of the ladies behind the counter yelling at a customer to wait). At Ryco the girls are fabulous, friendly, and fun! :o) I work in customer service and have for many many years (I am manage 8-10 employees a day), and have never written a review, but today was not a good experience at Lorraine's. I got charged $1.99 a yard that is $.85 a yard at Ryco. I went to return the item back to Lorraine and they lady refused to take it back, and said there are signs all over the store saying the sales are final. I apologized to her, and said I have never shopped here, and did not know the return policy. She said it was on the receipt (which it was, on the 2nd receipt and the no return policy was hidden by the staple).

The one positive thing, is that the lady allowed me to even exchange it for something else for equal value. This is the only reason why I am giving a star.

I ended up walking away $40.46 poorer and promised to never...

This is in an amazing old brick factory building I have been frequenting since the 70s. It's now only on the one floor, but still has many great items.

Fabrics, upholstery materials, wide stretchy stripe-y strapping, trims,tassels, zippers, thread, buttons, beaded and lace chiffons, African prints.

Presently, this is my go-to place for purchasing large leather scraps to cut and make into handles for my handbags. There are shopping carts and bins full of leathers that you can dig through and purchase for $10 a pound. Beautiful pieces, all weights and colors. There are even embossed pieces. Larger fancier and whole pieces are folded or hung on racks for prices by the piece. Great to rummage around and get a feeling for the weight and texture and colors of your materials and do some free-form design decisions...

Okay, so my mom told me about this place, and I thought, okay, it's probably got a nice selection of fabric in a medium-sized building. I had no idea this building was going to be HA-YUGE and stacked to the max with fabric selections I'm pretty sure you can't find anyplace else.

I found some beautiful yellow fabric with green leaves, which I intend to turn into a skirt, and what can only be described as "some pretty cool doodads" for spicing up a pair of leggings I bought at Savers. There's also loads of different colored thread and zippers for any sewing projects, and I love the sign outside that says "all are welcome here". If you're looking for something for your next sewing project, I'd say this is a good...