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I come from Washington state, and have traveled through all of the western states to just this side of the river and up into Amish country , a bit of Virginia and NEVER have seen such a mess. I take everyone with me to see it./ Obviously the carmugeon that owns the place doesn't trust anyone that works for her, there are no discounts or sales, but it is worth a visit, just to see it.\r
When it was in downtown Franklin the fabric spilled out into the hallway of the building and if you peered through the dusty doors of other rooms fabric was jambed in there too.\r
So when I came back a year later and found they had moved to a ""roomier sunnier:"" place, I was excited to see what had been done . NOTHING< they just moved the mess to the new place and everything was the same.\r
It is like entering a museum, or maybe a thrift store of fabrics, some very ancient by quilting standards. everything is willy nilly, but if you have hours to spend, and can go ""splunking"" through all the caves of fabrics you can find things that went out 5 years or more ago, which is worth the hours you will have to spend in the shop. \r
The staff would like to help you but the owner is so archaic and unusual they are afaid to move. The cutting area is where the cashregister is, no nice huge table, no good lighting, they use scissors mostly to cut, so expect slightly crooked cuts. Every thread is counted by the owner, and check out is excruciatingly long and painful. they actually write things down on little invoices I think so the owner can check, like Ebeneezer Scrooge at the end of the day.\r
Now the good things, it is entertaining, everyone I have drug in there has spent hours talking about it at their next meeting, you can find old pieces of fabric. She cuts the border prints off and sells the panels seperate to make more money, but you have to dig through piles that have spilled onto the floor to find them, the book section is the most tidy. it is a remarkable find, but if you go have lunch first, and have a break , which you will need, because there is always three peole at least wating in front of you, so pile your stuff up, and go out to the car for a coffee and rest your legs, count the people coming out and then rush in at the last minute to check out. \r
WHAT a place. It should be listed in the Quilt shop book as ""The deep dark cave of fabrics, enter with trepidation"". have fun, go there with a good spirit and good shoes, have fun looking around but don't ask for help they can't give it, no one could catalog that place.
Pros: lots of fabric, strangest place, most confusing
Cons: messiest fabric store in America.
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