Memorial For A Fabric Store

Identifying materials and brands from the former craft store Joann

[gaytrees]

do you think if we sacrifice all private equity firms in the usa we could get joanns back

[joann-artifact-identifier]

We could certainly try…

[wallflowerglitter]

Since Joann’s is no longer a thing 😭 here’s some bad photos I took when I was in there in 2018

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This post contains Joann specific fabrics!

[wrathofconpics]

DragonCon 2025 | RIP Joann

Cosplayers: Message us and we’ll add your URL! emmajiqrubini (Our Lady of Crafts)

[your-void-senpai]

joann fabrics is my dead wife

[starry-eyed-psychopomp]

“came back wrong” trope but it’s the Joann Fabrics corner in every Michael’s

[joann-artifact-identifier]

It feels like a sham, but what else do we have?

[mysortofstar]

does anyone actually think talking about the weather is bad small talk. i love talking about the weather. i would talk about the weather with my closest friend and im going to talk about it with YOU 🫵

[joann-artifact-identifier]

As someone working at a craft store, the little old ladies find it charming that during a heatwave I tell them “well it’s a good day got an indoor activity”

[csny]

[thesituation]

[dogpuppy]

[aroace-ryland-grace]

the sewing machine is like if a horse and an inkjet printer had a child

[subtextsays]

This only applies to the modern show breeds of sewing machines. Heritage breeds like the Singer 27, 15, 66, and 201 are docile and extremely hardy. They're easy keepers, requiring oil and the occasional light bulb to maintain working condition. Treadle and crank varieties thrive on an electricity-free diet. Injuries, while rare, are quickly resolved thanks to a thriving aftermarket parts trade. In cases of severe neglect, percussive maintenance via sledgehammer can restore motion.

[rosslynpaladin]

I've got a little sturdy square built Kenmore that's been a reliable sport horse from the beginning. Similar to reliable almost-draft Nordic breeds like the Huskvarna, the Kenmore was originally a workhorse but people tried making them for the hobby market and that brought about this cutie.

He's a type designed to be a learner's horse, so he's super patient, but that temperament also makes mine basically bombproof. Nothing scares this beastie. He's seen everything and is not impressed. He was supposed to be just for me to learn on, but the more I ask him to do the more he shines, and I just won't trade him for any other!

I've done sporting events like professional production sewing and even film prop work with him and he's a do-it-all kind of horse; answers like a champion to the lightest touches. Truly amazing.

He came to me with good feet, plenty of Go at higher speeds, and he even handles Upholstery and Denim with those powerful 'fat quarters'. Never underestimate the haunches on a sporty lil dude. *Has* been known to snap a needle or two when he's feeling testy, but that's just him letting me know he's annoyed. He's never bitten, and if he balks it's pretty much always a matter of ME getting tension wrong.

The breed is, alas, hard to find as no one is selling them anymore and they're just not well known.

[joann-artifact-identifier]

And I’m just left recalling that within the last few months of Joann Fabrics being around, they tried selling Joann branded sewing machines.

The locations all died out shortly after, so I never got to hear if those were any good, but I do remember slapping a sticker on them saying that they would have no warranty service post bankruptcy.

[edgebug]

The lesbian blanket is DONE

[edgebug]

when Joann was dying a horrible death my friend @theshatteredarchivist and i would go out every friday and visit all the stores in the area to scope out their clearance stuff

i got like a zillion skeins of this stuff

"But kip how did you do color work with variegated yarn?" I spent hours unvariegating it and tying tiny knots. Do not be like me

anyway i used the Lotus 2 pattern from Veronika Liachovic, vcrochetpatterns on etsy! and it turned out so good and im so happy with it

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This post contains a Joann specific product!

[ragavon]

The perfect wizard set doesn’t exi….✨🎃

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This post contains fabrics from Joann Fabrics!

[creations-by-chaosfay]

With my commission list done, I'm now working on holiday gifts. This is for my BFF of nearly 30 years. He collects all things Star Wars, and even has some of the ships hanging from his bedroom ceiling. His request was for a quilt to cover his shoulder, about 30x50 inches. The man is over six feet tall and has broad shoulders. This should be plenty big enough. The pattern I'm using is a table runner, but I'm making it twice for width and two more blocks for length.

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This post contains a Joann fleece!

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Correction:

This post contains a cotton print from Joann!

[dreamycastaway]

The original pride flag and the sewing machine it was sewn on

[iwriterobots]

[creations-by-chaosfay]

With my commission list done, I'm now working on holiday gifts. This is for my BFF of nearly 30 years. He collects all things Star Wars, and even has some of the ships hanging from his bedroom ceiling. His request was for a quilt to cover his shoulder, about 30x50 inches. The man is over six feet tall and has broad shoulders. This should be plenty big enough. The pattern I'm using is a table runner, but I'm making it twice for width and two more blocks for length.

[joann-artifact-identifier]

This post contains a Joann fleece!

[tobiasbones]

The other day i bought this yarn cause that’s obviously the trans flag, and I just saw that this colour is called ‘life’! I’m gonna cry

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This contains a Joann brand!

[evergreen-femme]

direct deposit hits

me at michaels: BRING OUT MICHAEL

[dogpuppy]