Fancy Tiger Crafts

This review is for a Pendleton tote bag class I took at Fancy Tiger back in February. Yes, it’s taken 4 months to think it over. It’s a bag (pun intended) of mixed feelings. Let’s start with the good, yes?
Positives:
+ Everyone at this craft store is so nice! Whether you need to purchase fabric, taking a clss, or have overall questions, there’s usually someone who’ll be available and answer.
+ The demo clothing taken from patterns in the store are adorable! It makes me have sewing envy (if that’s a real thing) or at the very least, buy my own machine and give ‘er a try at home. Then I look closer at the actual instructions and say, «F-​no.»
+ I love that there’s consistently a community table full of knitters, sewers, crafters onsite. It feels like you’ve walked into someone’s home.
+ The sewing machines available for classes are in good, working order. Having taken a year-​long sewing course in high school with rickey old machines that constantly broke, this is a much welcomed surprise.
Not-​so-​positives:
+ The Pendleton class I took was labeled «for beginners» but I’d probably say it’s more for lower intermediate sewers. Why? There was quite a bit of machine work involved and if you’d never used a sewing machine, holy crap that would be intimidating. Luckily I had used a sewing machine before and it wasn’t so bad… though I can never remember how to thread the damn thing.
+ The tote bag I made is so cute (photos included) but the straps keep breaking. They came from a kit I purchased at Fancy Tiger, ideally for a tote such as this. The metal brackets aren’t sturdy enough to hold heavy fabric like Pendleton + ¼″ thick leather straps. I did a little internet research and found much more supportive metal brackets. ½ of the bag straps have been replaced already… just waiting for the other two to kick the bucket to fix the whole thing.
+ Total investment for the materials + class = $ 90+ For that, I expect a final product that doesn’t fall apart.
That being said, I would still recommend coming to Fancy Tiger for your crafting needs or to take a class. The people are nice, the offerings are unique, and it makes you feel accomplished to say «Hey, I made this!» even if it does fall apart :)

One of the most delightful and inspiring crafts shop ever. Their inventory of fabric and yarn is high quality, yet reasonably priced. The staff just plain old friendly and helpful. I’ve taken a class here, and it was excellent. Love this place!

My daughter took me to this gem on my visit to Denver. This is the perfect store for people who enjoy fiber arts such as knitting, crochet and more. It’s not the biggest shop on the planet but there is a selection of unusual, high quality yarns and accessories. If you like quilting or other fabric crafts, this is the place to visit! The staff was friendly, helpful and courteous. I’ll be back!

Hands down– BEST fabric store I have ever been to! Love, love, LOVE the ever-​changing prints and patterns of the fabric. Each time I walk in, I can’t help but feel inspired for my next project. Even if I don’t know what I’ll be making next, seeing and touching the prints can often inspire me.
They have a huge work space in the back– and offer classes in seeing and knitting. Their staff is EXCELLENT– whether I have questions about how to use knits, how to use my first pattern, or what tools I’ll need, they are always resourceful (and encouraging!). It’s great to speak with local staff who not only sew and knit themselves, but also want to help others get better.
Highly, highly recommend stopping by Fancy Tiger! So much fun stuff! You’ll never know what you’ll make next!

I love Fancy Tiger Crafts! I love shopping there for materials I need for craft projects and I love just browsing to see what new cool stuff they have. What I love most are the people who work there. They’re so patient and helpful. I reupholstered my kitchen chairs with fabric I bought from FTC. First they helped me pick out a type of fabric that would work best for upholstery. Then they did the math for me to figure out exactly how much fabric I needed. Most importantly, the people who work here love crafts too! They’re genuinely interested in hearing about what you’re working and will offer tips and suggestions.

As all my fans know, I’m not a fan of Denver or anything west of Buffalo (highly suspicious of Buffalo actually). I do really like this knitting store. They sell supplies for a variety of fabric and yarn based crafts, but I’m mainly a knitter. The staff is really friendly and helpful here, which can be an issue in the yarn store biz (the friendly part in particular). This sucks because yarn is something you really need to buy in person, but it’s also really hard to keep a little local place in business. The classes here are great and I’m signed up to take two different ones next month. I wish there was a crafting store this cool with such fun project classes in Rochester.

Seriously I’m a huge fan!
Basically I don’t sew, but I’m a knitter. When this shop first opened many years ago, I shopped there a couple of times, but the selection was very small for yarn.
Since then, this place has moved to a larger location and holy moly, the yarn selection has exploded. There is still a ton of stuff for sewing: cute fabrics, patterns, notions, etc. I don’t know much about sewing and really don’t need another crafty hobby to pick it up, so I just don’t even look at that.
Yarn: Oh yes, they now carry lots of indie dyers with beautiful hand-​dyed yarns, as well as commercial yarn companies, lots of patterns, knitterly notions and the like. I could rave and rave about the yarn, but basically I just want to frolic in the yarn. Is there anything else that needs to be said?
The newer space is much larger and there’s a place for a long table to hang out in. They offer classes and have a craft night on Tuesday nights, I believe. Also, they no longer offer bags, so be prepared to bring your own to carry out your purchases, because you will buy something.

Oh I really could have spent all day in this store! So many yarns to choose from and a comfy place to sit & knit.
Also, if you’re into sewing, there are some really adorable ones to look through.
Would die for a place like this back home!

I’m updating my review for fancy tiger crafts– because over the past year I’ve had nothing but great experiences here. I don’t know if they had a staff change over but all the employees I’ve encountered recently have been incredibly kind & helpful. The products remain amazing. I have take a class and had a wonderful time. Will definitely remain a loyal customer.

Never been to a better yarn and fabric store. Fabulous selection that combines classic styles with beautiful, interesting patterns and colors. A real treasure of a store.

i joyfully get lost in this beautiful shop. i spend way to much & leave way to happy! staff is very helpful & selection is ever changing! must visit!
*extra stars*
*little extras
*great atmosphere
*location

Don’t go here if you don’t want craft overload. This place is AMAZING. I think I spent almost 90 minutes here the other day and only delved into one section.
Yarn, fabric, unique treasures are all here. This isn’t Jo-​Ann, with the same format of haggard staff and product. The clerks are super approachable and very helpful. I learned a lot from them and can’t wait to go back for my next project!

Love this fabric store! They have some great knits and a pretty large selection of other things like patterns and notions. I always come here first when looking for something specific. Very inspiring! Also love they have a parking lot.

my love for fancy tiger is very real. i have taken a few sewing classes here and have always had great instructors and the instuctions they give you to take home are very easy to follow. one of my all day quilting classes ended up having only 2 people so we basically got 1 on 1 instruction. recently i ventured in with an idea of making a quilt for my sister. i have no idea where to even begin and was a bit overwelmed. Kaitlyn (not sure if thats how she spells it) totally saved the day and came up with a plan. she figured out how many squares i needed and how to arrange everything together. she really helped me turn my idea into reality. I quickly went home with confidence that i could indeed piece together this quilt. a week later when i went in with my finnished top piece the wonderful sales girls helped me pick out backing and binding fabric. I felt like they cared about how this quilt was going to come out and made me feel not so alone in this journey of the twin size quilt i was making.
the fabric selection is unlike any other store i have ever seen. yes, they are more expensive than other places but honestly the quality is the best. after cutting 100 squares where 98% of them were from fancy tiger and 2% from joanns you really appreciate and can identify good quality fabric. i feel bad for my friends across the country who dont have easy access to these fabrics.
I cant say enough nice things about fancy tiger!

Absolutely loved this place. It was like a larger version of what I regularly have available to me in Boston. Lots of fabrics, patterns, and accessories for sewing. I was amazed at the selection. The staff was amazingly friendly and made sure I found everything I asked about. As a crafter I would highly recommend this place to anyone who sees or knits. It was a bit pricey but you’re getting the best quality for the money which means a lot to me. I want anything I make to be long lasting. I literally got as much as I could fit in my suitcase so you should definitely check it out and be thrilled that you can find that amazing of selection in one place!!!

I went to Fancy Tiger Crafts on Friday to get some bias tape. I was greeted by 3 very friendly employees and the two very friendly owners. I was offered help when I needed it, and advice when I asked for it. I came out of the store with a pattern and fabric to make a skirt, the Colette Sewing book and a French curve ruler. This store is SO inspiring to my creativity… I wish I lived closer so I could take classes. But I’m doing the next best thing: I’ve signed up for Creativebug so I can take online classes from these extremely talented owners. I will definitely drive a bit further to give them my business.

Great place for fabric. They had the largest selection out of the places I checked out. Fabric Bliss was good too but Fancy Tiger had more options. Like the fact they have their own parking lot (shared with Buffalo Exchange).
The ladies were super helpful. I probably bought more than I know what to do with (making a tote and pillow covers can’t be that hard, can it?)

Fancy Tiger is a beautiful store, and it’s wonderful that so many classes are offered there. In the past I took a sewing class & a knitting class, and I found the instructors were fabulous. It is a terrific place to learn.
I used to think it was a pleasant place to shop, but after today I will never feel the same about it.
Don’t staff members know that people like to go places and spend money for the feelings – for the EXPERIENCE they have? Sales 101. Twice now I’ve been in there and encountered one particular staff member (gal w/​the short blonde cut), who really makes it suck. She acts bothered or bored and it takes away from my joy of shopping.
Today she did ask if I needed some help, (as I was standing at the counter with items to purchase… so what does it look like hon?), then, she bellowed for a co-​worker to come help me instead of doing it herself. Shortly after that, she went out of my sight to gesture about me & my husband to the very same coworker that was currently waiting on me. WTF? She thought I didn’t catch her doing that– but I saw her. I did my best not to be hurt & angry by that, but once I left the store, I wish I had told her to keep the bloody yarn. I don’t need her nasty with it… Why did she think it’s o.k. to do that? It’s mean-​spirited & hateful. Doesn’t she realize that I can see peripherally? If she has something to say about me or my husband, she ought to say it out loud or wait until we leave the store, or better yet, she ought to get over herself and shut it altogether. We all have instances were we think something is odd, peculiar, or bizarre, or not «cool», but do we HAVE to express our every thought over it?? — especially in the workplace? NO, WE DON’T.
I’ve waited on people in my life, and I never acted so rude in a customer’s presence as that girl did in my presence today. Sure, we all have serve people we find different, strange, annoying, & whatnot, but there is no need to gesture or mouth things about them. If I don’t like serving a particular person, I usually try to find something likable about them to make it a good experience for that person and myself. Apparently she hasn’t mastered that skill yet. She seems to think she’s a higher being… perhaps more skilled in crafts, or better educated, better-​looking…, etc. –or just to cool for some of us that stumble into her workplace. Who knows why she had to act like a jerk? Only she knows.
Well, after the gesturing –blonde girl got done with her little secret message about me to her coworker, one of the owners came out, and she started looking at my husband and I with a screwed-​up-​face too. No hello from her either. It seemed like she just came out to get a gander at us. Are we that funny-​looking? (We’re not). It was f’n weird. What the heck, did they think we were shop-​lifting or something? What??? Well, we weren’t. The whole experience was incredibly bizarre.
Here’s a tip for owner/​staff… How about asking me what I’m looking for… or say hello when I come in? Some friendly customer service would be nice. (One gal was sitting on the floor when we came in –looked like she was sorting & straightening – wasn’t sure if she worked there or not.)
Give me some sales help & you won’t think I’m aimlessly hanging around in your fancy little store. Of course my husband is going to be awkward – he was only accompanying me on errands, and he finds it to be a bore. Maybe you could say «hi» to my husband too– or make light of the fact that he’s in your «ladies» store. Sure — we were a little awkward looking at all the craft supplies, but It doesn’t mean we’re ripping you off.
Yes, we are different than you, but if you bothered to interact with us, you’d find we are just as «cool» as you. I haven’t felt that uncomfortable in ages. I was so perturbed by the rotten sales-​gal-​and by all the weird looks flying around — - I won’t go back. Perhaps we weren’t the usual clientele for your «fancy» store… but I guess we’re not welcome there. Despite all the weirdness we spent an easy $ 50.
I used to think it was a really great place, but not so thrilled now. I did learn to knit there, I had a wonderful instructor for that, but my experience there today made me never want to set foot in FT again. Maybe the blonde will hold in her nasty thoughts & gestures, so that she doesn’t have to spill them out in front of guests. She ought not to chase people off by making them feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. I left that store feeling rotten and I never want to feel that again. I don’t care how nice-​looking your store is. Pretty is as pretty does ladies. Get rid of the petty blonde girl and it might be a better store. In the meantime we’ll shop where we are treated better to our faces & behind our backs. We want to have a nice shopping experience. No more «Fancy Tiger» for me. The feeling’s gone…

Five stars for service and selection, four stars for price. I was immediately greeted by a friendly woman who checked in and then let me shop and wander. At first pass, the set up the store is very welcoming. Lots of bright colors and a wide variety of things you wouldn’t find at a chain.
I ogled the yarn ($ 35/​skein) and settled on some very unique fabric for two new skirts.
Loved all the kits and added treasures, buttons, ribbon, etc. (they do not provide bags, you can purchase a reusable one, but be prepared to protect your investment if you don’t want to shell out an extra $ 3.)
it would be fun to take class if I lived closer — the girls knitting seemed to be having a great time.

I adore Fancy Tiger! Full of helpful people and beautiful fibers, this shop is a must visit if you’re in Denver. I knew I’d found a good place when I came in on a really horrible day. I’d been in the hospital the day before and just really wanted to spin some wool. I was checking out the different fibers when a sweet lady wandered up and said, «can I tell you about the joys of spinning?» Rock on, tigresses! You’re knowledgable, kind, and never fail to brighten my day.

I just went to my first class at Fancy Tiger, for a beginners class on handwoven wall hangings and loved it! Our class was full but small enough to have a nice one on one interaction with the instructor. The store is very inviting with a friendly staff and organized layout. More than one staff member approached me and my friend to help us narrow down a large selection of fabulous yarns. There were so many craft items I was interested in, and I can’t wait to go back. I really hope they offer more weaving classes with a loom!

When I walk in I am always inspired to get creative.
There are so many wonderful fabrics, yarns and buttons to choose from. Then I remember I don’t know how sew, crochet and I only know one style of knitting. But for those who do this is the place to be …

Came to Fancy Tiger looking for wool roving. They have a HUGE wall of it. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful despite the store being pretty crowded (and it was on a Sunday). I have not taken any of their classes but it seemed like they had some good ones, I will definitely be visiting again, especially for roving.

I love fancy tiger! They have tons of cute fabric, a wonderful selection of other crafty things, and a helpful staff.
I’ll be the first to admit, it’s not cheap, but they are often selling other small business’ product, and you’ll pay a premium. But you’ll find tons of things you want, and the perfect thing for the next skirt you want to make.
During my second visit I stopped in for fabric and left with that and more. (Get a needle felting kit, so fun and cute!) I’ve heard good things about the classes, and I can’t wait to take one!
Happy crafting!

I wish I had 1. a lot of extra moolah sitting around and 2. TIME… like a lot of time.
Damn. This place is REDONK awesome. I wandered in here, out of curiosity after visiting Fancy Tiger Clothes and was blown away by their amazing selection of fabrics, craft goodies, yarn, wool, buttons, and make-​your-​own-​clothes, and make-​your-​own-​bags shiz.
I remember having to make my own clothes, pillow cases, and stuffed animals in Arts & Craft class in 3^rd grade, but this is no elementary school arts and crafts, but more like fancy things I would probably wear everyday.
Shi*. Maybe I should start a kickstarter to help fund my DIY-​outfit-​hobby-​time?
I’ll definitely be back!

I love Fancy Tiger. As though it weren’t enough that they have a magnificent selection of fiber art supplies, their customer service is equally great. When I’m doing any sort of sensuous/​tactile shopping, I generally like to be left alone, and that happens here. When I do have a question or I need some help though, the staff is friendly and available. It’s a perfect experience, even if it hurts a bit in the wallet. It’s like that tired joke about Target: you go in intending to buy one thing but you end up dropping at least a hundred dollars. I’m also really going to have to get myself to one of their classes, because the example pieces they have in display are fabulous!

Today was my second trip to Fancy Tiger and it was every bit as wonderful as the first! The sales staff is friendly and helpful without being obnoxiously in your face and the yarn selection is just awesome! I went in for yarn for a shawl and came out $ 400 later. lol
One thing that had changed from the first time I visited is that they are now bag free so if you’re like me and tend to buy lots of yarn either plan to bring your own or use it as an excuse to buy yourself a new bag like I did!

What a great shop! Friendly customer service, terrific selection, and easy parking!
1) 20 cents an hour for parking. Really? So cheap it makes you wonder why they bother.
2) Nice selection of notions, yarns, and sewing stuff (I think? I don’t sew, SEW I don’t really know! hahahaha. ahem.) I saw tons of higher end/​not run of the mill yarns, as well as some staples like Cascade. Plenty of mad tosh, lace, sock, and dk yarns. Some yarns that I can’t recall the names, but they were all very pretty!
I bought a stick of knitter’s balm, made by the «Olde Crone» just for Fancy Tiger and some really cute buttons.
ps. at the register, they have those tags you sew into shirts/​sweaters. «THIS TOOK FOREVER,» «Made by UNICORNS» and one other one that I dont’ remember. So funny. I’d get them, except… I don’t sew.

Ooh la la. Fancy Tiger, you are lookin’ good to this crafty gal.
I don’t even own a sewing machine, but I’m ready to stock up on all of Fancy Tiger’s fabrics because I don’t want to miss out on any of the darling colors, patterns, and designs. Their collection is the hippest of the hippest.
You’re not limited to fabrics and sewing patterns, though. Fancy Tiger is positively brimming with yarn, embroidery thread, appliques, felt, baker’s twine, and much, much more.
Personally, I enjoy picking up one of their adorable, packaged DIY kits from time to time. Whether you want to learn how to needlefelt an owl or cross stick an iphone case, Fancy Tiger’s got ya. If doing it yourself isn’t your thing, the shop hosts a number of classes ranging from weaving to knitting to dying yarn.
As a local, independent business, prices are higher than you may find elsewhere, but the quality and uniqueness of Fancy Tiger’s supplies are second to none.