Hancock Fabrics

Of all the places to buy fabric in this area, Hancock’s is the one I keep coming back to-​I prefer it by far over Joann’s, Hobby Lobby, or WalMart. It has the best variety, and is big enough so that it is easy to maneuver around the store. There is a good-​sized craft, home décor, and gift section, but I rarely shop for anything there, so my review mostly concerns the sewing half of the store. The first thing you see coming in is a wide display of fabric on sale and clearance, and there is also a large selection of remnants, most of them at least a yard. You can find everything from deep plushy velvets to a wide selection of upholstery fabrics, and they are always running a sale of some kind. If you get their flyers in the mail, use your coupons-​they will save you a lot of money-​and keep your eyes open for one of their pattern sales, when you can get patterns for as low as $ 1 each-​I have built up quite a collection! They also sell machines, and we bought our daughter’s here.
The store is well organized, clean, and the employees are helpful, though it can get very busy sometimes and you might have to be patient and wait a few minutes at the register as the associates help multiple people at the cutting table. It’s not fast food, folks-​a person can only cut so fast, and have the edge come out even! But I never come in here when I’m in a hurry, anyway-there’s just too much stuff to look at!
The only quibbles I have are minor ones-​I wish that whoever rolls the remnants up and wraps them would make sure that the surface side of the fabric-​the side with the texture, or design, or whatever-​is on the outside. I once purchased a remnant thinking it was a lighter color because it was rolled inside out. No biggie-​I just used it for something else, but I wish I’d known what color it really was first. There is also a table with cuts of fabric priced at 4.95 a yard which is a real bargain… but it would be easier to tell how much a piece is going to cost if someone would put a tag on each one with the yardage written down-it’s hard to estimate by just holding it up, and I hate to bother the busy lady at the cutting table just for that.
And that’s it, really. This is a great place to shop, and I will keep coming back-​there are other fabric stores in the area, but this has the best variety of fabrics, reasonable prices, and the best sales.

Great selection of fabrics! Staff was extremely friendly and helpful, even with my giant stack fabrics I needed cut. This store seemed to be a lot less crowded than Joanns Fabrics, and I liked their selections of flannel prints much better too.
Be sure to check their website and print out any coupons before you go for extra savings!

I came here to tackle a project I have been putting off, make a new cover for our outdoor fire pit. An employee on the floor directed us to the «outdoor fabric». I picked out a nice dark green, some thread and a few other notions for the project. When it was my turn at the cutting table the lady cutting fabric explained to me that I had the wrong fabric and thread for my project. She directed me to the back of the store where the fabric on long heavy tubes are. After a fair amount of searching I found the waterproof outdoor fabric and thread.
When I got back to the cutting table a different person was doing the cutting. When it was my turn I was told that I would have to wait for the first cutting person (who was running the register) because my fabric was too heavy, she has a back injury and couldn’t lift it. Six or seven other customers had their fabric cut while I waited for the two employees to switch positions.
Here’s my question, if an employee has an injury that prevents her from lifting heavy bolts of fabric why is she at the cutting table? I spent at least an hour (no exaggeration) getting supplies for my project. It should have taken no more than 20 minutes.

Actually a really great place with plenty of different fabrics. There were only two people working when I was there and it was busy, only downside!

I ended you doing a Unilocal search and found this place so I swung by and stopped into this fabric store in an effort to find something that both Joann’s and Michael’s didn’t have. Good thing they did in fact have what I was looking for at this location. I was only in the store for a brief short period of time enough to look around and snap a few photos for Unilocal.But they remind me more of a Joann’s, mostly fabrics here and not much crafty stuff either.
** Overall nice place they also are not too far from the beach so if you’re in a pinch and need that something extra you can’t find stop by this place and check.
Happy Stitching!

Got some great deals on my fabric; however, there were only 3 employees working at 2:30 on a Saturday afternoon. I first had to wait in a long line to get fabric cut then in a long line to check out. The cashier didn’t seem to be in any hurry. Other than that, great sales.

This is my go-​to fabric store in Va Beach. You’re not going to find the designer lines of fabric here, but you’ll find the next best thing at a much better price. I’m in this store several times a month. I never go without a coupon but they always have them if you check on-​line. They’ll also let you use multiple coupons so you can really get a big bang for your buck. I’ve ordered fabric online from them before too, but if you’re in a hurry it’s not a good idea. It’s not uncommon to wait about 3 weeks for delivery.

This is a nice fabric store, lots of cool fabrics and everything else you need to finish your fabric projects. The staff is super nice and helpful and they always seem to have some type of sale going on.

Yup. They have fabric.
This store is handy if you need sewing supplies.
Other than that I am not sure why I was here.
Still they have a huge selection of fabric (as the name states).