Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?

With Joann Fabric and Crafts was going out of business, crafts enthusiasts saw the end of an era. The 80-year-old fabrics and crafts retailer was a one-stop destination to generations of quilters ...

Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?

Local independent fabric shops offer a great selection of fabrics, notions, threads, machines, and in some cases, classes – something that Joann used to have but discontinued.

Joann Fabrics announced it will be closing all 800 of its stores across the country. This news is making seamstresses and fabric artists nervous about where they will go to buy fabric.

The closure of Joann has woven its way into the fabric of local craft shops in the Milwaukee area over the past few months, creating slight changes in customer base, sales and product demand.