F & S Fabrics For The Home

This review is actually for the discount F&S store just up from this one and for Alexx (one of the employees). We needed to have the couch and dinette from our RV reupholstered and really had no idea where to begin. I was doing random Unilocal searches and came across F&S and Alexx — the best combo: a place to buy the fabric and a guy who is in the re-​upholstery business! Once I connected with Alexx it all moved really fast. We found fabric at the discount store and within just 2 weeks — Alexx had the items reupholstered! We just installed the pieces in our RV and they look INCREDIBLE! The fabric is awesome and the workmanship is really outstanding. While I don’t know much about upholstering — these were difficult/​unique pieces and probably not something Alexx’s team worked on often — but they honestly rocked it. We are beyond pleased. While we didn’t shop around too much — I feel Alexx’s rates were really reasonable and fair. Plus he was super flexible with me dropping off the pieces and picking them up — which I doubt you’d find at a regular shop. The fabric was a great deal — I highly recommend checking out the discount store first! Overall — could not be happier with the work and price.
The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 was that I would have preferred a bit more communication on the progress, etc. But whenever I wondered what was going on — I’d text Alexx and get an update. I just would have liked getting those updates without having to follow-​up myself — but that’s just me… Regardless, I was never disappointed w/​the progress — I was always AMAZED that so much had been done in such a short amount of time.
Definitely would use them again — without a doubt! Alexx is quite a talented and professional young-​man.

A very good selection of fabrics for the do it yourselfer or early to intermediate designer. Fabric styles covering all ranges of use, color and decorating styles.
The store offers good customer service with knowledgeable staff available but not too close and bothersome.
They don’t offer full lines of the most expensive «name’ brands but also do not stock poor quality brands. An excellent place to start (and very likely finish) your fabric buying needs.

Alex Sanchez created a slip cover for an old chair. He did an incredible job and delivered it back with a one day turn around! I would highly recommend him.

We needed to re-​cover a small bench that is in our master bathroom. We had a fire recently and there was a lot of smoke and soot damage around our home. The bench fabric couldn’t be saved. So we went over to F&S fabric store and in their discount fabric store (one of three stores they have a block away from each other near the Westside Pavilion on Pico) we met Alex Sanchez. What a sweet and helpful man he is. He spent a lot of time with us pulling out bolster after bolster of heavy fabrics to show me. They were heavy but he didn’t mind pulling them out one after the other for me to look at draped over the bench that we brought with us. I couldn’t get over how helpful he was and when he told us that he and his family are in the upholstery business I was so excited because I thought I would have to first find someone to upholster the bench and didn’t even know where to start. Alex assured me that he and his cousin and uncle would do a good job for us at a reasonable price. We accepted! And we ended up with a newly upholstered bench for our bathroom! The fabric was gorgeous (and ridiculously reasonable considering the quality of the fabric) and Alex did an exemplary job covering the piece. And he did it quickly for us. Very professional, very well done. Lots of attention to the little details, like the corners, etc. I’m excited to have found Alex and his family because we now have someone we can go to when we need furniture built or upholstered. We highly recommend Alex. He gets an A+++++++++++++++ from us and we will use them again for sure!

Alexx Sanchez is a dream come true for someone like me. I come up with interesting ideas, but have no practical knowledge of how to make them work! My husband and I had recently remodeled a quirky master bathroom in our new town home. In the process, our cabinet guy designed a built-​in bench – all good, except the the bench was going to require a weirdly configured, trapezoidal-​shaped cushion. Alexx to the rescue. He helped me pick a durable but pretty fabric, used my amateurish template as a pattern, and created the PERFECT cushion in a matter of days. A designer and her custom seamstress would have cost me triple the price with the same results. So, so happy. I will definitely be going back to Alexx with other projects.

Alexx Sanchez, an incredibly helpful, respectful, service oriented employee made my decorating dreams come true! I have been saving to have slipcovers made most urgently for a sleeper love seat and an oversized chair. Alexx helped me rummage through fabrics and mentioned that he and his uncle were in the upholstery business. I provided pictures of the 2 pieces I needed done for the upcoming out of town visitors and he provided a competitive estimate. His winning smile and extraordinary service won me over and I asked him to do the job… and guess what? He arrived to pick up the furniture 5 minutes early and completed the work ON TIME! A miracle in recent experiences with the business world. He delivered the furniture, again arriving 5 minutes ahead of planned. The quality of his work was extraordinary! Perfection! Stunning! I am currently saving my pennies to have home do more slipcovers and upholstery! Look no further and enjoy working with a person and a family owned business who do what they say, meet deadlines, communicate regularly AND do outstanding, quality work! A++++
Thank you Alexx! I am so lucky to have the good fortune of meeting you at F&S and look forward to working with you on many more projects!
Photos posted!

Great Fabric AND Upholstery Services by Alexx
Not only did I find the fabric I was looking for, I found an Alexx Sanchez, employee of F&S, who upholstered my 8 dining room chairs. He did a great job — and he lined the bottom of the chairs which weren’t lined in the first place! He made them better looking on the top AND the bottom! I have included a photo of one of the chairs and the bottom of it to show the black lining.

prompt and friendly

Bait & Switch… And rude.
The F&S Home Store (the one with lots of drapery fabric) just painted a gigantic neon colored sign on all their windows advertising a clearance sale 50−70% off ENTIRE STORE.
But it’s not the ENTIRE STORE at all.
When I asked the sale price on a nearly $ 50 fabric I was told it was «not on sale» by the cutter. When I asked the cashier (who’s worked there for years), she didn’t even bother to look at me and said «only those fabrics marked are on sale». Again, I asked about the ENTIRE STORE sign on the windows and she responded «Oh, that’s just what the owner had painted.»
F&S staff has never been all that friendly. But it doesn’t matter to me anymore. I’m done shopping here.

Very nice experience with F&S today. I was driving around LA on a wild goose chase, looking for «mesh» to re-​cover an outdoor lounge chair. Diamond Fabrics recommended F&S so I called them. The sales associate sent me photos of the swatch book via email so that I didn’t have to drive over and come in, and then he special ordered for me. Assuming all goes well, I give the experience an A+.

F & S is a compound of four stores, all peopled with characters right out of central casting. My favorites are Eric and Jamie at the upholstery fabric store. If you ask for a polka-​dotted green and blue chenille with red tufted squares, one of them will take you right to it and, if you need suggestions or help, they have the answers or will find them for you. They are kind, patient and intelligent about all things material. There is a wide range of fabrics at F & S, from unusual to gorgeous; I always find something there to love. If you meet the owner, beware. He has a wicked sense of humor.

I worked for a couple of hours with Catherine «the Great», a subcontractor at the store, who offered to help me design and sew a table runner. I brought special silk fabric my mother gave me and subsequently purchased more fabric to match and fill it out. I also bought cord and vintage tassels. I left after giving my information and credit card info to Catherine, excited to know my runner was in good hands and going to be professionally sewn. Weeks later I received a photo of the finished runner from Catherine. I once again gave her my mailing address and credit card info. To this day, I have never receive the runner! After repeated phone calls and texts, she has stopped returning my calls. Although I haven’t been charged, I would like the runner as it contains fabric given to me by my mom. Its not the money. Now, it’s the lack of follow through and communication. I am so disappointed to be treated so poorly after giving F and S thousands of dollars worth of business over the years! They need to reevaluate having Catherine at the store !!’

I am somewhat of a fabric virgin. But luckily for me, my best friend is an expert and took me in and showed me the ropes.
Picking out fabric can be so much fun! Ask for a pair of scissors and a sharpie and walk around a cut samples of anything that catches your eye. Be sure to check the price before you cut as some of their fabrics are as expensive as over $ 100 per yard.
I was surprised to see that what I liked most in the store didn’t really work in my home. At the same time, the ones that I wasn’t excited about in the home worked quite well for the furniture I was looking to reupholster.
They also gave me a few cards of upholsterers but I’ll check Unilocal for references before going forward with anyone!

So I’ve been to F&S For the Home more times than I can count over the years and it is one of the nicer fabric stores around for sure, however I have never found what I needed or what I was looking for. Usually when I find a fabric I really like, whether it is because of the pattern, the texture or whatnot — I usually need it in a color they don’t have. Not really their fault but every time I go to F&S, I go in with such high hopes and expectations and I leave empty handed. The one or two times I found something that was not exactly what I was looking but that could possibly work but the price was mucho expensive — or I’ve seen it downtown for a fraction of their price. So it’s hard to cough up the money for fabric marked triple or more over what you’ve seen with only a car ride away to save some substantial cashola!
As for the staff, I have never found them overly friendly, if barely friendly, so it’s a good thing I don’t really need help. Last time I was in, they were more concerned over who had to close up shop that night and one person was pissed she had to do it and was arguing over the phone about it with the store next door (I think). Then I went to the store next door and they were arguing about the same thing; hence my thinking that they were talking to each other. LOL Whatever… I am self-​sufficient. I got a hello so that is really all I needed and I appreciated it.
Will I still go — yes! It’s really rather close by so why not. I’ll always have hope for that just right fabric with any project I’m working on at any given time. Then I’ll probably end up downtown. :)
(the telephone conversation has no negative reflection on my review)

I was amazed at how much 100% SILK fabrics they have here. Really incredible stuff… from low“er” prices to $ 189/​yard. Ouch! But it is SO worth it!

See Jose Castillo for incredibly, perfect custom upholstery every time. It ain’t cheap. But its custom.

I don’t go into fabric stores often, but when I attempt some sort of craft, I don’t want to get a blank stare when I ask something that might seem obvious. Everyone here was polite and friendly, and I got what I needed right away. I will definitely be back.

I’ve never awarded anything 5 stars — but F&S and Raquel B. get my highest rating ever.
After being abused by the Diamond Foam Fabrics staff I was ready for an unpleasant experience when I rushed into F&S on a lunch break today. Here is how they differed from Diamond Foam on LaBrea:
At F&S for the Home
I was greeted as I entered.
I was offered assistance.
I was pointed to fabric appropriate for my cushions.
I was told salient points — «yes washable, durable, bleach resistant».
I was left to shop.
The prices were a wide range from ‘budget’ to ‘high-​end’.
I was quickly and efficiently told how many yards I’d need for my cushions.
I was out of the door after making my purchase and ordering my custom cushions in less than 20 minutes!
Great selection! Knowledgeable staff! Customer Service! Oh! And beautiful fabrics that made me want to redecorate everything in my home and patio. Go F&S!
–Ivy

I’m not much of a sewing girl. I knit. I came here to get buttons and to get some fabric to cover some pillows I had lying around the apartment.
First, I had to grab the buttons. There are so many unique buttons here, many of them vintage. Good prices for really unique pieces. Since I knit a lot of purses and love embellishments, I noticed they also had a lot of great handles and straps, which can sometimes be a pain to find. There was not a lot of help in the button department or with notions, but everything was mostly organized in racks and tubes. The higher-​end buttons are behind the counter, which makes it a little more difficult if you are replacing something and have to ask for someone to get button after button off the shelf (but hey, that’s why they’re fancy!)…
After getting some GREAT buttons, I ventured into the sea of fabric. The store was pretty packed, so once I got a chance to look at everything, I was just a little worried. I was hoping to find some kitschy-​retro fabric, but instead, they had contemporary prints, high-​end prints, and plain prints. I suppose that there’s a specialty store in LA to find this stuff, but I have not found it yet. However, I did get some great help from one of the staff. Even though I had committed a cardinal sin of not measuring before heading out the door (planning is not my strong suit), she was really nice about it and helped me to approximate the amount of fabric I needed. Ended up getting EXACTLY the right amount, which never happens.
My only complaint was that there was some major sticker shock. I had not noticed that the fabric the lady helped me pick out was significantly more expensive than the others (I had a price range in mind, but did not see the price until the cut had been made). In addition, I mistook one of the instructors of the sewing class for someone that actually worked in the store. She was pretty offended, making me feel HORRIBLE the rest of the time I was in that area of the store – which made me all the more anxious to leave. (I guess I was confused because she was wearing the store’s shirt and had a kind of nametag on…).

I have been sewing most of my life, and when I moved from the burbs to LA, I happened on F&S because it was the nearest fabric shop to my apartment. I always found what I needed, and over time I bought better quality fabrics because time was short and clothing from China was cheap.
Now I live in the Valley and lament that there are no fabric stores near where I live. None. It’s amazing. Don’t people sew anymore? There are plenty of yarn shops and even a needlepoint shop or two. Oh, how I miss having F&S just a few minutes away. Instead, I am stuck running off to Joann when I need a spool of thread to hem a pair of pants. I yearn for beautiful fabrics and the time to spend wandering through the shop looking at them and feeling them.