Lincoln Fabrics

1600 Lincoln Blvd.

Venice, CA 90291

310.396.5724

www.lincolnfabricsvenice.com

Anyone who's driven down Lincoln Blvd has seen the big blue box that is Lincoln Fabrics. Maybe you've been too intimidated to go in. It was once piled high with disorganized fabric, remnants and dust. But someone has reworked the place. It is organized, you can now enter through the front door (gasp!), there's a whole upstairs section and most of the fabric is in a place that makes sense.

They have an incredible selection of oilcloth and great vintage cotton prints. Toile, canvas, Sunbrella, foam pieces, ribbon, buttons, the whole shebang. They haven't lost their flavor though, you can still find all sorts of unexpected bolts.

I was looking for re-upholstering fabric and wasn't as successful since I'm looking for something plain (they had a lot of patterned, floral fabrics). The prices are reasonable and frankly if you don't know what you want to make, take a step inside, tool around and be inspired. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Anyone else been in recently? Anything to share?

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Lincoln Fabrics

Location:	1600 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
Phone:	310.396.5724
Website:	www.lincolnfabricsvenice.com

Categories:	fabric & textiles

Comments (7)

I too am looking for upholstery fabrics. I hear that there's a store in orange county called Big Y Yardage Outlet that's supposed to be good and there's also the UPHOLSTERY FABRIC SUPERSTORE.

I would think that the garment district would also have a good selection, but I'm a fabric newbie.

posted by aglow on November 28th 2007 at 12:14pm
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I love dumpster diving in places like that

posted by richie rich on November 28th 2007 at 2:32pm
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aglow--
i've been on the hunt for a couple of weeks now and hit the jackpot today with f&s fabrics on pico (right by the west side pavillion). they have the best selection I've found so far (including the garment district). Make sure you hit all 3 upholstery stores on the same block. One is s discount store and I found fabric I loved for $9/yard.

posted by laure on November 28th 2007 at 3:01pm
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I haven't been in for about a year, but at that time the people there were unbelievably nice and helpful. I was working on such a limited budget (like, nothing over $5 a yard) that they couldn't really help me, but it made me feel good that they wanted to.

posted by no accounting for taste on November 28th 2007 at 3:01pm
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i'm a fabriholic have to make trips to la, because we don't have enough fabric stores in the bay area

posted by mod*mom on November 28th 2007 at 9:39pm
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laure,

Thanks for the tip! I'm in the South Bay so it's a haul up to pico, but I'm definitely going to make a weekend trip. I've got these chairs that I want to reupholster and am afraid to ask someone to do (too much $$) so I'm going to try to take a crack at it myself.
http://flickr.com/photos/21000910@N06/sets/72157603328231104/

posted by aglow on November 29th 2007 at 8:46am
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Yea, dumpster diving always lets you go home feeling like you scored, and, on the way you can blow your savings on something sinful.

posted by umithepumi on November 29th 2007 at 11:25am
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