a.c.moore ?

There is DMC at A.C. Moore and some kits and booklets.... C

Oh goodie!! At least I'll be able to pick up some odds and ends there, plus it looks like they carry all the same kind of crafty things that Michaels does.

Lucille

When I lived in North Carolina, I found that AC Moore was always cheaper for DMC threads, compared to Michael's. They also carried quite a good stock of bits and bobs. The only kits I remember buying there were the Bucilla felt stocking kits, though. But it was always fun wandering around the shop and looking at all the different crafty things. Good luck with your AC Moore!

S.

I've found I prefer A.C. Moore for 90% of the stuff I get. Michaels tends to have models and other "kid" crafts and (depending on the store) more paints. And Michaels has clearance aisles where you can find all sorts of thing you didn't know you needed. (I have bought any number of bamboo knitting needles there for gifts and some neat yarns)

Cheryl

A.C. Moore is as good as Michaels for floss, etc. (i.e., not that great but ok) and is much better for yarn and knitting. They have had some really interesting yarn lately!

Alison

Thanks for good news. We've been watching that site for several weeks wondering what was going there. Of course there were rumors about all sorts of boring business like doctors and lawyers, etc.

Happily, the rumors were wrong and there will be an "inexpensive" little department store, a better "moderate priced" clothing store, a Circuit City and the A.C. Moore. They're almost ready to open the new Staples that's right across the road and the new Target that's a couple of miles from here.

Now I can sell my car, buy a golf cart and never leave my neighborhood. lol

So how you going to get groceries?

Cheryl

Groceries ?? --that would mean I would have to cook something, and then I would have to clean up the kitchen. If I did that, how would I have enough time to buy pretty clothing and stuff I don't need for needlework?????

I should introduce you to DH's buddy. Except he could seriously use to spend some money on clothes. He wears stuff I wouldn't use as a rag. C

The AC Moore by me just moved their needlework section forward and more to the center and expanded it a bit. They carry the full line of DMC, including the pearls and such, and they had a lot of scissors and random accessories. I picked up a clover cutter there (finally) last time I was in there.

BTW, sign up on their website for their mailing list. They frequently have 50% off one item sales, and other stuff.

I really like A.C. Moore, and I find their prices better than Michaels. We have friends in MA, and when we visit, I stock up. When I was there last fall, they had an excellent selection of needlework supplies, including Krienik braids and silks, as well as the little frames for making hanging Christmas ornaments and the like. I wish I had one here! I'm jealous!

Louisa

You could move here to Florida but then you would have to put up with the relentless heat and humidity and the lack of any really good needlework shops.

Lucille

We have several Michaels in the county, and I've been in most of them.

One has acres of silk flowers, and darn near nothing for any other craft.

One has an excellent selection of both yarn and embroidery, but when I asked for something in a different realm that I've bought in the one closer to me, I got a blank look.

Of the two closest to me, one has a pretty good (but not great) embroidery section and some yarn, the other has more yarn, but embroidery is limited to about an 8 foot section along one wall (i.e., the floss bins and whatever pre-cut fabric and needles will fit above them) and a small area at the end of a row for kits.

But, when we took the trolley out to Folsom, I spotted a Joanns right across the street from one of the stations, which would be much easier for me to get to than any of the Michaels (all of which require at least one bus/train transfer, and some require 2 or 3). So, next time I feel the urge to S.E.X., I'll just walk the couple blocks to the trolley stop and see how much I can carry home. :)

I have two Joann's within driving distance and one has about three 4 foot shelves and the other one small section and not much stock.

They have lots of fabric and things for quilting, but not much for needlework.

Well, there is that:)

Louisa

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I've noticed the same thing with chain stores. Certain branches stock more of one thing than another. It's very frustrating when you get a national flyer and the local store doesn't have what you're interested in. The A.C. Moore that I go to in MA is fairly new. It was part of a new development like the one going in near Lucille, and it's very large and always well-stocked, at least according to my girlfriend that lives nearby. It replaced an older and smaller one that never hadwhat people were after. DH has the same complaint about Canadian Tire.

Louisa

Hey girlfriend

Where in MA are you? Were?

Cheryl

I think a lot of the flavor of individual stores in a chain depends on the manager's tastes. Here's a list of 10,000 items we have available to our stores, order what you think will sell.

If the manager is an avid flower arranger, she's going to order more silk flowers than if she's me -- once I had a vase of lily of the valley for the bedroom, I'm not going to buy more flowers for that room till those LOTV fall apart.

If I were the manager, I'd fill most of the square footage with embroidery, yarn, beads and rubber stamps, and you'd have to go hunting in the hinterlands for the silk flowers and sewing patterns.

Sharon (N.B.)