Review Highlights
“Overall, I think NY Elegant fabrics handled my disappointment as well as they could and I thank them for that.” in 3 reviews
“The staff is always very friendly and helpful whether you are gathering swatches or buying 20 yards of their most expensive fabric.” in 2 reviews
“If you're looking for faux fur, this is definitely the place.” in 2 reviews
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Charles Y.
Known for novelty fabrics, carry range of textiles from faux fur, wool tweeds & boucles, various silks, cottons, linens, polyesters, rayon, plastics as vinyl and nylon, etc. Fabrics sourced daily with an evolving inventory sources from Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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Do you have fabric with over 56" width?
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Are fabric goes up to 120”, but limited to fabric type. Is there something specific you are looking for? You can email or call us, or provide your information and… more
Charles Y., Business Owner5 years ago 1 person found this helpfulQ:
Does anyone know if they have a good selection of lining fabrics, particularly Bemberg lining? I was at Mood today. Wonderful fabrics, but mostly polyester lining.
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We do have an extensive selection of colors specifically of Bemberg lining. We have polyester and acetate linings, stretch lining, China silk lining, flannel lined… more
Charles Y., Business Owner5 years ago
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- Elen C.Baton Rouge, United States12931455228 Jan 2024
Wonderful selections, great help with finding fabric types, fair pricing and friendly staff. There was a spot on the fabric I chose and the staff cutting it made sure I knew and pulled the fabric roll until we were both satisfied we were well past the flaw. Highly recommend.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Tamara F.Honolulu, United States87311410 May 2023Updated review
Just noticed that for some weird reason I only left one star. My bad! This business deserves at least 10 stars for outstanding customer service!
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Charles Y.
4 Sept 2019
The Stock Number is all you need to order. We ship via UPS or FedEx. If the fabric is not in the store at the time of order, it will be brought from the warehouse.
Depending on the time of the day requested, the fabric may be brought in the following day.4 Sept 2019Previous reviewAs soon as we got off the elevator, before even entering the showroom we were met by a welcoming smile . After searching high and low , I finally found what I needed here at a very reasonable price.
My question is.........
Thank you so much for having the beautiful fabric that I needed yesterday. My question is, do you ship fabric and also if I called and asked for cj (836) for $18.99 a yard, would you be able to identify the fabric from just that information?
Thank you.
We r still in the city so we could stop by and take a pic of the hanging label. Or if u can locate it, and send me a pic I can have that information so that I can order in the future. Blanka helped me yesterday.
Thank you again
Tami - Mika I.Upper West Side, New York, United States064 Dec 2022
I love this fabric place. Usually I go to mood but if you cannot find anything I like I visit here. Efficient helpful I think reasonably priced.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 329184497973 Oct 2019
Reasonable prices, especially their cotton is pretty cheap compared to many other places. Owner speaks English and Korean. Most staffs there speak Spanish and English. Friendly and really willing to help. Quite a few different options of colours, patterns, and textures. Cash or card are both accepted. Not hard to find and the security guard downstairs was friendly too. Clean and pretty organized place. I'd definitely come again and some of my friends come here too. I would recommend people to check this place out for sure
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Dave And Laura A.New York, United States01319 May 2022
These people are extremely rude. Their fabrics are a total mess and low quality. When I asked very basic questions they got angry. Absolutely horrible. Would recommend staying as far away from them as possible.
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Charles Y.
13 May 2022
I am very sorry for your experience and do not know the context of what happened. Nevertheless, no one should leave our business with this impression.
Since our move, we have gone to great lengths to organize and improve our business. I am sorry that you had this kind of experience from the store itself to the staff.
If you would allow me the chance to investigate, I will do what is in my power to make sure this kind of experience does not occur again. - Eileen M. R.Rhinebeck, United States2418217 Sept 2021
This is my favorite fabric store. The variety and quality: it is so nice to have it all in one place! All the staff are professional, efficient and so attentive. Charles is there every day to ensure every patron gets some TLC and are directed to whatever they need.
This past 1.5 years have been tough for the fabric shoppes in the City. Kudos to Charles for keeping it all together and persevering.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Paloma F.United States02631 Oct 2019
Simply the best fabric store in NYC. Helpful and courteous staff, beautiful, unique selections- it's all there to make one's quest for fabrics a success. A one-stop shop.
This business is extremely organized in its layout - so easy to find what you're looking for. Prices are excellent and fair. Absolutely 100% recommended.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Charles Y.
15 Nov 2019
Thank you Paloma for the glowing review.
We are only one year in at our new location, but expect to surprise and exceed expectations in the future.
Thank you for your patronage. - Meg S.Manhattan, United States22971112 Oct 2020
Masks are required and a sale person had me use hand sanitizer when she let me in.
They display fabric with large swatches on hangers, rather than in bolts like many other stores. It makes it easier to see what they have.
They didn't have much in the way of damask upholstery fabric, which is what I was looking for, but the sales person knew EXACTLY where the damask was, and that made my browsing very efficient. Unfortunately, they didn't have anything in the color family I was looking for. I would have been lucky if they had something -- their prices were VERY affordable.
Fabric seems to be arranged by fabric type (rather than by color) so for decorating purposes, that makes browsing less efficient than the other way. There actually wasn't a large selection of upholstery fabric though.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Charles Y.
12 Oct 2020
Thank you for the feedback Meg. For upholstery fabric, we would recommend Zarin Fabrics. Mood also has a home section. If you are okay working over the phone, we can recommend some stores out of state as well.
We are still a work in progress with the new store location. Fabrics are arranged by color within categories, but with everyone coming and going this doesn't always work out well.
If you would like to contact us, would be happy to give recommendations elsewhere. - Cheryl C.Manhattan, New York, United States01722 May 2020
On the one hand I find this store to have a nice selection. Beautiful old world take me back style store with fabrics and a variety of interesting choices. I am loving their selections, but I am appalled by the fact that this store sells cruel fur and the fur is not only cringe worthy it is stinky and smelly fur. Even my son commented on the gross smell of the fur as we passed it. I would take into consideration the cruelty supporting and the gross smell of the store in the fur section before deciding to shop here. If they sold only regular fabrics and it didn't hurt my nose to shop here I can guarantee you I would run back.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - KarFee L.New York, United States4713 Feb 2017
Rude staffs. Refuse to help and swatch.
Without swatch how do you expect designers to make decisions to buy your fabric.
Instead they give wrong info and sell 10 dollar for 2"x 2" swatch. GrossHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0Business owner information
Charles Y.
4 Feb 2017
I cannot speak for your experience since I was not the one that helped you. I apologize if you had an unacceptable experience at our store.
Generally, swatches are given at no charge. Students are given a daily allowance of 20 swatches, with a 25 cent deposit per swatch over the allowance. This serves as a future store credit toward fabric purchase.
The only other exception are our faux fur swatches and fabrics over $100 per yard. Faux fur swatches are $5, as a deposit, and fabrics over $100 have a $10 deposit. Again, all deposits are a store credit toward the fabric purchase.
If there was any miscommunication, I can only extend my apology and make sure there are better efforts in the future