Being a sewing newbie, I heard that Nancy's was the place to go for great ""notions"" and to get assistance picking fabrics, etc. Unfortunately, instead of help I received a harried salesperson waving her arm in a general direction telling me that the ""knit fabrics are over there."" She actually cut me off as I was trying to explain and show her the pattern I had brought with me. This was after I stood at the counter for a few minutes patiently waiting for help, to no avail (there was no one else waiting for help at the counter -- the workers managed to studiously ignore me until I vocalized my request for help). The woman who cut my fabric was unpleasant. I received nary a smile from anyone there. It could have been because it was a busy Saturday (still, not that many customers), but they managed to make me feel like a total annoyance. The fabrics were very pretty and they had a wonderful variety, but I'll never go to Nancy's again.
Pros: really pretty stuff
Cons: attitude of staff, traffic on queen anne ave
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