FABSCRAP Brooklyn Warehouse

Sep 2023

Such a great gem for fabric shopping! And there’s so much variety. I made an appointment online to shop before coming. Make sure to read their directions on how to get there before going.They sell fabric by the yard, scrap fabric for $5/pound, salvageable clothing for $5/pound, and lots of notions. By the yard fabric is sorted by type. Scrap fabric is sorted by color. There’s lots of bins with buttons and elastic. I got loads of elastic for $1/yard.Scraps ranged in sizes, most were about a yard (not full width) from what I could see, but I found some that were 2-3 yards as well. Lots of leather/fur pieces too! The clothing is all damaged but can be mended or repurposed....read full review

Jun 2023

I love this place and the team here was awesome - I appreciated learning from the team.Please keep in mind that my perspective is different from others though since I'm not a designer or student. I went to volunteer with a group of people. I learned a lot about the recycling process and helped by sorting and bagging up materials. I was there for several hours and while I thought I made progress, it was a drop in the bucket compared to some of the giant mound of bags still left, which is kind of disheartening. I don't sew, but I still took the material given (we could select it ourselves) as compensation for our time to give to family. I think it would be better to have...read full review

Jun 2023

This place is magical. I had my list of things I was looking for, and somewhere along the way lost myself in digging through the barrels full of one-off prints and trims and laces. If you need leather of any kind, get it here. I scored some yardage of performance fabric as well as a myriad of scraps by the pound to make patches and sleeves out of.Make it easy on yourself and follow the directions in the place description—not the Google-generated directions.