This was the scene on April 26, the day the Joann Fabrics store in Hibbing, Minnesota, closed forever. By the end of May, the company will shutter all its nearly 800 stores across the country.

The remaining 440+ Joann stores will close by May 31. The fabric and craft retailer filed for bankruptcy in January 2025, its second within a year.

Monday, April 28 marks the final day of business for 112 Joann stores, the last portion of 255 total stores that shuttered in the final days of the month, according to Jo Anne McCusker, a GA Group ...

For instance, customers can get 50% discounts on thread and yarn, according to the Joann website. Sales on home decor fabric and trims take 50%-80% off prices.

Jo-Ann Fabrics (the name came from combining the names of the founding families’ daughters) was more than a retailer — it was a launchpad for creativity. No longer.

Joann is expected to close the last of its 500 stores by the end of this week after the highest bidder from its second bankruptcy filing in less than a year decided to shutter all locations.

The closure of Joann has woven its way into the fabric of local craft shops in the Milwaukee area over the past few months, creating slight changes in customer base, sales and product demand.

I depended on Joann’s for that Disney fabric and lots of others. Over the years, I have purchased dozens and dozens of yards of juvenile fabrics, and the items I create almost often sell the first ...

Decorative Stitch in Shelby Township has more than 5,000 bolts of quilting fabric as well as notions, patterns, sewing and embroidery machines, and a wide array of thread. (PHOTO BY SUSAN SMILEY) ...