COVID 19 Updates

We're putting extra measures in place to ensure the safety of our staff and customers amidst the current COVID conditions in Australia. All visitors to our stores in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide are required to wear a face mask for the duration of their visit, and to check in with QR codes upon arrival. Please also expect that there may be capacity limits in place in each store, to ensure we are able to safely socially distance. We are also encouraging the use of card payments, rather than cash, at this time. Our teams will be maintaining the hygiene protocols already in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff. If you are unwell or awaiting COVID test results we kindly ask that you do not visit, and we encourage you to head over to shop our online store instead.

Stay safe and take care! x The Fabric Store Team

Sydney sewists, under recently updated state guidelines, face masks and QR code scanning is now mandatory again whilst shopping in our Surry Hills store. Our team will be maintaining the hygiene protocols already in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (02) 9211 22 17

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Brisbane sewists, under recently updated state guidelines, face masks are now mandatory again whilst shopping in our Fortitude Valley store. Our team will be maintaining the hygiene protocols already in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (07) 3852 5580

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Melbourne sewists, due to the easing of COVID-19 state restrictions in VIC from today 16th December, vaccination pass sighting is no longer mandatory for customers visiting our Brunswick store. Face masks are still required and QR scanning is recommended. Our team will be maintaining the hygiene protocols already in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (03) 9416 44 55

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Sydney sewists, due to the easing of COVID-19 state restrictions in NSW from today 15th December, face mask wearing and vaccination pass sighting is no longer mandatory for customers visiting our Surry Hills store. You are welcome to wear your face mask in our store if you wish! Our team will be maintaining the hygiene protocols already in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (02) 9211 22 17

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Melbourne sewists, we are beyond excited to let you know that our Brunswick store will be open for in-store shopping from Saturday 30th October. The store is bursting with beautiful new fabrics from the past few months and our team can't wait to assist with your new-season projects!

Planning A Visit?

Following government guidelines, customers will be required to check in via QR codes and ensure a face mask is worn for the duration of their visit. We will have strict hygiene protocols in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

Not Able To Vist?

Those unable to visit the store in person, are able to shop with the Melbourne store via email and phone for mail orders or contactless pickup.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (03) 9416 44 55

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Sydney sewists, we are beyond excited to let you know that our Surry Hills store will be open for in-store shopping from Monday 11th October. The store is bursting with beautiful new fabrics from the past few months and our team can't wait to assist with your new season projects!

Planning A Visit?

Following government guidelines, we are only able to allow fully vaccinated customers into the store. Customers will be required to check-in via QR codes, present proof of full vaccination (or medical exemption) upon arrival, and ensure a face mask is worn for the duration of their visit. We will have strict hygiene protocols in place and ask that all customers follow these guidelines for the safety and wellbeing of fellow customers and staff.

Not Able To Vist?

Unvaccinated customers, or those unable to visit the store in person, are able to shop with the Sydney store via email and phone for mail order or contactless pickup.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with the store via [email protected] or by calling (02) 9211 22 17

Stay safe and take care x The Fabric Store Team

Melbourne sewists, due to recently announced COVID-19 restrictions, our Brunswick Street store is closed for in-person retail sales until the lockdown is lifted. ⁠

Please note, the team are able to process orders over phone and email for contactless pickup and mail delivery. Give them a call and take advantage of our winter sale!

[email protected]⁠ 03 9416 4455⁠

Our Brisbane store is back open from today!

We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of their visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions and prefer card-only payments. Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

The Fabric Store team x

Brisbane sewists,

Following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Queensland, our Brisbane store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail from 3pm today until the lockdown is lifted. At this stage, our team is not able to offer contactless collection or delivery.

Stay safe and take care! The Fabric Store team x

Our Melbourne and Adelaide stores are back open from today!

We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of their visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions and prefer card-only payments. Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

The Fabric Store team x

Adelaide Store

Following the recently announced COVID-19 lockdown in South Australia, our store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail until the lockdown is lifted. We are not able to process mail orders or contactless collection from our Adelaide store at this time.

Melbourne Store

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have been extended in Melbourne, and our Brunswick Street store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail until the lockdown is lifted. Contactless pickup and mail orders are able to be processed via phone and email from our Melbourne store.

Sydney Store

Our Surry Hills store remains closed for the duration of the COVID-19 lockdown. We are not able to process mail orders or contactless collection from our Sydney store at this time.

Brisbane Store

A reminder for Brisbane sewists that face masks are required when visiting our stores, along with QR code sign in upon arrival. Please note we are also only able to accept card payments at this time.

Stay safe and take care! x The Fabric Store Team

Melbourne sewists, Following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Melbourne, our Brunswick Street store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail from today until the lockdown is lifted.

If you would like to place an order for express post delivery or contactless pick up, please give the store a call on 03 9416 4455 or email [email protected]

Stay safe and take care!

Sydney sewists, our Surry Hills store remains closed until lockdown restrictions are lifted, and we are not able to process click and collect or mail order from the store at this time.

We appreciate your patience, stay safe and take care⁠! x The Fabric Store Team

Brisbane Sewists,

We're so happy to let you know that our Fortitude Valley store is back open for in-store shopping tomorrow! 🤗 ⁠ ⁠ We're requiring all customers to sign in upon arrival using our QR code, and to wear a face mask for the duration of your visit. ⁠Our team appreciates your patience and we're looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

Stay safe and take care⁠ x The Fabric Store Team

Brisbane Sewists, ⁠ Following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Brisbane, our Fortitude Valley store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail sales from tomorrow 30th June for three days. ⁠We encourage our fellow Brisbane-based sewists to shop new arrivals and priced to clear linens in our Online Store!

We anticipate this closure period to be for three days and updates can be found here.

Stay safe and take care⁠ x The Fabric Store Team

Sydney Sewists, ⁠ Following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in selected Sydney suburbs, our Surry Hills store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail sales from tomorrow 26th June. ⁠We encourage our fellow Sydney-based sewists to make the most of current specials on winter fabrics and priced to clear linens available in our Online Store, while stocks last!⁠

We anticipate this closure period to be for two weeks and updates can be found here.

Stay safe and take care⁠ x The Fabric Store Team

Sydney sewists, mask-wearing is now mandatory for the duration of your visit to our Surry Hills store this week, following recent Covid-19 updates. ⁠

Stay safe and take care

Our Melbourne store is now back open for in-person retail sales and resuming normal hours!

We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of their visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions and prefer card-only payments. Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠ x The Fabric Store Team⁠

As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue in Melbourne, our Brunswick Street store is still closed temporarily for in-person retail. If you would like to place an order for express post or contactless pick-up, please give the store a call on 03 9416 4455 or email [email protected]

The Fabric Store Team x

Following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in Melbourne, our Brunswick Street store will be closed temporarily for in-person retail from 28th May. If you would like to place an order for express post or contactless pick-up, please give the store a call on 03 9416 4455 or email [email protected]

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠

Following recently announced Covid-19 restrictions in Melbourne, we are now requiring all visitors to our Brunswick Street store to wear a face mask for the duration of your visit. Additional hygiene measures are in place and customer numbers will be monitored durning this time.

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠ The Fabric Store Team⁠

Our Brisbane store is now back open for in-person retail sales and resuming normal hours! We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of your visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions and prefer card payments. ⁠ Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

Our Brisbane store will be temporarily closed from 4:30pm today following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. ⁠ Please note that we are accepting card payments only in-store today and encourage all customers to please wear a face mask for the duration of your visit.⁠ We will post an update on this page when we are able to reopen.

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠

Arohanui x ⁠

The Fabric Store Team⁠

Our Melbourne store will be open from Thursday 18th February! We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of your visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions, have a card-only payment policy and a 15 person maximum capacity limit in place. ⁠ Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠ x The Fabric Store Team⁠

Our Melbourne store is temporarily closed from tomorrow Saturday 13th February until Melbourne Covid-19 lockdown is lifted. The lockdown is anticipated to end Thursday 16th February and we will post an update on this page when we are able to re-open.

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠ x The Fabric Store Team⁠

Our Brisbane store is now back open for in-person retail sales and resuming normal hours! We're requiring all customers to wear a face mask for the duration of your visit, in adherence to official guidelines.⁠ We will be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions, have a card-only payment policy and a 15 person maximum capacity limit in place. ⁠ Our team appreciates your patience during this time and are looking forward to seeing you in-store again!

Our Brisbane store will be temporarily closed from 4:30pm today following recently announced COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. ⁠ Please note that we are accepting card payments only in-store today and encourage all customers to please wear a face mask for the duration of your visit.⁠ The lockdown is anticipated to be three days long, and we will post an update on this page when we are able to reopen.

Stay safe and take good care! ⁠

Arohanui x ⁠

The Fabric Store Team⁠

Our Melbourne store is now open and resuming normal hours. We will have a maximum capacity of 15 people in-store at a time, to help keep everyone safe. We'll also be practicing social distancing, taking extra hygiene precautions, and will be taking payments via payWave only. ⁠

A very big thank you to our customers for your patience and support during this time! We look forward to seeing you in-store again!

Our stores in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide are currently open with COVID-19 sanitization protocols in place. We ask that you respect the relevant social distancing guidelines for your state, and if you are at all unwell, please do not visit and seek advice from your GP or National Coronavirus Helpline. Our Melbourne store is currently closed for in-person retail sales and is only open for mail orders via phone and email. If you are looking to place a mail-order, please email the store directly, with your full name, phone number, postal address and the details of what you would like to purchase and a staff member will check availability of stock and then call you to confirm the order and to take payment.

We couldn't be more excited to be back open from Thursday 14th May this week in Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide, with our Sydney store following on Friday 15th May.

Once we open, we will be adhering to COVID-19 protocols. This will include hourly cleaning of high contact areas in store, contactless payment via paywave and strict social distancing of 1.5 metres. Please note the paywave limit is currently $99 per transaction.

At this time we are unable to allow more than 10 people in store at a time. When you visit, please use the hand sanitizer provided and be respectful of our staff and other customers. Our staff members will be wearing gloves at all times. If you are at all unwell, please do not visit and seek advice from your GP or National Coronavirus Helpline.

We also ask that you take extra care with what you touch in store during your time in store.

Our opening hours remain the same as usual, please see here for your local stores hours and location.

We understand that many of you may wish to continue utilizing our mail order service! Read about how to place a mail order with your nearest store here.

Australian stores now taking mail orders!

We've been working on putting procedures in place to allow our stores in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide to open again for mail orders. We've put measures in place to ensure the safety of our staff and our community, following workplace guidelines from the Australian Government. This means whilst our doors are still closed for physical sales, we're now able to take orders via phone!   If you are looking to place a mail-order, please email your nearest store directly, with your full name, phone number, postal address and the details of what you would like to purchase and a staff member will check availability of stock and then call you to confirm the order and to take payment.

If you require samples, please fill in the enquiry form with details of what you are looking for, and a staff member will call you back when they are available. Please also include your postal address in the Message box to help us get through this process a little faster.  If requesting a sample or a purchase enquiry from our ‘New Arrivals’ or ‘In-Store Specials’ page please reference the item name in full along with the date posted.

If your enquiry is regarding setting up a wholesale account or wholesale purchase, please contact your nearest store directly.

Stay safe + take good care!

Arohanui x The Fabric Store

Please see updates to Online Store shipping of winter essentials here. Stay safe and take good care! ⁠

Arohanui x ⁠ The Fabric Store Team⁠

Hello all,⁠ ⁠

We've made the decision this evening to close our Australian retail stores temporarily, amidst COVID-19 uncertainties.⁠

This means that we are now no longer able to take mail orders via phone or email. ⁠

Our store teams in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide have gone above and beyond today to ensure all mail orders placed with them in the last few days have been dispatched. ⁠ Please note that this means our local store emails and phones are now offline. If you'd like to get in touch with us, please use the enquiry form on our website enquiries page, via the link in our bio.⁠

We anticipate that this closure period for all stores in Australia and New Zealand, as well as our Online Store dispatch, will remain for approximately 4 weeks.

We welcome orders via our Online Store during this time, however, please do note that we are unable to dispatch any Online orders placed until our Auckland-based team are able to return. Further information on this can be found via the Online Store COVID-19 Updates page here. ⁠

Our entire team want to express our wholehearted appreciation for your patience and kind words of support during this difficult time ❤️⁠

We encourage you to keep an eye on our Insta feed and blog over the next few weeks as we share in your home-bound creative endeavours!⁠

⁠ Stay safe and take good care! ⁠

Arohanui x ⁠

The Fabric Store Team⁠

Online Store Updates

This is a difficult time for many and we want to let you know that we appreciate your patience and understanding. We welcome and encourage you to continue to place orders with us online, but please do note that any orders placed through thefabricstoreonline.com from Tuesday 24th March onwards will not be processed until we re-open our HQ in Auckland. As soon as we are able to reopen, we will let you know! When this time comes we will endeavor to process orders as quickly as possible, but please bear in mind there may be further delays.

Placed an order Online recently?

If we were able to dispatch an order that you have placed with us online this week, you will receive an automated Shipping Update email with any associated tracking numbers. If you have not received a shipping update email by 10am Wednesday 25th March 2020 New Zealand time, your order will unfortunately not be processed until we re-open. If your order was placed on or before Monday 23rd March and you have not received a Shipping Update email, please email us and we will get back to you with the status of your order as soon as possible.

Our Online Collection Manager will be working remotely during this closure and is happy to help with any queries you may have via email: [email protected] Please note, we will endeavor to respond to your emails within 2 working days, during working hours: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5pm New Zealand time.

Further Information

For further information from our international shipping provider DHL Express, read their updates page here Online Collection orders to New Zealand are sent via Courier Post and you can read their updates here

An update from our team,⁠

Yesterday we made the tough decision to close our New Zealand stores temporarily following direction from the New Zealand government. This closure is in place from today onwards. We have also temporarily paused on processing and dispatching of Online Store orders, for the safety of our HQ and Online Store teams. We do not yet have a date for resuming yet but will let you all know as soon as we are able to reopen!⁠

Australian Stores⁠

As of today Tuesday, March 24th, our Australian stores in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide will be taking mail orders via phone and email only.⁠ This means today, our doors will be closed.⁠ We apologies wholeheartedly to those who had planned a trip into the store today and we hope you can appreciate that we did not make the change lightly.⁠ We have made this decision at the request of our store staff, as continuing to open with social distancing rules is becoming increasingly uncomfortable for them.⁠

If you are in Australia, we want to encourage you to give the store nearest you a call or email today and place a mail order! We have 1-2 team members in each store for processing mail orders, and they would love to help you out with your homebound projects. Our staff are continuing to follow strict hygiene and sanitation measures when cutting and packaging orders. Mail orders processed in stores will be processed until 3pm each day, so please try to call through in the morning.⁠ Please also note that we will be reassessing this Australian mail order service daily and may need to make swift changes where required. ⁠ ⁠

We also wanted to reassert that this is a difficult time for many. We take comfort in the caring spirit and inclusive nature of the wide-reaching sewing community amidst the COVID 19 situation, both locally and internationally. Please take extra care to ensure your interactions continue to remain kind, mindful and encouraging towards one another on social media.⁠ ⁠

Stay safe and take good care!⁠

Arohanui x⁠

The Fabric Store Team

New Zealand Retail Stores

Following the announcement of the New Zealand government this afternoon, we will be closing our New Zealand stores, effective immediately. Please note that there is no set date that we will re-open as yet, but as soon as we have been advised it is safe to do so, we will let you know.

Online Collection Update

Following the closure of non-essential businesses in New Zealand, thefabricstoreonline.com has temporarily closed order processing and dispatch, effective 5pm Monday 23rd March 2020, New Zealand time. We fully appreciate your patience and understanding at this time. Orders placed through thefabricstoreonline.com will not be processed until we are able to re-open our headquarters in Auckland. As soon as we are able to re-open we will process orders but please expect that there will be further delays. Our last orders will be processed and sent on 23rd March, if your order has been processed you will receive an automated shipping confirmation email with a tracking number. If you have not received a shipping confirmation email, your order will not be processed until we re-open our Auckland headquarters.

Please sign up to our newsletters to keep up to date with any news, we will let you know as soon as our Online Collection and stores are up and running again.

For those customers local to our New Zealand and Australian stores, who have travelled in the last 31 days or are unwell, we ask that you please carefully consider your health and the health of our staff before you come to visit. ⁠ Should you need to stay at home, mail orders are a popular way of ordering from your local store and we'd like to encourage you to utilize this service! ⁠ To place a mail order, simply give your nearest store a call and chat with a staff member about your project needs. ⁠ Alternatively, our Online Collection also has an extensive range of fabrics for your perusal!

A message from The Fabric Store team,

In times of uncertainty, we believe that compassion and hope are essential components of collective well-being. We take comfort in the caring spirit and inclusive nature of the wide-reaching sewing community amidst the COVID 19 situation, both locally and internationally.

Over the last few days, we've had a number of enquiries as to whether our New Zealand and Australian stores will remain open. Whilst all stores remain open at this stage, we are closely monitoring the evolving situation in our local cities and will respond accordingly. Please count on frequent updates from our team, via social media and over email, as to any changes to opening hours or store closures.

The safety of our team and customers is our priority, and sewists visiting our stores over the coming days will notice that we have significantly increased sanitation measures. Please note that these measures have been put in place for everyone's benefit and we appreciate your cooperation. We have also increased sanitation and are undertaking hourly cleaning in our warehouse and online store dispatch areas to ensure no germs are transferred in the handling of fabrics.

We understand that during this time, many of you may want (or need) to lay low. Our stores continue to offer mail order services for fabric and sample requests, and we encourage you to utilise this option. All mail orders over $150, now including those with discounted fabrics, will receive free local shipping and we will work to dispatch your orders as quickly as possible.

As a team, we are familiar with the calming sense of therapy that sewing provides for many people from all walks of life. We know it can play a crucial role in increasing mindfulness and positivity as well as reducing stress and anxiety. Our team want to encourage you to keep exploring new sewing projects and to also reach out and check in with your fellow sewists via social and digital channels during this difficult time. Even the smallest positive actions can make a huge difference to someones day!

Over the coming months we're committing to encouraging your home-bound creative endeavours by providing as many new pattern reviews, creative DIY projects and staff makes as we can via our blog. Aligning with an increase in blog posts, we've also decided to offer 30% off our Exclusive Linen ranges in Heavyweight and Midweight plain weave colours. We love linen and it's a fabric that we know will fit a huge number of projects, from homewares, childrenswear to #memade garments and accessories. We hope that you continue to share your incredible creations on social media, and don't forget, we're here to help with any sewing or fabric queries you have.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch with your nearest store or our HQ team if you have any questions or concerns.

Stay safe and take good care! Arohanui x The Fabric Store Team⁠