These stores each house 20,000 square feet of customer space devoted to thousands and thousands of fabrics, tools, hardware, ironwork, pillows, foams, trims, tassels and every conceivable type of upholstery or drapery supply. UFO sells fabrics for indoor and outdoor furniture, boats, autos, draperies, bedding, and even auto carpeting. Tapestries, polished cottons, novelty designs, velvets, sheers, lace, suede, leather and imitations, vinyl, silks, brocades, animal skin prints and chenille just begin the list. UFO features a broad selection of Asian, Egyptian, English floral, geometric and whimsical patterns, such as dogs, martini glasses and sailboats. The day we visited, we found 12 color variations on just one of several angel designs.
New fabrics arrive every week.
Be sure to examine the many furniture pieces and pillows upholstered by the staff. Places like this. You won't find everyday fabrics in stock here, rather the finest silks, linens, polished cottons, Ultrasuede, fine woolens, satin, organza, specialized cotton such as pique, chiffon and bridal fabrics. There's a bit of everything from imported Swiss laces to imported English shirting cottons, Hawaiian shirt surfer fabrics, and designer lines such as DKNY, Ungaro, Armani, Escada, Vera Wang and Dana Buchman. The store specializes in wedding fabrics and supplies, and will special-order large bolts for wedding parties.