Woof & Warp Fabrics

I was going to go in but read all the really negative reviews and have decided NOT!
It is truly astounding that people would continue in business, if they are really not interested in people and service… unbelievable. This gives the beach areas a bad name.

I visited this store years ago, all excited to make some fabric blinds for my windows. I had ordered some fairly large fabric samples at Home Expo but they no longer carried the fabric, so I thought I’d check out this place with a very clever name. I’m a super friendly person, and was kind of surprised that I got attitude when I came in. I figured it was just someone having a bad day, so I persisted. They said they had a woman who would come out and measure my windows for a fee, and I scheduled her visit. I was SO excited and happy to finally get my blinds done! I had done a year of research and put a lot of thought and effort into the decision, and it was finally time!
The woman who came was very nice. She brought her very young son and husband, and a small ladder which wasn’t nearly tall enough for our 10′ ceilings. Luckily, my fiancé’ had a super tall ladder that he was able to pull out and let them use. We all worked together to get all the windows measured, and then when I found out she would be doing the sewing, I excitedly told her my plans for the windows, figuring that it was best to speak directly with the person doing the work rather than playing a game of telephone. We were quite enamored with her very young son, who was playing with some little lego bits, and his extraordinary patience, so at the end of their visit, we presented him with a little lego set as a gift. He was over the moon!
That’s where the good part ended. I had asked for a copy of our measurements, and as I had paid for them, I didn’t think this would be a problem. I followed up with the lady on the phone, and she nervously told me I had to ask the shop, and that she wasn’t supposed to talk to me?!
I went to the shop, excited to put in my order for blinds, and instead was berated and yelled at and accused of trying to «go behind their back»!! I had no idea what they thought was going on, and at first I thought it was an honest misunderstanding, but eventually I realized these folks are just controlling and insanely rude, and I suspect simply insane! I have NEVER been treated this way by ANYONE! Particularly not in the retail industry! The woman was short and rude, and the guy was just out of control in some sort of jealous rage because I dared to ask to speak with the person who was going to be cutting my $ 60/​yard fabric to make sure we were on the same page! I told him repeatedly that I was NOT trying to make any kind of end run around them (it honestly hadn’t even occurred to me!) But he refused to listen, and essentially threw my order paperwork at me and refused to continue doing business with me! He also refused to give me the measurements I had PAID for, and never gave me my expensive samples back!
To this day, several years later, I still get sick to my stomach when I see their store, and when I saw that a new location opened up I was horrified. I cannot understand how these folks stay in business. I had hoped that perhaps there had been a change in management, but when I read that others have had similar experiences I HAD to speak up, because clearly these same obnoxious folks still run the place.
DO NOT GIVE THESE HORRIBLE, ABUSIVE, SNOBBY PEOPLE YOUR BUSINESS! They do NOT deserve it! Trust me! Go elsewhere!
I still have no blinds in my house. That whole experience made me so sick it took all the fun out doing them. I am giving them one star for the nice lady who I am sure they also abuse, given the frightened tone in her voice when I tried to call her to apologize for apparently «getting her in trouble» with her fascist employer. Yuck. These people are beyond condescending. They are abusive.
Take your business elsewhere!

Terrible service. I went in with my jogger and small child. I was greeted with an attitude like «really, you brought a jogger in here?» I looked presentable and my jogger and baby did as well. I was friendly, however the lady owner was not nice, and when I asked about the shells and some ideas, apparently she did not feel I was worth the time!!! Fabrics are nice, but there are many other places to shop for the same goods. I would not support this place!

My little heart is sad when I read through the many one star reviews. I have been shopping W&W for over 10 years. I haven’t had any projects in a long time but I recently decided to give my waiting area at my spa a makeover. I needed a mindblowing fabric. I mean the kind of textile that when you look at it all put together your heart sings «ahhhhhhhhh». Whenever looking for something spectacular, one of a kind I think of Woof&Warp. This was my first visit to their new location off PCH in Sunset. I actually LOVE the new place way more. I found it to be properly laid out. I didn’t look or feel overly cluttered to me at all. This is a design center where creativity flows so it may feel cluttered to those that don’t connect to their inner Martha. I was greeted by the owner. I wish I knew her name. The woman drips of class. She herself looks amazing. Its obvious she knows style. Her husband was there working as well. I find her delightful and also helpful. I asked her advice on my little waiting area and she was more than helpful. She gave my a few ideas and in the end I went with the fabric she recommended. This is not Joanns fabric. This is a high end store with some pretty fancy smancy fabric. However I didn’t receive a high brow attitude at all very much the opposite. I purchased just under 2 yards of the most delicious fabric you’ve ever laid eyes on at a price tag of $ 65. Even though I wasn’t redecorating my whole home in the harbor (on account I don’t have one) and didn’t spend much money I was treated very well. My take on Woof&Warp is to go in and judge for yourself. I’m a fan.

DO NOT ENTER! Don’t say you haven’t been warned! As I have read all the bad reviews below they are ALL true! The owner (male) should not be allowed out of his cage in the morning let alone deal with the public. I was a PAYING customer at the store and he verbally attacked me. I bought a lot of fabric to curtain a room and spent about $ 900.00. I have a work shop that makes my curtains. When I went to pick up my fabric and pay more money (for shipping) he was angry at me for not giving them a chance to bid the job. He said «because I lived on the ocean» I thought he would charge too much. I was dumbfounded. I didn’t know what he was talking about. He went on for a bit before I could even begin to speak. There was another customer in the store and I thought it would be rude if I were to say anything negative to him to hurt his business. Boy was I wrong (silly me).
He threw my fabric over his shoulder and walked out to my car. I told him once we were out of ear shot of his customer that I did not appreciate being attacked when I spent money at his store and had worked with them in the past. This seemed to anger him even more. He yelled and said he did not appreciate me not giving him my business. I reminded him that I did indeed pay for this fabric through their business as well as doing business with him in the past. I asked him to talk to me like a normal adult and he turned and walked away all the while yelling at me.
I am not one to write negative reviews. I just would like everyone to be warned if you choose to give this nasty man any of your money. I will never step foot on that property again.

First off, Woof & Warp is in Sunset Beach not Long Beach.
After reading the Unilocal reviews I was a little worried about shopping here, thankfully I took a chance and visited the store. The fabric selection is endless and I found both of the store owners helpful and friendly. I found beautiful fabric for an antique rocker which was special ordered for me. I picked my fabric up today and couldn’t be happier. Next time I need fabric for my home, I know exactly where I’ll go!

A true gem! This fabric store carries a wide variety of today’s desired designs, textures and styles. The owners are wonderful and extremely knowledgeable. I had draperies, pillows and my couches re-​apolstered and all of them came out perfect. I found a gorgeous American made textured fabric for my furniture and couldn’t be more pleased. The owners have great taste and I will continue to use this treasure of a store. I will recommend them to my family, friends and designers. This is definitely a five star business and if the fabrics are higher than other chain stores, you get what you pay for.

I don’t give bad reviews, like, EVER, but I was so disappointed with my experience at Woof and Warp I feel obligated to warn other potential patrons. I just moved only a few miles from the store, and am planning to redecorate my entire house. When I found the store a few weeks ago I was SO excited — the fabrics and theme of the beachy store is exactly what I’m looking for. So I went in this morning to look at some upholstery options for my dining room table. I found one I potentially liked, but I wanted to check it out or take it home to see how it would look in the space and get an idea of if its what I really had in mind. Well, when I asked about the fabric, first I was warned what the price is — it was a very Julia Roberts moment from Pretty Woman, she obviously didn’t believe I could afford the fabric. I tried to brush this off and continue the conversation, she’s the expert, maybe she would have another idea for me? but she immediately asked me if I’m a designer, to which I said no, but that Im working with one (I thought maybe she only dealt with professionals, and incidentally, my designer is only helping me work with a furniture maker on the design of my table) and the owner of the store immediately shut down and told me she NEVER checks her expensive books out, because she doesn’t work with designers who will basically screw her over by ordering the fabric through their own accounts anyway. Are you KIDDING me? I would have spent tons of $$ at this store, all I wanted was to see how the fabric looked in my dining room, and then I for sure would have ordered it from her, she just assumed i was being unethical and basically refused to service to me. I’m sorry, but what a complete jerk, and what a waste of my time that I spent browsing in the store. I will NEVER recommend this place to anyone, and I will never set foot in it again.

RUDE! ZERO STARS!
When I walked into this store, I too was ignored and offered no assistance. The husband and wife owners were too busy bickering at each other. It was very uncomfortable and EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL. They could not be bothered with customers. You might be able to fill a space with beautiful fabrics, move to a new location for a fresh start, but unless you change the atmosphere and get over yourselves, you will continue with this thread of bad reviews. I am done with this place!

If only I was able to award a zero. My three friends and I stopped by this store this evening while on our way to Seal Beach having driven past a few times. BIG MISTAKE. When we walked into the store, we were immediately in love with the seaside décor and variety of coral printed fabrics, the scent of fresh brewed tea, and the soft natural lighting. No one greeted us, but we figured that the clerk was in one of the many rooms with another client. After a few minutes of oooing and aaaahing at all of the fabrics and sample projects, a man appeared in a door way asking if we always came into stores with nobody there. No… «Can’t you tell we are closed, the lights are off and there was no one here!» at this point he is yelling at us, four under 25 year olds wearing floral prints, cardigans, and glasses. Not exactly hoodlums (more like a bunch of young old ladies). You have to understand we arrived at the end of the business day, to an unlocked store front with a big old OPEN sign hanging on it. He continued to harass us as we left, and when I commented that he needed to work on his customer service, he became confrontational, saying this was his business and we came in uninvited, there was no one there, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, they were CLOSED. When I pointed to the open sign in the window, that we arrived during business hours, couldn’t tell the lights were off because of all the natural light, he blew up, insinuating that we broke into the store. I told him to go ahead and call the police, because god forbid someone show up to go shopping at his store. He ended the conversation by telling me to grow up and slammed the store front door.
I wish I could make this up. So I guess shopper beware, because even if you show up during business hours and to an open store front they may not be open and you will be verbally assaulted for no good reason. Seriously weird!
Also, it may be catty, but when we passed the store driving back home around 9 pm, all of the lights were blazing brightly. I guess they were open.

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. Over and Over again!!! My 3 girl friends and I walked in here randomly one night. It was cute enough-​walked around the multiple rooms and look for inspirations… after about 5 minutes, we noticed it was sort of empty-​but, it’s Thursday at 6:05pm so no surprise. Then, the owner who finally decides to show up does so while practically yelling at us: «So, do you just walk into a place that is closed?!» No sir, we don’t. We do however walk into stores, ones that have an «Open» sign in the window and an unlocked door. We all apologized and walked out, while he grumbled «We’re closed, the lights are out» When you own a place with large windows on all sides that is in PCH and is facing southwest, it’s not dark till just about sunrise in Hawaii. «It’s closed-​no one is in here…» Oh, silly us, I forget that tiny fabric stores are packed on weeknights! As we are leaving my friend expresses her disbelief’s to another outside of the store. So the owner sticks his head out the window– «Do you have a problem?» Yes! Yes she did, and she told him about it. Towards the end he yelled that she «needs to grow up» (keeping in mind that a 60+ year old man was yelling at a 25 year old girl) Sir, it dumbfounds me that you can own a business and treat potential customers that way, or anyone for that manner. I constantly buy fabric, but will never do so from you. I also am a 24 year old girl, so this story will be spread out over a 20 mile radius from you «business», Also, as we were driving home from spending out money elsewhere at 8:30pm, the lights were on in your store, you might want to turn them off, someone might walk in:)

Great selection! I found the couple who seem to run the shop, to be both pleasant and and helpful. I went twice in one week looking for ideas and was really inspired. Although I didn’t buy anything yet, the lady took the time to teach me how to make the trim I was describing and even gave me a small sample to practice. The fabrics are a little pricy but excellent quality. I will be back and will recommend to friends.

Just so everyone knows, Woof and Warp has moved to Sunset Beach right on PCH and next to the Simple Green building. The address is 16 182 PCH, Huntington Beach. They have a new number: 562 592‑1242
As far as a review, I have had pleasant enough shopping experiences at W&W, but they can be off putting depending on how busy things are. The last time I was there the older gentleman was playing Solitaire on the computer and could care less about much else. I wonder why he goes to work? Perhaps it’s simply to provide some back up for who I think is his wife who would otherwise be in the store alone.
Anyway, great selection of fabrics and I’ve been around to many stores, most recently a new design center in Costa Mesa. W&W has them all beat.

Haven’t been in lately — I live across town — but needed some items and decided to call them before going over there. Some middle aged/​older guy answered the phone and was very helpful. He was cool about telling me they didn’t have the stuff I was looking for and making suggestions about (cheap) places to get it. So apparently they’re reading their reviews and cranking up the customer service — either that or I hit the one helpful person they have. Either way I give them credit for help out a stranger where there was no possibility of a sale for them.

WOW! I felt like I walked into a library of fabrics. There were so many to choose from. For a moment there I thought it was a dog specialty store. It caught my attention. Turns out it meant something completely different.
What also caught my attention was the lack of acknowledgment when I walked through the door. Wow, it was like a scene from Pretty Woman, when Julia Roberts’ character was trying to buy clothes at some posh Beverly Hills store and received the royal treatment, yup that’s what it felt like for me at this store. Ignored!
Meh, I suppose when I’ve reached that so called caliber of clientele you’re looking for then I can totally be a jerk back at you. But I’m not that kind of person.
I really did like the fabrics they had at this store and it gave me plenty of ideas on what I would like for my home but I really don’t think I’m ever setting foot into this store again. No thanks.
FYI: The store was so crowded with fabrics it didn’t appear to be wheelchair accessible. Not cool since I think most of your clientele are older adults.

When I see the word WOOF, like a moth to a fire, I must investigate. Well, this warp had nothing to do with puppies. It’s a fabric store. I had to look it up to see what woof and warp had to do with a fabric store. Well, thanks to this store, I learned something new. Woof and warp relates to fabric; the woof yarn is drawn through the warp yarns in weaving.
. There, now you learned something too!
Once I entered the store, I was briefly disappointed by the lack of dog related items. But then I saw crafty items! Fabrics, seashells, buttons, ribbons, candles and so much more! After exploring the store, I was inspired by the well put together displays and fabulous colors and fabrics.
I was impressed with the way the fabrics were displayed. It was all a lot more attractive than most fabric stores I have been in. However, I wasn’t impressed by a few things…
–My first thought when I walked in was «Clutter». The entry area could be a lot more open and welcoming and a lot less full of ‘stuff’.
–There were two employees and neither bothered to welcome or even acknowledge us as we explored the store. This really surprised me since most of the store owners in this area are really friendly.
–Prices are high. I think you are paying for their pretty displays and the store location. I’d rather go to a fabric wearhouse and pay half the price.
Now that I know what the woof at this store is all about, my curiosity has been satisfied and I probably won’t return.

Ok maybe I am spoiled cuz I lived in NYC for 6 years and the garment district is a relatively short train ride from Brooklyn and it is wonderfully organized and fabulous. (unlike the horrible garment district here which is gross, unorganized and I get hit on by hairy old men) but unfortunately I don’t live there anymore and have to make due with what I got. The closest fabric store to me is woof and warp. Now, I am a fashion designer (
) and all I needed were 2 zippers for a pair of pants for my fashion show. What I got was a whole lot of attitude. If I were a snot, I’d understand but I am a friendly girl with manners! And apparently I was the only one in the store with any, so hmmph! And aside from that when I was asking about fabrics they weren’t very helpful and their stuff is expensive (which most upolstery is, but theirs was nothing to write home about) I’ll only go back there if I’m desperate and already going to traders or bev mo. (hmm maybe a cocktail would make them more tolerable)

They have a nice selection of in-​style upholstery fabrics. However, I’ve been in a few times and had work done with them and they aren’t very friendly AT ALL! The prices are pretty high… although upholstery fabric is usually pretty pricey. But it feels like it’s marked up higher than the normal retail price. I also got two slipcovers made for cushions on a chair and it was SOO freaking expensive. I was sort of desperate at the time so I just went with it, but I would never do so again. The work was ok, but not fabulous for that price. In any case, if you can’t be bothered to search around for nice home fabrics then go there, but if you have the time don’t waste it at Woof and Warp.