Howdy Fabricworms!
Welcome to our new home on the world wide web! You might notice some big changes, and that some of our regular content and products are nowhere to be found – do not fret! We are busy working on repopulating all of the good stuff over the next weeks while we set up shop!
Read on for a very honest letter about our recent experience with our old website’s demise and inevitably why we built a brand new website from the ground up!
Here are some of the things we are working on that you might be missing: Patterns, Notions, Gift Certificates, User Accounts, Free Patterns & Tutorials, Sale Fabrics. As we add more of this lovely content and features, we will let you know via newsletter – sign up at the bottom of the page!
Our shop is still stocked full of gorgeous fabric, and we invite you to come on in! We are open 7 days a week, 9-3 daily. Read more about us here!
If you have any questions for us about the process, or where that fabric you had your eye on last week, get in touch with us and we will be happy to answer any and all questions.
Below is an open letter from us to you about our recent experience and why so much has changed, but in light, it is only better from here!
A New Beginning: Starting From Scratch After 15 Years!
Dear Friends and Fabricworms,
It has been quite the journey over the last decade and a half. We have had momentous highs and crushing lows, all while being a part of something we love, in a community we deeply care about.
Way back in the beginning in 2008, we built our dream on the Yahoo Small Business platform. Over the years we have added thousands of fabrics, bundles, notions, patterns, and even for a small time – yarn, to our beautiful boutique fabric store in Paso Robles, California where our charming website gave us the ability to share with you our collection of goods world wide. We never would have dreamt of hopping ship to a new platform, as Yahoo had truly been great to us for so long.
All of that changed for good beginning April of 2023 when our website was completely rattled by the Turbify takeover. Our old website that had served us well for the last 15 years had become completely non-functional and all SEO took a nosedive. We were offline for days on end, and after weeks, very small facets of our back end would become available, such as the ability to add or remove products, access inventory and content, account information, and the like. The whole situation seemed very apparent that either Turbify bit off much more than they could chew, or downright lied when they promised “As we transition to the new brand, website and servers, we will gradually but comfortably move your experience over to turbify.com.” Which was extremely gradual but not at all comfortable. We feel completely scammed.
The decision to transition to a brand new website was not made lightly. We felt it was time for a change that would propel us forward into a more user-friendly and powerful online shopping experience that we had control of. This transition presented both challenges and opportunities, and we are thankful for your patience while we get back on our feet. Creating a website from the ground up is no small feat, and we wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone of you reading this as our small staff carries on through this journey.
As we embark on this new chapter, you can expect the same thoroughly curated fabric selections, caring customer service, and a dream that just won’t be snuffed out!
If you have any questions for us, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line or give us a call.
Much love in a wavering time,
The Fabricworm Team:
Cynthia, Arleen, Natalie, Sharil, Bunny, Kathy, Donna, and Katie
