stormatsea45

Yes, JC Penney sold a lot of fashion fabric and cotton fabric. My Mom bought a lot of fabric from them as she made most of our clothes, and I was in 4-H so we bought for that there too. I was married in '66 and didn't live around a Penney's store after that so can't say when they discontinued sell fabric, but think they still had it then, although I'm not sure. They had a wonderful selection of fabric and always good quality.

harrishs

In our area, K-Mart, Grant's, and Richman Gordman also sold fabric as well as all those mentioned. But so many of us made our own clothing then, and for our families. All I sew now is quilts and clothing repair.

JeanDal

I remember them selling late 60's maybe early 70's. I was young at the time.

Marge L.

Did anyone miss Spurgeons?

jean knapp

OK I know I am a senior but I do remember them selling fabric. I think I remember them selling in in the 60's maybe into the 70's by then I was house bound with 4 kids under the age of 4. Fertil myrtle.

Janice Thompson

I bought fabric from Penney's. Paid 39 cents a yard for Rondo Percale. That was the most expensive cotton. The first Penney's store in Lansing, MI was 1 block from the State Capitol. When they built the new store about 3 blocks away they eliminated fabric.

scraphq

If your fabric is 36 inches wide, you can be sure it was cotton. Penney's had the most beautiful cotton broadcloth, very soft and draped nicely, but was 10 cents more than the 80 square percale. Didn't get to buy that very often!

mrsreeves2

I remember when Penney's sold fabric! And KMart, too. Don't know when Penney's stopped selling it but Kmart still had fabric in my hometown in the late 70s early 80s. I bought there often.

Margie

JC Penny had a large fabric department and carried really nice quality fabric. The last I remember buying any was in the 1980's. I sure am getting old because I remember when all the departments stores carried fabric and there were so many fabric shops everywhere...SIGH.

Margie

sblancarte

When I was in high school (grad 1967) all of the department stores sold fabric. They stopped in the early 70's.