JOANN closed: where to buy fabric now
JOANN closed every one of its US stores by the end of May 2025. For half of the 848 former JOANN locations we mapped, an independent fabric store or quilt shop is still open within 3.2 miles. Find your state below, or search for the closest shop.
How far is the nearest fabric store from a former JOANN?
We measured the straight-line distance from each former JOANN store to the closest open independent fabric store or quilt shop.
| Former JOANN locations mapped | 848 |
| Median distance to nearest independent fabric or quilt shop | 3.2 mi |
| Independent fabric or quilt shop within 5 miles | 64% |
| Within 10 miles | 83% |
| Within 25 miles | 98% |
| More than 25 miles away | 15 locations |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 |
Former JOANN stores by state
- JOANN closed in Alabama (7 stores, median 3.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Alaska (5 stores, median 0.9 mi)
- JOANN closed in Arizona (18 stores, median 2.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in Arkansas (6 stores, median 2.5 mi)
- JOANN closed in California (84 stores, median 2.9 mi)
- JOANN closed in Colorado (15 stores, median 3.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Connecticut (10 stores, median 4.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Florida (50 stores, median 3.7 mi)
- JOANN closed in Georgia (20 stores, median 3.7 mi)
- JOANN closed in Idaho (8 stores, median 2.2 mi)
- JOANN closed in Illinois (36 stores, median 4.3 mi)
- JOANN closed in Indiana (27 stores, median 4.7 mi)
- JOANN closed in Iowa (13 stores, median 2.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Kansas (8 stores, median 2.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in Kentucky (11 stores, median 1.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in Louisiana (7 stores, median 2.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Maine (5 stores, median 3.4 mi)
- JOANN closed in Maryland (18 stores, median 2.4 mi)
- JOANN closed in Massachusetts (22 stores, median 5.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in Michigan (43 stores, median 3.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in Minnesota (22 stores, median 2.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in Mississippi (6 stores, median 2.4 mi)
- JOANN closed in Missouri (15 stores, median 4.2 mi)
- JOANN closed in Montana (8 stores, median 1.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Nebraska (4 stores, median 1.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Nevada (5 stores, median 3.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in New Hampshire (9 stores, median 4.6 mi)
- JOANN closed in New Jersey (11 stores, median 3.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in New Mexico (5 stores, median 1.4 mi)
- JOANN closed in New York (36 stores, median 3.2 mi)
- JOANN closed in North Carolina (16 stores, median 2.5 mi)
- JOANN closed in North Dakota (4 stores, median 1.4 mi)
- JOANN closed in Ohio (50 stores, median 5.2 mi)
- JOANN closed in Oklahoma (6 stores, median 1.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in Oregon (22 stores, median 1.9 mi)
- JOANN closed in Pennsylvania (43 stores, median 8.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in South Carolina (9 stores, median 1.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in South Dakota (3 stores, median 1.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Tennessee (14 stores, median 3.0 mi)
- JOANN closed in Texas (44 stores, median 2.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in Utah (14 stores, median 1.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Vermont (3 stores, median 2.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Virginia (21 stores, median 4.1 mi)
- JOANN closed in Washington (31 stores, median 1.8 mi)
- JOANN closed in West Virginia (4 stores, median 4.5 mi)
- JOANN closed in Wisconsin (24 stores, median 3.2 mi)
- JOANN closed in Wyoming (3 stores, median 1.8 mi)
Other states
| Former JOANN, 341 W Main St, Christiana, DE | Nearest independent fabric or quilt shop: Delaware Dry Goods Co (4.0 mi) |
| Former JOANN, 283 N Dupont Hwy Ste F, Dover, DE | Nearest independent fabric or quilt shop: Shady Lane Selections (6.5 mi) |
| Former JOANN, 1500 Bald Hill Rd a, Warwick, RI | Nearest independent fabric or quilt shop: Divines Fabric & Sewing Nook (4.0 mi) |
Where are the biggest fabric-store gaps?
These former JOANN locations are farthest from any open independent fabric store, so shoppers there lost the most:
| Ridgecrest, CA | 74.4 mi to F & M Fabrics |
| Albany, GA | 54.2 mi to Main Street Poly Fabrics |
| Panama City, FL | 47.6 mi to Cookie's Fabrics |
| Elko, NV | 47.3 mi to Mainstreet Quilts |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 46.8 mi to Quilts Ltd |
| Jackson, TN | 36.2 mi to A Lil' Stitchin Post |
| Sonora, CA | 30.8 mi to Lilly Pad Sewing |
| Rutland, VT | 30.1 mi to The Quilters' Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac |
| Twin Falls, ID | 29.5 mi to Salli's Back Porch Fabrics |
| Hibbing, MN | 29.3 mi to Your Quilting Room |
Questions about JOANN closing
Are JOANN fabric stores closed?
Yes. JOANN closed all of its US stores by the end of May 2025, according to Newsweek (May 2025). We mapped 848 former JOANN locations.
Where can I buy fabric now that JOANN is closed?
Most former JOANN shoppers still have an independent fabric store or quilt shop nearby: for half of former JOANN locations, the nearest independent shop is within 3.2 miles. Pick your state below, or search your city or ZIP code.
Is there a fabric store near my old JOANN?
For 83% of former JOANN locations there is an open independent fabric store within 10 miles, and for 98% within 25 miles. Your state’s page lists every former JOANN with the three closest open fabric stores.
Do Michaels and Hobby Lobby sell fabric?
Many Michaels and Hobby Lobby stores are listed on Google as carrying fabric, though shoppers often say the selection is smaller than JOANN’s was. Independent fabric stores and quilt shops usually specialise in fabric, so they are worth checking first.
Sources: Good Housekeeping (2025) reported that all of JOANN’s roughly 800 stores would close after the company was sold in bankruptcy; Newsweek (2025) reported that the last 400+ stores were closing by the end of May 2025. Distances are straight-line, computed from Google business listings. See fabric store statistics and our methodology.