We would love to see you at Alewives Fabrics and want you to find us quickly and easily. We feel very fortunate to be located in a small, rural area that is just slightly off the beaten path...
Please be advised that GPS systems may not work so well in our neck of the woods... May we suggest a little old-fashioned direction-following?
• Our physical location is along Route 215 in the small village of Damariscotta Mills, which is one half Newcastle, one half Nobleboro. (How's that for confusing?)
• Our street/mailing address is 10 Main St. Nobleboro, ME, 04555
We are very easily found just a few minutes off Route One:
• From points North: Take Route 1 SOUTH towards Newcastle/Damariscotta. Take the Newcastle/Damariscotta/Damariscotta Mills exit and turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 215 North. Follow Route 215 North for approximately 2 miles until it makes a sharp left. We are in a large red barn on the left hand side.
• From points South: Take Route 1 North towards Newcastle/Damariscotta. Take the Newcastle/Damariscotta exit. At the end of the ramp, go straight across the intersection onto Route 215 North. Follow Route 215 North for approximately 2.5 miles until it makes a sharp left. We are in a large red barn on the left hand side.
• From Route 215 North: Follow Route 215 headed South to the one-way split in Newcastle. At the intersection at the bottom of the hill, turn left onto Route 215 North. Follow for approximately 300 feet where Route 215 North makes a very sharp left. We are in a large red barn on the left hand side.
Can I order Gift Certificates online?
Yes! Gift Certificates can be found on the Alewives Favorites page of the Fabric section and can be ordered in any denomination. Gift certificates are wrapped in a complimentary fat quarter of our choosing and we hand draw each tag to suit your recipient. Gift certificates can be used online or in our brick and mortar store.
Why do I have a hard time finding you with my GPS?
Weehhhlll, that is a bit of a story. We are located in Damariscotta Mills, which is a very small village in Maine with no post office or zip code. Damariscotta Mills is also one half the town Nobleboro and one half the town of Newcastle, but it is on Damariscotta Lake, so it is called Damariscotta Mills. We are on the Nobleboro side of Damriscotta Mills, so our mailing and street address is 10 Main St., Nobleboro, Maine, 04555. However, some people have had a hard time finding us using the street address in conjunction with their GPS unit. Oftentimes, people are redirected to another quilt shop in Nobleboro (which is a great shop, by the way) out on Route One. We are located on Route 215. Sometimes, people find it helpful to enter Route 215 into their GPS units. Should you feel inclined to follow directions the old-fashioned way, we have thorough written directions on our directions page.
What is your refund policy?
Due to the nature of our business, cut fabric may not be returned. However, if you are unsatisfied with your merchandise due to a defect or an error on our part, please contact us as soon as possible for a full refund or exchange.
Why is your fabric more expensive than other online stores?
This is a complicated answer, but the upshot is that we have a very different overhead cost than online stores. We are not only an online shop, but have a brick and mortar store as well that employs 5 different people and serves an entire community's sewing needs. We believe we have a very fair mark-up on our fabric and we stand by the quality of our products 100%. However, due to the costs associated with a brick and mortar shop, we are unable to cut our profit margin in the same manner as online stores. We do not believe we should offer our fabrics for one price to our online customers and another to our brick and mortar customers. Therefore, everyone pays the same price for our fabrics. This price is generally more than online-only shops, but the profit from these fabrics pays for our lights, our heat, our snow-plowing (this is Maine, after all!), and most importantly our employees' wages... all of this and more. We hope you will understand the price differential and feel good about purchasing your fabrics from us. In return we promise you an excellent online experience, excellent customer service, a fresh perspective on sewing and fabrics in general, and someone will always be here to answer any questions you may have. We have been in business for over 40 years and we aren't going anywhere!
