Loomcraft

Find 15,000 square feet of high-end fabrics (think Kravet, Waverly, Duralee) at 50 to 75 percent off retail prices at Loomcraft. “We’re one of the largest suppliers of in-stock home-decorating fabrics in the Midwest, maybe nationwide,” says store manager Avon Cote, who presides over a vast sea of sample racks and bolts encompassing everything from silk to leather to Sunbrella. Trucks roll in nearly every day with heavily discounted additions from the firm’s warehouse in North Carolina.

645 LAKEVIEW PKWY., VERNON HILLS, 847-680-1119, LOOMCRAFT.COM