Lynn Barbeau’s daughter gave her a gift one day; yards of fabric, in a pretty dove-gray plaid. Barbeau knew she could make something out of it. She just wasn’t sure how. “I might be older, but I never learned sewing when I was younger,

Here are 8 fabric stores in Pawtucket, Cranston, North Kingstown, Barrington and nearby Mass. where you can buy sewing supplies after Joann closes.

Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?