Store planning
Yarn and Fabric Shop Fixtures for Small Units
Every bolt in the aisle is a warehouse. Peg or shelf on the wall. One sample. Tickets on.
Yarn and fabric shop fixtures for small units are bolt wall versus cone peg — remaining walk, one sample height, wrap that packs. Independent retailers in Thailand hang every bolt face-out because a lookbook showed a forest. The shops that still walk keep specified pegs or named shelf depth and one sample height for the story.
Hobby and craft is the peg-vs-shelf sibling. Pegboard and how much shelving are the system split. Aisle width is remaining walk after the bolt.
What the floor can hold
Perimeter bolt shelf or cone peg. Named. Empty grooves to leftover millimetres are not accessory slots — faceout spacing, slatwall accessories. Slatwall shelf depth if it sits. Grocery-deep bays steal a boutique unit.
One sample height. A bolt or cone you can lift — not every SKU as a tower in the door — layout, island vs perimeter. Nested tables if the story is a fold. A cutting table is a named leftover width, not a second warehouse.
Wrap that packs. Awkward lengths, leftover width — cash wrap, queue space. Impulse is a tray of tags, not a second yarn wall on the till — impulse.
Tickets. Unpriced bolts are not merchandising — price tickets. Price-labelling stays in back.
Gift shop is the mixed-SKU sibling. Back of house: leftover bolts off the floor. Landlord: height of stacked cones. Gondola usually splits 40 sqm. Window: one story.
Towel and linen is the fold-stack sibling. Mesh baskets vs shelves for loose cones if specified.
When peg vs shelf
| Job | Cone peg | Bolt shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Carded / hanging cones | Strong | Weak if they walk |
| Bolts | Weak | Named depth |
| 40 sqm | Must work on the wall | One floor story or none |
| Cutting table in the door | Never | Never |
Common mistakes
- Every bolt face-out in the first two metres.
- Cutting table in the door.
- No tickets.
- Mixed peg and deep shelf on a leftover strip.
What belongs on the quotation
- Peg vs shelf — named per bay.
- Shelf depth if it sits — millimetres on the quote.
- Cutting table leftover width if any.
- Remaining walk.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send shop type and whether you sell bolts or cones. That is enough to specify a wall instead of a bolt forest.
Bolts on the wall, one sample, walk left
If you are fitting a yarn or fabric shop in Thailand, start with remaining aisle. Send the shop type, the size, and the opening month through the fixture plan form. We will return one fixture schedule and one written quotation — Thai or English — covering the wall, the wrap, and the walk.
Common questions
- Should every bolt face out?
- No. One sample height. Density on peg or named shelf.
- Cutting table in the door?
- No. Named leftover width after decompression. Remaining walk on the quotation.
- Peg or shelf for bolts?
- Named shelf depth if they sit. Peg for hanging cones. Do not mix on a leftover strip.
- Do bolts still need price tickets?
- Yes. Unpriced facing is not merchandising.
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Tell us the shop type, size and opening date. We build one fixture plan and one written quotation, in Thai or English.
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