Pontejos

The century-old Almacén de Pontejos, founded in 1913, takes its name from the traditional Madrid square on which one of its façades rises. Today, it is still the ultimate Spanish reference when it comes to haberdashery thanks to the heirs of founder Antonio Ubillos.

Yarns, wools, braids, buckles, structures for bobbin, sewing baskets, bobby pins, safety pins and beads fill the three floors of this 450-square metre store. Thanks to its interesting layout, behind every one of their 6 shop windows there is a wood counter with the same contents as it.

Crafts are not just for sale, but all over the space: for instance, the store still maintains the old ribbon bobbins, where customers pick their buttons. Each one allows for 100 linear metres to be showcased and over 20,000 articles to be displayed.

The haberdashery also has an academy which offers sewing, crochet and patchwork courses and workshops.