Leewards Creative Crafts, or Leewards, was an American crafts and fabrics retailer. It was founded in

Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Elgin is located northwest of Chicago, along the Fox River. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 114,797, the seventh-large ...

, in 1947. The chain had approximately 87 stores at its peak. In 1994, it was purchased by

Michaels Michaels Stores, Inc., more commonly known as Michaels, is a privately held chain of 1,252 American and Canadian arts and crafts stores, as of January 2021. It is one of North America's largest providers of arts, crafts, framing, floral and wall ...

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Arts and crafts retailers Defunct companies based in Illinois American companies established in 1945 Retail companies established in 1945 Retail companies disestablished in 1994 {{US-company-stub