About Us

Julian Lis, Owner of ABS Sew and Vac

Julian has been in the sewing industry for over 15 years and has been a sewing and vacuum dealer for 14. He has been at this location for 8 years. He named his business ABS which stands for Always Better Service. His reputation is built on his adhering to the goal of keeping his customers first. Many of our customers come from far and wide to purchase their machines and have them serviced by Julian.

Ginger Penny, Sales Manager

Ginger Penny has been sewing since she was a teenager and, in the late nineties, embraced the new excitement of computerized sewing and embroidery machines. She has been training under industry experts like Sandra Betzina, Martha Pullen and Susan Khalje. She loves the constantly changing sewing world and enjoys sharing her knowledge of sewing with others. She teaches many of the classes at ABS, especial heirloom and Pfaff Software.

Zac Craft

Zac Craft is learning the art of sewing machine and vacuum repair under Julian's guidance. He is learning all facets of the sewing and vacuum industry and may someday manage the store when Julian retires, if that turns out to be his eventual goal. He is also our resident computer guru and technical expert.

We have just celebrated our 8^th year in this location and our 14^th year in business. We are grateful for our convenient location, just off the freeway, and the business that shares our space, A Quilted Heart (aquiltedheart.net). It is so convenient for our customers to purchase materials for their projects from the quilt shop and we are here to help them with their sewing machines.

One thing we have learned over the past 15 years is that the best advertisement for a business is our loyal customer base. Since we have consolidated and closed our stores in El Sobrante and Stockton, we are constantly amazed that our loyal customers will come all the way to Vacaville to have their machines serviced or to buy a new machine from us. We hope that we will always be your sewing and vacuum service provider.

We are a full service store. Our product lines include Pfaff, Brother, Baby Lock, Dakota Designs, Meile, Simplicity, Sanitiare and Dyson vacuums. We sell and service our products right in our store. We offer extended education to all our customers from learning how to use your new embroidery sewing machine and digitizing software down to how to change bags in your new vacuum!

Visit our website often! We plan to offer free downloadable sewing/embroidery projects and dollar saving coupons twice a month! Download the free projects and sew them out! Print the coupons and bring them into the store for fantastic savings! We will even have a "Mystery Coupon" each month! Bring it into the store for bonus savings!

We also carry quilting machines and frames. Quilting Machines & Frames The Quilted Heart (our companion store) offers loads of quilting classes for the beginners as well as the expert quilters.

Need an industrial sewing machine? Industrial Machines We can help! Come in and let us help you choose the industrial that is right for you and your job.

Looking for a quality previously loved machine? We carry reconditioned sewing machines that are perfect for the "just starting limited budget sewer".