Spotlight

Shopping at Spotlight for fabric, craft or home supplies? Pick your items, then check out through ShopBack before you pay: ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. Spotlight is Australia's specialty retailer for fabric, craft, home and party, trading from 130-plus physical stores nationally plus Spotlight Online at spotlightstores.com.au. Categories span fabric (dressmaking, quilting, upholstery, sheeting), sewing (machines, notions, patterns), craft (paper, painting, kids craft, scrapbooking, cardmaking), yarn and knitting and crochet, home and living (curtains and blinds, bedding, cushions, throws, rugs, homeware), party and celebrations (birthday, wedding, seasonal), storage and organisation, and kids activities. Spotlight is part of Spotlight Group Holdings, an Australian retail conglomerate. Activate ShopBack Australia via shopback.com.au/spotlight before clicking through to earn Cashback on eligible online orders.

Shopping at Spotlight for sewing, craft, home refresh, party or yarn supplies? Pick your items, then check out through ShopBack before you pay: ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. It is also the mainstream AU source for dressmaking fabric across cotton, linen, polyester, jersey, denim, satin, tulle and specialty prints. Go through ShopBack before you pay and part of what you spend on Spotlight online orders comes back as Cashback.

Spotlight's AU discount calendar runs alongside the weekly catalogue and year-round Everyday Value pricing: Australia Day and Back-to-School (January into February on stationery, art supplies and kids craft), Easter and autumn craft (March into April), Mother's Day (early May), EOFY (late June through July on sewing machines, homewares and storage), Father's Day (early September), spring craft and Halloween (September into October), Christmas trees and party season (October into December), Black Friday and Cyber Monday (late November), Christmas decorations and gift wrap (November into December), and Boxing Day into New Year clearance (26 December onwards). For sewing machines, target EOFY. For fabric by the metre, target Boxing Day and mid-season sales. For party and Christmas decor, target early October before selection thins. During these events, the sale price is what you pay at checkout. Going through ShopBack before you pay is an essential step, and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback. Check the rate shown on ShopBack's Spotlight page before you buy. For a deeper look, see AU 2026 Sale Calendar.

When the basket is more than three specialty SKUs from the same category (a full quilting project, a themed party setup, a two-window curtain fit-out, a school holiday craft box), the specialty range and one-basket convenience outweigh the per-item premium versus Kmart or Big W on basics. When the basket is a single quilt cover or a $5 pack of balloons, the discount department store is the right call.

Spotlight and Lincraft are the two mainstream specialty chains covering fabric and craft in Australia. Spotlight wins on nationwide store network (130-plus stores versus a smaller Lincraft footprint), on category breadth (party, home and living, storage and organisation sit alongside fabric and craft under one roof), and on volume-driven pricing on everyday sewing and craft basics. Lincraft wins on premium fabric range and on specialty fabrics for dressmaking and quilting where the SKU depth per print is deeper. Practical pattern: use Lincraft for premium fabric hunts and specialty prints; use Spotlight for the full craft-and-home basket and for anything needed in-store the same day at a suburban location.

Riot Art & Craft leans harder into art supplies and kids craft specialty: pens, paints, canvases, brushes, art journals, model kits and school-holiday craft kits. Spotlight covers the same kids-craft basics (paper, painting kits, glue, glitter, cardmaking, scrapbooking) but its centre of gravity is fabric, sewing, home and party. Practical pattern: use Riot Art & Craft for the deeper art-supply pick (professional-grade paints, specialty pens, drawing pads); use Spotlight when the basket is craft plus fabric plus a home or party item that would otherwise need a second store trip. For school-holiday activity supplies where the basket is short, price-check both.

Kmart wins on price on basics: entry-level bedding sets, basic cushions, plain throws, cheap party tableware, inexpensive kids craft kits, Kmart-exclusive homewares design. Spotlight wins on specialty depth: fabric by the metre, sewing machines and notions, wide curtain and blind ranges (blockout, sheer, thermal, ready-made and made-to-measure), quilting supplies, party breadth (balloon arches, themed birthday ranges, wedding decor, seasonal), yarn and hand-knitting. For the cheapest basic quilt cover, Kmart wins; for a specific fabric print or a blockout curtain sized to a window, Spotlight.

Big W sits in the same discount department store tier as Kmart and wins on the same basics plus national-brand toys, entertainment and kids apparel. Spotlight wins on fabric, sewing, curtains and blinds, craft specialty, party breadth and yarn. Practical rule: for the family basket of basics, Big W; for a themed birthday party setup, a two-window curtain fit-out, a full sewing project or a kids-craft afternoon, Spotlight.

Adairs sits at the mid-market bed-and-bath specialty end with premium quilt covers, cushions and towels beyond Spotlight's typical price band. Adairs wins on premium bedding and coordinated bed styling; Spotlight wins on curtains and blinds tailored to Australian window sizes, on fabric, craft and party. Practical pattern: use Adairs for a premium bedroom refresh, use Spotlight for the curtains and cushions plus everything else.

IKEA wins on flat-pack furniture, kitchen and bathroom storage systems, and Nordic-design homeware; Spotlight wins on soft furnishings, curtains and blinds, fabric and craft. Bunnings covers adjacent DIY (paint, tools, hardware, outdoor party lighting) but not fabric, craft, sewing or bedding; use Bunnings for hard-goods DIY, use Spotlight for soft-goods DIY.

Spotlight VIP is Spotlight's loyalty program covering both in-store and online purchases at spotlightstores.com.au. VIP members typically access member-only pricing on selected lines, early access to sale events, birthday offers, and periodic bonus-points or double-discount windows through the year. Verify current VIP pricing structure, membership fee (if any) and benefits on the Spotlight VIP page at spotlightstores.com.au before joining. Spotlight VIP benefits apply on the Spotlight side of checkout.

Spotlight Online offers standard home delivery (paid, with a free-delivery threshold displayed at checkout that varies by order size and postcode), Express delivery as a paid upgrade on eligible items, and Click and Collect from participating Spotlight stores with a ready-to-collect notification. Bulky items (rugs, sewing machines, made-to-measure curtains, large storage tubs) may ship on separate lead times and freight bands. For any order needed the same week, Click and Collect typically beats paid express delivery on both cost and reliability, especially during EOFY sewing-machine and Christmas peaks.

Returns are typically accepted within a published change-of-mind window on unopened items with proof of purchase, and under Australian Consumer Law for faulty or not-as-described items. Cut fabric, cut-to-measure blinds and made-to-measure items typically have their own returns rules and are usually non-refundable for change of mind once cut or made. Verify Spotlight's current returns policy on spotlightstores.com.au before locking a large-ticket or custom order.

Spotlight accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express, PayPal and Spotlight Gift Cards on eligible online orders. Spotlight trades from 130-plus physical stores nationally, giving an in-person returns and support option that pure-online craft and fabric marketplaces do not offer. Verify current accepted payment methods on spotlightstores.com.au before locking any large-ticket order.

Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. Open the Spotlight page on ShopBack, continue to spotlightstores.com.au and complete the online order. Click and Collect orders placed on spotlightstores.com.au after you go through ShopBack are online orders, so they typically earn Cashback too. The current Cashback is shown on the Spotlight page on ShopBack.

Spotlight VIP is Spotlight's own member programme, and its member pricing shows at Spotlight's checkout alongside Spotlight's promotions such as the weekly catalogue, EOFY sewing machine deals, Boxing Day fabric sales, and party and Christmas decor windows. Going through ShopBack before you pay is an essential step, and part of what you spend on Spotlight comes back as Cashback.

ShopBack's guides on Spotlight cover choosing a ready lit festive tree, buying wall art at fair prices and finding affordable festive decorations: Where Can I Buy a Pre-Lit Christmas Tree in Australia in 2026?, Where Can I Buy Wall Art in Australia Without Overpaying in 2026? and Where Can I Buy Cheap Christmas Decorations in Australia in 2026?.