EXHIBIT 24

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

RE:		Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Commission File No. 1-6695 1934 Act Filings on Form 10-K

Gentlemen:

The above Company is the issuer of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”). Each of the persons signing his or her name below confirms, as of the date appearing opposite his or her signature, that Darrell Webb, James Kerr, and each of them, are authorized on his or her behalf to sign and to submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission such filings on Form 10-K as are required by the Act. Each person so signing also confirms the authority of Darrell Webb, James Kerr, and each of them, to do and perform on his or her behalf, any and all acts and things requisite or necessary to assure compliance by the signing person with the Form 10-K filing requirements. The authority confirmed herein shall remain in effect as to each person signing his or her name below until such time as the Commission shall receive from such person a written communication terminating or modifying the authority.

		Date				Date
/s/ Darrell Webb		April 15, 2010		/s/ Frank Newman		April 15, 2010
Darrell Webb				Frank Newman
/s/ James Kerr		April 15, 2010		/s/ David Perdue		April 15, 2010
James Kerr				David Perdue
/s/ Scott Cowen		April 15, 2010		/s/ Beryl Raff		April 15, 2010
Scott Cowen				Beryl Raff
/s/ Joseph DePinto		April 15, 2010		/s/ Alan Rosskamm		April 15, 2010
Joseph DePinto				Alan Rosskamm
/s/ Ira Gumberg		April 15, 2010		/s/ Tracey Travis		April 15, 2010
Ira Gumberg				Tracey Travis
/s/ Patricia Morrison		April 15, 2010
Patricia Morrison