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
/s/Darrell Webb		March 10, 2011
Darrell Webb
/s/ James Kerr		March 10, 2011
James Kerr
/s/ Scott Cowen		March 10, 2011
Scott Cowen
/s/ Tracey Travis		March 10, 2011
Tracey Travis
/s/ Ira Gumberg		March 10, 2011
Ira Gumberg
/s/ Patricia Morrison		March 10, 2011
Patricia Morrison
/s/ Frank Newman		March 10, 2011
Frank Newman
/s/ David Perdue		March 10, 2011
David Perdue
/s/ Beryl Raff		March 10, 2011
Beryl Raff
/s/ Alan Rosskamm		March 10, 2011
Alan Rosskamm