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Dress Fabric

From hard wearing denim to delicate silks and glamorous sequins, you’re sure to find what you need to make the perfect outfit.

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  1. C759 Paisley Garden Cotton Poplin Red, Taupe

     

    C759 Paisley Garden Cotton Poplin Red, Taupe

    NEW
    £7.50 / Metre

    These simple, stylish fabrics are 100% cotton and are extremely popular with both dressmakers and crafters alike. With a soft, smooth handle and great drape this fabric is ideal for quilting, craft and clothing applications. Smooth finish 100% cotton prints in a weight perfect for both craft and clothing! It is a heavier weight than a lawn but more luxurious than your standard crafting cotton with its soft/smooth surface and 130gsm weight.

    Many of our customers use it for making blouses, shirts, childrens clothes and for quilting/craft projects too. Cotton poplin is lovely to sew with and holds its shape beautifully in garments with gathers, pleats or puff sleeves for example.

    This poplin meets Oeko-Tex Standard 100 standards, free samples are available. 

  2. F352 Teddy Sherpa Fleece With Knitted Suede Reverse Biscuit

     

    F352 Teddy Sherpa Fleece With Knitted Suede Reverse Biscuit

    £12.50 / Metre

    This gorgeous teddy fleece lined faux suede/ leather, is incredibly soft and sumptuouse. With its warm and cuddly qualities, this fabric is perfect for bomber & biker jackets and aviator coats for you or your four legged friends. 

    This fabric would also be ideal for those cosy home soft furnishings, such as cushions and throws in time for the cold winter evenings. If your looking for more ideas to keep you warm, why not check out our fun fleece fabrics.

    Also available in other colours. Free Samples available. 

  3. U265 Arts & Crafts Floral Lawn Haze

     

    U265 Arts & Crafts Floral Lawn Haze

    £14.50 / Metre

    This pretty design is printed on a beautifully soft cotton lawn.

    Lawn is a tightly woven cotton with a high thread count which creates a durable yet super soft cloth perfect for dressmaking.  

    This fabric would be perfect for light and airy summer pieces such as dresses and shirts but equally will feel lovely against the skin layered up under wooden sweaters in the winter.  

    You could also us this fabric for craft and soft furnishings projects such as quilting and lampshades. 

    Free samples available.

  4. i460 Palm Cuddle Fur Backed Jersey Sweatshirt Rust

     

    i460 Palm Cuddle Fur Backed Jersey Sweatshirt Rust

    £9.50 / Metre

    Lovely reversible fabric with soft patterned sweatshirting on one side and plain cuddle fur on the reverse. Suitable for dressmaking, craft and soft furnishing projects. Free samples available.

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  6. i459 Dotty Cuddle Fur Backed Jersey Sweatshirt Mustard

     

    i459 Dotty Cuddle Fur Backed Jersey Sweatshirt Mustard

    £9.50 / Metre

    Lovely reversible fabric with soft spotty sweatshirting on one side and plain cuddle fur on the reverse. Suitable for dressmaking, craft and soft furnishing projects. Free samples available.

  7. F310 Love Heart Rib Jersey Ivory/ Black

     

    F310 Love Heart Rib Jersey Ivory/ Black

    £5.00 / Metre

    This lightweight, stretched wavy rib fabric has a great weight and texture perfect for any jersey projects, it's perfect for whipping up simple tops, dresses, trousers and sleepwear.

    Free samples available.

  8. Howard - Vintage collection 62

     

    Howard - Vintage collection 62

    £7.50 / Metre

    This amazing fabric is part of our latest range of vintage fabrics! These fabric are the real deal when it comes to vintage and make up the most wonderful collection. 

    Bringing together the best of retro colours and designs these cottons are perfect for dresses, skirts and shirts. They'd also work great for crafting projects and would make fab accessories or home furnishings.

    As with all fabrics we'd recommend pre washing this vintage lovelies, free samples available.

  9. Cotton Gingham Camel B338

     

    Cotton Gingham Camel B338

    £10.00 / Metre

    This timless, classic 100% cotton gingham is ideal for all of your craft projects, a little as jar lid covers and as big as curtains!

    OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100

    135 gsm.

    Free samples available.

  10. T384 Natural Waterbirds Velvet

     

    T384 Natural Waterbirds Velvet

    £28.00 / Metre

    Luxurious velvet fabric with large scale design, suitable for curtains, dressmaking and craft.

    Please note this is a large scale design so we have had to take the photograph from further away than normal to show the full pattern. We have added a photograph with scissors and hope that this will help with scale. Free samples are available but will not enable you to see the full design but will help with colours and quality. We advise buying 0.25m or 0.5m pieces if you need to see the full design. 

  11. B302 Eclipse Linen Viscose Fire

     

    B302 Eclipse Linen Viscose Fire

    £5.00 / Metre

    This stunning fluid fabric has a lovely natural finish, the high viscose content means it moves beautifully but the linen gives it a nice body and texture so that it wouldn't need lining! Its 170gsm and would be perfect for floaty culottes or dresses.

    Free samples available.

  12. Camouflage Linen Forest B277

     

    Camouflage Linen Forest B277

    £12.00 / Metre

    Get ready to blend in to your surroundings with this camouflage linen look fabric!

    Perfect for curtains, blinds and soft furnishings.

    You can even experiment and turn it into a dungaree dress or a funky shirt!

    Free samples available.

  13. S67 Middle Finger Linen

     

    S67 Middle Finger Linen

    £12.50 / Metre

    This is a Textile Express Original linen look fabric with an outrageous design! It's not here to offend anyone, it's here for fun!

    Make sure you zoom in to check out all the fun details (especially the candy bracelet!).

    246 gsm

    Suitable for curtains, blinds, occasional upholstery, dressmaking and craft.

    Free samples available. 

  14. Sailing Boat Knit Navy B257

     

    Sailing Boat Knit Navy B257

    £5.00 / Metre

    Fun knitted fabric with a lovely weight and handle. Perfect for jumpers and leggings for adults and children! It would also make lovely throws and cushions. Weight: 240gsm

    Free samples available.

  15. Tex Ex 2281 New Moleskin Welsh Blanket Velvet Mocha

     

    Tex Ex 2281 New Moleskin Welsh Blanket Velvet Mocha

    £17.50 / Metre

    This is our new quality moleskin velvet fabric which is the wonderful traditional welsh blanket design we know and love, digitally printed onto a luxury velvet base cloth. It is one of our Textile Express Originals and we're very proud of it!

    Bring a lovely, country feel into your home with this versitile velvet. This design will find it's place in a small cottage as well as in a modern interior. 

    Suitable for curtains and upholstery. Free samples available.

  16. Tex Ex Original Zen Bee Swarm Linen S19

     

    Tex Ex Original Zen Bee Swarm Linen S19

    £12.50 / Metre

    Beautiful printed cotton mix fabric, designed in the UK. This versatile fabric is suitable for a range of projects including curtains, blinds, dressmaking, soft furnishings and light upholstery. Free samples available.

More about "Dress Fabric"

We stock fabrics suitable for all your dressmaking needs; corduroy for trousers and jackets, jersey for pyjamas and some funky, fun fabrics for fancy dress.
If you need any help selecting your dress fabric please don't hesitate to call us on 01691 670562

In store we also have Butterick and Vogue books filled with a variety of dressmaking patterns these can be order from us and will be delivered straight to your door.