Dress Fabric

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. 

This tapestry fabric is a perfect weight for interior projects such as curtains, soft furnishings and light upholstery.  It has a chenille yarn, woven through the leopard spots, giving it a textured tactile finish. These woven designs are also popular for some fashion projects such as bags and jackets. 

Free samples are available.

This fun design is printed on 100% cotton fabric. Suitable for dressmaking and craft this lovely fabric could also be used to make lightweight curtains and for other soft furnishings projects. 

This is just one design from our large selection of cotton fabrics. Free samples available. 

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. 

This pretty lightweight 21 wale cotton needlecord, has a super soft velvety finish making it perfect for baby garments, blankets, comforters, and accessories.

Or if it's your first attempt at dressmaking, this fabric is a great choice! Looking for a heavier weight corduroy, check out our full range

Free samples available.

This festive cotton is perfect for Christmas dressmaking, craft and soft furnishing makes. It could also be used for wrapping. 

Fancy making a Christmas stocking? Check out our tutorial.

Weight: 150gsm. Free samples available.

This festive cotton with metallic gold details is perfect for Christmas dressmaking, craft and soft furnishing makes. It could also be used for wrapping. 

Fancy making a Christmas stocking? Check out our tutorial. 

Weight: 115gsm. Free samples available. 

This lovely lightweight, soft drape fabric is suitable for a variety of dressmaking and craft projects. The fabric handles like a viscose so is perfect for clothes which require a floaty cloth such as dresses, skirts, blouses, kimonos and summer scarves. Weight 90gsm.

Free samples available. 

This stunning Luxury faux fur is beautifully soft and tactile. It is part of a one off range so unfortuantely when it is gone its gone. Free samples are avaliable to allow you to appreciate the superior quailty of this product. 

This fur would make the most wonderful jackets/clothes and could be used in costume making but alternatively would also create beautiful pieces for home interiors.

This stunning Luxury faux fur is beautifully soft and tactile. It is part of a one off range so unfortuantely when it is gone its gone. Free samples are avaliable to allow you to appreciate the superior quailty of this product. 

This fur would make the most wonderful jackets/clothes and could be used in costume making but alternatively would also create beautiful pieces for home interiors.

100% printed fabric, suitable for dressmaking and craft projects. We have a huge range of cotton dress fabrics at Textile Express and free samples are available on all of our designs. 

This lovely lightweight, soft drape fabric is suitable for a variety of dressmaking and craft projects. The fabric handles like a viscose and has a beautiful drape so is perfect for clothes which require a floaty cloth such as dresses, skirts, blouses, kimonos and summer scarves.

Free samples available on request.

This lovely lightweight, soft drape fabric is suitable for a variety of dressmaking and craft projects. The fabric handles like a viscose and has a beautiful drape so is perfect for clothes which require a floaty cloth such as dresses, skirts, blouses, kimonos and summer scarves.

Free samples available on request.

This fun and summery design is printed on 100% cotton fabric. Suitable for dressmaking and craft but this lovely fabric could also be used to make lightweight curtains and for other soft furnishing.

This is just one design from our large selection of printed cotton fabrics. Free samples available.

This lovely printed100% viscose meets the Okeo-Tex standard 100. Its composition gives its a light, soft and floaty feel but for a viscose this fabric isn't overly fluid, its finish is quite similar to a cotton lawn which will make it easy to sew and beautiful to wear. 

This design is just one of a huge range of soft drape fabric we stock. Free samples available.

Polycotton fabric suitable for dressmaking & craft projects. Free samples available.

100% Cotton fabric suitable for dressmaking & craft projects. Free samples available.

Pretty embroidered sheer fabric, has a soft lightweight base cloth with small embroidered flowers. This fabric is suitable for curtains, voiles and most dressmaking projects.

Free samples available.

This water repellent raincoat fabric is lightweight and has a one way comfort stretch, with a smooth, matt, strong yet supple feel to it. Due to the fluidity to this fabric, it would be ideal to use for items such as cape ponchos, raincoats, trousers, hats and bags.

Free samples available.

This knitted jersey has a beautifully soft mercerised finish and is perfect for dressmaking fabrics requiring a stretch fabric. Free samples available.

Worried about sewing stretch fabric? Check out our inspiration page for top tips and sewing ideas. 

This gorgeous Sherpa fleece is made from recycled materials to make this incredible quality soft fabric. It is really on trend at the moment especially for outdoor clothing. It is also suitable for other dressmaking, craft or soft furnishing projects. 

Free Samples available. 

This gorgeous Sherpa fleece is made from recycled materials to make this incredible quality soft fabric. It is really on trend at the moment especially for outdoor clothing. It is also suitable for other dressmaking, craft or soft furnishing projects. 

Free Samples available. 

100% cotton printed Christmas fabric, suitable for dressmaking and craft. Free samples available.

This fab new 100% cotton lawn has a light, soft and floaty feel! Cotton Lawn is lightweight and lovely to wear as well as being relatively easy to sew for a fabric with drape, ideal for dress, skirts or shirts!