Dress Fabric

This stunning viscose fabric is perfect for a variety for dressmaking projects. Viscose is a super soft lightweight fabric which drapes beautifully and feels lovely to wear. It is perfect long floaty dresses and skirts as well as blouses. 

Free samples available. Weight: 110gsm 

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 is a beautifully soft heavy weight sweatshirting with the most snuggly brushed back. It is a jacquard sweatshirting with a small design knitted into the jerseys adding a lovely detail.

Sweatshirting is perfect for sweaters, jogging bottoms and loungewear sets for both children and adults. 

Not quite what you are looking for? Check out our full range of jersey fabrics. 

Free samples available. Weight 340gsm. 

Boiled wool gets its name from the production technique used to produce the fabric. It is easy to sew as it will not move around and does not fray. 

We would recommend using boiled wool to make coats and jackets but it can also be used to make skirts and structured dresses. This is a mid weight boiled wool so we would recommend having a free sample to see if it is suitable for you project.

Boiled wool is not only suitable for dressmaking it is also a popular choice for curtains and soft furnishings.  

Free samples available. Weight 395gsm. 

This is a beautifully soft heavy weight sweatshirting with the most snuggly brushed back

Sweatshirting is perfect for sweaters, jogging bottoms and loungewear sets for both children and adults. 

Not quite what you are looking for? Check out our full range of jersey fabrics. 

Free samples available. Weight 250gsm. 

Our Mid-weight 8 wale corduroy has a lustrous and soft feel, and is extremely versatile, making it ideal for a variety of dressmaking projects such as trousers, skirts, dungaree (trousers/ dresses), shackets and coats.

With its durability and hardwearing qualities, it can also be used for handbags, tote bags, rucksacks, cat & dog beds and soft furnishings around the home.

Looking for more colour options, view our full range.

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. 

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. 

Interlock jersey is a fab sturdy weight, as well as having a soft and comfortable feel. It is a great jersey to sew with as it isn't overly stretchy it won't distort whilst sewn. 

This cotton interlock is 195gsm and would be perfect for t-shirts, lightweight sweatshirts and children's clothes.

Free samples availabe.

Interlock jersey is a fab sturdy weight, as well as having a soft and comfortable feel. It is a great jersey to sew with as it isn't overly stretchy it won't distort whilst sewn. 

This cotton interlock is 195gsm and would be perfect for t-shirts, lightweight sweatshirts and children's clothes.

Free samples availabe.

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 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.

Plain super soft and cuddly faux fur. Suitable for dressmaking, craft and soft furnishing projects. 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!

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.

This lovely fabric is a polyester viscose mix. Its composition gives its a light, soft and floaty feel which will make it easy to sew and beautiful to wear, perfect for most dressmaking projects. 

Free samples available.

Printed lightweight cotton fabric, suitable for dressmaking projects. Free samples available

Super soft stretch fabric suitable for dressmaking and craft. Free samples available.

Floral scuba fabric, suitable for dressmaking and craft projects. Free samples available.

This new 100% Viscose has a light, soft and floaty feel. The timeless floral design can be used for a pretty Tea dress, skirt or a shirt. 

Free samples available.

This lovely recycled linen mix from our 'Eco Range' has so many great production features that help the fabric meet the Global recycled standard. Using 100% recycled fibres of both cotton and linen to create this cloth. 

This recycled cotton mix from our 'Eco Range' meets the Global recycled standard. Using 100% recycled fibres this fabric is made up of 87% cotton from recycling existing fabric/garments and cutting it back to cotton fibres and 13% polyester where the fibre is created from melting down plastic bottles to make the yarn.

Per Metre this fabric recycles 4 plastic bottles into polyester fibres and saves a significant amount of water and energy by using reworked fibres.

The fabric has a textured linen look finish and is perfect for curtains and home interiors projects.

 Free Samples available if you'd like to have a feel of this cloth before purchasing!

This lovely soft jersey hangs beautifully and would make a stunning wrap dress or skirt. It could of course also be used for t shirts and pyjamas. 

Weight: 250gsm. Free samples available.  

Such a beautiful design printed on a dotted polyester chiffon. If you're after a great drape fabric for a maxi dress our a blouse- here's one for you!

117 gsm.

Free samples available.