Looking for fabric for a Your Fabric project?
Over the years, we've purchased a lot of fabric. These are some of the sources we know, use, and recommend—from dependable basics and budget-friendly finds to unusual natural fibers and truly exceptional fabrics.
Not every store is right for every project, so we've noted what we think each source does particularly well.
They're our supplier for Cotton Spandex Jersey solids—we use their Solid Essentials. They also carry a wide array of knits, including prints, specialty knits, and harder-to-find fibers such as linen and wool knits.
Also of note is their nice selection of UPF 50+ swimsuit fabrics in both solids and prints. Consistent, good quality.
A purveyor of extremely high-quality, heavyweight knit fabrics. A great place to look when you want a knit with substance, beautiful quality, and a more elevated feel than the usual jersey.
Shop Yardblox →Essentially a fabric super-store, with a broad selection covering both knits and wovens. A particularly useful source when you're looking for good-quality basics without having to shop several different stores.
Shop GK Fashion Fabrics →A very good resource for basic, solid-color fabrics of all sorts, although they carry prints and specialty fabrics as well.
Their Yorkshire 6.7 oz Linen makes wonderful pants that last forever. We've found their fabrics to be consistently good quality.
Shop Fabric Wholesale Direct →We can't say enough good things about this woman-owned company. If you love batik fabrics and gorgeous colors, this is your batik Shangri-La.
Beautiful batik motifs are offered on a variety of high-quality fabrics: cotton sheeting, 100% cotton jersey, viscose jersey, rayon challis, linen, and now corduroy too! Our personal favorites are the cotton jersey, rayon challis, and linen, but you can't go wrong with any of them.
We don't recommend the canvas weight for apparel; it's better suited to home furnishings.
Shop Sew Batik →This is our preferred supplier of medium-weight Judy Linen and handkerchief-weight Barry Linen. They maintain an inventory of dozens of colors, and the quality is excellent.
Shop Gray Line Linen →Their IL019 is a versatile medium-weight linen offered in a large selection of rotating fashion colors.
Shop Fabrics-store.com →A broad selection of hand-printed cottons and silks from India, including handmade wood-block prints. They have a particularly good selection in harder-to-find darker colors, and most are very reasonably priced.
Shop iTokri →An excellent purveyor of beautiful Indian hand block printed cottons, as well as hand screen-printed cottons, direct from Jaipur.
Shop The Block Prints Shop →We love a family-owned business, and this store has a lovely selection of sweater knits and regular knits in unusual fibers—both of which can be surprisingly hard to find. Choices range from affordable to higher-end.
Shop Surge Fabric Shop →A good source for higher-end dressy stretch fabrics with sparkle and shine, as well as fabrics for swimwear.
Shop Blue Moon Fabrics →A budget-friendly source for swimsuit fabrics in both prints and solid colors.
Shop Spandex by Yard →The place to look for hologram and sparkly swimsuit or performance fabrics, along with plenty of bright prints.
Shop SpandexWorld →Our supplier for 100% Cotton Fleece (sweatshirt fleece), with several colors available. They also have a nice selection of 100% cotton, shirt-weight plaid flannel at reasonable prices.
Shop Pico Textiles →Our supplier for polar fleece. They offer many options from medium to extra-heavy weight in a beautiful range of colors. Excellent quality.
Shop Your Fleece →A wide selection of cotton, bamboo, and linen knits, plus different woven linen textures, Tencel chambrays, and many other unusual fabrics.
Shop KBM Fabrics →Thousands of quilting cotton prints. If you're budget conscious, be sure to check their excellent sale section.
Shop Hancock's of Paducah →A fantastic Las Vegas brick-and-mortar store with a tremendous inventory of quilting cottons in both solids and prints. Fortunately, you can shop their website from anywhere.
Shop Sew Yeah Quilting →Fine fabrics from around the world, including an amazing designer deadstock section. They also carry hard-to-find contemporary flannel prints and an extensive array of quilting cotton prints.
Shop Stonemountain & Daughter →Lovely fabrics—mostly knits, including some organics—with a nice selection of unusual fibers such as hemp, bamboo, and Tencel, in addition to cotton, linen, and wool.
Shop Nature's Fabrics →Fashion-forward contemporary prints on better fabrics, with a beautifully curated selection of textures and color. And they have the cutest swimwear prints.
We love supporting this exceptional small company.
Shop Style Maker Fabrics →The landmark fabric store of San Francisco. Britex Fabrics is legendary for its exquisite offerings from around the world. This is a place to browse when you're looking for something genuinely special.
Shop Britex Fabrics →Hello, Mood! If you've ever watched Project Runway, you're already familiar with this wonderful New York store and the kaleidoscope of fabrics it offers.
Shop Mood Fabrics →Cotton crinkle is such a rare fabric these days, and this Etsy shop carries it in an impressive 28 colors. She also carries beautiful laces.
Shop LaceLindsay →Their Felix Stretch Gabardine is excellent for all your office-wear needs: pants, skirts, and soft suiting jackets.
Shop Vogue Fabrics →