Ask Design Mom Week — Online Fabric Sources
Question:
I'm looking for a fun print fabric to use to bolster some window boxes, but am disappointed in the choices at the chain fabric stores. Any suggestions for online fabric stores that are affordable? Thanks — Lauren
Answer:
Great question, Lauren. This is another popular topic that comes up frequently. From what I can tell, the online fabric sources that seem to have the most fans and best collections are:
1) Purl Fabrics. You can browse fabric by company, style or designer. Their collection of reproduction 1800's fabrics is excellent. The japanese fabrics are so tempting, you'll buy now and come up with the appropriate project later. They also stock knitting supplies, books, and notions. Plus, a really lovely goods and a smart crafting blog: The Purl Bee.
2) Repro Depot. It's my sister Jordan's favorite online fabric source. She's mentioned them multiple times. You can read her Repro Depot posts here.
3) Spoonflower. If you really can't find any fabric you love, Spoonflower will print your very own designs for very reasonable prices.
What about you, Dear Readers? Any other online fabric sources you know and love?
PS — Some of this answer was taken from one of my previous posts.
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posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Tuesday, November 03, 2009
19 Comments:
Two that I know and love are:
www.fabric.com &
www.jcarolinecreative.com
There are SO many good ones!
I'm going to second Sarah! I've only ordered from JC once, but I'm a regular Fabric.com customer. Their customer service rocks too!
Just a quick correction, it is Purl Fabric, not Pearl Fabric. Other good online sources are :
fabric.com (second that!)
sewmamasew.com
superbuzzy.com
i like to go to the fabric designer's website (i love anna maria horner & joel dewberry) to find what i like, then look for it at fabric.com or on etsy.
In addition to the others listed, I like Pink Chalk Fabric (www.pinkchalkfabrics.com) and the Fat Quarter Shop (www.fatquartershop.com). You can also find lots of fun fabric on Etsy.
I second fatquartershop.com!
I also love Natalie's fabrics at olivemanna.com
I've gotten fabric I love from:
http://www.warehousefabricsinc.com/
http://warmbiscuit.com/
Spoonflower is not just for designers anymore--many, many designs by independent designers are now available for purchase in their marketplace!
I like Missouri Star Quilt Co....they have awesome daily deals and a decent selection of precuts. (my fav!!)
she named my two favorites but you can also get great patterns at great prices here:
http://www.hartsfabric.com
http://www.shopcraftyplanet.com
http://www.sewmamasew.com
http://www.fabric.com
http://www.superbuzzy.com
and this shop usually has the best prices
http://www.imaginefabric.com
Love all the options listed so far - I have loved etsy recently for japanese fabrics and ebay for some great vintage pieces.
www.sewmamasew.com
www.pinkchalkfabrics.com
Some other choices there!
Smiles,
Dianne
I have used Lewis and Sheron Textile Company and loved them. They even sent free samples of trim to use that coordinated with my fabric.
www.lsfabrics.com
you might have to do some online digging here, but there is goo stuff to be had!
http://contemporarycloth.com/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?cart_id=5616364.3477.s0&lastmenu=&menu=submenu-1000.html
When we're not shopping in the Fashion District in Los Angeles, then we buy all our fabrics here (wholesale to the public): http://www.fabric.com/?ovchn=CJN&ovcpn=commission+junction&ovcrn=wholesale+to+public&ovfrd=cj&ovtac=AFF&cm_mmc=CJ-_-2821649-_-3664734-_-Fabric.com...Wholesale+to+the+public%21
They have a great selection of prints and patterns too!
I found great fabrics on etsy as well.
Etsy! Super browsable too.
cia's palette has always been good to me!!
Check out www.thunderlily.com they have several boutique fabric shops under one roof, but the prices are really good.
I was looking for a particular fabric that I just could not find and when I wrote to them, they recommended one of the sellers who I contacted and bought the fabric offline. So pretty good customer service too.
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