For a hardcore crafter, there may be nothing better than browsing the aisles of a fabric store, running your hands along the different materials and dreaming of your next project. For those times when a brick and mortar store isn't convenient, there are some really nice online options out there, too. These are ten of our favorites. You may find it's just as fun to virtually plan (and execute!) your project.
• OnlineFabricStore Their name couldn't be any more obvious – so of course they're one of the first stores to pop up in a Google search. In addition to home and fashion fabrics, OnlineFabricStore has several specialty shops that cover everything from foam and automotive (great for outdoor cushions), as well as theater (think extra wide seamless curtains).
• Purl Soho This online shop is a veritable craft paradise. In addition to an extensive fabric selection, including pre-cut bundles (hello, quilters!) and more cotton than you can shake a needle at, they also stock yarn, craft kits and books.
• Quilt Home If you have a specific fabric designer in mind, this may be the shop for you. Quilt Home gives you the option of shopping by designer, including Amy Butler, Jay McCarroll, Rachel Ashwell and many more.
• Fabric Guru If you're in the market for upholstery fabric, this is a great resource. From chenille to toile and vinyl to awning, this shop has you covered inside and out. Plus, Fabric Guru has a discount section that's great for bargain hunters.
• Fabric.com This shop stocks apparel, upholstery and quilting fabric, along with notions and sewing machines. They also have a nice $4.95 or less discount section.
• FinnStyle If you're in the Twin Cities, you can shop FinnStyle's brick and mortar shop for classic Marimekko fabics. For the rest of us, we can buy their cotton, upholstery and coated cotton fabrics online.
• NearSea Naturals Based in New Mexico, this shop stocks organic fabrics by the yard. They also focus on US-made fabrics, with an effort to revive the US textile industry.
• Lewis & Sharon Textiles Based in Atlanta since 1944, this shop offers an extensive collection of fabrics, including Ikat, StaceAge and eco-friendly options, all available online.
• Spoonflower When you can't find the pattern that you really desire, draw it up and have it printed at Spoonflower. If you're not feeling that creative, you can also shop from their pre-printed selections.
• Hancock Fabrics A familiar old name in fabrics also offers online ordering. Hancock offers everything from quilting fabrics to decorator and home decor options.
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Hawthorne Threads and Form and Fabric are two of my favorite online stores.
Fabric.com is horrible. They never update their inventory, so they wait a week to tell you something is out of stock and they won't backorder items. The last four times I have ordered sale items they were mysteriously out of stock a week later every time, even though they had plenty of inventory at the time I ordered.
Mood Fabrics! http://www.moodfabrics.com/
For online retailers, I'm pretty partial to Sew Mama Sew. For shopping locally, you can't beat Iowa City's own Home Ec Workshop!
Where can I find high quality apparel fabrics like super soft stretch cotton?
I TRY and buy American made but when it comes to fabric, it's almost impossible.
Why didn't I think of Mood when I was in a fabric store yesterday???? Gah! So I bought some knits that were just ok to make a dress & then I went on Mood's site today & saw several things that look just plain amazing. Well, I guess I can make more than one dress :)
For quilting fatquartershop.com is a great source.Especially if you enjoy the fun moda fabrics and precut selections you should check them out. Their sale selection is always decent too. :)
I like fabric.com. They ship pretty quickly, offer you a coupon after you place an order, have just started a points/rewards system and have their own version of 'pintrest' so you can keep track of what fabrics you like. sure, they don't have everything but what store ever does?
They recently sent me the wrong fabric--a different colorway. IMHO, an easy mistake to make. I called up and they sent out the correct fabric right away--I got it in two days at no cost to me and I got to keep the 'mistake' fabric.
I had a great experience with Modern-Fabrics.com recently when looking for upholstery fabric. They sent swatches very promptly and the fabric is perfect. Shipping was a bit high, but worth it in the end considering I got amazingly durable fabric for such a good price (even better than JoAnn's with their 50% sales).
D'oh! As a Project Runway fan, I can't believe I left Mood off the list! Thanks for the reminder.
hawthornethreads.com is fantastic!!!!
She's more garment fabric but Emma One Sock is the BEST.
I'm sorry but don't buy apparel fabric from Hancock's. Their quality is sub-par and very over-priced. Fabric.com is slow to update inventory, but they do offer the best prices, and I have yet to have problems with them. Their product is also a much better quality than i have seen at the chain fabric stores. I have a BFA in fashion, so I like to think I have some idea what i'm talking about. :) Mood fabrics is good, but order swatches before buying the full amount, because their color matching in the photo's is not 100% correct. Anyone who has been there in person in NYC can tell you the lighting in that store is awful.
Thanks for the list! I've been wanting to re-cover our couch pillows / cushions and have been looking everywhere for fabric! Can't wait to check these out :)
http://www.fabricwarehousedirect.com/
Their online sales are a bit expensive, but if you're lucky to live in NJ (Rahway/Belleville) or Benthaselem PA, they have a warehouse store, which has remnants at 50% off and then sales on the remnants at another 50% off. So I usually pay $5 for $20 yard fabric.
I use Fabric.com and Hawthorne Threads regularly. I also use Girl Charlee for knits and Hart's Fabrics as well.
I had a great experience with pinkchalkfabrics.com, they have a great selection and it arrived very quickly
For those of us in Canada, I love the patterns and fabrics available through Toronto based Tonic Living (http://www.tonicliving.com/).
Totally second Tonic Living for Canadians. They are amazing and they also do wonderful custom work (we had a set of roman shades made through them - beautiful, affordable and well made).
Thanks for this great list of online fabric stores! I've had a hard time in the LA area finding affordable fabric stores. (It's shockingly difficult to find someplace simple like a Joann Fabric!) I'll definitely be using this list a lot in the future!
I've seen so many small quilting/fabric/craft stores go out of business! I always try to buy locally, even if it costs more than some of the online shops, just to help keep the local shops in business. Also, you can't always trust the color of fabric online so unless you've seen that exact fabric in person, you may not get what you expect. And you can't feel a fabric online either. Now, if your local fabric shop also has an online shop, go to it. Otherwise: shop local!
I have to advocate for Hart's Fabric! It's a local shop to me, but they have such a beautiful and eclectic selection of fabric for sale online as well. http://www.hartsfabric.com/
Used to go straight to fabric.com - no more! They were riding the excuse that they had changed locations, but its been more than a year now and the inventory troubles continue. Watch your credit card statement. Often the 'out of stock' fabric is still charged.
Onlinefabricstore and Mood are great1
I've had good luck with denverfabrics.com for apparel fabric. You can also try www.koshtex.com for stretch fabrics.
I also love hawthornethreads.com amazing selection and very nice to deal with.
Hart's Fabric! www.hartsfabric.com
They have wonderful fabric, plus great customer service. (For example, they will match your thread to the fabric you buy.) I enjoy their little craft blog as well.
Calico Corners: www.calicocorners.com
The website is really easy to use and navigate. Great customer service.
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I am looking for a fabric like this in texture and weave for my Adrian Pearsall furniture and can't find something comparable ANYWHERE. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
i love periodfabric.com for inexpensive, but well-constructed ticking fabrics (in cotton category)