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Hawaiian Fabrics
Get island ready with cool Hawaiian prints from these online fabric shops.
Diamondhead Fabrics | Hawaiian floral, leaf, retro prints on cotton |
Hawaii Fabric Mart | Hawaiian prints on cotton, rayon, batiks, upholstery, even fleece! |
Islands Fabric | Hawaiian, tropical Polynesian prints |
Home Decor Fabrics and Upholstery Fabrics
Home decor projects are on display in your house, so it’s always good to spend the time finding the right fabrics for them. You have to look at them for a long time!
Bonus tip: be sure to order swatches. Home fabrics are typically more pricey but last longer than most other fabrics. Taking a little extra time to order some free to low cost swatches will save you from buying fabric you hate or isn’t right!
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Here’s some of my favorite home dec online fabric stores:
B&J Fabrics | Fabric store with all types of fabric.Their upholstery linens are exceptional! |
Calico Corners | Designer collection home fabrics |
Decorative Fabrics Direct | Wide variety of designer home décor, upholstery, curtain and drapery fabrics at reasonable prices. |
Elizabeth Allen Atelier | Bedding fabrics and canvas prints for home dec. Beautiful selection of printed cotton percales for nurserys and adult bedrooms or some sweet pjs! |
Fabric Empire | Excellent selection of all manner of upholstery fabrics. Their glitter vinyl selection is particularly good. |
Fabric Guru | Excellent selection of upholstery fabrics like vinyls, velvets, designer upholstery fabrics and all kinds of fun prints. |
Fabric Warehouse | Fast shipping, and an extensive selection of all kinds of upholstery vinyls of various finishes. Also “make me an offer” pricing which is a bonus when you’re trying to save a little on an upholstery project. |
John Lewis | Fun and modern designs from this UK store from designers like Orla Kiely. |
Marimekko | The classic Finnish company for big bold large scale screen printed fabrics for your home.So many hours of my life spent perusing Marimekko prints!!! |
Modern-Fabrics.com | Closeout deals on designer upholstery fabrics.They will send you swatches.I’ve personally experienced their great customer service, and you can snag some pricey fabric for your home here! |
Online Fabric Store | Outdoor fabrics, designer drapery and upholstery fabrics.I love that you can filter by brand, color, price and design! |
Sailrite | Good selection of Naugahyde and other heavy duty upholstery vinyl fabrics so wipeable and waterproof you can put them on a boat or RV. |
Japanese Fabrics
Japanese textiles have such a beautiful minimalist aesthetic. With earthy vibrant colors and natural textures, you’ll be in love with these online fabric shops:
Draper’s Daughter | Modern sewing fabrics including Japanese fabrics from Nani Iro and Sevenberry. |
Fabric Tales | Traditional Japanese fabrics shipping from Japan. |
KimoYes.com | Vintage Japanese fabrics in Australia. Vintage kimono panels and bolts, yukata bolts. |
Miss Matabi | Bills itself as “the best collection of Japanese fabrics online”! Always the newest Nani Iro fabrics and more eye candy than your brain can process! |
Nunoya.com | Traditional Japanese floral and geometric fabrics, Nani Iro, Ellen Baker for Kokka, Echino. |
Superbuzzy | Japanese fabrics, modern quilting fabrics, great novelty fabrics (there’s a sewing themed section!). |
Kids’ Fabrics
If you sew for your kids or other people’s kids, you’ll love these shops.
Children’s Corner Store | Heirloom fabrics, designer children’s fabrics. |
Crafty Mamas | Euro fabric supplies in Australia. |
Fabric Bonita | Sweet knits for baby plus a great selection of knit ribbing fabrics. |
The Fabric Fairy | Board short fabric, cotton knits, PUL fabrics for diapermaking, |
Lillestoff | High quality European knits for kids. They have some pretties for adults too! I’ve sewed with this stuff before and it’s delightful! |
Ottobre | High quality knits and wovens used in Ottobre Design Magazine |
Peekaboo Pattern Shop | Quickly becoming my favorite spot for boys’ fabric. Choose from designers like Art Gallery, Birch, Dear Stella, Michael Miller, plus a great line of in-house printed fabrics. |
Urban Kids Fabric | Trendy European knits for kids. |
Knit fabrics
Finding good quality knits and fun knit prints isn’t always the easiest. Thankfully, these fabric shops have you covered!
Girl Charlee | Huge variety of knit prints in many different styles of designs, Hacci sweater knits, French terry, double brushed poly, striped knits, novelty prints, solid cotton lycra. There’s mystery boxes so you can sample what they have, and there’s vegan leather fabric too! |
Jelly Fabrics | UK shop with great selection of rib knits. |
Knit Fabric.com | The sister site to Peekaboo Pattern Shop. Huge selection of all types of knits + a must check out under $10/yd section. |
Knit Pop | CPSC compliant knits, brushed poly and cotton spandex prints plus many more types. There are monthly subscription boxes too! |
Knitwit | Australian fabric shop featuring collections of printed knits by month in polyester spandex, cotton, and viscose, Italian wool knits, and pattern suggestions. |
Land of Oh | Children’s fabric, waterproof fabrics, large selection of rib knits in South Korea |
Neotrims | Excellent UK source for knit cuffs and waistbands + sweatshirt fleece. |
O Jolly | Handmade sweater knits and ribbing, plus options for custom knit fabric |
Raspberry Creek | Small batch custom fabric printing, in-house printed fabric line, knit fabric designs on brushed poly, jersey, minky, ponte, denim, rayon challis, sweatshirt, and swim fabrics. |
So Sew English | Coordinated bundles of knit fabrics, printed French terry, double brushed poly, knit denim, stretch twills |
Surge | Stretch laces, wide variety of knit fabric types plus some more unusual knits like cupro jersey, tri-blend, modal spandex, quilted and jacquard knits |
Utopian Threads | Another Australian fabric shop with a little bit of everything. Their knit selection features a lot Bloome Copenhagen knits, licensed characters, and custom printed designs |

Elizabeth Farr is the writer behind the Elizabeth Made This blog where she shares helpful sewing tips, step by step sewing tutorials and videos to help you explore your creativity through sewing. She has written sewing Eguides and patterns, been a featured teacher at Rebecca Page’s Sewing Summit and Jennifer Maker’s Holiday Maker Fest and her work has appeared in Seamwork and Altered Couture magazines. She also created a line of refashioned garments for SEWN Denver. When her sewing machine isn’t humming, she’s playing and teaching violin, and hanging around a good strategic board game with her husband and 4 kids.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
INCREDIBLE!
Happy to do it Alethia!
Very comprehensive, but I think you missed The Sewing Workshop ( unless I just didn’t see it, if so I apologize) . I would classify it under Fine Fabrics.
Ah indeed. I had forgotten about them. Linda Lee is a great teacher! I will add that when I update in a couple days. Thanks Kathy!
Amazing list! Definitely a Save!
Thanks Shannon! Glad it’s helpful to you!
This is really very kind of you Elizabeth! (And a ton of work!!) It is appreciated more than you will ever know!! Thank you!
You’re so welcome Myra!
Oh Elizabeth. I love what you’ve done with all of this information. It really is a jumbo guide. You’ve done an amazing piece of work. I hope everyone comes here and sees what a great job you’ve done. Thank you so much.
Thanks Maria! And there’s more coming!
I’m definitely going to bookmark this page! Thanks for putting this together, Elizabeth.
You bet Nicki! It was a labor of love!
Fantastic!
Glad it’s helpful to you Colleen!
Another online fabric store is Sugared Sage Fabrics
https://sugaredsage.com