Where to buy bargain priced fabrics

Sewing can be an expensive hobby, by the time you add up all the haberdashery supplies, the patterns and then the fabrics it can be a lot of money.  However, there are many stores out there that have fabric at £6 a metre or less so we've picked out some of the best places to buy cheap fabric online. Grab yourself a bargain and get much more fabric for your money.

Calico Laine

Calico Laine are another great site/store for bargain fabrics for dressmaking, almost every type of fabric you can think of.  Fabrics you can buy for under £6 a metre include calico, chambray fabric, Rose & Hubble prints, satin, jersey, dress lining fabrics, gingham and more...

Pictured is one of their soft flanelette fabrics which costs £4.99 a metre.

View their fabrics here: www.calicolaine.co.uk

Remnant Kings

If you are looking for cheap dressmaking fabrics then Remnant Kings is a great place to start.  They have several stores in Scotland but also sell online.  They have several dressmaking fabrics for under £6 a metre including net fabrics, gingham and spotty fabrics, taffeta, peach skin fabric, crushed velvet and satin.  They also have a colourful selection of stretch fabrics at just £2.99 a metre plus lining fabrics, organza and polycotton at the same price.

Grab your low cost dressmaking fabrics here: http://www.remnantkings.co.uk/

Remnant House

Remnant House have a big selection of bargain fabrics many for less than £6 a metre.  I quite like the Wedgewood poplin pictured here, available in 8 different colours for just £4.75 a metre!

You can browse their low cost fabrics here: www.remnanthousefabric.co.uk

Minerva Crafts

Minerva Crafts have a large range of fabrics for less than £6 a metre, many of their dressmaking fabrics are around £4-£5 a metre including the cotton polins pictured.

Some of their fabrics cost just £2.99 a metre.  Choose the sort by price option once you are on their fabric section to view cheapest first.   Visit: http://www.minervacrafts.com

Weaver Dee 

New online fabric and haberdashery store Weaver Dee are still growing their range of fabrics but already there are several well under £6 a metre. 

They have a range of poly cottons, both prints and plains, prices £2.49 or £2.93 a metre!

View their fabrics here: http://weaverdee.com/

Plus use code DIRECTORY10 for an extra 10% off

Frumble

Frumble have a selection of poplin fabrics both prints and spots ranging in price from £4.90 - £6.  It includes some popular VW camper van fabrics too.

I like the Cath Kidston style floral prints like the one pictured.

To view their poplins visit this section of their site.

Abakhan Fabrics

If you are looking for bargain dressmaking fabrics then pop on over to Abakhan Fabrics.  They have hundreds of dressmaking fabrics poplin, lawn fabrics, gingham, satins, silk taffeta, wool, jersey etc a large amount of which are priced at under £6 per metre, with prices starting from around £3 per metre.

They have some pretty Liberty looking cotton lawn fabrics for just £3.25 a metre, including the one pictured to the right.

View the full range of their bargain fabrics at http://www.abakhan.co.uk or in their stores.

White Tree Fabrics

White Tree Fabrics specialise in dressmaking fabrics but do also seling quilting fabrics and haberdashery.  Handily you can search their fabric by price! 

In the under £6 a metre range you'll find some jersey fabrics, dress net, sparkle crepon, organdy, satin chiffon, mush, tulle, lace, scuba fabric, some cottons and pvc fabrics too.  Pictured is one of their lightweight lace fabrics.

Visit http://www.whitetreefabrics.com to browse their fabric, use the price setting on the left to find the budget buys.

Fabrics at Fleetwood

Fabrics at Fleetwood  have both craft fabrics and dressmaking fabrics at £6 a metre. You can also buy them as fat quarters for £1.50.

They have a good selection of colourful spotty fabrics, stars and stripes. The ones pictured are just £4.20 a metre. 

Visit their site: http://www.fabricsatfleetwood.com/

Fabric Godmother

The Fabric Godmother site specialises in dressmaking fabrics and several of them are less than £6 a metre.  Including several floral prints like the one pictured.

Also under £6 a metre they have lace fabrics, striped cottons, organza, wax cotton fabric and spotted cottons.

To visit the Fabric Godmother site go to: http://www.fabricgodmother.co.uk

Fabric UK

Fabric UK have many fabrics at around the £4 a metre mark including fleece, waterproof fabric and cotton fabrics.  They also have a section of fabrics which cost just 99p a metre and one of fabrics priced at just £1.99 a metre.

There are also automatic discounts if you spend over £100.

View their fabrics here: http://www.fabricuk.com

Croft Mill

Croft Mill have a beautiful selection of craft fabrics, soft furnishing fabrics and dressmaking fabrics, both prints and plains.  Some are as cheap as £3 a metre, and there are many for £5-£7 a metre.

Do take a look at their product descriptions, they are great and some are really amusing.  Much better than your standard manufacturer's blurb.

View their fabrics here: http://www.croftmill.co.uk

More bargains?

If you still have space for a little more bargain fabric why not check out our fabric sales page which has details of our customer's latest offers and discount codes plus direct links to their sales sections.

What is your best online fabric shop for getting bargain supplies?  Do feel free to pop over to our Facebook page and let us know who you recommend.