Sewing and dressmaking 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. Despite rising prices generally, there are stores out there that still have bargain dressmaking fabrics in the region of £6 a metre or less so we’ve picked out some of the best places to buy cheap fabric online. Keep checking them regularly for the latest deals, as fabrics will change often, and grab yourself a bargain to get much more fabric for your money! The fabrics we have featured here may not always be available but you will find other equally good deals! Shop away!
Pound Fabrics
Pound Fabrics is the UK’s Number 1 Online Fabric Pound Store. Pound Fabrics stock a wide range of clearance dressmaking fabrics, including chiffon, polyester, viscose, georgette and even scuba! Many are priced at £1 per metre with other priced at £2 – £3. Minimum order of any fabric is 3 metres to keep prices low. This lovely viscose twill is only £5.50 per metre!
Fabrics Galore
Fabrics Galore have a big range of dressmaking, furnishing and quilting fabrics available at great prices. Many are under £6 per metre, especially when they have sale on. We love this vibrant brushed cotton check fabric, it would make nice snuggly pyjamas!
Shop their fabrics at: https://www.fabricsgalore.co.uk/
Discount Fabrics Ltd
On the Discount Fabrics website you’ll find a big range of low cost dressmaking, soft furnishing and craft fabrics. With some priced as low as £2.52 per metre.
We love the Chinese Brocade pictured above which starts at just £5.27 a metre! Find all their fabrics at: https://discountfabricsltd.com/
Cheap Fabrics
Cheap Fabrics pride themselves in sourcing ‘only the best’ high quality fabrics, at the best prices. They have a wide variety of fabrics for dressmaking, sheers and cottons.
Examples of fabrics at bargain prices are this printed jersey at £3.99 per metre, brushed poplin, crepes, brocades, patchwork fabrics – you name it, they have it!
Take a look here – https://www.cheapfabrics.co.uk
Abakhan Fabrics
If you are looking for bargain fabrics for dressmaking and crafts 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 – you can select the price range when you search.
This floral polyester fabric is priced at only £4.99 per metre!
View the full range of their bargain fabrics at http://www.abakhan.co.uk or in their stores.
Fabric UK
Fabric UK stock a wide range of fabrics and there are several different types available for less than £6 per metre including flannel, furnishing fabrics, polyester, chiffon, hessian, lycra, lining fabrics and more.
The best place to start is their clearance lines section but there are cheap fabrics on other parts of their site too so have a good look around. The lace fabric above is only £5.99 per metre.
Weaver Dee
Online fabric and haberdashery store Weaver Dee have many bargain fabrics under £6 a metre.
They have a range of poly cottons, both prints and plains, priced at around £3 per metre! This cotton lawn example pictured is just £5 a metre.
View their fabrics here: http://weaverdee.com/
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 or less including the viscose jersey 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 the cheapest first, which is a very useful feature. Visit: http://www.minerva.com
Fabric Land
Incredible range of fabrics offered at wholesale prices to everyone! You name it, they probably have it. We like the look of this Buttersoft 8 Whale Cord at £5.99 a metre.
Dalston Mill
Dalston Mill have a great range of printed jersey fabrics at under £6 per metre, plus other fabrics too. You can filter on price to see the best bargains!
Fabric Giant
Loads of inexpensive fabrics – many are under £4 per metre! Many different types of fabrics including fashion fabrics and craft fabrics. You can choose your fabric type then filter on price to get the best bargains!
See here https://www.fabricgiant.com/
To learn how to sew with different types of fabrics pop over to our techniques page and click the ‘fabric handling’ tag.
