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our fabricsOur patchwork and quilting fabrics are carefully selected, high thread count, finely woven cotton from leading manufacturers and are generally 44 inches (112cm) wide. They are craft weight and suitable for dressmaking or soft furnishings but not suitable for upholstery or curtains. We sell a wide variety of colours and designs from plains through to exquisitely patterned and colourful Japanese fabrics. We stock bright modern prints and traditional or reproduction designs, batiks and a variety of blenders. We probably have the largest range of children's and novelty fabric in the UK, most of which are available through this website. We are one of a small number of UK retailers which stocks the full range of 343 Kona Cotton Solids plain coloured fabrics. In our opinion, these are the best plain fabrics available in the UK. There are approximately 1500 fabrics listed on this website but we have over 2000 in the shop. Some, like the white-on-white fabrics are impossible to photograph. In accordance with UK and EU law we have to sell fabric in metres or fractions thereof so all our fat quarters are 50cm (19.5 inches) x half the fabric width (normally 56cm or 22 inches). This means they are larger than fat quarters sold in the USA. |
This website is owned and managed by quiltessential Cromford Mill Mill Road Cromford Derbyshire DE4 3RQ 01629 825936 |
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