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No matter what you are looking for, you're bound to find the right clothing fabric by the yard or metre, just waiting for your custom design.
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Stiff, Shiny, Semi-Transparent, Woven, Poly. Cost-effective alternative to natural silk. Fantastic shimmer and drape.
100% polyester
Soft, Shiny, Semi-Transparent, Woven, Poly. Light weight shimmering sateen. Matte back.
100% polyester
Stiff, Does Not Fray, Slight Shine, Semi-Transparent, Non-Woven, Poly. Waterproof tough milk finish fabric.
100% polyester
Soft, Does Not Fray, Matt, Opaque, Woven, Poly. Super soft brushed textile.
100% polyester
Soft, Elastic, Matt, Opaque, Woven, Poly. 4 way Matt finish poly/viscose textile.
90% poly / 10% lycra
Soft, Shiny, Opaque, Woven, Poly. Luxury sateen faced heavy textile. Fantastic print detail.
100% polyester
Soft, Elastic, Matt, Opaque, Knitted, Poly. Soft touch Jersey. Classic T-Shirt fabric. OekoTex approved.
Soft, thin, very wavy, little shiny, semi-transparent, woven, poly. Twisted filament soft sheer and dry handle.
100% polyester
Soft, Shiny, Stretchy, Opaque, knitted, Poly. Super bright print with shimmer, ripple and shine.
98% polyester 2% elastane
Soft, Elastic, Brushed Back, Matt, Opaque, Knitted, Poly. Brushed back, heavy stretch Jersey.
100% polyester
Soft, Elastic, Matt, Opaque, Knitted, Poly. Pique knit, stretch Jersey.
97% Polyester, 3% Elastane
Soft, Shiny, Woven, Poly. 4 way stretch, shimmer faced poly/viscose fabric.
85% polyester 15% elastane
Soft, does not fray, Matt, Non-Woven, Poly. Power mesh, open weave fabric.
90% polyester 10% elastane
Soft, Loop Back, Matt, Knitted, Poly. White-faced, loop back stretch jersey.
100% polyester
Stretch fabric with super soft brushed front. Soft, cuddly feel.
100% polyester
Thick, stretchy power Lycra. Use: cycle shorts or compression fabric.
92% poly / 8% elastane
Heavyweight, Scuba knitted "Lycra". Good stretch on the width. Like thin neoprene.
95% polyester 5% elastane
Peach finished face. Splash proof. Frays. Woven with no stretch. Use for outwear.
100% polyester
Breathable, 100% polyester fabric coated on one side with Polyurethane (PU) resistant to penetration by water and wetting. Great for outdoor clothing, especially waterproof jackets.
100% polyester
Classic Taffeta fabric. Made from a poly blend. Sheen and shimmer with a great body.
100% polyester
A jersey ply. Knitted face and back with very light wadding layer between. Permanent, stamped quilting diamonds. A good amount of stretch on width.
95% polyester 5% elastane
Classic Chenille fabric with "caterpillar" pile on the face. Soft but strong with a good drape.
100% polyester
Real Silk Georgette 50gsm. 10 Momme Weight. Light, thin, soft, wavy, sheer and luxurious.
100% Silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 9%
Soft, light, satin-faced. Lovely drape and feel.
100% Polyester
Lightweight, PU coated waterproof fabric. Great for light garments e.g. windbreakers.
100% polyester
Soft, light and airy. Silky smooth surface that flows and drapes beautifully. Plain weave. 100% cotton lawn.
100% Supima cotton
Cotton 95% / Linen 5% blend. Plain weave with slub yarns in the weft. Durable, strong, breathable, absorbent, cool & smooth.
95% cotton 5% linen
Fine Warp Satin, woven from 100% natural cotton. Use: garments and light furnishings.
100% cotton
Light, sheer, plain wove voile. Great drape and smooth feel.
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft, 4-way stretch, slinky and smooth. Bright, punchy print.
82% polyester 18% lycra
Made from 100% recycled polyester materials. Plain weave with large yarns.
100% recycled polyester
Soft and dry Georgette fabric with twisted yarns. Made from synthetic fibres, stunning colour and fast washing power.
100% polyester
Soft, smooth and strong poly muslin fabric. A classic voile like weave that's open net
100% polyester
100% cotton, classic Twill. 3/1 Twill weave. Medium weight.
100% cotton
Elegant, stylish and utterly sumptuous short piled Soft Velvet.
100% polyester
Breathable, 2 ply heavyweight soft shell jersey. Stretch in weft. Soft brushed back, with smooth scuba face.
100% polyester
Heavyweight drill weave Bull denim. Classic jeans fabric, no stretch.
100% cotton
Basic plain weave, dyed white cotton calico. A simple cotton, dyed white for optimal colour print.
100% cotton Pigment Inks
Medium weight, soft matte fashion crepe.
100% polyester
Heavyweight Scuba knitted "Lycra" with crepe face. Good stretch on the width. Like thin neoprene.
94% polyester 6% elastane
Lightweight, semi-transparent knitted jersey. With varying width "slub yarns" on weft.
100% polyester
Stretchy substantial crepe faced knitted jersey.
97% polyester 3% elastane
Circular knitted, loose knitwear fabric, with good stretch & recovery.
95% polyester 5% elastane
100% natural silk twill. 12.5 momme, 54gsm. Super soft, lightweight. Great for pocket squares, scarves, and high-end garments.
100% Silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1.5% Warp: 1%
Real silk Satin 85gsm. 19 Momme Weight. Shiny face, luxury handle, beautiful drape. Soft, strong colours, good detail.
100% Silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 4% Warp: 2%
Medium weight cotton drill, strong base fabric and a bright white colour. Good drape. Use for lighter clothing and craft projects.
100% cotton
10oz Denim, bright white base. Strong, durable fabric that's great for garments/clothing.
100% cotton
Opalescent, fluid fabric. High-shine surface and light reflection.
100% polyester
Stretchy and lightweight jersey with a beautifully soft feel. Perfect for slim fit, body conscious garments accentuating your body.
96% recycled polyester 4% elastane
Airflow Light Sports Fabric. Super stretchy and breathable. Moisture-wicking.
100% polyester
Certified Organic, Optic White, 100% Cotton Poplin. Super bright colours and deep blacks, strong wash fastness, using reactive inks.
100% Organic Cotton
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 2% Warp: 1%
Soft, light and airy. Silky smooth surface, flows and drapes beautifully. Plain weave 100% cotton lawn. Super bright colors and deep blacks, strong wash fastness, using reactive ink chemistry.
100% Pima cotton
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 1%
70% wool, 30% silk. Woven in Italy and finished in England. Light cream base color, open plain weave. An airy, light, flowing, soft yet strong quality. Super bright colors and deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry.
70% wool 30% silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 3.5%
Floaty and buttery soft fabric with an elegant drape. Plain woven lightweight 100% viscose with slight stretch in the weft. Super bright colours & deep blacks when layered. Printed using reactive ink chemistry.
100% viscose
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 1%
Soft, Elastic, Matt, Opaque, Knitted, recycled Poly Jersey. Soft touch Jersey. Use: clothing, t-shirts. Polyester yarn made from 100% Post-consumer waste.
96% Recycled Polyester, 4% Elastane
325 thread count, high quality bedding material. 100% BCI cotton (Better Cotton Initiative) . Bright white base colour, smooth luxury delicate yet durable material. 5-Star hotel bed linen quality. Wide width material at up to 175cm print width.
100% Organic cotton
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1% Warp: 1%
Soft pigment printed 95% cotton / 5% Lycra single jersey. Good colour strength and strong wash fastness at cool temperatures. Due to the nature of jersey shrinkage has to be expected. We recommend ordering larger than required and cutting to correct size.
95% cotton 5% elastane
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1% Warp: 3%
Medium weight 100% linen plain weave fabric. Contains characteristic slubs and bobbles, will include occasional unprinted white dots. Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry. Uses: clothing, kitchen textiles, curtains, light upholstery.
100% Linen
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5.8% Warp: 1.6%
Lightweight bright white cotton, with crisscross texture. Sharp and defined pigment print with bright colours and deep blacks, working well with the classic slub texture. Uses: Garments like shirts, dresses, light jackets, and homeware items such as tablecloths, napkins, tea towels, bedding.
100% cotton
Organic Cotton Satin with shiny satin face and matte reverse. Sharp print quality and broad colour range with rich colours. Woven from organic cotton yarn. Use to create skirts, trousers, dresses, light jackets, and workwear, or light upholstery and kitchen textiles.
100% cotton
Medium weight Lycra made using ceramic fibres. Soft, super flexible fabric with 4-way stretch, adapts to the shape of the body. Ceramic fibre technology adds UV protection and makes this fabric completely opaque. Fantastic for sportswear and swimwear.
80% polyester 20% elastane
Care instructions
Wash at 30°C, low tumble dry heat, hang to dry, do not wring, low heat iron.
The properties that you look for in clothing fabric is likely to change with the item of clothing that you intend to make. The one thing that all clothing fabric needs to have in common though, is that it needs to be hard wearing enough that it can be used for clothing. Some apparel fabrics are delicate and will need extra care and attention, but even the most delicate of fabrics has got to be able to stand up to movement; bending, walking, reaching and stretching. We have selected a number of our fabrics, specifically for making clothing, and put them here for you to browse through and choose for your next custom design. With so many different properties to choose from, you are bound to find something that is just right for your dressmaking or clothing project, safe in the knowledge that it will stand up to being worn.
When you order custom clothing fabric by the yard, it will be digitally printed, using one of our popular methods, these include pigment printing and dye sublimation. Please note that due to the nature of the fabric and our processing methods, the Pima Lawn, Cotton Linen and Janice Poplin Cotton may occasionally have very small white dots where pieces of cotton fluff are removed revealing unprinted white base material. Please note that this is normal and cannot be avoided but won't affect the strong colours and detailed nature of your print. All of our methods will bond the print to the fabric, presenting your design in all its splendour.
Once your apparel fabric is printed you can choose how you would like it finishing. There are a variety of options available to you.
If you choose to have one of our seamstresses hem your apparel fabric, please allow extra fabric for hemming when you give us your bespoke measurements.
All of our fabrics are printed at 200dpi. This works for us as it combines a great quality as we as a good file weight. In order to avoid resizing and interpolation, we recommend that you scale your image to 100% at 200dpi. Our design interface works with a traffic light system that acts as a quality marker for your designs. This will show you whether the resolution is too low for printing. When you re-upload your design with a highest resolution, the traffic lights will change colour, showing you're good to go. A message will pop up alongside the traffic lights to let you know if the resolution is too low or if you have a good quality image.
Your uploaded design will automatically be scaled to fit the size of fabric you've chosen. You can change the dimensions of your fabric by amending the measurements on the ‘Product Options’ tab, under ‘Print Size’. To see how this fits with the dimensions of your image/design, you can refer to the ‘Images & Text Tools’ tab under 'Quality Information'. Here, you will be able to edit the dimensions of the image.
We always recommend using an RGB colour space when you upload your images. More specifically, we suggest using the sRGB image profile, to achieve best colour results. This will need to be done in your editing software; choose RGB as the working space, and assign the image profile as sRGB (full name sRGB IEC61966-2.1)
There is no length limit for most of our fabrics. Our preview design window is set up to displaying a maximum of 10m to help you visualise the print, but that doesn't mean this is the print limit. If you'd like to order more, you can increase the quantity (x2 for 20m or x4 for 40m for example) and order as much as you'd like. Larger volumes will receive an automatic discount too. While the fabric length is nothing to worry about, each individual fabric will have a maximum width side: These can be found on the fabric's page information or in the design interface.
Yes, that will help you when it comes to cutting or framing your printed fabric. We recommend always adding a little extra space for borders into your purchased fabric size. When we print your materials, or send out fabric samples, we typically trim squarely around the fabric, leaving approximately 5mm white space. Cutting neatly on the line has an additional fee.
Crocking is the term used to describe fading along the creases in a fabric. It typically can occur after constant washing or heavy use of digitally printed natural fabrics. Crocking can be minimised by hand washing your fabrics at a cooler temperature, rather than machine washing. If you want to make sure there's no chance of crocking, we'd suggest you use a poly fabric.
Yes, our organic fabrics don't have an additional coating like non-organic fabrics have, which means it absorbs the inks deep into its fibre and reducing the colour strength slightly (this can be approximately -40%). If you would like a bolder, more vibrant colour for your fabric, we would suggest using a non-organic fabric.
Unfortunately not; all of our fabrics have been tested meticulously to ensure we know exactly how to get the best results, and our facilities cater perfectly to them. If you are set on a fabric we don't offer, we can offer custom printed sublimation paper to order which will allow you to heat press your designs onto your own fabrics.
If your design is simple and less intricate, a JPEG will be absolutely fine. However, if you have created a design with multi-coloured detailing, we would recommend saving your design in a TIFF format.
Similar to other fabric printing processes, shrinkage can occur. The amount of shrinkage will depend on the fabric, but as a general rule of thumb, please allow for 2-8% shrinkage when working out your measurements. Shrinkage is not an exact science, and the amount of shrinkage will vary from print run to print run. We'd always suggest order a little more than you need for your project.
Many of the fabrics we offer are semi-transparent, so printing on both sides of the fabric is not a service we offer.
At the moment, all of our fabric labels are printed on satin fabric. For now, we believe this is the best choice, but will potentially introduce other options in the future. All labels are cut to the same label format. If you would like to choose a different fabric and format for your labels, you could always order a sheet of the fabric of your choice to create labels yourself.
Our fabrics are printed with water-based inks as environmental consciousness is always front of our minds. Water-based inks include no chemicals or solvents, and our printing process uses heat to fix colours and patterns into place to avoid excess or contaminated water returning into the water system (this is something that can occur through steaming). All printing, fulfilment and production is done in our one facility in London, and rather than rolling the fabrics or sending them in a tube, you will receive your material folded up. This amounts to 150 tubes saved a week, as well as much more space on the delivery van for more orders. (For delicate fabrics we ensure to package appropriately).
Although very rare, there could be a slight colour difference from one print run to another. This is a normal part of the printing process, however we are always working to improve our colour profiles. It is unlikely that the difference in print runs will be hugely different (for example, it's unlikely your orange is suddenly going to be red). The likelihood of colour variations can be intensified fabric to fabric due to materials having different grains and textures; natural fabrics typically have more muted colour tones, while poly alternatives have a bolder hue. This is because the construction of the material is different, and the printing method has to be altered slightly for more delicate, natural textiles.
Our full cut & sew service at Bags of Love can be used to your full advantage. We even offer hemming for your fabrics at a small additional cost. Our hems are created with a one or two cold hem that typically uses around 5 to 20mm of fabric (depending on the thickness of your chosen material). Please bare this in mind when you are ordering your printed fabric with hems: If you would like your finished piece to be 100cm x 100cm, change your dimensions to 101.5cm instead to allow space for your hems (you will also need to include additional for potential shrinkage). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. Your printed fabric will be hemmed with either Black or White thread. If you are ordering a lightly woven material or a printed silk, you will find that one hem will be straight, while the other slightly rippled. The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:
For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs.
Please note: As everything we provide is handmade to order, you may find a slight variance in the sizes.
