Bean Bag Fabric

What is Bean Bag fabric?

Bean bag fabric is 100% polyester and has a great water repellent finish. This fabric is UV fast,  meaning it does not fade in sunlight. The fabric has a textured feel and pvc like composition.  It conforms to fire retardant BS585. Here at Fabric UK, we stock a large range of vibrant colours suitable for both indoor and outdoor furniture.

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Gingham Fabric

Gingham fabric is balanced plain-woven fabric. In a check, stripe or plaid pattern.

Small Check Gingham

Small Gingham, the smartest and most traditional of the three varieties and widely known as the school uniform Gingham. The small squares in the check pattern measure just an 8th of an inch. As with all traditional gingham, one coloured and one white yarn is used to create the pattern, resulting in a third tone just slightly lighter than the main colour. The smart look of this small gingham is ideal for workwear as well as schoolwear. The taut structure of the fabric can be worked into neat tailoring for mens and ladies shirts.

 

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Fleece fabrics for winter

Fleece Fabrics for winter – Plain Dyed

Fleece fabrics for winter, as winter approaches that means its’ time to wrap up warm. We offer a vast range of fleece fabrics from plain to Sherpa and bonded to hoodie fleece. 

Plain Fleece Fabrics

Our Plain fleece fabric 300g/m2 100% Polyester anti-pilled fleece,is a soft luxurious lightweight brushed fabric. Warm and comfortable and used to make a wide range of items including, apparel, athletic wear, throws, blankets, hoodies, hats, scarves, sweat shirts, jackets, outdoor clothing, baby blankets, sofa throws, pet clothing, pet bedding and toys.

Fleece fabric is a popular choice amongst sewers as it is  easy to sew and easy to maintain and wash. Machine washable at 30c, it also dries quite quickly due to its construction technique and water repellent tendencies. Good news for people who have wool allergies, fleece fabric is great alternative to wool. Environmentally friendly this fleece is manufactured from re-cycled plastics and plastic bottles.

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Quilting services for all your quilting needs!

Quilting Services

We are now offering quilting services! Our new quilting machines have arrived and we are all set up to quilt any fabric you may require. 

Take a look at some of the following examples of what our technicians have created recently.

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Upholstery Fabrics

Here at Fabric UK, we stock a vast range of Upholstery fabrics. All perfect for Upholstery or Re-upholstery. Most of the fabrics conform to the Fire Retardant standards; BS5852, BS5867, BS476 or even CRIB 5.  Some fabrics also meet the Martindale rub test standards.
At Fabric UK we are able to treat fabrics that are not Fire Retardant to meet your required specifications.

Including: 

  • Tweed
  • Checks
  • Drill
  • Velvet
  • Suede
  • Basket Weave
  • Leatherettes
  • Vinyl

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Face Mask Fabrics

Face Mask Fabrics

Face mask fabrics, there are a lot of different ways to construct your own face masks. We stock a wide range of face mask fabric which would be applicable. During this time, the spread of COVID-19 means that it is now more important than ever to wear a face mask. Masks are more so used to prevent the furthering of the disease which as a result, will decrease the new arising cases. 

Scuba & Neoprene 

Currently a very popular option for face masks is scuba or neoprene. They have a sponge like consistency and offer great protection from those around you. 

Scuba

Scuba fabric is a polyester mix fabric mostly known for use with figure hugging fashion and sporting garments. The fabric consists of a 92% polyester and 8% elastane blend, and constructed using a double knit method which results in a thicker fabric with a smooth yet spongy feel.

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Metallic Foil Fabrics

We have a brand new range of Metallic Foil Fabrics!  The Lycra foil fabric has a four way stretch, high shine and  is suitable for clothing such as Swimming costumes, Bikinis, Active wear, Leggings, Tops, Leotards, and Dance wear. 

Our Mermaid, Unicorn, Rainbow and Fish scale foils are stretchy,vibrant and perfect for multiple applications.Breathable and durable the fabric can withstand all forms of physical activity.

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Brand new PU Fabric just in!

Introduction our new range of PU fabric. We have a large new range suitable for multiple applications. Including Leather look, Matt, Hi-shine, Holographic and Animal Print PU. Find all fabric online here.

PU Fabric

Hologram Hi Shine

Hologram Hi Shine PU has a four way stretch and an iridescent gloss shine. The fabric is suitable for clothing such as swimwear, dresses, leggings and tops. It can also be used for accessories. Frequently used in performance wear and in costume design. Pu fabric has waterproof qualities and can therefore be used within the home and outdoors for table cloths etc.

Composition – Face: 60% PU, Base: 40% Polyester
Weight – 230gsm
Width – 138cm

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The Christmas Sparkle Fabric Guide!

Know Your Sparkles

As connoisseurs of all things shiny know, there is a big difference between something that shines and something that sparkles. If you are choosing Christmas sparkle fabric for your visual merchandising, displays or fashion design you have to ensure the vision is understood by everyone you are working with from the people sourcing the fabric to the people selling the fabric themselves! If you have aver been ever so slightly annoyed if someone says” oh I love your sparkly top” when you know full well its a more of a liquid flat shine then you may well appreciate this blog. Send it to anyone who needs to learn their twinkle from their shine.

samples of coloured glitter fabric

OK, that may have sounded a bit pedantic but knowing the difference is important when describing a fabric to someone and when ordering online. Visual merchandisers, interior designers, set designers, artists and clothing designers should all know the differences, however subtle. When creating anything from scene or a garment you often need to describe your design to someone who wont quite see the difference in their mind, until they see the real thing. Maybe this blog will help.

samples of various holographic lycra fabric
purple glitter gloss leatherette fabric

Terms like sparkle or twinkle refer to materials that catch the light in a multitude of places. The size of the pieces and the direction they face determines the way light reacts with them. The smaller the pieces, the finer the sparkle, so it becomes more of a twinkle. When thousands of tiny facets that all face the same direction, they work together so the fabric can become more of a fluid shine. Whereas when light hits Glitter fabric the multitude of facets face different random directions, creating more of a sparkle to the fabric rather than a pure shine.

Keeping Score

Instead of my in depth descriptions that wander on for miles, I have devised a bullet point guide and a points out of 10 guide to help out anyone choosing their sparkle fabric! This is applied to fabric we sell, but will also help with any shiny fabric you come across in life!

fine silver mesh netting fabric display and Christmas sparkle
pale gold metallic fabric for Christmas displays fashion and merchandising

I have used terms such as ;

  • Metallic
  • Shimmer
  • Sparkle
  • Shine
  • Wow Factor

….to help with understanding the fabric. For a good example I would say Large Display Glitter Fabric has a 10/10 sparkle and the Fine Display Glitter has a 10/10 twinkle. So scroll scroll through and like a top trumps for fabric, compare the scores….

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