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Choosing the right custom clothing fabric is half the battle.
Browse our range of clothing fabrics
Light weight, stiff and non-stretch, silky, smooth, shiny and semi-transparent
100% polyester
Medium weight, stiff and non-stretch, silky, smooth, shiny and semi-transparent
100% polyester
Medium weight, stiff and non-stretch, waterproof, shiny and semi-transparent, smooth and non-fray
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, brushed/knapped face, fire retardant and opaque, matte and fluffy
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, matte, smooth and opaque
90% poly, 10% lycra
Medium weight, shiny and non-stretch, silky, smooth and opaque
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, smooth and matte, opaque
96% polyester, 4% elastane
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, brushed/knapped face, shiny, fluffy and opaque
98% polyester, 2% elastane
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, smooth, matte, brushed back and opaque
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte and opaque
97% polyester, 3% elastane
Medium weight, smooth and stretchy, shiny, opaque and silky
85% polyester, 15% elastane
Light weight, soft and stretchy, matte, mesh and semi transparent
90% polyester, 10% elastane
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte, opaque and loop back
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, brushed/knapped face, fire retardant, shiny, fluffy and opaque
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte opaque and smooth
92% polyester, 8% elastane
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte, smooth and opaque
95% polyester, 5% elastane
Medium weight, smooth and non-stretch, water resistant and semi transparent, matte
100% polyester
Medium weight, smooth and non-stretch, waterproof, matte and non-fray, semi transparent
100% polyester
Light weight, stiff and non-stretch, shiny, smooth and semi transparent
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte and opaque
95% polyester, 5% elastane
Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch, durable, matte and opaque
100% polyester
Light weight, silky and smooth, semi transparent, matte and dry
100% Silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 9%
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, shiny, silky, smooth and opaque
97% polyester, 3% elastane
Light weight, smooth and non-stretch, waterproof, matte, smooth and semi transparent
100% polyester
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, semi transparent, matte and smooth
100% Pima cotton
Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, opaque and matte
95% cotton 5% linen
Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, matte, semi transparent and smooth
100% cotton
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, stiff, matte and smooth, semi transparent
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, smooth opaque and matte
82% polyester, 18% lycra
Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch, coarse and semi-transparent
100% recycled polyester
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, matte and smooth, semi transparent
100% polyester
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, mesh, matte and fluffy
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, matte and opaque
100% cotton
Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch, matte, opaque and smooth
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, matte, opaque and smooth
100% polyester
Heavy weight, stiff and non-stretch, soft and opaque, matte
100% cotton
Medium weight, soft and non-stretch, semi transparent, matte and coarse
100% cotton
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, matte, opaque and
100% polyester
Heavy weight, soft and stretchy, opaque, matte and coarse
94% polyester, 6% elastane
Medium weight, soft and stretchy, smooth and matte, semi transparent
100% polyester
Medium weight, matte and stretchy, semi transparent
97% polyester, 3% elastane
Medium weight, coarse and stretchy, matte and mesh
95% polyester, 5% elastane
Light weight, soft and non-stretch, shiny, semi transparent and smooth
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. Uses: garments, lingerie, scarves. <b>Expect shrinkage 5% weft, 6% warp.</b> Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry
100% Silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 4% Warp: 2%
Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch, opaque and matte
100% cotton
Heavy weight, soft and non-stretch, matte and opaque
100% cotton
Light weight, soft and smooth, shimmery shine.
100% polyester
Medium weight, soft and smooth with great stretch.
96% polyester, 4% elastane
Medium weight, soft and knitted. Slight stretch, mesh, breathable.
100% polyester
Certified Organic, Optic White, 100% Cotton Poplin. Super bright colors and deep blacks, strong wash fastness, using reactive ink chemistry. Expect shrinkage 0-1% weft, 2-3% warp.
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. Expect shrinkage 1-2% weft, 3-4% warp.
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, Suitable for scarves and fashion. Expect shrinkage 5% weft, 8% warp. 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 colors & deep blacks when layered. Printed using reactive ink chemistry.
100% viscose
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 1%
Soft, Elastic, Matte, 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 color, smooth luxury delicate yet durable material. 5-Star hotel bed linen quality. Wide width material at up to 69" print width.
100% cotton
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1% Warp: 1%
Soft pigment printed 95% cotton / 5% Lycra single jersey. Good color 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% Lycra
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 colors & 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 colors 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 color 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 fibers. Soft, super flexible fabric with 4-way stretch, adapts to the shape of the body. Ceramic fiber 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 / 86°F, low tumble dry heat, hang to dry, do not wring, low heat iron.
The properties that you look for in custom clothing fabric is different depending on the garment that you intend to make. The one thing that all clothing fabric needs to have in common is that it needs to be durable 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 have to be able to stand up to some degree of movement. 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. All of our methods will bond the ink to the fabric, presenting your design in all its splendor. In regards to the Pima Lawn and Cotton Linen, due to the nature of the fabric and our processing methods, there can be occasional 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 colors and detailed nature of your print.
Once your apparel fabric is printed you can choose how you would like it finished. There are a variety of options available to you.
If you choose to have one of our seamstresses hem your printed clothing 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 well 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 color, 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 color space when you upload your images. More specifically, we suggest using the sRGB image profile, to achieve best color 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 (32.8 ft) to help you visualize 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 minimized 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 fiber and reducing the color strength slightly (this can be approximately -40%). If you would like a bolder, more vibrant color 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-colored 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 colors 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, 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 color difference from one print run to another. This is a normal part of the printing process, however we are always working to improve our color 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 color variations can be intensified fabric to fabric due to materials having different grains and textures; natural fabrics typically have more muted color 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 40" x 40", change your dimensions to 41" 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.
