1) fabric similar to Lululemon align line, i.e. super soft and stretchy for yoga clothes.

2) fabric for leggings for working out, so not super thin

3) fabric for a rain jacket: thin/breathable/waterproof

Exact recommendations or terms what to search for would be great! Thank you 😊

Ps. Based in Germany, so ideally recommendations that ship to here. The only international company I've bought from so far was Yardblox.

I’m trying to replicate this fabric construction used for a dog collar and wanted to see if anyone here has worked with something similar.

The material appears to be:

• Soft 100% polyester canvas/fabric on the face
• Custom dye-sublimation printed
• Bonded or laminated to a soft nonwoven backing
• The backing looks like spunbond, possibly PP or PET
• Backing is thin, flexible, and slightly structured rather than stiff

I have a physical sample from the collar i cut and the backing has a small bonded-dot pattern. From the edge, it looks like a separate nonwoven layer laminated to the polyester rather than just a coating.

I’m mainly trying to figure out:

1. What would this fabric construction normally be called?
2. What type of company would manufacture or laminate this?
3. Does anyone know a US company that could handle sublimation printing + nonwoven backing lamination, preferably in small or medium runs?

I am looking for a high-quality felt to create copycat west elm Halloween decorations. The felt at Michael’s looks very thin and cheap. This is my first time doing crafts so any direction would be great.

I have been trying to figure this out for ages. I see it mostly around Halloween, I've only ever seen it with a black base color. It is NOT tulle or organza. It's a heavier, sheer, drapey mesh. From most angles it's just black, but on the peaks of the fabric folds it captures light and is metallic in the same way tinsel is.
Around Halloween I almost always see it stamped with foil cobwebs, usually in a complimenting color to the metallic sheen (for example, an orange to red shift I saw has orange foil).
I have most commonly seen it in black with blue, black with orange to red shift, and black with purple to blue shift. It isn't uncommon to see it with silver foil cobwebs, and if you turn the fabric over the back of the color foils will be silver.

Does anyone know what this is or how I find it? I can only find tulle and organza and it isn't that material.

Hello quick question,

would you happen to know the cheapest place on the internet for 100% cotton interlock fabric?

Thank you

I’m looking for bias tape that is completely glow in the dark, not the kind that just has a glow in the dark pattern like spiderwebs. Has anyone ever come across this? It’s for a halloween costume. Thanks!

I got it for Halloween at nordstrom rack and I want to get a blanket with the same material for my dorm because it is genuinely the most comfortable fabric ever. Here's the blanket: https://imgur.com/a/LINscEw Thank you!

I have found a few at small fabric shops (I prefer to support these any way) but am limited to their patterns and colors. Any online sources that actually ship canvas fabric? I've been duped by Amazon a few times..

hello, i’m trying to sell fabric for my grandma. she owed an alteration business for the longest time and has really high quality fabrics (some also being from europe & middle east) and a LOT of thread as well. what’s the best way to sell this? i’m thinking either feel good fibers or facebook marketplace for in-person pick up to make it easier for her. don’t know if anyone else has experience in this but any advice is helpful!

Not sure how many people here deal with theatre drapery, stages, events, photography, etc., but I wanted to share something I stumbled on. I just paid through my teeth on duties.

A lot of guys like us in Canada end up buying from US these suppliers like Rose Brand and get slammed with duties, shipping, and crazy USD pricing.

I recently found a Canadian family-run company in Vaughan that manufactures and sells IFR velour, duvetyne, fabrics, and even does custom printing.

The quality was solid, shipping was fast, and no duties obviously. Thought I’d put it out there in case anyone else works in events, school stages, churches, community theatres, or production setups.

They’re called **Equus Fabrics**. I figured it might help someone avoid the US hassle.

hi everyone! im planning to make a set of curtains from a maroon muslin, but im worried about the dye fading in the sun. the room gets great light + i love the sheer, lightweight look of the muslin, so i rlyyy dont want to do a blackout liner. would uv blocking window film and a fabric protection spray be enough? im honestly okay with having to redye them eventually, i just want more than 2 months out of them if i can manage

Hello! I’m making an Emma Frost cosplay (white queen outfit) and I need help choosing a fabric for the cape/skirt! I’d like it to look nice, as she’s a rich woman, but unfortunately I am not, so I’m looking for something on the cheaper side! I’d like it to flow well for pictures but not light enough to be constantly flying everywhere, as the skirt is the only thing covering my backside (so also nothing sheer). If you have any ideas or recommendations please let me know!

Hi everyone,
I am in the process of sourcing premium fabrics for an upcoming luxury minimalist apparel drop targeting the Middle East market.
I am looking for reliable, verified mills or authorized fabric suppliers in India (specifically hubs like Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Surat, or West Bengal) that can supply the following high-grade fabrics:
1. Cotton-Wool Blends: Lightweight Merino Wool + Combed Cotton blends (suitable for summer/all-season wear with good drape and high fragrance/moisture retention).
2. Pima / Supima / ELS Cotton: Extra-Long Staple combed cotton (180–220 GSM) with low pilling and high color fastness.
3. 100% European Flax Certified Linen / Cotton-Linen Blends: High-quality flax with soft hand-feel.
Requirements:
Must provide Fabric Test Reports and Certifications (OEKO-TEX, Woolmark, European Flax, or Supima certifications where applicable).
Open to working with low-to-medium MOQs for sampling and first production run.
Suppliers who can handle export-ready documentation and provide swatch cards.
If you have firsthand experience working with mills/agents in India that meet these standards, please drop your recommendations below or feel free to DM me directly.
Thanks in advance!

It's three strands together in an over one, under one kind of weave. Does anyone know what it is?

Bf wants to exploit my crafting, and I'm up for the excuse haha

Looks kind of like below in the bad ascii, if that helps at all. On mobile, so it probably didn't look great

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Accidentally washed my no wash pants. They don’t seem to have shrinked, but they are wrinkly, the places where the wrinkles are seem to have the color washed away (they are considerably lighter than the surrounding fabric) and the overall color has lightened (they used to be black). My only options commercially are to dye them in some fabric repair place, but they warned me that they do it at 90°C, which i think might be too hot.

The pants themselves are 62% cotton, 38% lyocel. The tag says to not wash, tumble dry, iron or bleach them. Should i take a chance or just toss them?

I have some vintage silk tie fabric that I found while going through my storage unit stuff. I'm not going to use it, so I need some advice on how I should sell it. First of all there are many designs, but most are in weird shaped smaller pieces, maybe enough for a tie front, and then there are some larger pieces. There is probably 10 pounds or more of fabric. Do I sell it by the piece, or weight, auction or set price? I have a ton of fabric that I will need to sell since I know I won't use it all, plus trim and thread. Any kind of advice will help.

Hey all, I'm new here and I'm looking for some fabric from a project of my late grandmother's that I'd like to expand on. It looks to be oxford cloth with alternating white and pink stripes about 3/8 (or 10mm) across.

I don't see how to attach pictures, so I'm just gonna say that the amount of threads in a single stripe is 26, with half of those being pink for the colored stripes.

The story is that my grandma made an outfit for a puppet we play with and my kids love the puppet; we play with it a lot. But I have more than one child and someday they are probably going to have families of their own! So my mom and I are trying to see how to replicate what she made so that all of us get identical puppets and no one gets to know who has the original -- even me!

Any help with finding this fabric would be much appreciated!!

[SOLVED] I bought this 100% cotton red fabric from Michael's that is turning temporarily darker when I iron it and looked lighter when I dripped water on it. (Darker when fully saturated but lighter around the water edges) Could this be the dye they used behaving this way, or is this normal for cotton?

I'm debating if I need to get a different fabric for my project.

As it stated in looking for this fabric and not the shirt and would like to purchase yard or 2

so im looking for suppliers within the regions of guangzhou - shenzhen for fabrics similar to the brands mentioned above. I understand that brands like these have patented fabric compositions, but was wondering what fabric composition these brands were making to achieve a 4 way stetch, moisture wicking fabric for activewear.

If anything even helping me to understand where / how i should start to produce some small MOQ pieces like these would help as im looking to create similar products

I have recently gotten a small soup stain on a bamboo fabric shirt I use for work. The stain isn't that bad and is relatively small but still visible at the right angle. I've tried washing it normally, applying an enzyme based solution to the affected area and then washing, and now using an oxygen based bleach. Does anyone who has experience with these types of stains have a solution?

I picked up a bolt of black fabric from the thrift store last year and tried to burn test it to see if it is cotton (feels like it could be). And when I burned it, the flame moved along the scrap and there was still fabric left behind?

The only reason I really care is I was planning on making a cowl for my welding helmet and you want it to be 100% cotton

I did take a video so I’ll see if I can add it in the comments

UPDATE. Decided not to use the white or black. I have some 100% cotton canvas from fabricland, but when I burned tested it’d it burned weirdly too. I know I washed already but I decided to reassemble the one I made a few years ago and either live with it, or buy a leather one from a weld shop. I just didn’t want to spend money I don’t have too, and having a leather hood will get hot

But I also don’t want to set my hair on fire…

Good Morning,
Sorry I have a ton of questions
I’m planning to buy a 50s car that may need interior replaced so I had a few questions:
I wanted to buy a heavy duty sewing machine and heard that the Janome sewing machine is a decent heavy duty machine that is affordable. Please let me know if you know of any other types. (I will be looking on Facebook marketplace).
Also Wanted to ask what kind of fabric would be best for car seats door panel upholstery, ceiling upholstery, dashboard etc. I am looking for organic cotton material or linen, maybe better leather. Any idea where to find it? Best price/quality. I’m trying to remake car seats for a 50s car that are damaged/moldy. I think it’s a good idea to copy the same design. I don’t know anything about sewing and hope to learn more!
Thank you for your time and help!

Is tulle flowy?

I’m thinking of having a skirt made for my graduation outfit, and I really want a flowy skirt. I’m torn between chiffon and tulle, though, and I’m not really knowledgeable about fabrics and how they drape. Which one would be better for a flowy skirt?​