Fabric Sample Guide

£19.99

Struggle to identify fabrics when buying online? Have something tangible for reference at home when working out what fabric to use for your project, and purchasing what you need, with our handy fabric sample booklet.

This guide features 40 samples of our most common types of fabrics, to give you a good idea what they look and feel like. Samples are glued in only along the top edge so you'll be able to see what different weights feel like between your fingers. Ideal for when you can't get to your fabric shop!

As the samples are semi-loose, they may move around and fold up on themselves a little, but this is handy to know how different fibre contents behave and what to consider when choosing your fabric, ie. if they are going to crease or roll up at the edges.

We also feature a short guide in the front about how to choose a fabric, talking you through important elements like weight, stretch, type and widths. For each fabric, we also suggest what it can be used for and the needle type you'll need to sew it.

  • Great for beginners
  • Includes 40 samples of common fabrics
  • Recommends a needle type for each fabric
  • Learn about different fabric types, weights and fibres
  • Designed by us!

Customer Reviews

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Brenda Crozier
Not as expected

Really sorry but I think I expected much more. Only the very basics of fabrics and the jersey swatches are just curled up so badly that it is hard to get an idea of what I could use it for.
I think I need to make up my own swatch book

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Maureen

Really useful guide - especially if purchasing fabric online. Several people at my sewing group said they will be buying it.

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Deborah James

Not as good as I was expecting

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Tina Wilmott
Fabric Sample Book

Fantastic!
My Daughter is Studying Costume Design at University.
She was struggling with understanding different types of fabrics and names.
I came across your little book!
It’s perfect.
However £25 is a bit costly for the size and content.

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Maurice Hall

I only flicked through it before a friend said that’s brilliant I’ll have that so I don’t have one and to order me one I’ll have to pay the postage