r/Fabrics

I took yesterday off work to make it a true long weekend and decided to take myself out to Amish country. Check out a few fabric stores. I found it. The last store I stopped at….my holy grail.

Zincks Fabric Outlet. IFYKYK, I’m guessing.

And for you JoAnns fans, well, I know where a lot of their stock ended up. Berlin, Ohio. I bought so much cool fabric, and for me, the hour drive is worth it to get backing fabric for about $30 ($4.99 a yard) for a special quilt versus paying quilt store prices.

If you happen to be in the area, highly recommend checking it out. Berlin traffic is a nightmare on Saturdays but if you can deal with that, totally worth it!

Been sewing clothing and costumes for 5+ years, but used mainly thrifted sheets.

I want to make a underskirt to use for daily layering during fall and winter, am I going to want to use flannel or wool? Where would the best place to purchase that be?

I have a 'Brother strong and tough' I bought in early 2025, if wool will it be able to handle the fabric?

I don't know if this is the right sub but can you help me identify the fabric. This is duvet cover that I want to buy and the page claims that it's "premium cotton" lol. Can you tell if it's cotton at all? I feel like it reflects light on some areas so that is what is putting me off and it makes me think that is some sort of blend.

Photos that they sent me are in the comments

Not sure if this is the right topic for the question. It's my first time using Satin Fabric and I know it is a fickle creature. I'm hoping to use it to make a hobo type bag and am wondering if I can use a very thin fuseable interfacing to help stabilize it?

I don't necessarily care about the satin being flowey, it's more for the look of the bag with the bright fabric and slight added structure. I've never never used it and I'm not sure if fusing the fabric would just \*immediately\* destroy it. Not sure if it matters but I'll be doing Simplicity's S9298 Bag B. Excited to do a rounded base!

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Hey everyone I'm looking to create a dress and I can't figure out what fabric or combination of fabrics this is? Any insights?

The dress was bought in Russia

Hello everyone. This year im going as a vampire bat, and creating wearable bat wings. However, I am having trouble deciding what type of fabric to use for my wings. I am very much a beginner with sewing, and thus do not want to use a fabric that is not beginner friendly.

Besides the wings, I am wearing a leather top, a leather jacket with a popped collar, and a latex fetish mask. Thus, I want the wings to have a similar shine as the rest of my costume. I thought about using some type of synthetic material, but part of me feels a little guilty about wearing something unsustainable.

What do you all think may be good material for my wings?

I want to make a costume of The Hat Man for Halloween, and decided that this would be a pretty bad idea unless I used a black that absorbs almost all light. I was looking at vl flock sheet from musou black but it would be over $550 to get enough for the costume. I'm hoping there are some other very black fabrics you guys know of. I would've purchased it from japan earlier if someone didn't announce a Halloween party yesterday...

I’m looking for a rose / rosewood fabric for a bedframe project that’s not too pink or red. Something that’s as close to West Elm’s “Burnt Umber Astor Velvet” or this beautiful pillow example with a sheen. I need about 13 yards. Your help is so appreciated!

Baught a very cheap gambeson off of ebay, I knew it would be cheep lowgrade pollyester but at £30 its only slightly more than the material to make it out of callico. Its for a halloween costume so I was going to cover it in "blood" and oil so didnt expect the quality of fabric to matter.

Problem being its a rain coat like fabric so its very shiny, any tips would be apreciated as I dont think I'll be able to get a return and would rather make use of it than just throwing it in the bin.