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Where can I get really GORGEOUS upholstery fabric? <desperate plea>

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GretelGreen · 23/10/2019 21:30

I’ve tried:
All the sort of fabric warehouse places which come up on google
Vanessa Arbuthnot
Laura Ashley
Sophie Allport
John Lewis

Any lovely websites I might not have heard of? Thanks.

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hoxt · 23/10/2019 21:31

Designers Guild
Bluebell Grey

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Accountant222 · 23/10/2019 21:37

Romo, Clark's, Sanderson, design council, Malone are a few off the top of my head, I used to do some work for a commercial upholsterer, it was a fabulous job.

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mellicauli · 23/10/2019 21:52

Liberty
Osborne and Little
Harlequin

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PassingIntoTheWest · 23/10/2019 21:54

Hannah Nunn 💛

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PinkOboe · 23/10/2019 22:01

Susie Watson
House of Hackney
Malabar
All very different but lovely depending on what you’re looking for

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GretelGreen · 23/10/2019 22:23

Oooh, thanks everyone.

Can I just express my frustration at all the lovely posh fabric sites where everything is organised by (teeny pictures of) collections?

Being a complete luddite and/or philistine I just want to be able to sort by show me everything you do in ‘green’ or ‘red’ Grin I’m not sure what I want her, I just know the colour I’m looking for!

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StillNumb · 24/10/2019 08:22

Have you got something in mind? Zoffany is also nice, if you want a more traditional look. Designers Guild and Harlequin are my favourites.

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noroominthefridge · 24/10/2019 09:47

www.spoonflower.com/tags/uk

Their sample service is very good.

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thatwasMauijustmessingaround · 24/10/2019 11:56

Woodchip and Magnolia

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7to25 · 24/10/2019 12:30

Go to a website like Jane Clayton and sort by colour/use etc

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rosegoldwatcher · 24/10/2019 12:37

Another vote for Designers Guild. They provide samples for 90p a pop, delivery is quick.
Romo also great. Their plain Linara FR is fab - hard wearing, so soft and comes in hundreds of colours.

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wronglettertotimothy · 24/10/2019 12:42

Are you close enough to London for a trip to the Chelsea Design Centre?

Nothing quite like a morning —week— flicking through fabric books...

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rosegoldwatcher · 24/10/2019 12:43

@noroominthefridge - thank you for the link to spoonflower. I've never heard of it, just took a look and I think I'm in love!

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noroominthefridge · 24/10/2019 13:25

You are very welcome! We don't live in the UK, but they have been brilliant re posting stuff to Europe.

If you are of a crafty nature I would highly recommend their pre-printed kits for dolls etc

www.spoonflower.com/tags/doll%20pattern

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noroominthefridge · 24/10/2019 13:27
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Span1elsRock · 24/10/2019 13:29
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wibdib · 24/10/2019 13:45

A few more to add to your list:

Voyage
Scion
Prestigious Textiles (bit cheaper)
Clarke and Clarke (bit cheaper)

Also have a look at places like:
curtainsmadeforfree.co.uk
//www.textileexpressfabrics.co.uk
fabricgallery.co.uk/
//www.fashioninteriors.co.uk
//www.janeclayton.co.uk

... to get ideas for other good brands (even the places specialising in curtains will have brands that do furnishing fabric too even if you have to go to the original company's site to see it).

Also if you find brands or patterns you like, check them out on ebay - can be much cheaper to buy them, especially if they are not brand new designes...

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SeekingShade · 24/10/2019 15:18

wallpaper direct might be better fpr searching by colpur style etc

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tentative3 · 25/10/2019 12:59

Abraham Moon

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GretelGreen · 31/10/2019 22:00

Thanks again everyone for all the brilliant suggestions. You lot are wizard you are Smile Star

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rosegoldwatcher · 31/10/2019 22:46

Will you come back and show us the fabric that you choose please?

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bouncydog · 05/11/2019 19:32

And here’s one not on the list - modelli fabrics

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