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5 Fabric Stores That Offer Samples and Videos: We did the research.

No more guessing online—here are the best places to shop smart and sew confidently.

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Marjorie Vaudreuil
February 23, 2026

Author: Marjorie Vaudreuil. Sewing Pattern Secrets, Design Secrets, TheSewingBrew.com

A customer called today with a question that stops a lot of sewists in their tracks:

“I’m about to dive into the Sewing Pattern Secrets library… but where do you actually buy fabric online? I never know unless I can touch it!”

It’s a fair question.

Since the pandemic, more and more fabric shopping has moved online—and if you don’t know what you’re looking for, it can feel like Russian roulette with your money and your time.

You can’t feel the drape.
You can’t test the weight.
You can’t stretch the weave between your fingers.

And if you guess wrong? You’re stuck with yards of something that doesn’t behave the way you hoped.

So here’s what we told her—and what you should know too.

At Sewing Pattern Secrets, when we design, sample, and publish a pattern, we’re also doing the fabric research behind it. We test weights. We evaluate drape. We study fiber content. We watch trends. We see what works beautifully—and what falls flat.

We teach this process inside Design Secrets.

And we’ve also compiled that research inside our VIP Deluxe Package ebook, “Buying Fabric Online,” available with the Sewing Pattern Secrets Database.

Today, we’re sharing a starting point with you:

🧵 Top Online Apparel Fabric Stores

(All offer samples and fabric videos to help you shop with confidence.)

Store Name

Location(s)

Website

Fabric Videos

In-Store Shopping

Online Shopping

Sample Availability

Mood Fabrics

New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA

moodfabrics.com

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics

Berkeley, CA

stonemountainfabric.com

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

Fabric Mart

Sinking Spring, PA

fabricmartfabrics.com

✅ Yes

❌ No

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

La Finch Fabrics

Online Only

lafinchfabrics.com

✅ Yes

❌ No

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

Blackbird Fabrics

Vancouver, BC, Canada

blackbirdfabrics.com

✅ Yes

❌ No

✅ Yes

✅ Yes

These companies provide fabric videos, detailed descriptions, and—most importantly—samples. That combination dramatically reduces the guesswork.

Because sewing beautifully doesn’t start at the cutting table.

It starts with choosing the right fabric.

— Margie ✂️

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