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Stop Guessing at Fabric Quality: 5 Stores That Let You See AND Feel Before You Buy
We’ve done the legwork for you — here’s your quick-glance chart and direct links to the 5 rare fabric sources that give you both the touch test and the video tour before you spend a dime.
Marjorie Vaudreuil
August 12, 2025
Author: Marjorie Vaudreuil. Sewing Pattern Secrets, Design Secrets, TheSewingBuzz.com and TheSewingBrew.com
Here’s 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!”
Well, we’ve been working on this very problem to help sewists find solutions since the pandemic.
Because if you don’t know what you’re looking for, buying fabric online can feel like Russian roulette—with your money and your time on the line.
So here’s our learned advise—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 know what works, what flops, what’s trending on the online fabric sites, and what surprises you (for better or worse).
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We teach what we learn inside both Sewing Pattern Secrets and Design Secrets.
AND We include that comprehensive research in our VIP Deluxe Package “Buying Fabric Online” ebook offered only with the purchase of Sewing Pattern Secrets Database. Click here to buy SPS Database and the exclusive ebooks and planners offered exclusively at the shopping cart.
Below is the latest information we have about this.
🧵 Top Online Apparel Fabric Stores, with Samples Available and Fabric Videos
Store Name | Location(s) | Website | Fabric Videos | In-Store Shopping | Online Shopping | Sample Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mood Fabrics | New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | |
Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics | Berkeley, CA | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | |
Fabric Mart | Sinking Spring, PA | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | |
La Finch Fabrics | Online Only | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | |
Blackbird Fabrics | Vancouver, BC, Canada | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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