LONDON FABRIC HABERDASHERY SHOPPING

Central London

Fabric

Berwick St in Soho should be the first place to head to if you’re visiting London and looking for fabric. The street is the home of a number of specialist fabric shops, each offering a particular range, suiting all needs and pockets. They are great for fashion students and anybody who’s after unusual stuff.

 

The Cloth House               

47 and 98 Berwick St         
Unusual fabrics, latex and felt in a wide range of colours @ 98. Cottons, buttons and ribbons @ n° 47

 The Silk Society                

44 Berwick St                       
Everything for a wedding dress, from Duchess satin, silk, lace and fine net
Buy on: www.thesilksociety.com

Borovick fabrics

16 Berwick St
 

The Berwick Street Cloth Shop

14 Berwick St
Buy on: www.theberwickstreetclothshop.com
 
Broadwick Silks
9, 11 and 77 Berwick St
Buy on: www.broadwicksilks.com

Misan Fabrics (2 shops)

4 Berwick St
 
Biddle Sawyer Silks
2 Berwick St
 

Also:

 

Soho Silks

22 D’Arblay St, Soho
 

Greencourts Fabrics

24 Peter St, Soho

 

 

Liberty                                              

Regent St                                         
Fabrics, buttons, ribbons, trimmings, wool, books, Sew Liberty Club
Buy on: www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/departmenthome/dept/fabrics

 MacCulloch and Wallis                

26-27 Dering St, Mayfair (opp. D.H.Evans on Oxford St)
Fabrics, ribbons, trimmings on 3 floors. Buy on: www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk
 
John Lewis                                     
300 Oxford St
Fabrics, haberdashery, wool, patterns, sewing machines, accessories, demos
 

Trimmings, Buttons, Ribbons

Kleins

5 Noel St, Soho
Buy on: www.kleins.co.uk/index.asp
 

Barnett Lawson

16-17 Little Portland St, W1 (Oxford Circus)
Buy on: www.bltrimmings.com/default.asp
 
Fan                                                                            
Shop 1: 10 Winsley St, W1 (Oxford Circus)       
Aladdin Cave of trimmings, lace and fabrics
Shop 2: 22 Noel St, Soho                                      
Buy on: www.newtrimmings.com
 
Morplan                                                                    
56 Great Titchfield St, W1 (Oxford Circus)
Everything for the retailer and manufacturer. Thousands of items. Get the catalogue. Buy on: www.morplan.com                          

 

The Button Queen                                    
76 Marylebone Lane, London W1
The only specialist of antique and modern buttons. Dazzling range.
Buy on: www.thebuttonqueen.co.uk/Online_Product_Catalogue.html
 
VV Rouleaux                                              
102 Marylebone Lane, London W1         
Exclusive ribbons, tassels, tie backs, trimmings. Pricey but wonderful.
Buy on: www.vvrouleaux.com/productcart/pc/viewcategories.asp
Also at John Lewis and Liberty
 

West London

 Fabric

 

The Cloth Shop                             

290 Portobello Rd, W10                 
Beautiful shop specialised in linen, printed cotton, tie silk, cotton lace and antique fabrics. They also sell traditional sacks, blankets,antique buttons and jars. Well worth a visit.

Jason’s                                            
310-12 Edgware Rd, W2               
Haute Couture, luxurious European fabrics. Amazing, exclusive range of Italian printed silks and tweeds

 

Joel and Sons                                
73-87 Church St, NW8                  
Famous purveyors of Haute Couture fabrics and trimmings
Buy on: http://www.joelandsonfabrics.com/

Goldhawk Road
There is a cluster of shops on Goldhawk Road, W12 close by Goldhawk tube station, selling mostly cheap fabric worth visiting for the sheer number of them.

 

Haberdashery

Lyndons

197 Portobello Rd, W11
Traditional haberdashery with an extensive range of ribbons, embroidery cottons, and wooden beads on two floors.

East London

Fabric

Beyond Fabrics
67 Columbia Rd, E2
Fabric, haberdashery and sewing classes in a shop open week days and week-ends alongside the famous flower market and other quirky shops.

The Shop
3 Cheshire St, E2 (off Brick Lane)
Fabulous treasure trove of vintage fabric, table cloths, kitchen towels from the 30's to the 70's. Clothing, hats and scarves from that period also on sale.
 

North London

 Fabric

 
Ray-Stich                                         

99 Essex Rd, N1 (Islington)          
Fabric, haberdashery and café for the modern stitcher. Classes, workshops
Buy on: http://www.raystitch.co.uk
 
Rolls and Rems                                         
21 Seven Sisters Rd, N7 (Holloway Rd) 
Brilliant little shop, cheap but great fabrics, Liberty prints, haberdashery

Rolls & Rems
9 The Concourse, Edmonton Green, N9
(See Holloway Rd)

The Curtain Factory Outlet                     

269 Ballards Lane, N12 (N. Finchley - right next to Waitrose)                        
Humongous range of designer furnishing fabrics over 7 showrooms from £10/m. A must see
 

Haberdashery

The London Bead Co/Delicate Stitches
339 Kentish Town Rd, NW5 (Kentish Town)
Beads, Swarovski crystals and embroidery threads.
Patchwork fabrics, doll laces, ribbons.
Buy on: www.londonbeadsco.co.uk/shopping/index.html

Finishing Touches                                   

353 Ballards Lane, N12 (N. Finchley)      
Traditional haberdashery, embroidery, fabrics. My local shop.
 
South East London

Fabric

Brixton Market
Cheap and cheerful fabrics

Rolls & Rems
111High St, Lewisham SE13
(see Holloway Rd)