GBSB Ep6 Inspiration: Fabrics for Little Makes
Tutus, cuddly creatures and superheroes inspired our favourite fabrics and sewing ideas from Kids Week on The Great British Sewing Bee.
New dressmaking fabrics are arriving weekly, often in limited quantities. Shop the latest deadstock finds and everyday favourites - plus new sewing patterns.
Sweet Like Candy
Candy pink Italian cotton chambray with a fine weave, ideal for shirts, blouses and dresses.
Striking red Italian cotton with a crisp, smooth handle and enough body for shirts and dresses.
Italian deadstock, green cotton shirting with a crisp, smooth handle, ideal for shirts and dresses.
Hoffman Bali Cotton Lawn - Pixie
Exquisite 112cm wide painted cotton lawn from Hoffman, adorned with rainbow coloured leaves.
Lightweight fabrics perfect for summer dresses, from cotton lawn to floaty viscose
Sweet Like Candy
Candy pink Italian cotton chambray with a fine weave, ideal for shirts, blouses and dresses.
Italian Brushed Cotton - Blue Check
Italian Brushed Cotton - Blue Check
Soft Italian brushed cotton fabric in a bold cobalt check, ideal for shirts, PJs and overshirts.
Crisp, smooth and beautifully shirty, this blue chambray is made for a really good button-down.
Crisp Italian cotton chambray fabric in a fresh pink, perfect for shirts, blouses and shirt dresses.
Fresh modern dress patterns to inspire your makes
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