5 Best Fabric Shops in London (2026)

Independently ranked by our review of ratings, reviews and reputation · How we chose

By Talise Sterling, Goods and Shopping · ✓ Data verified July 2026 · 8 min read

A nice window display is easy to fake; a loyal following is not. The fabric shops in London featured here have pulled in over 2,500 reviews combined, and even the quietest name in the group still sits at 332.

Short answer: Fabrics Galore tops London's fabric shops with a 4.8 rating across 896 reviews, the largest track record of the five. Dalston Mill Fabrics (4.6, 646 reviews) and Rainbow Fabrics (4.8, 354 reviews) follow close behind. Liberty-print cotton runs about £25 to £29 a metre at specialist shops like Shaukat, and remnant fabric can go for as little as £4 a metre at Rainbow.

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1. Fabrics Galore
2. Dalston Mill Fabrics
3. Rainbow Fabrics
4. Joel & Son Fabrics
5. Shaukat Fabrics _ شوكت…
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How London's Top Fabric Shops Stack Up

#	Business	Rating	Reviews	Best for
1	Fabrics Galore	4.8 ★	896	Overall / widest range online and in-store	View ›
2	Dalston Mill Fabrics	4.6 ★	646	Value and sample-before-you-buy shopping	View ›
3	Rainbow Fabrics	4.8 ★	354	Sustainable, ethically sourced and deadstock fabric	View ›
4	Joel & Son Fabrics	4.8 ★	332	Luxury and couture fabric	View ›
5	Shaukat Fabrics _ شوكت أقمشة	4.5 ★	345	Liberty prints and Liberty Tana Lawn cotton	View ›

Our picks for London's best fabric shops

#1 Overall🕑 Open 6 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Fabrics Galore

4.8896 Google reviews

Fabrics Galore runs a fabric shop and warehouse in Battersea alongside a large online store, stocking everything from cotton lawn and denim to velvet, wool and organic fabrics. The catalogue spans dressmaking, quilting and home furnishing lines, and it carries named ranges like Liberty Tana Lawn, Orla Kiely and Cath Kidston alongside its own remnants. New customers get 15% off through the newsletter sign-up, and the shop sends out weekly pattern inspiration to subscribers.

What people praise

Customers repeatedly praise the quality and value of the cotton fabric
Fast, reliable delivery even on online-only orders
Carries recognizable brands like Liberty Tana Lawn, Orla Kiely and Cath Kidston
Responsive customer service when an order needs fixing
The weekly newsletter is genuinely useful for pattern ideas, reviewers say

Reputation scorecardrank in London

Rating4.8 / 5

Review volume896 · 97th

Confidencevery high

Recency8 weeks ago

Info completenesssite · phone · hours

Rating breakdown91% 5-star

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Our take: Fabrics Galore earns the top spot on the strength of nearly 900 reviews with a 4.8 average, the best combination of scale and consistency in this list. It's the safe default if you just want one reliable stop for fabric in London.

Website +442077389589 Directions

52, 54 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5RH

#2🕑 Open 6 days/wk

Dalston Mill Fabrics

4.6646 Google reviews

Dalston Mill Fabrics is a fabric wholesaler and shop on Ridley Road in Hackney, selling both upholstery and dressmaking fabric in a huge range of prints and weights. The business lets shoppers order a sample swatch before committing to a full length, which reviewers single out as a genuinely useful feature for anyone unsure about colour or texture from a photo. It ships fast, with several customers describing parcels arriving within a couple of days of ordering.

What people praise

Wide variety of fabrics at accessible prices
Sample ordering before buying the full length
Fast postage, often within two days
Quick, friendly customer service when something needs correcting

Worth knowing

Occasional short-measure mistakes happen, though the team resolves them quickly with a replacement or extra fabric

Reputation scorecardrank in London

Rating4.6 / 5

Review volume646 · 92th

Confidencehigh

Recency5 weeks ago

Info completenesssite · phone · hours

Rating breakdown88% 5-star

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Our take: A strong second pick with 646 reviews and a 4.6 average. It sits just behind Fabrics Galore mostly on rating rather than reputation. The sample service is the standout reason to start here if you're not sure exactly what you want.

Website +442072494129 Directions

69-73 Ridley Rd, London E8 2NP

#3🕑 Open 6 days/wk

Rainbow Fabrics

4.8354 Google reviews

Rainbow Fabrics sells designer deadstock and ethically sourced fabric by the metre from a warehouse in Kilburn, with a second branch in Enfield. Its range covers linens, viscoses, cottons, jerseys, Italian wools, cupro and corduroys, much of it reclaimed from luxury designers and high-street retailers rather than made new. The shop has been trading since 1994 and frames its whole model around reducing landfill waste, a mission its regular customers clearly buy into.

What people praise

Reclaimed and deadstock fabric at prices as low as £4 a metre for remnants
Quilters and dressmakers describe stretching their budgets further here than anywhere else
In-person events, like appearances at the Knit and Stitch festival, let shoppers meet the team
Reviewers say the quality holds up despite the low prices

Worth knowing

Popular fabrics sell out fast, so reviewers suggest ordering promptly once you spot something you like

Reputation scorecardrank in London

Rating4.8 / 5

Review volume354 · 76th

Confidencehigh

Recency2 months ago

Info completenesssite · phone · hours

Rating breakdown94% 5-star

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Our take: Rainbow ties for the best rating on this list at 4.8, but with under half the review volume of the top two. It's ranked third on proven scale, not quality. If sustainability and price matter more to you than raw review count, it may be the better pick for you.

Website +442073725050 Directions

Unit 5, Kilburn market, Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 6PP

#4🕑 Open 5 days/wk

Joel & Son Fabrics

4.8332 Google reviews

Joel & Son Fabrics is a couture fabric specialist on Church Street in Marylebone, holding a Royal Warrant since 2001 and stocking more than 25,000 luxury fabrics both online and in store. The shop leans into high-end dressmaking and tailoring fabric rather than everyday cottons, and staff work one-on-one with customers to match fabric to a specific project. Several reviewers describe returning after 20 years of shopping there.

What people praise

Staff, named repeatedly in reviews, including Basil, Sam, Thomas and Dom, take real time to understand what a customer needs
An enormous range from conservative to statement fabrics
Long-time customers describe consistently impeccable service
The couture positioning and Royal Warrant reflect a genuinely high-end selection

Worth knowing

Pricing sits at the luxury end, in line with the couture focus

Reputation scorecardrank in London

Rating4.8 / 5

Review volume332 · 66th

Confidencehigh

Recency6 weeks ago

Info completenesssite · phone · hours

Rating breakdown90% 5-star

✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Joel & Son matches Rainbow and Fabrics Galore on rating at 4.8, but with the smallest review base of the top four. It ranks fourth on proven volume, not on the quality of the experience, which by the reviews is exceptional if luxury fabric is what you're after.

Website +442077246895 Directions

73-87 Church St, London NW8 8EU

#5🕑 Open 6 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Shaukat Fabrics _ شوكت أقمشة

4.5345 Google reviews

Shaukat Fabrics is a fabric shop on Old Brompton Road that's an authorised retailer of Liberty Fabrics and describes itself as the largest UK stockist of printed cotton. New Liberty Tana Lawn cotton runs around £28.99 a metre on the shop's own site, and reviewers say the in-store collection of current and past Liberty seasons is larger than what's available at the official Liberty department store.

What people praise

Reviewers consistently say the Liberty fabric selection beats the official Liberty store's own range
Staff are described as warm and knowledgeable
Prices are seen as fair for the quality on offer
Convenient for visitors, with several reviews from tourists who built a stop here into their London trip

Reputation scorecardrank in London

Rating4.5 / 5

Review volume345 · 71th

Confidencehigh

Recency5 weeks ago

Info completenesssite · phone · hours

Rating breakdown79% 5-star

✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Shaukat rounds out the list with the lowest rating of the five at 4.5, though still solidly positive. It ranks fifth mainly because more reviewers report a mixed experience than at the other four shops, but for Liberty prints specifically, it's a genuine specialist.

Website +442073736927 Directions

170-172 Old Brompton Rd, London SW5 0BA

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How we scored these fabric shops

Rating is each shop’s live Google average. Review volume measures how many customers actually left a rating, not just a handful of hand-picked testimonials. Confidence weighs the rating against that volume, so a 5.0 from a dozen reviews counts for less than a 4.6 from hundreds. Recency checks how recently people are still reviewing the shop. No business can pay to change any of these numbers.

How much does fabric cost in London? (2026)

Fabric pricing swings hard on fibre content, print exclusivity and whether it’s new stock or reclaimed deadstock. Designer prints and licensed collections like Liberty sit at the top end, while remnants and deadstock fabric are the cheapest way to buy well-made material.

Job	Typical price
Liberty Tana Lawn / designer cotton (per metre)	£25 - £29
Reclaimed deadstock and remnant fabric (per metre)	£4 - £10

Prices as listed on Shaukat Fabrics’ and Rainbow Fabrics’ own websites and customer reviews, checked July 2026. Exact pricing varies by fibre, print and current stock.

Fabric shops across London

These five shops span the city, from Battersea and Kilburn in the west to Hackney’s Ridley Road market in the east, with Marylebone and South Kensington covering the centre. If you’re searching for a fabric shop near me in London, most of these also ship UK-wide, so a slower postal order is always a backup to an in-person trip.

What to ask before you buy fabric in London

Can I order a sample swatch before committing to a full length?
Is the fabric new stock, deadstock, or a remnant, and does that affect the price?
What’s the fibre content and recommended wash care?
Is there a minimum order length, and how is it measured?
What’s the return policy if the colour looks different in person?
Do they ship internationally, and what does that cost?

Frequently asked questions

Are these rankings paid?

No. Rankings come from public Google data. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner (badge and top placement), but that never changes another business’s score or position.

How did you choose these five fabric shops?

We compared every fabric shop in London with a real Google track record, weighing live rating, review volume, how confident that rating is, and how recently people are still reviewing.

How often is this page updated?

We refresh the data periodically. This page was last verified in July 2026.

Can I visit these shops in person, or are they online-only?

All five have a physical London shop or warehouse as well as an online store, though a couple, like Dalston Mill, lean toward online ordering with samples available first.

Is Liberty fabric cheaper somewhere other than the official Liberty store?

Reviewers consistently point to Shaukat Fabrics as carrying a larger and often better-priced Liberty Tana Lawn selection than the Liberty department store itself.

The bottom line

Fabrics Galore is the safest default: the biggest track record and a rating to match. If sustainability or price matters more to you, Rainbow Fabrics is worth the trip to Kilburn, and if you’re after Liberty prints specifically, Shaukat is the specialist. Order a sample first if you can. It’s the one habit reviewers across every shop say saves the most regret.

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