Fabric Giant

Fabric Giant, online fabric store for sewing and crafts in the UK

Fabric Giant is a British online store specialising in the sale of fabrics for dressmaking, crafts and quilting. Its catalogue is presented as one of the largest in the country, with over 500,000 metres in stock ready to ship, and it serves both sewing enthusiasts and designers and makers of textile projects.

Fabric catalogue for fashion and dressmaking

The fashion and apparel fabrics section includes fabrics such as cotton, brushed cotton, corduroy, cotton drill, cotton lawn, crepe, denim, jersey, linen, muslin and voile, poly cotton blends, ribbing tubular, tartan, viscose and wools. It also offers fabrics for special occasions: brocades, broderie anglaise, chiffons, lamé, jacquard, lace, organza, satin, taffeta, velvet, sequins and glitter fabrics.

Crafts, home and technical fabrics

The crafts and novelty section brings together felt, glitter fabric, vinyl, foam sheets, batiks, blender fabric, calico, remnants and clearance stock, as well as seasonal items such as Christmas and Halloween fabrics. For home and upholstery it has blackout fabric, upholstery fabric, hessian, table coverings, tapestry, towelling and wadding. The technical and performance fabrics category includes fleece, lycra, mesh, PVC, scuba, soft shell and waterproof fabrics, as well as fur, suede and leatherette.

Haberdashery, yarns and quilting

The haberdashery section covers hand and machine sewing needles, pins, sewing kits, scissors, tape measures, templates, Gutermann and Moon threads, cotton tapes, beads, pom poms, buttons, elastics, zips, hook and fasteners, interfacing, adhesives, dyes and fabric paints. In yarns it works with brands such as Cygnet, James C. Brett, King Cole, Knitco, Wendy and Woolcraft, and includes knitting needles and crochet hooks, craft kits and needle felting. The quilting section offers fat quarters and bundles, rolls and off-cuts, felt mini rolls and jelly rolls.

Shipping, delivery times and customer service

The store ships throughout the UK at a cost of £4.95 and free shipping on orders over £100. Orders placed before 2pm are dispatched the next day. The site states that every fabric passes a quality check before shipping and offers returns within 15 days for uncut items. The company claims to have over 500,000 metres in stock and an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 89 verified reviews.

Promotions and new arrivals in the catalogue

The site showed a promotion with discounts of up to 80% on thousands of fabrics, subject to availability, and a new arrivals section with new additions weekly. Featured products included Moonlight glitter fabric, plain organza, Gutermann 100m thread, check print fabric, printed cotton, Seriously Chunky yarn, 72-inch wide hessian, plain soft PVC, bias binding, plain fleece, taffeta, jersey, mesh and waterproof fabric.