Ordering fabric online
 

I’m wanting to order fabric online but idk where to order from... I don’t want to order from the local craft stores.... I was hoping I could get it directly from the fabric company, in hopes of getting it a little cheaper.

Where do you guys order from when you order a big selection?

There's a great 4 page discussion of on-line shops here.

Highly unlikely any commercial fabric company sells direct unless you are a quilt shop with a reseller license/business tax ID and buying very large quantities (as in bolts and bolts of it).

mkc is right about cost and availability and needing a TAX ID and one that shows you do mostly quilt or sewing related work. There are a number of places online that discount fabrics. I do most of my shopping online anymore and I have only 2x ordered from a fabric and craft store. Follow the thread mentioned above for a whole lot information on buying online.

These are some of the online stores I buy fabric from, Marshall's Dry Goods, Quilted Twins, Jhittle, Thousands of Bolts. These all have great prices and customer service. I've never had any complaints with the fabrics I've received from any of these.

I have a friend who owns a fabric store. She has to buy fabric from distributors and sales reps; even SHE can't get fabric directly from the manufacturer. There are minimums which would be very difficult for a domestic user/buyer to hit.

I really like Hancocks of Paducah, Missouri Star, Fabric.com and Fabrichut.com. Unfortunately, all of them offer retail prices unless it is a sale item. As you can see from the other comments, it's not cheaper online even by the bolt.

I've had very good luck with buying from the FB group "SewItsForSale" - lots of private and business sellers selling lovely fabric at great prices.

Ordering fabric online
 

I have good luck with missouri star, thousands of bolts, fabric.com, hancock’s if Paducah

I have ordered from Fabric.com, MSQC, and Marshall's Dry Goods and have had great luck on receiving what I want and quick in receiving it.

Me too! Plus there is a group on FB called Leesa's Fabrics that is great. Leesa has a weekly auction and you can get some great deals on nice fabric. I have paid anywhere from $3.50 to $7 a yard for name brand fabric. You have to sign up (free) first, just like SewItsForSale.

To all of the great sites already mentioned in both posts, I'd like to add Quilted Christmas. https://www.quiltedchristmas.com/ All they sell are Christmas lines from all of the major manufacturers. They have good sales and closeout prices, and really great service.

Another great site for fabric is Etsy. I buy most of my fabrics there.

I've used most of the online shops mentioned above (and others) with great success, but won't use Hancock's of Paducah anymore. Have had several instances where they did not have what was shown on-line, even though their system let me order it.

QuiltedTwins is very good about contacting you if there's any issue with availability, and have good prices.

I like others like Quilted Twins - they do Facebook YouTube videos a few times a week showing new fabrics. Fun to watch.

I order primarily from Fabric Shack in Waynesville, Ohio. They have free shipping on all orders, and will cut 1/4 yards.
Fast shipping. Not affiliated, just totally satisfied!

I LOVE Fabric Shack!!! They are a great company.

Another shout out for Fabric Shack!

SusieQOH and Joe’smom, we need to plan a shopping trip to FabricShack if they reopen the store to the public! I miss my days of wandering their shops and antiquing!

Oh that sounds wonderful!! And they are awesome to do business with. I just got a yard of something I wanted that is no longer around. I've never been to their store though.

They have a lovely shop in Waynesville (between Dayton and Cindy) and it was packed to the gills with fabric. Also an annex with home dec and other types of fabrics. They decided to do online sales only after the Covid closures began, and I believe they have made the decision to continue as online only in the future. I am just glad they seem to be thriving through all of this. Waynesville is fun, and I hope the shops there are all intact post-Covid.

I too buy some of my fabric from the Facebook site "Sew It's for Sale". Most times this is pre-owned fabric someone wants to get rid of. You have to take the bad with the good there. Other times it is someone who owns a fabric shop and is selling off some of the merchandise. Prices can still be high there too.