Croft Mill
Black Dressmaking Fabrics
As we are a mainly female team, here at Croft Mill we understand how hard it can be to find the perfect dress in the perfect fabric for any given occasion. However we all agree on one mantra ‘you can never go wrong with a little black dress’ especially when it is made out of good quality fabric and measured to fit. Therefore here we have gathered together our black dress fabrics that you can use to make your own.
Read our blog about 1950s style dress patterns.
1–24 of 49 items
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- Part number
- 1810M15
Guiness & Champagne
In my early days as a conceiver of how to mix drinks, Guinness and Champagne. Was and still is referred to as Black Velvet and guess what? This first item on our agenda is a rather splendid 50% cotton 45% modal 5% Elastane.
- Price incl. VAT
- £15.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1812JK15
Mansfield
145cm wide dark silver very fine polyester dress fabric with boodles of stretch, and the silver is in fact printed on a black cloth so it is not bright silver but still has quite a sheen to it.
- Price incl. VAT
- £18.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1811J11
Cover Up
160cm wide, this is actually two fabrics in one, a pretty paisley floral fabric bonded to a metallic knitted underlay. Very pretty it could be used as detailing for sleeves and the neck line or could be made as a tunic using a lining. All in all a very pr
- Price incl. VAT
- £6.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1809C15b
To Party or Not To Party - Floral
140cm wide. Is a fairly delicate net upon which is embroidered floral pattern with plenty of the sheer net in evidence, this is black on a very pale beige background
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.75 per metre
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- Part number
- 1809C15c
To Party or Not To Party - Guipure
134cm wide. Guipure a black all over scrawley embroidered sort of design loosely linked by a spiders web sort of arrangement holding the whole thing together.
- Price incl. VAT
- £15.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1809C15d
To Party or Not To Party - Double Scallop
130cm wide, Double Scallop, whisper light, fancy polyester net in palest beige with a quite substantial floral pattern in black with a double scalloped edge, pick the bones out of that lot!
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.75 per metre
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- Part number
- 1710P02A
Cloud - Black
155cm 95% Viscose 5% Lycra knitted jersey fabric in deep black. Perfect for any kind of fitted clothes and garments.
- Price incl. VAT
- £7.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 1806E03b
Double Crepe - Double Drat
150cm wide,extremely nice, so you pays your money and you takes your chance. Heavy Black – slightly heavier and more substantial, made in a different way.
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1806E03a
Double Crepe - Drat Drat
150cm wide, extremely nice, so you pays your money and you takes your chance. Lightweight Black – quite fine and lightweight
- Price incl. VAT
- £6.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 1804R04
Castanet
Not as in fishing but as in Spanish dancing, this is a 150cm wide black wool with polyester light weight suiting, woven pretty much like a fine loose hopsack, that it has a little bit of coarseness about it.
- Price incl. VAT
- £28.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 18104JK17
John Kaldor - Scuba
This is 160cm, 94% polyester, 6% Elastane, quite substantial but very fine scuba jersey in jet black, from John Kaldor, which will make those ultra-tight jegging garments which, will of course pull in.
- Price incl. VAT
- £15.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1570b
Triple Crepe - Black
150cm wide deepest black polyester woven heavy triple crepe dress fabric of the best quality. A wonderful weight and very drapey.
- Price incl. VAT
- £16.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 6277
Formality
148cm wide lightweight quite fine black swirly polyester skirt fabric which will add formality without the worry of what happens when you spill on it.
- Price incl. VAT
- £5.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 6284
Karla
125cm wide black soft poly viscose, slightly satinised, slightly stretchy, lightweight suiting with a little bit of weave interest, quite different.
- Price incl. VAT
- £7.20 per metre
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- Part number
- 6454
Complimentary
Heavy 98% polyester 2% elastane knitted jersey fabric, it is very stretchy, dense and a great cloth if you know what to do with it. Perfect for underwear or a panel on dress or top.
- Price incl. VAT
- £5.25 per metre
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- Part number
- 6137
What Might Have Been
150cm wide black slightly shimmering viscose cheese cloth within built false markings and some purposely crease marks. All of which makes the cloth, so it gives the cloth character, this is a dressing up or dressing down cloth, whatever your mood takes yo
- Price incl. VAT
- £6.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 5376a
Lace - Black
145cm wide quite traditional soft corded lace. 100% polyester with a scallop edge and beautifully made.
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.95 per metre
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- Part number
- 7350j
Paisley Changeant Linings B - Black/Black
There we have a fabulous collection of our new paisley changeant linings in new 10 colours! 145cm wide good quality polyester paisley lining in black.
- Price incl. VAT
- £5.25 per metre
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- Part number
- 7346
For The Finer Things - Silk Chiffon
Beautiful 140cm wide black silk chiffon fabric. This is not dead flat - there is a subtle and lovely crinkle to it.
- Price incl. VAT
- £8.95 per metre
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- Part number
- 2030h
Georgette Dress Fabric - Black
Gorgeous quality Georgette dress fabric in deep black.
- Price incl. VAT
- £4.25 per metre
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- Part number
- 7187
Knights In Black Satin
155cm wide beautiful black stretch woven dress satin, densely woven Carrington Bridal polyester satin with a dull finish, doesn’t get much slinkier.
- Price incl. VAT
- £14.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 8138a
Fancy Dress Satin - Black
142cm wide polyester satin fabric in a proper black. A shimmery face and a soft feel.
- Price incl. VAT
- £4.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 1830k
Thou Shalt Go - Effervescent Satin Backed Crepe Black
113cm wide satin backed crepe dress fabric in black. We've called it 'effervescent' as it does have more shine to it than some of our others.
- Price incl. VAT
- £7.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 7005
Lavinia
150cm wide exceedingly soft, polyester “silk” of a gradually creaseless nature and another cloth that will almost make you want to wear it.
- Price incl. VAT
- £7.50 per metre