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.
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- Part number
- 7346 SP
Set Piece 4.1mtr - 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. *Set Piece 4.1mtr *Non-Refundable
- Old price
- £36.70
- Price incl. VAT
- £33.03
10% discount
Valid until 18/12/2020
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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 oodles of stretch....
- Price incl. VAT
- £18.00 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
- 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
- 1803M45
Darkness Becomes You
150cm wide, dark black 73% polyester 19% viscose, 8% Spandex, woven Italian crepe, suiting,
- Price incl. VAT
- £14.00 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
- 6284
Karla
Black soft poly viscose, slightly satinised, slightly stretchy, lightweight dress fabric 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- Part number
- 1402a
Sparkle - Black and Wine
Very sparkly and very nice quality sequined dress fabrics, all very different, I hope the photos do most of the work for me. This one is in Black and Wine – black with a wine colours floral pattern
- Price incl. VAT
- £10.95 per metre
- Part number
- 3016
Black polyester jersey
Black polyester ITY jersey dress fabric.
- Price incl. VAT
- £6.50 per metre
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- Part number
- 86c
Plain Dyed Cotton Poplin - Black
Black Cotton Poplin Fabric 45" (114 cm) wide 100% cotton, beautiful fabric. Approx 121gsm
- Price incl. VAT
- £6.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 1989g
Superior Satin Crepe - Jet Black
A 150cm wide very superior fine polyester ‘silk’ luxury satin crepe dress cloth, in either deep cerise, kingfisher blue or jet black. It just hangs there. Rather splendid.
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.00 per metre
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- Part number
- 381b
For The One and Only Kate Moss
60in wide black mechanical stretch crepe fabric. We may well get into trouble for using her name, I am not entirely sure but please let us know if you do know. This fabric was made for her collection at Top Shop. These dresses retail at £150 + mark, not t
- Price incl. VAT
- £11.95 per metre
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- Part number
- 1570c
Triple Crepe - Jet 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
- 985e
Luxury Satin Backed Crepe - Black
150cm wide glorious PU coated satin backed black crepe dress fabric.
- Price incl. VAT
- £12.75 per metre