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Wool Tartan & Check

Wool tartan and check fabric offers classic woven patterns suited to coats, skirts, suits and structured garments. This collection includes traditional tartans alongside Prince of Wales checks, windowpane designs and heritage-style woven cloth.

These fabrics are available in a range of weights, from suiting through to heavier coating cloth, making them suitable for tailoring and winter dressmaking. If you are exploring other wool types or plain wool cloth, view our full range of Wool Fabrics for additional options including suiting, coating and boiled wool.

To see fabrics made from 100% wool, or cashmere/alpaca etc. only, select Yes under the 100% Yarn Content filter.
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  • Made in Italy Violetta Check Coating Violetta Check Coating Wool Cashmere Blue Purple Black Italian Woven Fabric Fold

    Violetta Check Coating

    Italian blue and violet check wool cashmere coating, 140cm wide. Ideal for coats, jackets and structured winter layers.

    £61.00 p/m
  • + More colours Wool Suiting - Cut Check Grey Wool Suiting Cut Check Grey British Fabric Fold

    Wool Suiting - Cut Check Grey

    Grey wool cut-check suiting woven in Britain, 156cm wide. Structured and ideal for tailored trousers, jackets and skirts.

    £27.00 p/m
  • + More colours Wool Suiting - Cut Check Charcoal Wool Suiting Cut Check Charcoal Grey British Fabric Roll

    Wool Suiting - Cut Check Charcoal

    Woven in Britain, this charcoal wool cut-check suiting is firm and structured, ideal for trousers, jackets and skirts.

    £27.00 p/m
  • Made in Britain Borders Check Wool Borders check wool

    Borders Check Wool

    Navy British check suiting with fine yellow, cream and green detail, 156cm wide in a durable wool blend.

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    £11.50 p/m
  • Midnight Highland Check Midnight highland check

    Midnight Highland Check

    A brushed wool blend check in navy, green and brown, 150cm wide with a soft handle and lightweight warmth.

    £19.96 p/m
  • Made in Italy Bourbon Wool Bourbon wool italian shirting suiting

    Bourbon Wool

    Italian ex-designer virgin wool check fabric, 155cm wide, 163gsm. Lightweight 100% wool with elegant drape

    £22.00 p/m
  • Raven Wool Coating Raven Wool Coating Dark Navy Heavy Check Fabric Fold

    Raven Wool Coating

    Deep black 100% wool coating made in Britain, 152cm wide with a firm, structured drape.

    £30.00 p/m
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  • Made in Britain+ More colours Quilted Wool - Blue Check Quilted wool blue check polyester wadded british coat fabric roll
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    Quilted Wool - Blue Check

    150cm wide, ex-designer double-sided quilting fabric in navy polyester and a blue wool check.

    £22.50 p/m
  • Made in Italy Right Royal Right royal fine wool check blue red suiting fabric fold
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    Right Royal

    Hugely wide 160cm polyester, lightweight canvas in an absolutely gorgeous shade of deep royal blue with perhaps, perhaps, a hint of purple. Very soundly made and strong cloth, which will drape extremely well.

    £21.00 p/m
  • Killing Me Softly Killing me softly navy check fine wool suiting fabric roll
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    Killing Me Softly

    160cm wide, superfine dark navy wool suiting fabric with the faintest over check in pale blue and white, woven in Yorkshire!

    £20.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Brushed - Aldo Brushed aldo grey black check wool soft coating fabric fold

    Brushed - Aldo

    154cm wide, ex-designer soft brushed wool coating with a muted check in pale grey and black.

    £20.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Francesca Francesca fleece virgin wool italian deadstock grey pink fine check suiting fabric fold
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    Francesca

    148cm wide, ex-designer Italian wool suiting in a mix of grey yarns with a muted pink overcheck.

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    £17.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Mani Wool Mani wool grey brown check italian deadstock fine suiting fabric cu
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    Mani Wool

    Woven in Italy, this fine wool suiting fabric has a brown overcheck on a dark grey ground. Deadstock.

    (1)
    £18.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Grande Check - Cream Grande check cream black wool italian suiting fabric roll

    Grande Check - Cream

    148cm wide, Italian ex-designer wool suiting with a large check design in cream, black & blue.

    (1)
    £15.76 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours Coalport - Green Coalport green blue tiny woven check fine wool suiting fabric fold

    Coalport - Green

    150cm wide, Italian ex-designer wool shirting fabric with a small blue and green check pattern.

    £20.00 p/m
  • Hounded Hounded Wool Houndstooth Beige Black Check Yellow Red Fine Woven Suiting Fabric Roll

    Hounded

    150cm wide, wool suiting fabric with a beige & black houndstooth and red and brown overcheck.

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    £30.00 p/m
  • Tinker Tailor Tinker Tailor Wool Polyester Green Black Check Fine Woven Suiting Fabric Roll

    Tinker Tailor

    150cm wide, wool blend suiting fabric in a dark tonal mix with a subtle white overcheck.

    £24.00 p/m
  • Made in Britain Big Boned Big Boned Herringbone Check Green Red British Finest Wool Tweed Jacketing Fabric Bolt
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    Big Boned

    150cm wide, British-woven 100% wool herringbone tweed jacketing in olive green and black.

    £36.00 p/m
  • The 13th The 13Th Wool Dark Navy Overcheck Midweight Coating Fabric
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    The 13th

    Made from 100% wool, this dark navy coating fabric features a fine overcheck made up of green, red and yellow yarns.

    (1)
    £30.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Rosella Tweed Rosella Tweed Italian Ex Designer Deadstock Wool Polyamide Pink Red Yellow Abstract Coat Fabric Fold
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    Rosella Tweed

    Woven in Italy, our wool and polyamide blend tweed coating fabric comes in a pink hue, perfect for smart dresses.

    £33.00 p/m
  • + More colours Madison - Black Madison Black Wool Polyester Check Coating Fabric Fold
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    Madison - Black

    Get ready for autumn/winter with our polyester and wool blend coating fabric in black, featuring a large-scale grey over check.

    £16.10 p/m £23.00 p/m
  • + More colours Madison - Tan Madison Tan Wool Polyester Brown Check Coating Fabric Fold
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    Madison - Tan

    Made from a blend of polyester and wool, this tan coating fabric features a large-scale black over check, ideal for autumn/winter fashion.

    £16.10 p/m £23.00 p/m
  • + More colours In All My Born Days - Punch Black White Pink Blue Green Check Italian Wool Suiting Well Plaid

    In All My Born Days - Punch

    This Italian fine wool shirting fabric features a black, blue, green and pink check. A gorgeous ex designer cloth you may recognise from the high street.

    £20.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Euphoria Black And Pink Pane Check Italian Wool Suiting Euphoria Roll

    Euphoria

    160cm wide, ex-designer superfine wool suiting fabric in a classic black and pink pane check design.

    £21.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Alastair Alastair Wool Italian Blue Beige Tiny Check Suiting Fabric Fold
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    Alastair

    Perhaps the softest fine wool suiting ever, featuring a tiny blue, beige, and grey check pattern.

    £18.00 p/m
  • Made in Britain Vintage Flannel - Navy Check Vintage Flannel Navy Check British Wool Suiting Fabric Roll
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    Vintage Flannel - Navy Check

    Arthur Harrison 100% wool suiting fabric made in England featuring a navy check design, perfect for suits or dressmaking!

    £24.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours Capolavoro - Glenn Check Got Your Back Again Large Check Grey Wool Suiting Fabric Fold

    Capolavoro - Glenn Check

    Italian large check dogtooth suit fabric in black and white with a beige bonded backing, ideal for short coats and jackets!

    £30.00 p/m
  • Made in Britain Kentish Wool Kentish Wool Black White Houndstooth Check British Suiting Fabric Roll

    Kentish Wool

    150cm wide, British fine wool suiting fabric featuring a Prince of Wales check weave in black and white.

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    £33.00 p/m
  • Made in Britain Oxfordshire Check Wool Oxfordshire Check Wool Grey Black Tan Blue British Suiting Fabric Roll

    Oxfordshire Check Wool

    Woven in Great Britain, this 100% wool suiting fabric features a checked pattern in grey, black, tan and blue.

    (1)
    £33.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours Coalport - Taupe Coalport Taupe Wool Fine Check Italian Suiting Fabric Fold

    Coalport - Taupe

    Made from 100% fleece wool, this ex-designer, deadstock shirting fabric in taupe & blue has been woven in Italy.

    £20.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Devil Wears - Tan Black And Tan Check Wool Italian Suiting Fabric Roll

    Devil Wears - Tan

    Exclusive to us in the UK this Italian this checked wool suiting fabric in black and tan is ideal for pinafore dresses, shawls or loose trousers!

    £28.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Hey Ho Hey Ho Wool Check Suiting Fabric Roll

    Hey Ho

    Italian made, grey and blue wool suiting fabric with a fine over check in orange perfect for dresses or suits!

    £28.00 p/m
  • Big Bluff - Pink Dogtooth Tartan Black White Pink Wool Fabric Cu2

    Big Bluff - Pink

    Made of 80% polyester & 20% wool, this tartan & dogtooth check fabric features a hint of pink on a black & white ground. Ideal for coats & jackets!

    £15.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Marzo Marzo Italian Worsted Wool Fine Purple Check Suiting Fabric Fold
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    Marzo

    Woven in Italy, this fine worsted wool fabric features a small check pattern in a dark plum hue, ideal for shirts!

    (2)
    £18.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Loose Change Loose Change Italian Wool Check Houndstooth Black Grey Suiting Fabric Fold
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    Loose Change

    Woven in Italy, this check suiting fabric in black and grey is made from a blend of viscose, wool, polyamide and elastane.

    £18.00 p/m
  • Classic Combo Classic Combo Navy Cream Check Wool Suiting Fabric Fold
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    Classic Combo

    This 100% wool fabric features a dark navy and cream dogtooth check, perfect for fashioning classy scarves!

    (3)
    £18.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours In All My Born Days - Rose Check In All My Born Days Check Italian Fine Wool Shirting Fabric Fold 79D20Dba 7E46 4Da0 B23E Cc8Cf8B8C764
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    In All My Born Days - Rose Check

    Woven in Italy, this ex-designer, fine wool fabric features an interesting check made up of grey, black and pink hues.

    (1)
    £16.00 p/m
  • Suits You Sir Superfine Wool Suiting Fabric Grey Overcheck Suits You Sir Bolt

    Suits You Sir

    This 156cm wide, 100% wool fine suiting fabric is in a grey check. This is a superfine and super soft fabric!

    £22.00 p/m
  • Time and Space Wool Suiting Fabric Blue Yellow Check Time And Space Bolt
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    Time and Space

    100% wool, navy checked fabric! This is a super-fine wool suiting fabric in a window-pane check in navy with a fine orange overcheck.

    £22.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours Piacenza Wool Cashmere - Red Piacenza Wool Cashmere Fabric Red Black Overcheck Label

    Piacenza Wool Cashmere - Red

    150cm wide wool/cashmere jacketing fabric in a black/beige check with a red overcheck from the world famous Piacenza fabric house.

    £32.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy+ More colours Piacenza Wool Cashmere - Mustard Piacenza Wool Cashmere Fabric Mustard Black Overcheck Label

    Piacenza Wool Cashmere - Mustard

    From the Piacenza fabric house, this 150cm wide wool cashmere jacketing fabric in a black/grey check with a mustard overcheck is pure luxury.

    £32.00 p/m
  • Upper Middle Yellow And Black Check Wool Shirting Upper Middle Fold

    Upper Middle

    This is a 150cm wide checked wool suiting fabric in bright contrasting white, yellow and black. A truly stunning design!

    £21.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy Novara Wool Novara Navy Wool Italian Blue Check Woven Suiting Fabric Fold
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    Novara Wool

    150cm wide, super fine 100% wool suiting fabric in a navy and black check. Woven in Italy!

    £22.00 p/m
  • Made in Italy A Gentle Reminder A Gentle Reminder Navy Italian Wool Tiny Check Woven Suiting Fabric Fold 1

    A Gentle Reminder

    150cm wide, fine wool suiting fabric with a blue/black check, glorious cloth with a gorgeous hand.

    £21.96 p/m
  • Made in Britain Smarty Pants Smarty Pants British Wool Navy Blue Check Grey Woven Suiting Fabric Bolt 1

    Smarty Pants

    Set piece 2.0m. Drop dead gorgeous jet black cotton stretch trousering with the smoothest softest finish. The perfect trouser fabric, this is a densely woven material which has a lot of stretch and fantastic recovery.

    £20.00 p/m

What is the difference between tartan and check?
Tartan is a traditional woven pattern made from intersecting coloured stripes that form a repeated sett. Check fabrics use a similar grid structure but are often simpler in design, such as Prince of Wales or windowpane patterns.

Is wool tartan suitable for dressmaking?
Yes. Wool tartan and check fabrics are commonly used for skirts, dresses, trousers and tailored jackets. Heavier weights are also suitable for coats.

What can I make with wool check fabric?
Wool checks work well for suiting, structured skirts, winter dresses and statement outerwear. The pattern definition makes them particularly suited to classic tailoring styles.

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