Gorgeous Fabrics the brainchild and passion project of Ann Steeves (that's me): sewing teacher, occasional contributor to Threads Magazine, Vogue Patterns Magazine (RIP, sniff!), and other publications, alter-ego of The Pressinatrix, Craftsy instructor and all around sewing fanatic.

Gorgeous Fabrics sells designer fabrics for garment sewing to home sewing enthusiasts and small designers. We've been in business since 2008, and we are known worldwide for our taste, selection, and great prices.

And, since 2023, Mr. Gorgeous Fabrics, aka my husband Larry, has joined the Gorgeous Fabrics family. He is also Mr. Fabulous Buttonholes. When you call to discuss putting professional buttonholes in your garments, you'll probably talk to him.

Yes! We offer classes at our studio in Billerica, MA. From Sew With a Pro (bring your own project and get help from me) to classes with world renowned sewing teachers like Kenneth D. King and Susan Khalje, we offer classes for all skill levels. If you want to be the first to find out about classes, be sure to sign up for our email list.

Yes! We accept credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and cash for class attendees. Sorry, we don't accept checks.

We are primarily online. We're happy to arrange a visit, but in-person shopping is by appointment only. Please be aware that we are not a retail store. We don't merchandise in a standard retail way. But email us and we will try to arrange a mutually convenient time for you to come and shop IRL!

We sell fabrics by the yard. 

Fabric is priced per-yard, unless otherwise noted (see below). The minimum purchase is one yard.  After that, you can increment by .5 yards.

Fabrics sold by the piece, and panels, are sold in increments of 1.

Outlet Store fabrics are sold by the yard, in whole-yard increments.

Fabrics are cut in one continuous piece. If you order quantity 3 yards, we send you a continuous length of fabric measuring 3 yards total.

You're in luck! To find fabrics that are 100% cotton, wool, silk or linen, click on the "Filters" tab in the upper left hand corner of the category page, and click "100." 

When possible, tear. Obviously, I can't do that with knits, and certain wovens. But when possible, I find it's far more accurate to make a small cut in the selvage, and then tear the fabric. While that may result in slight grain distortion within an inch of the end, I give you enough fabric that it's not an issue. And the feedback I've gotten is that my customers FAR prefer me to tear the fabric.

"Face" is the industry term for the right side of a fabric. In most cases, you can tell pretty readily which side of the fabric is the face, and which is the reverse (the industry term for wrong side). When it's not obvious, I'll put a sticker along the selvage for you. But remember - you have complete control, so whichever side you prefer is the one that you should show to the world!

We use the Pantone Fashion Home + Interiors FHI Cotton Color Guide, 2023 edition, to give you a color approximation. If you have one of the older, retail Fashion and Home decks, or the one from Ma Maison, those don't have all the the 2100+ colors in the Cotton book. If you can't find a number in your smaller deck, just click on the number of the color on the Pantone tab on the page, and it will bring up that color on Pantone's online color matcher site. 

And if you like that feature, please let Mr. Gorgeous Fabrics know, since he was the one who came up with it!

Yes! You can request up to 5 swatches of fabrics at no charge. If you need more than 5, each additional swatch is $1. Email us the SKU numbers (and if you really want to get on my good side, can you please include the name of the fabric? It makes it SO much easier for me to find)  of the swatches you would like and your mailing address, and we'll send them out by USPS first class mail. Fabrics with less than 5 yards, outlet fabrics, panels, and individual pieces are not available for swatching.

Yes! We offer Mettler Metrosene Thread. IMO it's the best thread on the market. We link to the matching thread on most fabrics (all the newest - the older ones may not have the link)

We also sell Mettler Seraflex Elastic Thread. This is AMAZING for sewing stretchy seams without a serger. Use it in the needle and the bobbin, and you can sew a stretchy seamline with a straight stitch. Try it - you're going to love it!

The third type of thread that we offer is Mettler Cordonnet Thread. This is perfect for hand-worked buttonholes and topstitching.

We also sell the Metrosene thread cards, so you can buy one and know exactly which color you want.

Yeah, shipping sucks, especially these days. We use a combination of weight and loft (think 3 yards of organza vs 3 yards of boiled wool) to calculate your shipping costs. If we can fit it in a smaller package and bring your cost down, we'll do that and refund the overage back to you.

We make our money on fabrics, not on shipping.

Shipping is calculated AFTER discounts are applied. So, let's say I'm running a 20% off sale, and you get your bad self to $200 in your cart. At checkout, you enter the 20% coupon. That brings your order from $200 down to $160, so shipping is added on. 

We ship by UPS in the Lower 48. For Alask, Hawai'i, and US outlying territories, we use USPS mail. Small items, like thread or bias tape, ship by USPS First Class Package service. Whatever way your package goes, we send you tracking information as soon as your order ships.

Check our Policies Page for all the ins and outs of shipping, both US and international.

YES!!! We use Shopify Managed Markets to ship worldwide. The wonderful thing about that is that you know up-front exactly what you will have to pay for duty, VAT, and any other fees. There are no surprises and no "gotchas."

Sure! It's super easy. Just place your order and, at checkout, click on "Pickup in Store." We'll get your order ready, then send you an email to arrange a mutually convenient time for you to come to Gorgeous Fabrics World Headquarters to pick it up (and maybe even do a little more shopping).

No. 

Yes! I'm happy to hold your fabric until the end of business on Friday of the week you place your order. That's especially useful when I'm putting up new products, so you can see what new goodies are coming in and add them. 

BUT!!! And this is a big but - you MUST send me an email when you place the order asking me to hold off shipping, because if you have ever worked with me you know that I literally ship orders out the same day, whenever possible. And once it's in the Post Office's or UPS' hands, it's gone.

Yes you can, subject to the provisions on our Policies Page. You can return unwashed, uncut fabrics within 30 days of purchase. Contact us by email for a Return Authorization for your return to be processed. We don't offer refunds or returns without one. No returns are accepted after 30 days from purchase.

Outlet Store fabrics, fabrics labeled "AS IS", muslin, interfacing, notions, tools, thread, and labels are final sale, and are not returnable.

No.