Fashion Fabrics Club

What Fashion Fabrics Club does

Fashion Fabrics Club is a privately held, direct-to-consumer e-commerce retailer of fabric by the yard, founded in 1956 and headquartered in St Louis, Missouri. The company operates a single online storefront at fashionfabricsclub.com, powered by Shopify, and offers more than 25,000 SKUs spanning cotton, silk, linen, wool, blends, synthetics, knits, wovens, prints, bridal and special occasion fabrics, home decorating textiles, and costume/cosplay materials. Pricing is structured per-yard, with value fabrics starting at $4.96/yard, designer fabrics at 30% off, designer remnants at up to 75% off, and clearance items marked 20-70% off. Shipping is a flat $9.95 fee for orders under $99 and free above $99 within the contiguous US, with additional service to Canada.

The customer base is entirely retail and hobbyist, segmented across sewing enthusiasts, quilters and crafters, costume and cosplay makers, home decorators, and fashion designers and boutique owners. The company reaches customers through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest), email newsletters, a blog, educational content resources, and a Club Rewards loyalty program. Distribution is exclusively through the owned Shopify storefront with no physical retail or third-party reseller presence, and the company maintains a sub-brand in Spence Bryson Linen, a curated premium Irish linen collection.

The business operates with 11-50 employees, has no disclosed funding history, no parent company, and no institutional ownership information available. Revenue, GMV, and headcount trends are not publicly disclosed. There is no documented use of AI/ML, no public API or SDK offering, and no partnerships, M&A activity, or strategic investments recorded in the available data.

Name

Fashion Fabrics Club

Legal name

Fashion Fabrics Club

Website

https://fashionfabricsclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fashion Fabrics Club is a St Louis-based online retailer founded in 1956 that sells over 25,000 fabrics by the yard at wholesale prices to sewing enthusiasts, quilters, costume makers, home decorators, and fashion designers across the US and Canada via its Shopify storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Fabric and Textile Sales: Direct sales of fabric by the yard to consumers. Revenue generated through one-time per-transaction sales with no recurring subscription component. Customers purchase fabric at various price points ranging from clearance items under $3/yard to premium designer silks and luxury fabrics. The company also offers value bundles, remnant sales, and bulk bolt purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fashion Fabrics Club is an online fabric retailer that sells more than 25,000 fabrics by the yard at wholesale prices, spanning cotton, silk, linen, wool, blends, synthetics, prints, knits, wovens, bridal and special-occasion fabrics, home decor/drapery, upholstery, and quilting/craft materials. The catalog is organized into distinct collections (Designer Fabric at 30% off, Famous Maker at 30% off, Designer Remnants at 75% off, Clearance at 20–70% off, Value at $4.96/yd, By the Bolt, and specialty collections such as Runway Silks and Spence Bryson Linen), with free shipping on contiguous US orders over $99.

Product overview

Fashion Fabrics Club is an online fabric retailer founded in 1956, operating as a single unified e-commerce platform offering fabric by the yard at wholesale prices. The company carries over 25,000 fabrics across multiple product categories including Apparel Fabric, Designer Fabric (30% off designer labels), Designer Remnants (75% off discounted remnants), Famous Maker Fabric (30% off brand-name fabrics), Costume & Cosplay Fabrics, and specialized collections like the Runway Silks Collection and Spence Bryson Linen sub-brand. The product line spans home decor/drapery fabrics, upholstery fabrics, quilting/craft fabrics, and clearance/value sections. Fabrics are sold in individual yardage, by the bolt for wholesale quantities, and through a Club Rewards loyalty program. The company also offers gift cards as a product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fabric by the Yard The core offering: individual yardage of fabric sold at wholesale prices, spanning cotton, silk, linen, wool, blends, synthetics, prints, knits, and wovens. Customers browse, select, and purchase fabric by the yard directly through the online storefront.
• Designer Fabric

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hobby Lobby: National craft and home decor retailer carrying a meaningful fabric and apparel textiles assortment. Overlaps on home decor, apparel, and seasonal fabric categories.
• Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts: Largest US specialty fabric and craft retailer with physical stores plus a maturing e-commerce site. Competes broadly on fabric and notions assortments with the benefit of in-store pickup.
• Walmart Fabric & Craft: Walmart's broader marketplace carries extensive fabric and craft SKUs from third-party sellers and direct listings, creating direct price competition on commodity and seasonal fabrics.

Regional players

• Minerva Fabrics: UK-based online fabric retailer serving hobbyists across multiple categories including apparel and craft fabrics. Comparable D2C e-commerce model in adjacent geography.
• Vogue Fabrics: Family-owned Midwest/US fabric retailer with strong physical roots and growing e-commerce presence. Overlaps on apparel fabric, designer textiles, and bridal categories.

Direct peers

• OnlineFabricStore: Long-running independent online fabric retailer offering apparel, home decor, and quilting fabrics at competitive prices. Closely comparable D2C model and customer base.
• Fabric.com: Amazon-owned online fabric retailer offering a wide assortment of apparel and home decor fabrics by the yard. Directly competes on SKU breadth, price, and e-commerce convenience.
• Mood Fabrics: Iconic online and NYC-based fabric retailer specializing in designer apparel fabrics at wholesale prices. Competes head-to-head with Fashion Fabrics Club on designer apparel, silk, and remnants.

Emerging players

• LA Finch Fabrics: Online fabric store focused on apparel and home decor textiles at competitive price points. Overlaps in customer persona and assortment, with a smaller operational footprint.
• Strawberry Fabrics: Smaller online fabric retailer offering designer, apparel, and knit fabrics. Competes in the same D2C niche but with narrower assortment and brand reach than Fashion Fabrics Club.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FashionFabricsClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/fashion_fabrics_club
• Pinterestpinterest.com/FashionFabricsClub
• Xx.com/Fasshion_Club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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