Fabrics for Dolls & Puppets
Let’s put all our favorite fabrics for making dolls, puppets, plushies, and stuffies all in one place…Right HERE.
Where to find the fabrics?
These are a small selection of places to shop. The majority are places where I shop. Some are places I’ve heard great things about and will shop there in the future. (And one – Fat Quarter Shop – is an affiliate link where I shop for hard-to-find cotton prints because they carry ALL the big fabric designers.)
| Fabric | Supplier | Some Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Wovens | Your local fabric store or quilt shop Fat Quarter Shop has lots of solids and prints in tans and browns, as well as small prints for doll clothes | rag dolls primitives art dolls |
| Cotton Jersey | A Child’s Dream sells Weircraft & DeWitte Engle Olive Sparrow on Etsy sells Laib Yalla | Waldorf dolls ITH dolls |
| Stretch Jersey | local fabric stores or thrift stores (t-shirts, camisoles) most online fabric stores such as Fabric.com | ITH dolls art dolls applique |
| Felt | check your local craft or fabric store Benzie carries lovely wool and wool blends of felt | any doll applique softies |
| Fleece | polyester fleece is sold in most fabric stores (or check thrift stores for fleece pullovers!) Nylon fleece is only available online undyed Nylon Fleece at Dharma Trading dyed Nylon Fleece can be found at Puppet Pelts or Georgia Stage | puppets applique plushies softies play dolls |
| Scuba | check local fabric stores that specialize in fashion fabrics Juli&Mila on Etsy (sells in tiny or large quantities) | doll skin puff applique |
| Faux Fur | local fabric stores Etsy has tons of fur sellers! Puppet Pelts or Fabric Empire or Fabric.com Thrift Shops/Charity shops are a great source too! | doll hair puppets plushies stuffies |
| Minky/Cuddle | most local and online fabric sellers carry Minky – it’s often used for baby blankets and toys. | plushies stuffies/softies play dolls puppets |
