Suppliers

Check out the resource binder in the Fashion office for more suppliers & swatches.

Ardalanish
This wool supplier from the U.K. sells luxury wool fabric. They have a selection of tweeds made with undyed (naturally coloured) and naturally dyed native breed wool. All fabrics adhere to GOTS standards and certified by the Soil Association.

Aurora Silk
Located in Oregon, this is a supplier of eco-fabrics and natural and plant dyes. Fabrics include silks, hemps, and cottons. Here you can buy natural and herbal dye kits to do your own natural, eco-friendly dying. They also supply fabrics that are already dyed with these dyes.

Eco Earth
Located in the U.K., Eco Earth supplies organic cotton, hemp, soy, wool and organic silk fabrics. They sell many fleeces, jerseys, terry cloths, and velours.

E-Leather
This company manufactures leather that is made from recycled leather fibers. This recycled fabric comes primarily from material discarded fro by the leather industry.

Fashion Fabrics Club
This company sells mostly non-eco fabrics but does carry some organic cotton jersey, organic cotton blends with recycled polyester, Tencel twills, Tencel linen at a reasonable price. This company is located in the United States and ships internationally.

Natural Colour Cotton
This company, from the U.K., sells over 200 types of fabrics including woven, jersey, pique, twill and corduroy They also sell bamboo and mixed eco yarns. Their fabrics focus on natural colour grown cotton, which means that instead of being dyed the fabric maintains the natural colour of coloured cotton. Naturally coloured cotton comes in shades of green, brown and beige.

NearSea Naturals
Located in Rowe, New Mexico, this company has quick shipping and a vast selection.  Fabrics include certified organic cottons, knits, silk, wool, and hemp.  Notions include tons of buttons, ribbons, thread, lace, batting and more.

Oliveira Textiles
Located in the U.K., this company supplies upholstery type fabrics in bright prints made of hemp and cotton. Blends of hemp and cotton, hemp twill, organic cotton twill.

Organic Cotton
Located in the U.K., this company sells a wide variety of fabrics from organic and Fairtrade cotton fabric. They return some of their profits to charity. Minimum orders are 1 metre. They have a small selection of herbal dyed cotton, and some hard to find cotton wovens in colourful plaids.

Pickering International
This is a company from San Francisco with a wide selection of different eco-fabrics including organic cotton, linen, soy, bamboo, hemp/cotton blends, hemp, hemp/silk blends. They also sell hemp webbing and hemp yarn.

Pendleton
Iconic U.S. brand Pendleton supplies an Eco-Wise Wool Flannel fabric. Eco-Wise Wool is certified as a Cradle to CradleCM biological nutrient by MBDC, a respected product and process design firm dedicated to promoting sustainable production.

Sea Leather Wear
Sea Leather Wear is a Canadian supplier of fish leather skins. Similar in properties and finishes to conventional leather, fish leather is considered eco-friendly because it is a by-product of the fishing industry (skins are usually discarded). Finishes include suede, glazed, silk, and pearl among others in a number of colours.