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Where can I buy fabrics, especially organic ones?


Here is a selection of online stores where you can buy fabrics, patchwork coupons, sometimes assorted sets, and in particular stores selling organic fabrics, which are much appreciated when it comes to creating a cozy, healthy environment for a baby: crib bumper, changing mat, turbulette in organic fabrics and natural stuffing are rare and too expensive, it's better to make them yourself, but for that a dive into the heart of the web is necessary! we'd like to share our findings with you, so please let us know what you think...
Fabric decoration and easy sewing
Thelatest on ecological textiles
conventional cotton cultivation is the most pesticide-intensive (harmful to the soil and workers), requires a lot of water and uses many chemical treatments (bleaching, heavy-metal dyeing). Hence the fumes emanating from these textiles, which have to be washed many times.
but cotton can be grown organically and even ethically (African women call it "the cotton of good health"): it's up to us to encourage it!
The Oeko-Tex label guarantees textiles designed to protect the environment and human health (although not necessarily organically grown).
Hemp is a natural textile in the sense that it requires few pesticides; what's more, it's produced locally (as in northern France).
remember, though, that the most ecological textile is the recycled one - long live recycling!

A store full of fabrics

The Stragier boutique offers a wide choice of fabrics in a pleasant setting, a wide variety of Liberty fabrics, and organic cotton fabrics including prints.
Liberty-style fabric coupons

Rich in organic textiles

Virgin wool wadding
A specialist in fabrics for making your own baby's cloth diapers, the Couche nature boutique offers a fine assortment of organic textiles, from fleece and terry cloth (practical for making towels or bibs) to virgin wool batting (so hard to find for stuffing cushions and useful baby decorations such as cot bumper pads, sleeping bags...), jersey or cheesecloth in organic cotton or hemp/cotton blends, in natural tones but also highly colorful. There's also waterproof fabric (known as "pul"), certified oko tex, useful for diapers but also for a changing mat, for example... Fast delivery.

Organic and fair trade fabrics

Both organic and fair trade, Biotissus textiles are sometimes hand-woven or hand-printed. Unique is their 100% organic cotton fleece, 15 mm thick, ideal for stuffing or making small mattresses.
Organic fleece padding

Organic and natural fabrics

Organic fabric coupons
The Espace bio boutique offers quality organic fabrics in natural tones, in organic cotton or linen, and even organic household and bath linen. We love the samples, which make you want to start quilting, but we don't like the ergonomics of the site and the difficulty of finding fabrics!

Cute bits of fabric

Country coupon fabrics
The (more active?) Bouts de tissus store offers country fabrics and particularly nice (and nicely presented) coupons for our sewing activities, like this country-style patchwork frame.

And let's not forget...

  • The original Ventedetissus.
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  • store presents a selection of fabrics according to your choice: by color, by material, by type of pattern... Lots of linen fabrics, but we regret that the patterns are too classic and there are no organic fabrics.

What are the average prices?

To get an idea of the price range of a fabric boutique, here are some averages of fabric prices per meter, per m2 (as cut widths are obviously very variable), for online boutiques (and excluding shipping costs).
- plain cotton fabric: €7.73 - plain faux cotton fabric: €9.10 (including coupons) - printed cotton fabric: €16 (including coupons) - hemp and organic cotton cheesecloth fabric: €7.00 - 100% organic cotton fabric: from €10 to €18.75 - 100% organic cotton voile: €5 - 55% hemp, 45% organic cotton fleece: €11.00 - 100% organic cotton terrycloth: €14.50
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