• Whaleys Fabrics

    Suppliers of Fabrics

    Established in 1869, Whaleys have years of experience supplying fabrics for both large commercial jobs and personal projects alike. With a huge range of options available, we are sure to have the right fabric for your needs.

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    Whaleys: over 150 years experience, established 1869
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  • Over 600 fabric references available
  • Over 150 years of experience
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info@whaleysltd.co.uk 01274 576718
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Testimonials

  • Great customer service and quick delivery. They very kindly let me amend an order I'd placed and I still received it the next day.

    Sam Hinsley Google review, April 2025

  • Beautiful quality fabric. Exceeded my expectations. Arrived very quickly and well packaged. Will definitley order from Whaleys again. Thank you.

    Jean Challiner Google review, November 2024

  • Excellent Fabrics, service second to none. One of Bradford’s longest Fabrics suppliers. QUALITY…

    MAZ Property LTD Mazurkiewychz Google review, October 2024

  • I have used Whaleys for over 25 years!!!!!! Ordering fabrics for school and my own business for 12 years. The information on each fabric is informative and it’s so easy to get samples if required. The fabrics are excellent quality and very competitive price wise. The service is second to none. They are fab!!!!!

    Mary Macdonald Google review, August 2024

  • Has I work alone , single items, they were very helpful when my input failed due to the update of the website, Thank you 🙏 B.Hughes, Mid Wales

    Brian Hughes Google review, July 2024

  • Thank you Whalley's for another great service. Our new studio drapes are exactly what we asked for and arrived very quickly

    Nicola FRANKLIN Google review, June 2024

  • I've been happily buying from Whaleys Bradford for years and love the range they offer

    JaiMelancholia Google review, April 2024
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About Whaleys

Whaleys was established in 1869 by Mr Samuel Whaley, about whom not a great deal is known. The activities of his enterprise at that time were silk and jute weaving, with one floor processing textile sacks and bags.

The original premises were off Leeds Road in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before moving to Bolton road in 1908, finally taking over its present site, Harris Court Mills in 1973.

Whaleys are a family firm, since Harry Jowett, who took over the reins in 1900, was the great-grandfather of the present Managing Director.

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Outside of Whaleys Fabrics, black and white photo of the old building in Bradford