Whaleys Fabrics

Retail & Wholesale Fabrics

As fabric suppliers, we make sure that our stock levels meet up with demand. Our team of experts will ensure that your fabric needs will be met for any project you have in mind. In our warehouse in Bradford, we store cottons, silks, canvas, and a whole lot more. Thanks to the wide range of fabric, we have available, we can supply organisations and individuals throughout the UK and across the globe.

  • Over 600 fabric references available
  • Over 150 years of experience
  • Worldwide delivery available

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info@whaleysltd.co.uk 01274 576718
Coloured/Recycled Linings Main category Coloured/Recycled Linings See products Fabrics for Painting Main category Fabrics for Painting See products Popular Fabrics Main category Popular Fabrics See products Limited Stock Main category Limited Stock See products Coloured Cottons Section A Coloured Cottons See products Loomstate Cotton, Calico, Canvas & Water Resistant Section B Loomstate Cotton, Calico, Canvas & Water Resistant See products Cotton Mercerised for Dyeing and/or Printing Section C Cotton Mercerised for Dyeing and/or Printing See products Cotton Prepared for Dyeing and/or Printing Section D Cotton Prepared for Dyeing and/or Printing See products Dissolvable, Devore & Dischargeable Section E Dissolvable, Devore & Dischargeable See products Flame Retardant Fabrics Section F Flame Retardant Fabrics See products Jute Section G Jute See products Linen Section H Linen See products Mixed Fibres Section I Mixed Fibres See products Muslin, Lining, Fusible, Buckram & Coutil Section J Muslin, Lining, Fusible, Buckram & Coutil See products Coloured Linings Section K Coloured Linings See products Silk for Dyeing and/or Printing Section L Silk for Dyeing and/or Printing See products Silk Mix Qualities Section M Silk Mix Qualities See products Sublimation Print Synthetics & Viscose for Print/Dyeing Section N Sublimation Print Synthetics & Viscose for Print/Dyeing See products Wadding, Net & Icewool Section O Wadding, Net & Icewool See products Wool Prepared for Dyeing and/or Printing Section P Wool Prepared for Dyeing and/or Printing See products Coloured Dupion Silk Section Q Coloured Dupion Silk See products Coated Fabric for Digital Printing (Reactive) Section S Coated Fabric for Digital Printing (Reactive) See products Accessories Section T Accessories See products Vilene Section V Vilene See products Pigment Coated Section W Pigment Coated See products Hair Canvas & Tailoring Canvas Section X Hair Canvas & Tailoring Canvas See products Water Resistant Canvas (Rot Resistant) Section Y Water Resistant Canvas (Rot Resistant) See products
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 Fabrics

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