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Natural Fabrics

Design Your Own Natural Fabrics

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Upload your designs, artwork or photos onto our selection of beautiful natural fabrics. Derived from anima...

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Natural Fabric Features

  • A wide range of natural fabrics
  • Range of classic and new release printing
  • Made to your custom dimensions
  • Full-colour lasting print
  • No minimum runs or orders
  • Printed in our BOL studios

There is so much beauty in nature, and natural fabrics embody this beauty in a completely bespoke way.

Natural fabrics are derived from the fibres that make them. These are either animal or plant-based. Our unique selection of fabric includes both, and these range from smooth and luxurious silk to cool and rustic linen. These textiles can be woven, spun, or knitted, and they have been used for centuries in all parts of the world. Our customers love using these fabrics to create their own customised clothing, to fill their home with soft furnishings, and to make their very own fashion accessories. They have a wealth of brilliant properties that continue to make them a popular option, such as strength, sustainability, moisture-wicking, and breathable to name a few.
  • Wide range of natural fabrics
  • Includes cotton, organic, linen, silk and more
  • Specialist digital printing on natural textiles
  • Ideal for making clothing, accessories and home decor 
  • Features a wealth of excellent properties
  • Breathable and insulating
  • Suitable for a wide range of end uses
  • Choose from four edge finishing options
  • No minimum order
  • Printed to order 

Full Range of Natural Fabrics

Choose from our range of stunning natural fabrics and blends.

  • Real 100% Silk Georgette

    Real 100% Silk Georgette

    • Max Print:
      1.33m
    • Weight:
      50gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.35m

    Stunning 100% real silk. Sheer and elegant. Very light with a dry, crepe texture. Printed using high definition reactive printing.

    Composition:

    100% Silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 9%

  • Pima Lawn 100% Cotton  Pigment

    Pima Lawn 100% Cotton Pigment

    • Max Print:
      1.46m
    • Weight:
      75gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.48m

    Light and airy 100% cotton fabric. Smooth and cool to the touch. Very light with a nice drape.

    Composition:

    100% Pima cotton

  • Cotton-Linen

    Cotton-Linen

    • Max Print:
      1.38m
    • Weight:
      228gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.4m

    95% cotton, 5% linen. Cool and smooth to the touch. Some give. Slightly stiff handle.

    Composition:

    95% cotton 5% linen

  • Cotton Satin

    Cotton Satin

    • Max Print:
      1.49m
    • Weight:
      172gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.51m

    Fine Warp Satin, woven from 100% natural cotton. Uses garments, light furnishings.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Organic Half-Panama Cotton

    Organic Half-Panama Cotton

    • Max Print:
      1.47m
    • Weight:
      300gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.49m

    100% organic cotton. Slightly textured face with a matt finish. Heavy and opaque.

    Composition:

    100% organic cotton

  • Cotton Twill

    Cotton Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.45m
    • Weight:
      213gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.47m

    100% cotton. Strong and hardwearing fabric with a diagonal weave. Feels heavy and substantial while being soft and warm.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Bull Denim

    Bull Denim

    • Max Print:
      1.48m
    • Weight:
      400gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.5m

    Heavyweight drill weave Bull denim. 100% Cotton. Warm base colour.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Real 100% Silk Twill

    Real 100% Silk Twill

    • Max Print:
      1.25m
    • Weight:
      54gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.27m

    100% natural silk twill. 12.5 momme, 54gsm. Super soft, lightweight. Great for pocket squares, and high-end garments.

    Composition:

    100% Silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1.5% Warp: 1%

  • Real 100% Silk Satin

    Real 100% Silk Satin

    • Max Print:
      1.36m
    • Weight:
      85gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.38m

    Real silk Satin 85gsm. 19 Momme weight. Shiny face, luxury handle, beautiful drape. Soft, strong colours, good detail. Reactive printing for bright and lasting print

    Composition:

    100% Silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 4% Warp: 2%

  • Organic Cotton Canvas

    Organic Cotton Canvas

    • Max Print:
      1.5m
    • Weight:
      309gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.52m

    100% organic, natural cotton with a half panama weave. Perfect for crafting, cushions and light upholstery.

    Composition:

    100% organic cotton

  • Janice Poplin Organic Cotton washed

    Janice Poplin Organic Cotton washed

    • Max Print:
      1.41m
    • Weight:
      135gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.43m

    Certified Organic, Optic White, 100% Cotton Poplin. Super bright colours and deep blacks, strong wash fastness, using reactive ink chemistry.

    Composition:

    100% Organic Cotton

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 2% Warp: 1%

  • Pima Lawn 100% Cotton washed  Reactive

    Pima Lawn 100% Cotton washed Reactive

    • Max Print:
      1.45m
    • Weight:
      75gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.47m

    Soft, light and airy. Silky smooth surface, flows and drapes beautifully. Plain weave 100% cotton lawn. Super bright colours and deep blacks, strong wash fastness, using reactive ink chemistry. Expect shrinkage 1-2% weft, 3-4% warp.

    Composition:

    100% Pima cotton

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 1%

  • Wool Silk Blend Plain Weave

    Wool Silk Blend Plain Weave

    • Max Print:
      1.4m
    • Weight:
      113gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.42m

    70% wool, 30% silk. Light cream base colour, open plain weave. Airy, light, flowing, soft yet strong. Suitable for scarves and fashion. Expect shrinkage 4% weft, 2% warp. Super bright colours and deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry.

    Composition:

    70% wool 30% silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 3.5%

  • Real 100% Silk Crepe de Chine

    Real 100% Silk Crepe de Chine

    • Max Print:
      1.37m
    • Weight:
      60gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.39m

    100% pure Silk.16mm or 60gsm. Off white base colour with a sparkle. Soft lightweight fine quality, with a crepe finish and light ribs in the weft. Airy, light, flowing, soft yet strong. Expect shrinkage 5% weft, 8% warp.

    Composition:

    100% Silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 9%

  • Crystal Voile Cotton Silk

    Crystal Voile Cotton Silk

    • Max Print:
      1.33m
    • Weight:
      40gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.35m

    70% cotton 30% silk lightweight woven voile. Print shows through 90% to reverse. Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry.

    Composition:

    70% cotton 30% silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 2% Warp: 1%

  • Real 100% Light Silk Satin

    Real 100% Light Silk Satin

    • Max Print:
      1.36m
    • Weight:
      50gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.38m

    Real Silk Satin 50gsm. 12 Momme lighter weight. Shiny face, luxury handle, beautiful drape. Soft, strong colours, good detail. Uses: light scarves and accessories, fine detailing. <b>Expect shrinkage 5% weft, 6% warp.</b> Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry

    Composition:

    100% Silk

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1.5% Warp: 1%

  • Silhouette Cotton Sateen

    Silhouette Cotton Sateen

    • Max Print:
      1.74m
    • Weight:
      125gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.8m

    325 thread count, high quality bedding material. 100% BCI cotton (Better Cotton Initiative) . Bright white base colour, smooth luxury delicate yet durable material. 5-Star hotel bed linen quality. Wide width material at up to 175cm print width.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1% Warp: 1%

  • 100% Linen Flax Plain Weave

    100% Linen Flax Plain Weave

    • Max Print:
      1.39m
    • Weight:
      143gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.41m

    Medium weight 100% linen plain weave fabric. Contains characteristic slubs and bobbles, will include occasional unprinted white dots. Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry. Uses: clothing, kitchen textiles, curtains, light upholstery.

    Composition:

    100% Linen

    Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5.8% Warp: 1.6%

  • Cosmic Cotton Warp Satin

    Cosmic Cotton Warp Satin

    • Max Print:
      1.36m
    • Weight:
      246gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.38m

    Heavy weight Warp Satin, verging on canvas weight. Robust material with great print detail and broad, bright, and defined colour range. Use for heavy garments like jackets, trousers, jumpsuits. Also ideal for upholstery.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Cottage Cotton Slub

    Cottage Cotton Slub

    • Max Print:
      1.42m
    • Weight:
      107gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.44m

    Lightweight bright white cotton, with crisscross texture. Sharp and defined pigment print with bright colours and deep blacks, working well with the classic slub texture. Uses: Garments like shirts, dresses, light jackets, and homeware items such as tablecloths, napkins, tea towels, bedding.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

  • Vea Organic Cotton Satin

    Vea Organic Cotton Satin

    • Max Print:
      1.46m
    • Weight:
      140gsm
    • Roll Width:
      1.48m

    Organic Cotton Satin with shiny satin face and matte reverse. Sharp print quality and broad colour range with rich colours. Woven from organic cotton yarn. Use to create skirts, trousers, dresses, light jackets, and workwear, or light upholstery and kitchen textiles.

    Composition:

    100% cotton

Care instructions

Dry clean only recommended, can be hand washed in cold water with silk detergent.

  • Hand Wash
  • Low Heat
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Do Not Bleach

How To Care For Your Natural Fabrics

Every textile is unique and has its own care instructions. They are a durable bunch who will continue to look like new as long as these instructions are followed. Certain fabrics, such as the real silks, require a bit of extra care and attention. With these, we always recommend using a specialist dry cleaner. Cotton and linens do well with a cool and delicate wash cycle. Please do not wash over 30°c, as this could cause some colour fading. All natural cottons have a degree of shrinkage in the print process. Please accept 2-3 % shrinkage in the X and Y directions. To compensate, we suggest allowing a margin of shrinking in your design. Do this by adding more bleed area in your design. If you are ever in any doubt, please get in touch with us via our online chat and we will be happy to help you further. 
 

What Can I Make With My Natural Fabrics?

There is so much you can make when you design your own natural fabrics. The soft and breathable nature of these textiles just adds to their plethora of benefits. For dressmaking, real silk makes an elegant and luxurious choice. Think of the flowing drape and the stunning, smooth face that will feel cool and crisp against your skin. For a more rustic and vintage style dress, the organic half-Panama makes a fun choice. The flecks of cotton seeds visible throughout the yarns add to the authenticity of this charming material. The linens make great suit fabric options for the summer, thanks to their cool, breathable and moisture-wicking qualities. There are just so many options, you won't know where to begin. Enjoy your creative journey.

Choose the perfect fabric for you

We have developed a specialist printing method for digital printing on natural fabric that ensures a long-lasting, fade-resistant print. The water-based inks are infused deep into the fibres of your chosen natural fabric, creating a bold finish. We use eco-friendly inks at Bags of Love, which means you not only look good but feel good too. Every textile has its own unique attributes, including base tone, yarn, and construction. This means that each one prints a little differently. Our expert printers know just how to make your fabric look its best, so you can be assured that your customised natural fabric is in safe hands. 

We offer different finishes for your fabric. Depending on how you want to use it, you can select a finish to best suit your needs:

  • As it comes. We roughly cut around your image, leaving a simple scissor cut (perhaps uneven white fabric border).
  • Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print.
  • Cut on the line. We neatly and precisely cut on the edge of your image.

Due to the nature of natural fabrics, both the Pima Lawn and Janice Poplin Cotton may occasionally have very small white dots where pieces of cotton fluff are removed revealing unprinted white base material. Please note that this is normal and cannot be avoided but won't affect the strong colours and detailed nature of your print.

Create something new and exciting

If you decide that you would like us to hem your fabric, then we recommend keeping these measurements in mind and include them in your final dimensions:

  • Light fabrics: we use 6-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so your width/height will be minus 12-16mm
  • Medium fabrics that fray: we use 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so your width/height will be minus 35-40mm
  • Stiff/heavy/no-fray fabrics: we use 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so width/height will be minus 35-40mm

Print Guideline

  • DPI-Print Guideline Icon

    What's the best resolution to print in?

    All of our fabrics are printed at 200dpi. This works for us as it combines a great quality as well as a good file weight. In order to avoid resizing and interpolation, we recommend that you scale your image to 100% at 200dpi. Our design interface works with a traffic light system that acts as a quality marker for your designs. This will show you whether the resolution is too low for printing. When you re-upload your design with a highest resolution, the traffic lights will change colour, showing you're good to go. A message will pop up alongside the traffic lights to let you know if the resolution is too low or if you have a good quality image. 

  • scaling-Print Guideline Icon

    Will my image be scaled to fit?

    Your uploaded design will automatically be scaled to fit the size of fabric you've chosen. You can change the dimensions of your fabric by amending the measurements on the ‘Product Options’ tab, under ‘Print Size’. To see how this fits with the dimensions of your image/design, you can refer to the ‘Images & Text Tools’ tab under 'Quality Information'. Here, you will be able to edit the dimensions of the image.

  • RGB-CMYK Print Guideline Icon

    Should I choose RGB or CMYK?

    We always recommend using an RGB colour space when you upload your images. More specifically, we suggest using the sRGB image profile, to achieve best colour results. This will need to be done in your editing software: choose RGB as the working space, and assign the image profile as sRGB (full name sRGB IEC61966-2.1).

  • Print-Roll Length Fabric Guide Icon

    Is there a maximum length I can print on?

    There is no length limit for most of our fabrics. Our preview design window is set up to display a maximum of 10m to help you visualise the print, but that doesn't mean this is the print limit. If you'd like to order more, you can increase the quantity (x2 for 20m or x4 for 40m for example) and order as much as you'd like. Larger volumes will receive an automatic discount too. While the fabric length is nothing to worry about, each individual fabric will have a maximum width side: these can be found on the fabric's page information or in the design interface. 

  • Borders-Print Guideline Icon

    Should I add white space for borders or cutting onto my design?

    Yes, that will help you when it comes to cutting or framing your printed fabric. We recommend always adding a little extra space for borders into your purchased fabric size. When we print your materials, or send out fabric samples, we typically trim squarely around the fabric, leaving approximately 5mm white space. Cutting neatly on the line has an additional fee.

  • crocking-Print Guideline Icon

    What is crocking?

    Crocking is the term used to describe fading along the creases in a fabric. It typically can occur after constant washing or heavy use of digitally printed natural fabrics. Crocking can be minimised by hand washing your fabrics at a cooler temperature, rather than machine washing. If you want to make sure there's no chance of crocking, we'd suggest you use a poly fabric. 

  • organics-Print Guideline Icon

    Is it normal for colours to appear lighter on organic fabrics?

    Yes, our organic fabrics don't have an additional coating like non-organic fabrics have, which means it absorbs the inks deep into its fibre and reducing the colour strength slightly (this can be approximately -40%). If you would like a bolder, more vibrant colour for your fabric, we would suggest using a non-organic fabric. 

  • Transfer-Print Guideline Icon

    Can I supply my own fabric for you to print onto?

    Unfortunately not; all of our fabrics have been tested meticulously to ensure we know exactly how to get the best results, and our facilities cater perfectly to them. If you are set on a fabric we don't offer, we can offer custom printed sublimation paper to order which will allow you to heat press your designs onto your own fabrics.

  • Jpeg-Tiff Print Guideline Icon

    Which is a better image format: TIFF or JPEG?

    If your design is simple and less intricate, a JPEG will be absolutely fine. However, if you have created a design with multi-coloured detailing, we would recommend saving your design in a TIFF format. 

  • Shrinkage-Print Guideline Icon

    Will my material shrink during printing?

    Similar to other fabric printing processes, shrinkage can occur. The amount of shrinkage will depend on the fabric, but as a general rule of thumb, please allow for 2-8% shrinkage when working out your measurements. Shrinkage is not an exact science, and the amount of shrinkage will vary from print run to print run. We'd always suggest ordering a little more than you need for your project. 

  • Print-Both Sides Print Guideline Icon

    Can I order double sided printed fabric?

    Many of the fabrics we offer are semi-transparent, so printing on both sides of the fabric is not a service we offer. 

  • Labels-Print Guideline Icon

    Can I order labels in a different fabric? Are the labels cut like normal fabric labels?

    At the moment, all of our fabric labels are printed on satin fabric. For now, we believe this is the best choice, but will potentially introduce other options in the future. All labels are cut to the same label format. If you would like to choose a different fabric and format for your labels, you could always order a sheet of the fabric of your choice to create labels yourself. 

  • Eco friendly Printing

    How do you print your fabrics in an eco-friendly way?

    Our fabrics are printed with water-based inks as environmental consciousness is always front of our minds. Water-based inks include no chemicals or solvents, and our printing process uses heat to fix colours and patterns into place to avoid excess or contaminated water returning into the water system (this is something that can occur through steaming). All printing, fulfilment and production is done in-house, and rather than rolling the fabrics or sending them in a tube, you will receive your material folded up. This amounts to 150 tubes saved a week, as well as much more space on the delivery van for more orders. (For delicate fabrics we make sure to package appropriately).

  • colour palette

    Will there be slight colour differences between my orders?

    Although very rare, there could be a slight colour difference from one print run to another. This is a normal part of the printing process, however we are always working to improve our colour profiles. It is unlikely that the difference in print runs will be hugely different (for example, it's unlikely your orange is suddenly going to be red). The likelihood of colour variations can be intensified fabric to fabric due to materials having different grains and textures; natural fabrics typically have more muted colour tones, while poly alternatives have a bolder hue. This is because the construction of the material is different, and the printing method has to be altered slightly for more delicate, natural textiles.




Sizing For Hemming And Shrinkage

Hemming Options ICON

Our full cut & sew service at Bags of Love can be used to your full advantage. We even offer hemming for your fabrics at a small additional cost. Our hems are created with a one or two cold hem that typically uses around 5 to 20mm of fabric (depending on the thickness of your chosen material). Please bear this in mind when you are ordering your printed fabric with hems: If you would like your finished piece to be 100cm x 100cm, change your dimensions to 101.5cm instead to allow space for your hems (you will also need to include additional for potential shrinkage). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. Your printed fabric will be hemmed with either Black or White thread. If you are ordering a lightly woven material or a printed silk, you will find that one hem will be straight, while the other slightly rippled.  The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:

  • Light Fabrics (20-100gsm): For silks and other light fabrics, we use 6-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so overall width/height will be minus 12-16mm
  • Medium Fabrics (101-200gsm): For medium-weight fabrics that fray, we use 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
  • Stiff/Heavy/No-fray fabrics: we use 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 35-40mm
All of these measurements can vary and should only be seen as an approximation. If you allow for hems and slight shrinkage, it can add a fairly significant amount to your ordered dimensions, so please make sure to consider these things prior to ordering. Depending on how open the weave is, our fabric can shrink anywhere from 2% to 8% with the average being 2.5%.
 

Choose From Three Finishes

We have three finishing options available:
  • As it comes: We simply cut around your image with scissors - leaving a perhaps uneven white border.
  • Hem with thread: We can offer your fabric hemmed with a black or white thread. This will add an additional 1-2 days of production time to your order. Please refer to the dimensions above to gauge how the hemming will affect the size of your print. You will have a choice of an overlock hem or folded hem (one or two fold depending on the fabric) however not all fabrics are suited to both hem types. In the design interface, you will be able to see which options are available to you. If you can only see one hem available, this means that this is the only suitable hem for this material type.
  • Cut on the line: Rather than our 'as it comes' option, we will cut neatly on the edge of your design against the grain of the fabric. If you have a border around your design we will cut around that border. If the design takes up the whole fabric, we will neatly cut around the edge of the image. Cutting against the grain is standard for fabric cutting, and as such lighter materials such as Georgette or Mulmul will have a slight wave in them, and some fraying may occur.
All of our fabrics are carefully hand cut. It is not always possible to maintain a perfectly straight cut for certain fabrics, so please bear this is mind if you see your edge has a slightly uneven look or a little fraying. This is not a flaw in the material. If you have any queries or would like to know about our cutting methods in more detail, please get in touch and we will be more than happy to discuss them with you.

For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs

Please note: As everything we provide is handmade to order, you may find a slight variance in the sizes. 

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