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Geometric & Abstract Print Fabric

If you're after a print that reads as considered rather than decorative, geometric and abstract prints are usually where people land. This collection covers block prints, grids and diamonds through to bolder, painterly abstracts, across cotton poplin, viscose, jersey and lining. Sold by the metre or half metre depending on the fabric, with free samples available on most.

Lagoon

Lagoon

140cm wide, 115gsm viscose dress fabric with a bold blue, green, and yellow abstract print.

Regular price €11,90 per metre
Jac Jac

Jac Jac

This abstract animal print jacquard dressmaking fabric is perfect for evening wear and special occasion garments!

Regular price €21,90 per metre
Made in Italy+ More colours Atelier - Harlequin Red

Atelier - Harlequin Red

Modern red & blue diamond 140cm print. Luxury 38gsm silk-cotton blend with a crisp, airy finish.

Regular price €19,90 per metre
Ember

Ember

Our polyester, viscose and elastane jacquard jersey fabric has a knitted zigzag pattern in a green hue.

Regular price €25,90 per metre
+ More colours Brushed Viscose Twill - Abstraction

Brushed Viscose Twill - Abstraction

145cm wide, brushed viscose twill fabric with an abstract print in green, orange, and neutral tones.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
+ More colours Satin Viscose - Arizona

Satin Viscose - Arizona

148cm wide viscose satin dress fabric in with an abstract paisley print in psychedelic hues on a black ground.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
+ More colours Monte - Emerald

Monte - Emerald

Made from 100% viscose, this colourful abstract print dress fabric is perfect for floaty summer blouses.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
French Terry - Art School
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French Terry - Art School

Colourful cotton French terry jersey with an abstract paint and scribble artwork print. Oeko-Tex Certified.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
Happy Harry

Happy Harry

Soft grey herringbone suiting fabric in a polyester viscose blend with elastane, 142cm wide.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
+ More colours Confetti Tweed - Aqua
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Confetti Tweed - Aqua

Supersoft aqua boucle tweed jersey fabric with colourful flecks, cotton and metallic threads.

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Regular price €15,90 per metre
Confetti Tweed - Pink

Confetti Tweed - Pink

Colourful pink bouclé tweed jersey fabric in polyester with metallic yarn and elastane, 145cm wide.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
Linen Tropics - Wild Folk

Linen Tropics - Wild Folk

Digital printed animal design in coral, mustard, sage and wine on a soft viscose linen blend fabric.

Regular price €11,90 per metre
Riley Black - Mega Chevron - Black and White
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Riley Black - Mega Chevron - Black and White

Regular price €11,90 per metre
Made in Italy Shadow of the Night

Shadow of the Night

A blend of viscose, silk and polyamide, this black dress fabric features a glitter fur face. Woven in Italy.

Regular price €27,90 per metre
Made in Italy Signature Viscose - Hazel

Signature Viscose - Hazel

Graphic abstract viscose challis fabric in black, ivory and caramel for dresses and co-ords.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
Made in Italy A Feast
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A Feast

142cm wide Italian silk and linen dress fabric with a vibrant abstract floral print.

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Regular price €35,90 per metre
Vintage Caramel Abstract Lining

Vintage Caramel Abstract Lining

Quality polyester lining with smooth handle, elegant print and fluid drape. 148cm wide.

Regular price €9,90 per metre
Neon Sprout

Neon Sprout

150cm wide deadstock French tweed with contrasting neon green and white fibres.

Regular price €19,90 per metre
+ More colours Light & Lush - Arbor

Light & Lush - Arbor

140cm wide, 100% viscose twill fabric in red and cream with a large-scale floral print.

Regular price €21,90 per metre
Made in Italy+ More colours Cotton Viscose Velvet - Safari

Cotton Viscose Velvet - Safari

145cm cotton velvet upholstery in rust and charcoal. Heavyweight with soft, suede-like feel.

Regular price €25,90 per metre
Desert Flame

Desert Flame

145cm wide, viscose stretch woven fabric with a striking abstract print in rich, earthy tones.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
+ More colours Viscose Satin - Suntrip

Viscose Satin - Suntrip

145cm wide, 130gsm, viscose satin fabric with a bright pink base and multicoloured swirl print.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
+ More colours Misty Satin - Green
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Misty Satin - Green

140cm wide, wonderfully lightweight digitally printed 100% viscose satin fabric in misty green.

Regular price €21,90 per metre
+ More colours Ponte Roma Jacquard - Caro

Ponte Roma Jacquard - Caro

147cm wide, double-knit Ponte Roma jacquard with an abstract pattern made from viscose, polyester and polyamide.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
Made in Italy+ More colours Viscose Challis - MarineBlu - Camo

Viscose Challis - MarineBlu - Camo

Italian deadstock viscose challis. Blue, grey, black & cream digital camo print for blouses.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
+ More colours Qjutie - Jacquard Towelling - Khaki

Qjutie - Jacquard Towelling - Khaki

150cm wide, cotton/polyester khaki jacquard towelling fabric, from the Qjutie & The Qjutest range.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
+ More colours Summerfest - Pink

Summerfest - Pink

Our viscose marocain fabric is breathable & lightweight in a pink V-shape tie-dye digital print, ideal for summer wear.

Regular price €19,90 per metre
Plot

Plot

145cm wide, polyester voile fabric featuring an abstract floral print in a pink and green hue, perfect for dresses!

Regular price €11,90 per metre
Made in Italy Catena
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Catena

Italian cotton suiting fabric with a subtle chain link design on black, 140cm wide.

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Regular price €23,90 per metre
Nera

Nera

140cm wide, Italian ex-designer quilted fabric with a sophisticated abstract pattern in black.

Regular price €23,90 per metre
Taffeta - A Stitch In Time
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Taffeta - A Stitch In Time

Abstract silver and gold, single line embroidered pattern on a black taffeta dressmaking fabric.

Regular price €9,90 per metre
+ More colours Confetti Tweed - Peach

Confetti Tweed - Peach

Peachy pink boucle tweed jersey fabric in a soft polyester cotton blend with metallic detail.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
Made in Italy Fiori di Como

Fiori di Como

Italian linen cotton in chocolate, turquoise and blue with a bold botanical print, 148cm wide.

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Regular price €29,90 per metre
Embroidered Chevron Cotton - Blue

Embroidered Chevron Cotton - Blue

Duck egg blue textured embroidered cotton with a subtle chevron design. 146cm wide.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
Made in Italy Signature Viscose - Eden

Signature Viscose - Eden

Meadow floral 150cm width viscose crepe fabric for floaty dresses, skirts and blouses.

Regular price €15,90 per metre
+ More colours Cable Jersey - Plum

Cable Jersey - Plum

Rich plum polyester rayon spandex cable knit jersey with raised texture and stretch.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
Sterling Brocade - Golden Taupe

Sterling Brocade - Golden Taupe

A smart and detailed brocade made from 88% polyester and 12% metallic fibre, woven with a raised floral design that shows beautifully on both sides.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
+ More colours The Big Stretch - Brown

The Big Stretch - Brown

150cm wide, viscose, polyamide & elastane twill bengaline with a brown & beige abstract print.

Regular price €9,90 per metre
Idaho

Idaho

150cm wide, polyester satin fabric with a soft peach finish; digitally printed abstract design in brown, pink, green hues.

Regular price €13,90 per metre
+ More colours Martinique Crochet - White

Martinique Crochet - White

140cm white embroidered cotton fabric with geometric openwork design for kaftans.

Regular price €29,90 per metre
+ More colours Batik - Multi C

Batik - Multi C

Black and rainbow Indian batik, 115cm wide. Hand-dyed cotton yarn. Vibrant floral vine fabric.

Regular price €11,90 per metre
+ More colours Fibre Mood - Knitwear - Red

Fibre Mood - Knitwear - Red

Red knitwear fabric, 160cm wide, in a soft 330gsm cotton-rich knitted finish.

Regular price €35,90 per metre
Made in Italy Diamond Drape

Diamond Drape

147cm wide, 100% viscose dress fabric in black with a small diamond weave. Woven in Italy.

Regular price €19,90 per metre
Fancy That

Fancy That

Purple acetate viscose lining fabric with a scrolling pattern, 145cm wide and a light 80gsm weight.

Regular price €9,90 per metre
JK - Summer Rain
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JK - Summer Rain

Fluid John Kaldor ITY jersey fabric with a painterly teal, ivory and chartreuse abstract print.

Regular price €17,90 per metre
Made in Britain Great & British - Henry Grey
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Great & British - Henry Grey

Super soft mid rise herringbone weave wool suiting in black & grey, proudly made in Yorkshire!

Regular price €31,90 per metre
Made in Italy Costa Rossa

Costa Rossa

Italian 100% linen with terracotta suns, shells and botanical motifs on ivory, 140cm wide.

Regular price €29,90 per metre

Geometric and abstract prints sit at the more graphic end of patterned fabric. Where a floral or animal print tends to soften a garment, a sharp geometric or a bold abstract design does the opposite, giving it a cleaner, more modern edge. The two overlap more than they differ: a geometric print is built from repeating shapes with a clear structure, while an abstract print takes a looser, less predictable approach to colour and form, but both share that same graphic quality.

A number of the designs in this collection lean on the kind of bold colour blocking and organic shape more associated with 20th-century art than traditional dressmaking prints, which makes for a genuinely distinctive range rather than a generic geometric filler category.

Types of geometric and abstract fabric

Block and grid prints on cotton poplin give a crisp, structured geometric with clean lines, well suited to shirts and tailored pieces.

Abstract art-inspired prints in viscose and cotton lawn bring a looser, more painterly quality, good for anyone after something less rigid than a strict repeat.

Geometric in fluid fabrics, viscose challis and stretch woven versions, soften a bold pattern with drape, useful for dresses and skirts where a stiff geometric might feel too severe.

Geometric and abstract lining, printed ponte jersey and polyester lining options, are a good way to bring a bold print into a jacket or coat without it being the headline fabric.

Choosing scale and placement

Bold geometric repeats generally need centring carefully on a garment, particularly at the front and any symmetrical seams, so it's worth planning pattern placement before cutting rather than after. Smaller-scale geometric prints are more forgiving and behave similarly to a plain fabric at the cutting stage.

What's the difference between a geometric print and an abstract print?

A geometric print is built from repeating shapes, stripes, grids, diamonds, with a clear, structured repeat. An abstract print takes a looser approach to colour and form, without a strict repeating pattern. Both sit in the same graphic family and are shown together in this collection.

Do geometric prints need pattern matching at the seams?

Bold, large-scale geometric prints benefit from careful placement, particularly at centre front and symmetrical seams, in the same way a stripe or check would. Smaller-scale geometric prints are far more forgiving and can generally be treated like a plain fabric when cutting.

Are these fabrics suitable for dressmaking or more for home furnishings?

This collection is dressmaking-focused, spanning cotton poplin, viscose, jersey and lining, rather than furnishing-weight fabrics. Check the individual product page for weight and suitability if you're planning a specific project.

Can I order a sample before buying?

Yes. Most fabrics in this collection are available as a free sample so you can check the print scale, colour and handle before committing to a full cut. Use the "Order Sample" option on the product page.