the npb fabrics

I make garments from forgotten textiles and remnants, ‘rescuing’ them and giving them purpose by turning them into beautiful, wearable pieces
It’s a story of **REVIVAL NOT LANDFILL!**
The NPB Checklist: Vintage / Quality / Print / Colour / Drape / Uniqueness
These carefully sourced, original vintage fabrics are all very limited- once they're gone - they're gone!
Please note that some garments require long lengths of fabric that might not be available
I am here to advise on fabric suitability and can post swatches out on request

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Featured

A lovely, fluid, textured 80’s ‘new wave’ fabric featuring geometric shapes with a subtle sheen. Fabulous for all garments!

Lurex Lace

Such an amazing fabric! Colourful lurex discs on a lace background - fabulous for puff sleeves on a contrast blouse or dress

Luna / Black

Fabulous vintage metallic thread with a totally cosmic circle design. Fluid drape. Also available in Pewter and Gold . Suitable for most garments

Luna / Gold

Fabulous vintage metallic thread with a totally cosmic circle design. Fluid drape. Also available in Black and Pewter. Suitable for most garments

Luna / Pewter

Fabulous vintage metallic thread with a totally cosmic circle design. Fluid drape. Also available in Black and Gold. Suitable for most garments

Alchemy

Amazing late 1960’s taffeta with sparkly lurex. It has a background of gold, blue, yellow and green and tiny Mary Quant-esque flowers. Suitable for most NPB garments, it holds its structure and gives a great silhouette

Lurex Check

A wonderful silver- grey vintage taffeta with fine, gold lurex stripes. Perfect for the party season! Low stock

Doodle

Such a fab design on this 1980’s Thai silk! It has a beautiful crispness to it and it available for blouses and skinny scarves

Silver Striped Lurex

It’s hard to capture the sparkle of this fabric in a photo! This gorgeous, semi sheer lurex has diagonal stripes and makes fabulous puff sleeves for a contrast blouse or dress

Sisters of Salvage Fuchsia

An incredible quality grosgrain fabric, originally purchased from a Knightsbridge store in the early 90’s.

Munro & Tutty

This rare find was originally designed for Jaeger in the late 70’s by Munro & Tutty. It is 100% Varuna wool and has a lovely, soft drape. It is available in two colour ways: Aubergine and Sage

Rib

Gorgeously textured striped vintage fabric, would make a fab pair of trousers and matching jacket or a lovely dress!

Blue Grid

A beautifully soft cotton flannel vintage fabric, lovely for a trouser + jacket set or a cosy dress or skirt!

Blue Dash

A gorgeous, lightweight, dark grey wool with a textured geometric woven blue design, perfect for The Jacket, The Coat, The Cropped Jacket, The KImono

Lanterns Black

A gorgeous woven mid weight fabric, works well for dresses, skirts, jackets and more! Also available in Blue

Lanterns Blue

A gorgeous woven mid weight fabric, works well for dresses, skirts, jackets and more! Also available in Black

Striped Wool

Lovely and cosy! This is the thickest and purest of the vintage wools so makes a warmer and more structured garment. Suitable for Sleeveless Jackets, Cropped Jackets, Coats and Waistcoats

Red Dash

A vibrant, lovely fine wool blend with a black woven dash design, perfect for jackets, waistcoats and coats

Pink Dash

A gorgeous, lightweight, dark grey wool with a textured geometric woven pink design, perfect for The Jacket, The Coat, The Cropped Jacket, The Kimono

Red Lined Wool

A beautiful vintage red wool with fine black diagonal stripes, a nice weight for jackets, coats and waistcoats

Teal Lined Wool

A beautiful vintage teal wool with fine black diagonal stripes, a nice weight for jackets, coats and waistcoats

Blue Chevron

A fine wool with a blue and black chevron design. Low stock, available for jackets and waistcoats

Circo

THE CARNIVAL COLLECTION

A lovely mid weight cotton in two colour ways, Yellow or Blue on black. Suitable for most garments, would make a fab top and skirt co-ord! Blue now out of stock

Yellow Herringbone

A gorgeous yellow and black wool perfect for The Jacket, The Coat, The Cropped Jacket, The Waistcoats and The Hats

Yellow Geometric

A mid-weight wool blend in gorgeous colours and a fab geometric design, perfect for The Jacket, The Coat, The Cropped Jacket, The Waistcoats and The Hats

Positano

THE TUTTA BELLA COLLECTION

A special vintage fabric circa 1950’s/60’s with a gorgeous subtle sheen and abstract floral design in beautiful colours. Suitable for most NPB garments, I’m thinking a matching skirt and jacket for an occasion!

ATOMIC

THE REPLAY COLLECTION

A 1980’s crisp cotton in cool, geometric print

Bloomsbury /Neon

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

New arrival in this wonderful colourway! A gorgeous crisp vintage cotton! Named in tribute to Vanessa Bell and the fellow artists of the Bloomsbury Group. Suitable for all garments.

Prom Night

So 80's! A rainbow patterned silky polyester with added daubs of shine! Limited stock, tops only.

Silk Flora

A gorgeously retro, 1960’s silk in a bold floral print. Available for The Tops. (Very limited quantity)

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Orbital

THE NPB CLASSICS

A lovely soft cotton blend fabric in an excellent 80’s print. Suitable for all garments.

Celestial / Black

THE NPB CLASSICS

A special fabric! With a subtle grosgrain-like texture, a lovely weight and drape. Available for all garments

Riley

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

A double sided, soft woven fabric with a fantastic geometric design, named after Bridget Riley. Great if you’d like a bit of structure to your garment, best suited to jackets, waistcoats, coats, kimono

Biba Swirl / Brown

THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION

Such a beautiful softly draping fabric with a small chevron weave. This brown and cream art nouveau style design is reminiscent of early 1970’s Biba. There is enough for one incredible blouse!

Painterly View

THE NPB CLASSICS

A gorgeously textured, rare find, vintage fabric with a good weight and drape. Available for all garments.

Omega

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

A great vintage print cotton in hand painted style reminiscent of the work by the Omega Workshop artists. Suitable for all garments

Winifred

Named after Winifred Gill of the Omega Workshops, this super light, fine wool features a subtle deco style print and would make a gorgeous kimono or blouse. Low stock.

Aizuri

A gorgeous inky blue woven fabric with a subtle floral design. Suitable for most garments

Night Vision

A softly draping, silky crepe de chine in a wonderful 1970’s print. It would make a fabulous statement piece- a blouson sleeve top or kimono!

Cosmos

This vintage viscose has beautiful drape,a black background and small colourful motifs. Gorgeous for all garments.

Deco Squares

THE NPB CLASSICS

Very Biba! This is a cotton blend fabric and looks great in all garments. Low stock

Ink Brush

A great weight cotton blend, a black background with a colourful, brush mark design - very 80’s! Suitable for most garments, low stock

Rio / black

A fine, slightly sheer, vintage crepe fabric with 80's printed designs and a subtle square pattern in the weave. Also come in red, grey and purple.

Rio / purple

A fine, slightly sheer, vintage crepe fabric with 80's printed designs and a subtle square pattern in the weave. Also come in grey, black and red.

Zebra Luxe

THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION

Beautiful vintage, woven olive green fabric with a subtle sheen and lovely weight. Suitable for Tops, Frocks or a stunning Kimono!

Suri

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

This printed fine crepe hangs beautifully! Excellent geometric, blocky print in unusual colours. Suitable for tops, frocks and kimono

Grafica

THE TUTTA BELLA COLLECTION

One piece only of this striking bold fluid fabric in large geometric design. Out of stock

Gala

A crisp vintage cotton that gives structure to garments. With a charcoal background and super fun streamer print, this fabric is late 80’s/early 90’s and suitable for most garments

Koi

THE JAPAN COLLECTION

A softly draping, silky (not silk) vintage fabric with a subtle sheen and fabulous print and colours. Available for all garments

Rainbow Ribbon

A very special fine silk chiffon by Sekers (who used to supply to Dior and other fashion houses) Only available for puff sleeves on contrast blouses or dresses, limited stock

Lino Print

Black + white rayon, low stock. Available for scarves.

Pyramid

THE NPB CLASSICS

A geometric printed crepe chiffon with transparency. Suitable for Tops and Kimonos.

New York Deco

THE NPB CLASSICS

A lightweight, sheer poly chiffon. Available for Tops, Kaftans and Kimonos.

Night Fever

THE NPB CLASSICS

What a print! A fabulous, vintage cotton blend / black background with an abstract, multicoloured design. Available for all garments.

Zoo

THE CARNIVAL COLLECTION

Dark red poly chiffon, sheer with a subtle stripe running through the weave. Suitable for most garments.

Teal Jersey

A lovely weight, this mid weight stretch ribbed jersey is suitable for most garments- it would make a fab Wintry puff sleeve frock!

Wild Thing

THE NPB CLASSICS

A playful, 80's print cotton blend in a lovely palette and a bold print. Suitable for all garments.

Bloomsbury / Graphite

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

A gorgeous crisp vintage cotton! Named in tribute to Vanessa Bell and the fellow artists of the Bloomsbury Group. Suitable for all garments. Also available in Citrine / low stock

Bloomsbury / Citrine

THE MODERNIST COLLECTION

A gorgeous crisp vintage cotton! Named in tribute to Vanessa Bell and the fellow artists of the Bloomsbury Group. Suitable for all garments. Also available in Graphite / low stock

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