Fabric store exterior with 'Pound a Metre' sign and colorful fabric stacks.

Quality Fabrics. Better Prices. Over 30 Years of Experience.

Pound A Metre is an established UK fabric retailer offering affordable fabrics for dressmaking, quilting, upholstery and crafting. With over three decades of expertise, we bring you quality materials at prices that make your creative projects possible.

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30+ Years
Fabric Industry Experience
4.6 Star Rating
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Thousands of Fabrics
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Over 30 Years in the Fabric Industry

For more than three decades, we've worked closely with fabrics—understanding materials, weights, finishes, and the evolving trends that shape the industry. Our experience has taught us what dressmakers and sewing enthusiasts truly need: quality textiles at accessible prices, backed by genuine knowledge. We've built relationships with mills and suppliers worldwide, ensuring every metre we sell meets the standards our customers expect. This isn't just about selling fabric; it's about supporting your creative projects with expertise earned through years of hands-on work in the trade.

Who we serve

For Beginners, Professionals and Everyone Between

Pound A Metre serves first-time sewists taking their first stitches, hobbyists and dressmakers, quilters and designers, upholsterers, schools, community groups and businesses. Whatever the project, we supply fabric people can rely on.

Beginner sewist using a sewing machine with fabric in a home sewing studio

First-time sewists

Dressmaker selecting fabric from a wide range of fabrics in a fabric shop

Dressmakers and designers

Colourful handmade quilts and quilting fabrics displayed in a fabric store

Quilters

Upholstery fabrics and upholstered chair showing fabric suitable for furniture projects

Upholsterers

Students taking part in a sewing and fabric craft activity using colourful materials

Schools and community groups

Our story

Over 30 years in fabric

From our earliest days in the trade to the fabric retailer we are today, our story has always been about quality cloth and honest value.

The Beginning

Pound A Metre began with a simple goal: to make quality fabrics more affordable and accessible to customers who love sewing, dressmaking and creating.

Growing the Range

As customer demand grew, so did our range. We expanded into cottons, jersey, dressmaking fabrics, quilting materials, upholstery fabrics, wadding and much more.

Going Online

We brought Pound A Metre online, making it easier for customers across the UK to browse, discover and order fabrics directly from us.

Today

Today, Pound A Metre offers thousands of fabrics, competitive prices and decades of industry experience, serving sewing enthusiasts, makers and businesses across the UK.