Artist-Designed Fabric — or Print Your Own Design
At The Textile District, you can start with the design or start with the project.
Shop our catalog of original artist-designed fabrics, choose the colorway you love, and select the base textile that gives your project the right weight, drape, texture and performance.
Or bring your own artwork and use our custom fabric printing service to create something completely your own.
Either way, your fabric is printed to order in the USA on the base textile and in the yardage you choose.
Choose the Fabric That Fits the Project
A beautiful design is only part of a successful textile project.
The same artwork can perform very differently on a lightweight cotton lawn, quilting cotton, linen, upholstery-weight fabric or specialty textile. That is why The Textile District offers a broad selection of quality base fabrics for apparel, quilting, home décor, upholstery, accessories and more.
Choose the fabric based on how you want the finished project to look, feel and perform—not simply which substrate happens to be available with the design.
Not sure what to choose? Our Ground Fabric Swatch Kit lets you compare the hand, weight, texture and construction of our current base fabrics before ordering printed yardage.
Custom Printing with a Real Person Behind the Process
Custom fabric printing should involve more than sending a file directly to a print queue.
After you place a custom order, your artwork is transferred securely to The Textile District and reviewed by a member of our team before production. We check for common file or setup issues that could affect the printed result and contact you when something needs attention.
If you have questions about repeat, scale, resolution, file setup or fabric selection, we can help you work through them before the order moves forward.
Once a file is approved for production, we securely retain it to make future reorders easier.
Proof the Fabric Before a Larger Production Run
When color, scale or the finished appearance is especially important, you can begin with a one-yard proof printed from your production file on the actual base fabric you intend to use.
The proof is produced using the same production-quality printing and finishing process as larger yardage orders, so you can evaluate the real fabric before committing to a larger run.
And because it is finished, usable fabric—not a disposable test swatch—you can turn that yard into pillows, accessories, gifts, samples or other finished goods.
If you want to make changes after reviewing the proof, you can correct the artwork file and order another one-yard proof before proceeding. Once you are satisfied with the printed result, you can move into larger production using the approved file.
This workflow is especially useful for artists, designers, makers and businesses developing products or maintaining consistent fabric for repeat projects.
Professional Printing & Finishing
For our natural-fiber textiles, we print with OEKO-TEX® certified fiber-reactive dyes that bond with the fibers for rich color, crisp detail and a soft hand.
After printing, natural-fiber fabrics are steamed, washed and dried as part of the finishing process. They arrive production-ready, with no prewashing required before sewing.
Polyester and specialty textiles are printed using processes appropriate to the fiber and intended performance of the fabric.
Watch our video to see how The Textile District prints and finishes fabric to order:
An Evergreen Catalog Designed for Long-Term Availability
Traditional retail fabric collections are often seasonal: once the inventory is gone, the fabric may be gone with it.
The Textile District’s print-to-order model allows us to maintain an evergreen catalog developed for long-term availability. That gives customers greater freedom to return to favorite artist designs and colorways for coordinating projects, interiors, repeat orders or product-line replenishment.
Rather than being limited to a predetermined design-and-fabric combination, you can select the artwork, colorway and base textile that work for your project.
From One Yard to Ongoing Production
The Textile District works with individual makers as well as artists, designers and businesses that need an ongoing textile-production resource.
Start with a one-yard proof, move into larger production yardage when you are ready, and reorder from an approved file as your needs grow.
If you sell fabric or textile products through your own website, studio or showroom, we can also discuss white-label fulfillment and direct shipping to your customers, including international fulfillment needs.
Print Custom Fabric by the Yard
Need Help Getting Started?
Whether you are choosing an artist-designed fabric, deciding between base textiles or preparing your own artwork for custom printing, we are happy to help.
For assistance, email info@thetextiledistrict.com or call 704-814-0712.