Fabrics and Haberdashery

Your Local Fabric & Haberdashery Destination in Lichfield.

At The Fabric Vault, we offer a carefully curated selection of quality fabrics, threads, haberdashery, and sewing supplies—perfect for dressmaking, quilting, embroidery, and more. Whether you’re an experienced maker or just starting your sewing journey, you’ll find friendly advice, inspiration, and community here.
We are proudly a family run and independent business, located in the heart of Lichfield on Tudor Row.

At The Fabric Vault, Dagmar and John have lovingly hand-picked a wide selection of beautiful fabrics for every maker. You’ll find cotton, cotton jersey, cotton lawn, brushed cotton, suedette, and so many more gorgeous textures — all in an array of colours and designs, including favourites like William Morris, John Louden, Three Wishes, Makower, and countless other eye-catching prints. There’s always something delightful waiting to inspire your next project.

Haberdashery

Step beyond the fabric shelves and discover our beautiful haberdashery collection — every essential and extra you could wish for, all carefully chosen for quality and reliability. Whether you’re sewing, mending, or creating from scratch, you’ll find the perfect threads, trims, fastenings and notions to finish every project beautifully.

Threads

Discover invisible, standard, and chunky zips in every length and colour, alongside hundreds of buttons in every size, shape, and material. We also stock zips on a roll, in a variety of colours as well as rainbow, with accompanying sliders. You’re sure to find the finishing touch that makes your project uniquely yours.

Ribbons & Trims

Add that finishing flourish with our beautiful selection of ribbons, lace trimmings, and bias bindings. From soft satin and playful grosgrain to delicate lace and colourful bindings, there’s something to suit every project — whether you’re edging, decorating, or adding a pop of colour.

Tools & Notions

Every maker needs the right tools — and ours are ready and waiting. Explore scissors and pinking shears, pins and hand-sewing needles, sewing machine needles for every fabric type, and handy extras like press studs, webbing, and elastics. Whether you’re a seasoned sewer or just starting out, you’ll find all your go-to essentials here.

Interfacing & Wadding

For structure, support, and softness, our interfacing and wadding range has it all. Choose from trusted options like Bondaweb and 80/20 wadding, plus a variety of interfacings for dressmaking, bag making, and quilting. Perfect for adding that professional touch to your makes.

Fastenings

No project is complete without the perfect fastening — and our wall of zips and buttons has to be seen to be believed! Discover invisible, standard, and chunky zips in every length and colour, alongside hundreds of buttons in every size, shape, and material. You’re sure to find the finishing touch that makes your project uniquely yours.

Bag Making

If you love creating bags, totes, and pouches, you’ll feel right at home in our bag-making section. Explore sturdy webbing for handles, ready-made bag straps, and a wide range of high-quality hardware including D-rings, swivel clasps, sliders, buckles, magnets and more. Whether you’re making a simple tote or a fully featured crossbody bag, you’ll find all the components you need to bring your design to life.

Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just beginning your sewing journey, The Fabric Vault is here to inspire you. Our shelves are filled with colour, texture, and ideas waiting to be explored — and we’re always happy to help you find exactly what you need. Come and enjoy a relaxed browse in our Lichfield shop, discover new materials, and let your creativity take over. There’s nothing quite like choosing your fabric in person, and we can’t wait to welcome you in.