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Deadstock fabric for designers who sew small batches

You don't need a warehouse or a 500-yard minimum to make a real collection. We source deadstock fabric in the Los Angeles Fashion District — the same district the big labels buy from — and sell it by the yard, so a capsule run, a sample line, or a limited drop is actually within reach.

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Why designers source deadstock with us

Low minimums, honestly

Shop fabric sells by the single yard. Custom sourcing starts at the yardage your run needs — a few yards to sample, more when the design is locked. No roll commitments, no case packs.

District access without the district run

The Fashion District rewards people who know the buildings, the jobbers, and which "designer overstock" is real. That's the founder's background — he grew up in downtown LA's garment business and learned manufacturing from his dad. You get that access by text message. It helps that the district sits closest to the source: Asia's fabric supply enters the US through the Port of Los Angeles, so what's here is as direct as it gets.

Limited fabric is a story, not a problem

Deadstock is finite — and for an indie label, "made from limited deadstock silk, once it's gone it's gone" is a selling point your customers understand. We confirm total available yardage before you build a run around a roll.

Built for small-batch production

Sampling: order a few yards of a few candidates, make your samples, then come back for the run yardage — we'll tell you straight how much of the roll is left.

Capsules & drops: deadstock pricing (often a fraction of retail for the same fiber) is what makes a small run's margins work. Wool suiting, silk charmeuse, linen, and selvedge denim are the fibers we source most — see the current rolls.

Specific fabric in mind? Send the fiber, weight, color, and yardage through custom sourcing. We hunt the district, send photos and a per-yard quote, and buy nothing until you approve.

The honest limits: deadstock can't always be re-ordered, colors vary slightly between rolls, and we won't list a fiber we haven't verified by hand. If a fabric won't survive your production, we'd rather tell you than sell it.

Representative sample of deadstock fabric rolls in a district warehouse

Representative sample of district deadstock rolls — fresh stock photographed as it lands.

Designer questions

What are your minimums?

By the yard — on the shop page and for sourcing. Sample with a few yards; scale when the design is locked. There's no 500-yard commitment anywhere in this business.

Can I build a production run on deadstock?

Yes, if the run is small-batch and you confirm total yardage first. Tell us the full quantity up front and we'll verify the roll covers it before you commit. The trade-off is real: once a roll is gone, that fabric is gone.

How do you verify fiber and weight?

In person, by hand, before anything is listed — and burn-tested when a label is missing or doubtful. Specs on a listing are what's on the roll, not what a jobber claimed.

Do you ship to designers outside LA?

Yes — anywhere in the US, cut continuous. Plenty of our sourcing work is for designers who can't walk the district themselves.