With roots in a century of making fine cottons, Marcus Fabrics produces quilting and craft fabrics, particularly known for its reproduction and historically inspired collections. Founded in 1911, the company works with licensed designers and museums such as Old Sturbridge Village, while its in-house studio also develops contemporary collections for today’s makers. Marcus Fabrics joined the Timeless Treasures family in 2019 and supplies custom fabric programs to manufacturers from its New Jersey warehouse.
Timeless Treasures Fabrics of Soho LLCEstablished in 1968 as a fashion-fabric supplier in New York’s Soho, Timeless Treasures Fabrics now designs and supplies wholesale fabrics for quilters, manufacturers and quilting shops. The company became known for playful novelty prints after introducing its first quilting cotton collection in the early 1990s, and has since expanded with the Dear Stella contemporary line and the Marcus Fabrics traditional and reproduction range. Its manufacturing division also works with in-house designers on custom print programs, including re-colored or re-sized designs and digital printing options.New York, NY
FRET FabricsFounded in 2010 by artist and woven technical designer Julie Kaminska, Fret Fabrics is a Long Island luxury design house creating fabrics for professional interiors and restoring historic textiles, wallpapers, and trims. Kaminska’s background at the Scalamandré mill informs the studio’s unusual ability to recreate period materials from archival fragments or even black-and-white photographs. Its preservation work includes collaborations with Sunnylands, the Mark Twain House, and the White House.GLEN HEAD, NY
Studio E FabricsStudio E Fabrics creates quilting and craft fabric collections, pairing its own basics with licensed and designer-led patterns such as Classic Winnie and Small Talk. Based in New York and shipping through a contract warehouse in Seneca, South Carolina, the Jaftex brand supports quilt shops with downloadable collection assets and project ideas alongside its fabrics.New York, NY
Benartex, LLCFounded in 1980 by textile engineer Selim “Mr. B” Benardete, Benartex makes 100% cotton designer fabrics for quilting and sewing. The New York company has spent more than 40 years building collections with artists and quilt designers, including authentic Indonesian Bali batiks and richly detailed prints with metallic or pearlescent effects. Benartex sells exclusively through independent retailers and maintains in-stock inventory with reprints for shops across the Americas and Europe.NEW YORK, NY