Knitted stretch cotton
Cuffs, collars, waistbands, fitted garments, babywear
Fabrics per metre
Print your own fabric — seven premium bases, from 1 metre.
For brands that build their own collections and ateliers that finish their own garments. Industrial reactive print on the fabric of your choice, shipped on rolls. Made in Portugal and Spain. MOQ 1 metre (1 m ≈ 1.09 yd).
Custom fabric printing on demand in Portugal and Spain — from one metre, no minimum, dispatched on rolls in 5 to 7 business days.
Fabrixa has its own production in Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands: reactive print on natural fibres and sublimation on polyester, no network of independent printers. Consistent quality from one piece, dispatch in 2 to 10 business days, no customs inside the EU, white-label with neck labels, no subscription.
By weight
Pick the weight your collection needs.
Custom fabric printing puts your design in the cloth itself: reactive inks bond into the cotton fibre before anything is cut or sewn, so the pattern is part of the fabric — not a coating on top. Fabrics grouped by GSM and end use: lightweight gauze for scarves and baby products, mid-weight jersey for everyday apparel, heavy weight for structure. Or order a sample pack to test print and handfeel before committing.
Fashion Weight
Lightweight knitsGauze, Rib 2X1, Jersey 220. For scarves, baby products, lightweight apparel, fitted garments. 130–155cm widths.
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Home Weight
Bedding & soft homePercale 200TC, Sateen 300TC. For duvets, pillowcases, lightweight home textiles. 140–150cm. Made in Spain.
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Heavy Weight
Structured & durableFrench Terry, Half Panama 200gsm. For hoodies, sweatshirts, cushions, curtains, decor. 140–195cm widths.
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Sample Pack
All 7 fabricsPrinted swatches of all seven fabrics. Feel the hand, weave and weight of each base before placing a metres order.
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The catalog
Seven fabrics, fully specified.
Composition, weight, width, country of origin, recommended applications. Order a sample pack to test any of them with your own artwork.
100% cotton, lightweight
Scarves, baby products, lightweight apparel, soft home textiles
220 g/m² cotton jersey
T-shirts, dresses, loungewear, premium basics
Cotton French Terry
Hoodies, sweatshirts, joggers, relaxed fashion
100% cotton, 200TC
Duvet covers, pillowcases, lightweight home textiles
100% cotton, 300TC
Premium bedding, decorative home textiles
200 g/m² cotton
Cushions, table textiles, curtains, decor
Who buys this
For brands that own their construction.
Fabric per metre is for makers, not resellers. You want printed cotton on the roll because you’re cutting and sewing it yourself, or running a small atelier that needs flexibility a finished-garment SKU can’t give.
- Independent fashion designers building seasonal collections
- Small ateliers and studios with their own production
- Home-textile brands prototyping new product lines
- Theatre, film and event production teams needing custom prints
- Fashion schools needing student-friendly minimums
The process
Fabric on rolls in 5 to 7 business days.
Faster than finished goods because there’s no cutting or sewing. Order, print, wash, dry, roll, ship.
01
Intake
Order received
Order lands via Shopify, WooCommerce, Studio or API. Artwork validated, fabric base reserved at the right mill.
02
Print
Industrial reactive AOP
Pre-treatment, digital reactive print, steam fixation. Colour bonds into the fibre.
03
Wash
Wash, dry, finish
Excess dye removed, fabric stabilised, dried, soft-finished, inspected.
04
Dispatch
Rolled & shipped
Rolled on cardboard cores in 30–50m batches. Tracking via webhook.
Fabrics
7 cotton bases
GSM range
80–280
Widths
130–195 cm
Print
Industrial reactive
Origin
Portugal + Spain
MOQ
1 metre
What’s included
Every order ships with these.
Sample-first option
Order a sample pack before you commit to metres. Test print clarity, handfeel and colour accuracy with your actual artwork before scaling up.
Roll-format dispatch
Fabric ships on cardboard cores in 30–50m batches — less creasing in transit, ready to feed straight into your cutting room.
Colour matching
Colour-managed printing. The first metre prints the same as the thousandth, and re-orders match the previous batch.
Buying guide
How to order printed fabric by the metre.
Fabric by the metre is uncut cloth bought by length instead of as a finished product: you choose the base, supply the artwork, and receive printed fabric on the roll to cut and sew yourself. All seven Fabrixa bases are available per metre, printed to order from a single metre, with no batch minimum and no setup fee.
Start with the base and the width
Fabrics per metre are ordered by base, not by garment. Gauze at 145 cm for scarves and baby products, jersey at 155 cm for everyday apparel, percale and sateen at bedding widths, half panama at 180 cm for cushions and curtains, French Terry at 195 cm — the widest roll in the range. Width decides how much you lose on the cutting table, so choose it before you choose the pattern.
The rate per metre steps down as you scale
Per-metre pricing is tier-based and visible before you order: register, pick the fabric, enter your length, and the price per metre appears instantly with the volume tier already applied. One metre and five hundred metres run through the same catalogue — the rate changes, the process doesn’t.
It arrives as cloth, on rolls
Printed rolls dispatch in 5–7 business days from production in Portugal and Spain, wound on cardboard cores in 30–50 m batches so the fabric arrives without crease marks. Colour is Pantone-anchored, so a re-order of the same design matches the previous batch.
Definition
What is digital printing on fabric?
Digital printing on fabric takes your uploaded artwork file and prints it onto the cloth, with no setup and no screen or plate costs. At Fabrixa the ink is reactive. After printing, steam fixation bonds the dye into the cotton fibre before anything is cut or sewn, so the pattern is part of the fabric, not a coating on top. Order from one metre on seven cotton bases, printed in Portugal and Spain and dispatched on rolls in 5 to 7 business days.
Screen printing or digital textile printing?
Digital wins on cost and speed for small and medium runs, sampling, many designs and artwork with gradients and photos. Screen printing needs a separate screen for every colour, so it only pays off on long runs of one design. Digital reactive printing has no setup and prints unlimited colours and photographic detail in one pass. Fabrixa prints digitally, from one metre.
What it costs by the metre
Fabric is priced per metre, in volume tiers, from one metre, with no setup fee and no screen or plate costs. The price is shown on this page and in the Tier Finder before you order. Volume tiers step the price down automatically as your monthly metres grow. The base matters too: French Terry is the heaviest base.
Good to know
Questions buyers always ask.
What is the minimum fabric order?
One metre. Fabric is cut to your spec from 1 m, and volume tiers apply automatically on larger runs.
Which fabric bases are available?
Seven premium bases across fashion weight, home weight and heavy weight — cotton and linen for reactive print, on rolls of 130–195 cm width.
Why does the same design look different on different bases?
Reactive dye resolves differently per weave — percale prints matte and crisp, sateen more saturated, half panama textured. The Sample Pack covers every base so you can compare before ordering.
Do you print on viscose or silk?
No — cotton and linen (reactive) and polyester (sublimation) only. Where you see "silk-touch" it describes the feel of cotton sateen, not actual silk.
How fast does fabric dispatch?
Printed rolls dispatch in 5–7 business days, shipped on rolls to avoid crease marks.
How much does it cost to have fabric printed?
Pricing is per metre and instant: the price shows in the catalog and in the Tier Finder before you order, from one metre, with no setup fee and no screen or plate costs. Volume tiers step the price down automatically as your monthly metres grow. French Terry is the heaviest and priciest base.
Printed fabric currently starts at €7.95 per metre.
Can I print fabric myself, or should I have it printed?
For a one-off you can, with transfer foil or screen printing. For anything sold under a brand, industrial reactive printing is the better route: the dye bonds into the cotton fibre, so the fabric stays soft, prints edge to edge and survives 600+ washes. From one metre, that is what Fabrixa does.
How do I get my design onto fabric?
Upload your artwork as a repeat or a placed print, choose the base and the number of metres, and order. The file is printed reactively, steam-fixed, washed and dispatched on a roll in 5 to 7 business days. The artwork checklist covers resolution, colour profile and bleed.
Can I have fabric printed with my own photo or design?
Yes, any artwork works: a photo, a repeat pattern or a placed design. Upload the file at print size, pick one of the seven cotton bases and order from one metre; the reactive print reproduces photographic detail and full colour on the natural fibre, and the same file can run on jersey, percale, sateen, French terry, gauze, rib or half panama. Fabric is printed in Portugal and Spain and dispatched on rolls in 5 to 7 business days.
Screen printing or digital textile printing: which one should you choose?
Screen printing needs a separate screen per colour and pays off only on long runs of one design; digital reactive printing has no setup, prints unlimited colours and photographic detail in one pass and is priced per metre from the first metre. For small and medium runs, sampling, many designs or artwork with gradients and photos, digital wins on cost and speed; screen printing keeps an edge only for very large runs of simple spot-colour designs. Fabrixa prints digitally, from one metre.
How is reactive print fixed on the fabric?
After printing, the fabric goes through steam fixation: the steam opens the cotton fibre and the reactive dye forms a covalent bond with the cellulose, so the colour becomes part of the fibre. A wash-off then removes unbonded dye and the pre-treatment, and the fabric is dried and rolled. That is why the print keeps the soft hand of the cloth and survives 600 or more wash cycles without cracking or peeling.
Where can I get fabric printed by the metre?
At Fabrixa, from one metre: choose one of seven cotton bases, upload your artwork and order online. The fabric is reactive-printed in Portugal or Spain and dispatched on rolls in 5 to 7 business days, with no minimum and no setup fee.
From the catalog
Priced products from this range, ready to order.
Real catalog products with a live tier price. Pick one, upload your artwork and order from one unit — no minimum.
Meters
7 Premium Fabrics per meter
from €7.95 per metre
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Half Panama – Reactive Print (Width 140cm)
from €7.95 per metre
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Percale – Reactive Print 200TC (Width 140cm)
from €7.95 per metre
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Sateen – Reactive Print 300TC (Width 150cm)
from €7.95 per metre
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Gauze – Reactive Print (Width 145cm)
from €11.95 per metre
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RIB 2X1 – Reactive Print (Width 130cm)
from €11.95 per metre
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