These are online stores that have been recommended by the online sewing community.

North American
www.atexfabrics.com - all fabrics
www.designerfabrics.ca - all fabrics
www.denverfabrics.com - all fabrics
dewittco.com - vintage fabrics
edenfabrics.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.elliottbermantextiles.com - high end fabrics
www.emmaonesock.com - high end fabrics
www.exoticsilks.com - specialty silks
www.ezknit.com - knit fabrics
www.fabric.com - all fabrics
www.thefabricfairy.com - especially children's and teen fabrics
fabricmartfabrics.com - all fabrics
www.fabric-store.com - all fabrics, specialty linens and cottons
http://www.fabriccollections.com - specialty interfacings and interlinings
www.farmhousefabrics.com - vintage fabrics
www.fashionfabricsclub.com - all fabrics
www.fashionablefabrics.com - select choice
www.fashionistafabrics.com - select choice
www.french-nc.com - French and French colonial fabrics
www.gorgeousfabrics.com - high end fabrics
www.harmonyart.com - printed organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.hatsupply.com - millinery (hat making fabrics & supplies)
www.housefabric.com - high end fabrics, especially lace and bridalwear
www.iluvfabrix.com - all fabrics
www.judithm.com - millinery (hat making fabrics & supplies)
www.laceheaven.com - specialty lace
www.lucysfabrics.com - all fabrics
www.lylefabrics.com - all fabrics
www.nearseanaturals.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.organiccottonplus.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.pmorganics.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.puresilks.us - silk, cotton and bridal fabric
www.purlsoho.com - all fabrics, focus on designers, some unusual fabrics
www.reprodepot.com - especially retro and vintage fabrics
www.reproductionfabrics.com - cotton reproduction fabrics for costumers and quilters
http://www.revivalfabrics.com - vintage fabric, retro fabric, vintage fabric prints
www.sewzannesfabrics.com - all fabrics
shereesalchemy.com - all fabrics
silkbaron.com - specialty silks
www.silktrading.com - specialty silks
www.spandexworld.com - stretch fabrics
www.stretchtextfabrics.com - stretch prints and fabrics
www.thaisilks.com - specialty silks
www.tonicliving.com - prints and other fabrics, Toronto-based
trimfabric.com - all fabrics
www.urbanburp.com - vintage fabrics, reproductive prints and eco-friendly fabrics
www.vreseis.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics

European
www.abakhanfabrics.com - all fabrics
www.abimelech.co.uk - especially military fabrics
www.acornfabrics.co.uk - especially shirting fabrics
www.africanfabric.co.uk - African prints
www.alfatex.de - all fabrics (site in German), Burda's main fabric source
www.bennett-silks.co-uk - high end fabrics
www.cheapfabrics.co.uk - all fabrics
www.denholme-velvets.co.uk - specialty velvets
www.digitaltextile.com - digitally printed fabrics
www.dotsnstripes.co.uk - select choice
www.efabrics.co.uk - all fabrics, especially prints
www.englishcouture.co.uk - specialty interfaces and interlinings
www.fabricland.co.uk - all fabrics
www.fabricsandbuttons.com - high quality fabrics
www.jaskwear.com - select choice
www.myfabricplace.co.uk - all kind of fabrics.
www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk - specialty interfaces and interlinings
www.meterweise-stoffe.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)
www.naturstoff.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)
www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk - especially outdoor fabrics
www.planetfleece.co.uk - specialty fleece
www.remnanthouse.co.uk - all fabrics
www.shelby.fi - especially "extreme fabrics"
stoffe.de - all fabrics (site in German)
www.stoffenkraam.nl - all fabrics (site in Dutch)
www.stoffenstunter.nl - all fabrics (site in Dutch, German and English)
www.stoffogstil.no - all fabrics (site in Norwegian)
www.totallyfabrics.co.uk - unusual prints
www.westfalenstoffe.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)
www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk - all fabrics, especially bridal fabrics

Australia and New Zealand
www.amitie.com.au - select choice for quilting
www.beautifulsilks.com - specialty silks
www.belsizesquare.com.au/store/fabric - diverse fabrics
www.calicoandivy.com - select choice, especially knits
www.certton.com.au - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.duckcloth.com.au - natural fabrics (cotton, linen, hemp)
www.earthgirlfabrics.com.au - designer fabric
www.easternsilk.com.au - high end silks
thefabriccollection.com.au - all fabrics
www.funkyfabrix.com.au - unusual prints
www.ijustlovethatfabric.com.au - high end fabrics
www.kelanifabric.com.au - craft fabrics
www.kimoyes.com - second hand and new kimono fabrics
www.modernretrotextiles.com.au - retro fabric prints
www.patchworkoncentralpark.com.au - retro fabric prints
www.tessuti.com.au - high end fabrics

Specialty Fabrics - Eco-friendly
www.certton.com.au - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
edenfabrics.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.harmonyart.com - printed organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.meterweise-stoffe.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)
www.naturstoff.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)
www.nearseanaturals.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.organiccottonplus.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.pmorganics.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.urbanburp.com - vintage fabrics, reproductive prints and eco-friendly fabrics
www.vreseis.com - organic and eco-friendly fabrics
www.westfalenstoffe.de - eco-friendly fabrics (German)

Specialty Fabrics - Hats
www.hatsupply.com - millinery (hat making fabrics & supplies)
www.judithm.com - millinery (hat making fabrics & supplies)

Specialty Fabrics - High End
www.bennett-silks.co-uk - high end fabrics
www.elliottbermantextiles.com - high end fabrics
www.emmaonesock.com - high end fabrics
www.fabricsandbuttons.com - high quality fabrics
www.french-nc.com - high end French and French colonial fabrics
www.gorgeousfabrics.com - high end fabrics

Specialty Fabrics - Interfaces and Interlinings
www.englishcouture.co.uk - specialty interfaces and interlinings
www.fabriccollections.com - specialty interfacings and interlinings
www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk - specialty interfaces and interlinings

Specialty Fabrics - Lace
www.laceheaven.com - specialty lace
www.housefabric.com - high end fabrics, especially lace and bridalwear

Specialty Fabrics - Military
www.abimelech.co.uk - especially military fabrics

Specialty Fabrics - Outdoors
www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk - especially outdoor fabrics
http://www.rockywoods.com/ - outdoor fabrics
www.seattlefabrics.com - outdoor fabrics, marine fabrics
www.shelby.fi - especially "extreme fabrics"

Specialty Fabrics - Prints
www.africanfabric.co.uk - African prints
www.digitaltextile.com - digitally printed fabrics
www.efabrics.co.uk - all fabrics, especially prints
www.french-nc.com - African prints, Provence prints, etc.
www.funkyfabrix.com.au - unusual prints
www.modernretrotextiles.com.au - retro fabric prints
www.patchworkoncentralpark.com.au - retro fabric prints
www.tonicliving.com - prints and other fabrics, Toronto-based
www.totallyfabrics.co.uk - unusual prints
www.urbanburp.com - vintage fabrics, reproductive prints and eco-friendly fabrics

Specialty Fabrics - Silk
www.exoticsilks.com - specialty silks
www.puresilks.us - silk, cotton and bridal fabric
silkbaron.com - specialty silks
www.silktrading.com - specialty silks
www.thaisilks.com - specialty silks

Specialty Fabrics - Stretch
www.spandexworld.com - stretch fabrics
www.stretchtextfabrics.com - stretch prints and fabrics

Specialty Fabrics - Velvet
www.denholme-velvets.co.uk - specialty velvets

Specialty Fabrics - Vintage
dewittco.com - vintage fabrics
www.farmhousefabrics.com - vintage fabrics
www.reprodepot.com - especially retro and vintage fabrics
www.reproductionfabrics.com - cotton reproduction fabrics for costumers and quilters
http://www.revivalfabrics.com - vintage fabric, retro fabric, vintage fabric prints
www.urbanburp.com - vintage fabrics, reproductive prints and eco-friendly fabrics

Additional online directories
www.designerstitch.com.au - Australian fashion school, list of fashion stores around Australia
www.fabriclist.com - extensive list, with lots of specialty stores

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