KBM Fabrics
KBM Fabrics is a downtown Los Angeles fabric supplier on Naud Street selling both by the yard and in wholesale quantities. The shop says it has served designers, clothing brands and makers since 1984. KBM offers in-house knit fabrics, including french terry, fleece, jersey and matching ribbing, alongside carefully sourced canvas and selvedge denim.
Stock also covers linen, silk, bamboo, modal, tencel, wool and spandex blends. Fabric is cut per order and available by the yard or in wholesale quantities, and there is a wholesale quote route for production runs.
What people praise
- Sells the same cloth two ways, cut by the yard for one-off projects and in wholesale quantities for production
- Unusually deep knit range for a walk-in shop, covering french terry, fleece, jersey, ribbing and several jersey weights
- Knits its own cloth rather than only reselling, with sourced canvas and selvedge denim alongside
- Reviewers repeatedly single out the staff for knowing the fabrics rather than just pulling stock
- Japanese selvedge denim and raw indigo stocked for denim work, which few counter shops carry
- Set up for clothing brands and makers, not only walk-in retail customers
Our take: KBM's 4.8 average is among the strongest on this page. What reviewers come back to is the knit range and the people: french terry, fleece, jersey and matching ribbing, and staff who will walk you through the difference between weights instead of handing over the first roll to hand. More than one person describes going in for a single yard and leaving with a clearer idea of what they actually needed. For apparel knits and wholesale fabric sourcing, KBM Fabrics is a strong Los Angeles specialist serving clothing brands, designers and makers.
