11oz Lightweight Wool Tartans
Introducing our new range of first quality repeatable Tartans expertly spun, woven and finished in The UK using 100% Pure Worsted Wool. Designed with makers in mind, these tartans balance historic authenticity with modern versatility, delivering consistency you can rely on for professional projects.
Each cloth offers a smooth worsted handle with gentle structure, lightweight enough for comfort yet robust enough to hold sharp pleats, clean lines and tailored forms. Long associated with clan dress, regimental use and formal wear, tartan remains a cornerstone of enduring design, valued for both its heritage and adaptability.
Whether cutting traditional kilts, structured jackets, contemporary suiting or flowing skirts, this collection offers timeless appeal, British provenance and dependable performance. A considered choice for sewists and tailors seeking natural fibres, repeatable quality and clothes made to be worn and passed on.
Pure New Wool
Natural wool benefits
First Rate Quality
Repeatable Products
11oz Worsted
Light/Medium Weight
Made in the UK
Spun, Woven & Finished in the UK
What is Tartan fabric?
The term ‘Tartan’ refers to a distinctive woven design most strongly associated with Scotland and Scottish heritage. While often described more generally as “plaid,” true tartan is defined by its carefully balanced crisscrossing horizontal and vertical bands of colour, woven to create a symmetrical, repeating sett pattern. Each combination of colours and stripe widths forms a unique identity, with many designs historically linked to clans, regions, and institutions.
Our 11oz Woven Wool Tartans
Woven in the UK from first-quality worsted wool yarns, these tartans have a smooth handle, clear pattern definition, and beautiful drape. The worsted spinning process aligns the fibres before spinning, producing a refined surface and enhanced durability, ideal for garments that combine structure with movement.
At Fabworks, we carefully source our wool fabrics from trusted British mills known for their weaving expertise and commitment to quality. Our focus is on authenticity, longevity, and craftsmanship, selecting cloths that reflect the rich textile heritage of the UK while offering dependable performance for modern makers. By working closely with established suppliers, we ensure consistent standards in fibre quality, weave clarity, and finishing.
Explore by Design
Browse our Tartan collection and choose from iconic favourites & traditional clan tartans to modern interpretations.
Sewing with Tartans
Our collection of tartans is woven from 100% pure wool in a classic 11oz weight (310 GSM). This light-to-medium weight cloth offers excellent versatility, substantial enough for traditional kilting, jackets and coats, yet equally suitable for skirts, trousers, capes, soft tailoring, upholstery accents, and heritage-inspired interiors.
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Order Tartan Samples with Confidence
At Fabworks, samples are available across our entire fabric range, and we actively encourage ordering them, particularly with wool Tartans, where weight, handle and colour clarity are essential considerations. Our standard sample swatches measure approximately 12cm x 20cm.
Sampling is especially useful if you are undecided on weight, choosing between colourways, or narrowing down several tartan designs for your project.
Tartan Sample Packs
To make selection even easier, we’ve curated a Tartan Sample Pack featuring our best-selling and most iconic designs. This allows you to view a considered collection of favourites in one convenient bundle, ideal for designers, dressmakers and heritage enthusiasts wanting a broader overview of the range.
Tartan Sample Special Offer
To celebrate our prestigious woven wool tartan collection, we are introducing a new, exclusive sample offer on our Tartans only:
Buy any 4 tartan samples and receive 1 free - saving you 20%.
- Add any 5 tartan samples to your basket - choose the sample variant of any product
- The discount is automatically applied at checkout
- Offer applies to Tartan samples only
This initiative makes it easier and more economical to compare multiple setts before committing to metreage, ensuring you choose fabric for your next project with complete confidence.
Browse by Colour & Co ordinating Fabrics
Explore our Tartan collections by colour, alongside co ordinating plain colour wools and lining fabrics for creating the complete ensemble
Proudly Woven in the UK
A Legacy on the Loom
Our 11oz wool tartans are woven here in the UK by one of the country’s most respected, family-rooted mills, a weaving house whose expertise has been shaped over generations. This is cloth produced not by mass manufacture, but by skilled hands and watchful eyes, in mills where the rhythm of the looms is part of a living tradition.
Many of the families behind these fabrics have devoted decades to the craft of weaving. Knowledge is passed down, refined and protected, ensuring every length of tartan carries with it a depth of understanding that simply cannot be rushed or replicated. It is this continuity that gives the cloth its integrity: balanced construction, beautifully defined setts, and a finish that feels considered and assured.
At Fabworks, we value long-standing relationships built on trust. We work closely with established UK mills who share our commitment to quality, provenance and responsible production. These partnerships allow us to source fabrics with confidence, knowing they are woven with care, consistency and respect for Britain’s enduring textile heritage.
When you choose our tartans, you are selecting more than a fabric. You are investing in generations of skill, quiet pride in workmanship, and the reassurance of cloth woven within a tradition that continues to thrive on UK soil.
Further Information
Caring for your Tartan Wool
Care at a glance: Dry clean recommended. Wool Tartans rarely need frequent washing and are easily refreshed by airing between wears or with gentle steaming. If you plan to dry clean the finished garment, dry cleaning the fabric prior to sewing is advised.
For more detailed advice, please refer to our Wool Suitings Fabric Care Guide.
Benefits of Sewing With Wool
We love wonderful wool! Why? Because it looks beautiful, well yes but did you know wool has a series of superpowers that make it the most incredible natural fibre, suitable for more garment suggestions and sewing inspiration than possibly any other?
Read on to learn all about Wool's super abilities and why we love this incredible natural fibre!
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We accept returns within 30 days of purchase. Items must be unused and in original packaging.
Standard shipping typically takes 3-5 business days. Express shipping is available for 1-2 day delivery.
Yes, we ship to most countries worldwide. International shipping times vary by location.