I am looking for 1) offline fabric wholesalers in the Fort Lauderdale,
Miami, or Palm Beach areas (Broward, Dade and Palm Beach Counties) and
2) catalogs for wholesale fabric dealers. I would like a few of each
if possible.

Hello jude1-ga!


 This search was a bit harder than I expected, especially when it came
to finding catalogs! As you did not mention any particular fabrics of
interest, I tried to stay away from specialty fabrics like silk or
home textiles.

 Many of the wholesale fabric catalogs are from overseas. I included
only a few since I was not sure if you were interested in overseas
suppliers. I also included some online wholesalers (without catalogs)
even though you did not request them. I thought they might provide
some fabrics of interest.

 Most of the US suppliers seem to stay away from catalogs and either
have a storefront (like those I listed in Florida) or an online
presence without a mail-order catalog.

 I hope the references I have listed provide some resources for the
type of fabrics you need.



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OFFLINE FABRIC WHOLESALERS IN FLORIDA (MIAMI AREA)
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Block Enterprise
109 n.w. 29th st 
Miami, Florida 33127 
305-573-8356
Over 2,000,000 yds of promotional apparel fabric. fabric jobber
serving the wholesale/retail trade for 25 yrs.
denim,lycra,knits,woolens,polyester prints,rayons, cottons & much more
http://www.fabrics.net/Sources/StateDetail.asp?Contact2ID=3441


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Casablanca Textiles, Inc 
2175 W 8th st 
Hialeah, Florida 33010
305-888-5666
http://www.fabrics.net/Sources/StateDetail.asp?Contact2ID=3254
Category: General -> Wholesale ->Wholesale - General 
Details: Sheeting, Lace, Dress goods, twills denims, Drapery.
Upholstry, Costume, Lycras, Twills. Decrative,

(They do have an online presence but have a physical address as well.)
 

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JAB Textiles, Inc.
2925 NW 28th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL
954-739-0064
http://www.fabrics.net/Sources/StateDetail.asp?Contact2ID=1567

General -> Wholesale ->Wholesale - Knit Fabrics 
Details: textiles knits converter and jobers we
produce.jersey,interlock,all type of rib,noveltys,fleece and nuntacket
fleece. we cary large inventory on the floor.


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Mercotex, Inc
4658 NW 97 Court
Miami, FL 33178
Phone (305) 392-2564
Email: mercotex@hotmail.com or jccg@hotmail.com
Contact: Jaun Carlos Corvalin - Presidents
http://www.fabrics.net/Sources/StateDetail.asp?Contact2ID=1401
We are wholesalers and exporters to latinamerica market, basicly. We
buy any kind of goods at very attractive price only and made in USA


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1st World
PO Box 1613
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33318-6613
954-583-1663
email: e1stworld@aol.com
Contact: Joseph Mustipher
http://www.apparelsearch.com/Wholesale_Clothing/Components/wholesale_fabric.htm

They are distributors of cotton fabric from east Africa. Prints are
indigenous East African designs.
Wholesale Item #1: African fabric-prints
Wholesale Item #2: Batik


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From "FABRIC WHOLESALERS BY STATE." All About Fabrics.com
http://www.all-about-fabrics.com/index.htm?http://www.all-about-fabrics.com/us/lists/wholesaler_sl1.htm


A and S Textiles Inc 6321 Northwest 37th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147
Phone: (305) 836-9199

A and S Textiles Inc Miami, FL 33125 Phone: (305) 637-0030  


All About Verticals 1942 Northeast 151st Street, Miami, FL 33162
Phone: (305) 947-9808

Ameritex 151 Northeast 40th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Phone: (305)
573-2760

Anderson Fabrics Inc 8034 Northwest 66th Street, Miami, FL 33166
Phone: (305) 591-0984

Arc Textile Corporation 6321 Northwest 37th Avenue, Miami, FL 33147
Phone: (305) 836-7757

ARCA Knitting Inc 2175 East 11th Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33013 Phone:
(305) 836-0155

Arc-Com Fabrics 4171 Malaga Avenue, Miami, FL 33133 Phone: (305)
666-4442

Architectural Textile Workroom 13201 Northeast 16th Avenue, Miami, FL
33161 Phone: (305) 893-3430

Bailey and Griffin Inc 1855 Griffin Road, Dania, FL 33004 Phone: (954)
925-8225
 
Barkah Textile Inc 7968 North West 66 Street, Miami, FL 33166 Phone:
(305) 477-5786



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CATALOGS
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Ocean Paradise Textiles International
http://www.optextiles.com/
Welcome to Ocean Paradise Textiles International. Our mission - to
provide wholesale fabrics to the whole sewing world. What does this
mean for you? It means that anyone can purchase the specialty fabrics
they need at prices they can afford! Whether you need 200 yards, 20
yards, or 2 yards, the choice is up to you!
http://www.optextiles.com/about.shtml
In a desire to keep you, the customer, informed of the latest fabrics
and specials, OPTI offers their catalog online. Every time a new
fabric is added to our inventory, you are the first to know. And if we
run out, you don't have to wait for a paper catalog to be delivered to
your door. Our site will be updated with this information as soon as
possible. Each fabric can be viewed in a thumbnail format (which makes
for easier downloading) or you can click on the "thumbnail" to see a
larger view of the fabric.

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Oakcraft Wholesale Fabrics and Trimmings
http://www.oakcraft.com/
"We are one of the UK's leading Wholesale Suppliers of Fabrics,
Trimmings & Craft Supplies. Specialising particularly in Quilting
Fabrics, Fur Fabrics & Fleece. From our headquarters in Purfleet,
Essex we supply to Trade Customers Worldwide!

Customers can view and order our Products through our advanced Online
Ordering System or Download our latest Catalogue. Access is restricted
to Trade Customers only.


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IndiaMart
We also welcome business ventures, new bulk orders and tie- ups
http://www.indiamart.com/aihled/fabrics.html
Catalog:
http://catalogs.indiamart.com/cgi/query-form.cgi?cid=2KUFlpE=&modid=CTL&ctg=234&from=catalogs


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FabKnit
http://www.indiamart.com/fabknit/#clients
Catalog
http://catalogs.indiamart.com/cgi/query-form.cgi?cid=3qYDmJHT&modid=CTL&ctg=234&from=catalogs


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This entire website has profiles of Indian companies, their textile
products, and a link for ordering a business catalog below. Since I am
not sure what fabrics you have in mind, it might be best to look
through the list and see if anything meets your needs.
http://catalogs.indiamart.com/manufacturers/textile-fabric-manufacturers.html



Other Wholesale Possiblilities Online
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Fashion Fabrics Club
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/home/wholesalepurchasing.cfm
If you are interested in buying at least 25 yards of one fabric, we
are glad to offer special bulk and wholesale pricing. Please contact
us with the fabric you are interested in at
customerservice@fashionfabricsclub.com and we will work with you to
get the best deal.
 

Fabric.com - Wholesale to the Public
http://store.yahoo.com/phoenixtextiles/


The Fabric Club - Wholesale Mail order
http://www.fabricclub.com/


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 I hope the above references are helpful to you.

 Please allow me the opportunity to clarify any information if
necessary *before* rating this answer. I will be happy to help if I
can.

umiat-ga 

Google Search
fabric wholesalers AND florida
wholesale fabrics
fabric catalogs online
fabric catalogs +wholesale

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Request for Answer Clarification by jude1-ga on 02 Jul 2003 19:56 PDT

Dear umiat-ga,
Excellent answer; I wonder if you can find an actual print catalog
from the United States besides Ocean Paradise Textiles International?
Their selection is incredibly tiny! Basically I am looking for cotton
or cotton/lycra solids and prints. What do you think? -Jude1-ga

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 02 Jul 2003 23:05 PDT

I will see what I can come up with, but the catalogs seem might
scarce!!! I have a busy day tomorrow but I will try to get back to you
as soon as possible!

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Clarification of Answer by umiat-ga on 04 Jul 2003 23:14 PDT

jude1-ga,


I have searched and searched and the overall trend seems to be toward
electronic catalogs.

Why the paucity of printed catalogs?
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From Craft Connections
http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?Task=Custom&Step=Help#catalog

Do you have a catalog? 
A. Our catalog is on-line. Because we add new products every day, a
printed catalog would be obsolete before it came back from the
printer. Also, printed catalogs are very expensive and if we had one,
we'd have to raise our prices.

We hope our index and our search feature make the website as easy to
use as a print catalog.

** Please see their fabrics page. They are really nice, and they will
send swatches!
http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?Task=Custom&Step=Fabrics

If you type in stretch, you will get a few matches, but there is
nothing for lycra.


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The following company does not have a print catalog, but their fabrics
are BEAUTIFUL!

Key West Hand Print Fabrics 
http://www.keywestfashions.com/fabricsbyyard.html

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None of the companies listed on the following page had print catalogs,
though I checked them all out!
http://www.usstyle.net/linksIndex.cfm?categoriaID=110


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The only print catalogs I could find!!!!


Textile Outfitters (Canada)
http://www.usstyle.net/linksIndex.cfm?categoriaID=110
 Carries all sorts of lycra, and will supply a print cataglog, but
encourages the downloadable electronic catalog.
 See some lycra fabric swatches:
http://www.justmakeit.com/fabrics/lycra/index.html 


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Nancy's Notions (offers a print catalog)
http://www.shopathome.com/frameset1.htm?action=LINKCAT&rrcode=2933

When I typed in fabric in the search box, I got pages of references
but the majority had nothing to do with fabrics. However, if you look
through each page, you will find some. Don't use the advanced search,
as it overlooks many of the fabrics that come up in the basic search.

We are happy to make special pricing available to you. If you are a
current Wholesale or Sewing Professional customer, please follow the
Wholesale and Sewing Professional instructions below to make your
shopping and ordering easy and efficient.


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Connecting Threads (primarily quilting fabrics)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/ct/content/company_info.asp
"ConnectingThreads.com grew out of our catalog business because the
depth of information and breadth of products we are able to provide on
the Internet is much greater than we can provide in the finite space
of a catalog. We hope you find online shopping on our site to be
superior to catalog shopping, but don't worry, we have no plans to
discontinue our catalog!
Phone for catalog: 1-800-574-6454 anytime between 5am and 6pm PT
Monday through Friday or between 6am and 5pm PT Saturday and Sunday.

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One other online store that may interest you:

Fashion Fabrics Club (offers wholesale)
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/home/catalog_items.cfm?TypID=1&Viewby=Types


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I'm sorry I could not be more help in offering you some sources of
print catalogs. It seems they have gone by the wayside. Is there some
reason you prefer them in print as opposed to online? I understand
that it is nice to look through selections without having to sit in
front of a computer. Actually, I prefer print to online as well. Just
wondering!

If I can be of more help further down the line, don't hesitate to ask
another question and I will try my best to answer. If I cannot find
the information, I'm sure others researchers will give it a try!

umiat-ga