Costume Fabrics
Costume Fabrics
When it comes to authentic costume fabrics for stage and screen, Hainsworth has been the industry’s first choice for over 50 years.
Hainsworth costume fabrics
Our woollen mill is responsible for the look of iconic England all the way back to the scarlet uniforms of the Battle of Waterloo. Our costume fabrics enable designers to make a true connection to a production’s historic roots through access to genuine historical cloth.
Beautiful fabrics
that tell a story
Costume design can make or break a production. Designers who are able to build an authentic world through each characters’ wardrobe can bring a production to life.
In period pieces, historical accuracy is essential. Authentic costume fabrics put an actor in a specific time, place, and mindset, helping them to deliver a credible performance. A dress with a corset straightens the back, and makes the wearer consider how they move around the set. A military uniform tailored in genuine fabric of the period allows the character to embody a soldier of that era.
Genuine authenticity
The Hainsworth family have been producing woven woollen textiles in Yorkshire since 1783, from the invention of the Khaki Serge in 1899 to the distinctive blue uniforms of the RAF. Our heritage makes us the natural choice for Costume Designers looking for genuinely authentic costume fabrics, but also those who value outstanding quality, vivid colours and consistency that can be relied upon.
The finest accuracy and detail
Authentic costume reproduction requires costume fabrics to be manufactured to the finest accuracy and detail. Hainsworth can take any historic woollen or worsted textile, and using our in-house experts, can analyse the fabric and advise on the manufacture of an exact replica. Our colour matching is legendary.
Costume fabrics on a world stage
Hainsworth supply cloth to film & TV companies, opera houses and leading theatres worldwide. Selected for their quality, colour and authenticity, our fabrics are used in costume design from traditional to modern and have been used in many notable films including Harry Potter, Thor, The Darkest Hour and the musical Oliver.
Our range of re-enactment fabrics
Hainsworth offer a range of re-enactment fabrics for various historical periods including Roman, Medieval, Napoleonic, Civil Wars and World War II.
Hainsworth supplied George Washington’s buff that is now on display in the Washington museum, cloth to make an exact replica of General Stonewall Jackson’s uniform, which is now on exhibit in the Stonewall Jackson museum, and uniforms on show at Madame Tussauds.
We have used our extensive archives when producing our current costume fabric range, supplying cloth to re-enactment groups from around the world. Visit the Hainsworth Signature Fabrics website to explore the full range.
Over 240 years
of unrivalled experience
10%
of our workforce trained as Mental Health First Aiders
50
different blends of wool
3960m
is the longest warp we produce