These fabric samples that I have ordered from various companies had to be ordered through one of their stockists, so you are therefore limited to the number of samples that you can get. I've decided to review these companies also, to see which sample service is the best. The criteria is slightly different to the last sample reviews too:
Quality of samples - Quality of the fabric. Size of samples - The bigger the sample, the easier it is to determine if that is the fabric that you want. Choice of fabric - Was there a range of fabric samples to choose from? Packaging and contents - Invoices, leaflets, guides, extra gifts. Delivery time - Speed between ordering and arrival. I've rated all of these factors out of 10. 1 = Awful. 10 = Excellent.
The companies will be marked out of 50.
Prestigious Textiles
Quality of samples: 10/10
Size of samples: 10/10
Choice of fabric: 10/10
Packaging and contents: 3/10
Delivery time: 7/10
Overall total: 40/50
Clarke & Clarke
Quality of samples: 10/10
Size of samples: 8/10
Choice of fabric: 10/10
Packaging and contents: 3/10
Delivery time: 7/10
Overall total: 38/50
Ashley Wilde
Quality of samples: 9/10
Size of samples: 9/10
Choice of fabric: 7/10
Packaging and contents: 2/10
Delivery time: 7/10
Overall total: 34/50
Fibre Naturelle
Quaity of samples: 10/10
Size of samples: 10/10
Choice of fabric: 9/10
Packaging and contents: 3/10
Delivery time: 7/10
Overall total: 39/50
Fryetts
Quality of samples: 9/10
Size of samples: 8/10
Choice of fabric: 10/10
Packaging and contents: 3/10
Delivery time: 7/10
Overall total: 37/50
Gordon John Textiles
Quality of samples: 9/10
Size of samples: 8/10
Choice of frabric: 7/10
Packaging and contents: 2/10
Delivery time: 5/10
Overall total: 31/50
So overall, this means that the highest scoring service is from Prestigious Textiles. Below you can see all of the results:
1. Prestigious Textiles - 40
2. Fibre Naturelle - 39
3. Clarke & Clarke - 38
4. Fryetts - 37
5. Ashley Wilde - 34
6. Gordon John Textiles - 31
Yet again, the results were pretty close, and I was happy with the service that I received from all of the companies. These samples are really useful in helping me decide what to use in my project.
In my next blog post I will be going through the free braid and trim samples that I ordered!