Cotton Dobby Fabric

Cotton dobby at TradeUNO — dobby-weave cotton at 44 and 60 inches, sold by the metre and in bulk.

A dobby loom lifts warp threads in small programmed groups, which builds a subtle geometric texture — dots, diamonds, fine stripes — into the cloth itself rather than printing it on. The pattern is visible in raking light and survives every wash, because it is structure rather than surface.

It gives a plain shirt or kurta quiet interest without a print, which is why it is a staple in menswear and formal shirting. The 60-inch goods cut shirts with minimal wastage. Per-metre prices are listed on each product page.

Related collections

• Cotton — the full cotton range
• Shirting — fabric picked for shirts
• Jacquard — larger loom-woven patterns
• Cotton slub — texture from yarn rather than weave