Base fabrics · Made in Italy

The bases every print is born on.

Printed fabrics in Como’s tailoring tradition: silk first and foremost, then cotton, wool and our most precious fabrics.

Silk✦Cotton✦Wool✦Made in Italy✦Lace✦Embroidery✦Macramè✦Chevron✦
Made in Italy

Production

The quality of a print starts with the fabric.

Fantasia Tessuti works on a wide range of base fabrics, all of excellent quality, to meet the needs of every client.

We specialise in printed fabrics for Como’s tailored fashion: silk first and foremost, then cotton, wool and viscose. Since 2000, for small, medium and large fashion companies, in Italy and worldwide.

2000since
Silkour speciality
100%Made in Italy

From yarn to fabric

Every print starts with the right base.

From printed silk to jacquards, from fil coupé to devoré velvet and matelassé: we work mainly with natural fibres, cotton, wool and viscose, all strictly Made in Italy.

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Advice on the base

We help you choose the base best suited to the design, the garment and the printing technique.

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Made-to-measure printing

We produce quality designs to your requirements, even for small runs.

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Quality control at every stage

From greige to finished fabric, we follow every step in the Como district.

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Digital textile printing machine at work on a floral fabric in the production department
Digital printing · Como district

Our base fabrics

Every base, the same Made in Italy quality.

The base fabrics on which we create our clients’ collections, all strictly Made in Italy.

Lilac satin in soft folds

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Silk

A noble fibre: soft hand, natural sheen and brilliant colours in print.

Made in Italy · Como district

Solid sage green cotton in soft swirling folds, base fabric for printing

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Cotton

Natural and versatile: ideal for crisp prints and everyday wear.

Made in Italy · Como district

Wool fabric - base for printing

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Wool

Warm and precious, with a full hand, for refined prints on winter garments.

Made in Italy · Como district

Pearl grey solid cashmere, base fabric for printing

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Cashmere

Light and warm, with a velvety hand: the luxury of winter garments.

Made in Italy · Como district

White linen with black stripes in soft folds

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Linen

Fresh and natural, with a crisp hand: authentic summer prints.

Made in Italy · Como district

Floral printed viscose in soft folds

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Viscose

Fluid and luminous, with a soft drape: vivid colours in print.

Made in Italy · Como district

Printed jersey with large colourful flowers on a black ground

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Jersey

A soft, stretchy knit that follows the body, with full colours.

Made in Italy · Como district

Chanel bouclé fabric with orange and gold embroidered flowers

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Chanel

Bouclé with a precious weave: the timeless elegance of the tailored suit.

Made in Italy · Como district

Prince of Wales check fabric in camel tones

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Prince of Wales check

The tailoring check par excellence, for jackets and suits.

Made in Italy · Como district

Multicoloured houndstooth fabric

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Houndstooth

A graphic, timeless motif with a sartorial character.

Made in Italy · Como district

Black and white herringbone wool fabric

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Chevron

The herringbone motif: geometry and character for tailored collections.

Made in Italy · Como district

Charcoal lace with a scalloped edge

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Lace

Delicate openwork for precious details, eveningwear and ceremony.

Made in Italy · Como district

Macramé with embroidered fuchsia roses and a black border

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Macramè

Three-dimensional lace, for couture accents and high fashion.

Made in Italy · Como district

Embroidered eyelet fabric with circular motifs in fuchsia, olive green and orange on a black ground

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Embroidery

Raised embroidered motifs that give depth and character to every print.

Made in Italy · Como district

Hand embroidery with silver sequins and beads on a black ground

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Hand embroidered

Embroidery worked by hand, stitch by stitch: every garment is unique.

Made in Italy · Como district

Fabric with gold and silver sequins on lace

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Sequins

Light and movement with every step, for evenings and festive occasions.

Made in Italy · Como district

Woven specialities

Fil coupé, jacquard, devoré velvet and matelassé.

Fantasia Tessuti lamé jacquard with copper flowers

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Fil coupé

Floating threads cut with precision: small, light and precious motifs.

Woven speciality · Made in Italy

Jacquard with raised red flowers on a green ground

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Jacquard

The design is born on the loom, within the weave: depth and character.

Woven speciality · Made in Italy

Teal and gold lamé jacquard

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Devoré velvet

Sheer designs sculpted into the velvet: lightness and relief.

Woven speciality · Made in Italy

Floral printed matelassé with a raised texture

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Matelassé

Quilted relief effect, for garments with sculptural volume.

Woven speciality · Made in Italy

Our creations

A selection of our fabrics.

Jacquards, prints and wools made by Fantasia Tessuti. Tap a photo to enlarge it.

Printed fabric with flowers and leaves on a yellow and green groundPrinted fabric with flowers and leaves on a pink groundFabric with blue roses and lamé details on a beige groundPrinted satin with burgundy roses and polka dots on a light green groundIvory jacquard with a tone-on-tone designOrnamental printed fabric with Made in Italy selvedgeTeal check bouclé tweedPearl grey satin printed with peach flowers

Scarves

Designs that become scarves.

From our design studio to the printed fabric: scarves with exclusive designs. Tap an image to see it full size.

Printed scarf with green peacock feathers and a dark border
01Peacock feathersExclusive design
Printed scarf with a pastel flower bouquet and an ornamental frame
02Pastel bouquetExclusive design
Printed scarf with big cats and tropical plants on a midnight blue ground
03Big cats in the jungleExclusive design

Base fabrics for scarves

The base fabrics we print our scarves on.

Scarf base in ivory jacquard with tone-on-tone flowers
Scarf base in ivory satin and jacquard
Scarf base in ivory satin with a damask design

For businesses

Looking for a base for your next collection?

Tell us about your project: we will suggest the right base and follow you from selection to delivery.

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