Wemyss
1,974 fabrics from Wemyss in our library, across 205 collections. Narrow them in the finder, then feel the shortlist at the Heybridge showroom.
- Founded
- 1860s
- Where
- Dundee, Scotland
- Known for
- Plains, weaves and prints designed in Dundee
About Wemyss
Wemyss traces its roots to the weaving mill established by the brothers George and James Johnston at East Wemyss in Fife in the 1860s, and says the present business has been established for over seventy years. It relocated to Dundee in 2006.
The company designs in house but does not weave or print itself: its designers work with a carefully selected group of weavers and printers around the world, drawing on archive documents, the natural world and topical themes. The range covers plain and semi-plain cloths, original printed designs, lustrous sheers, decorative weaves and textured wallcoverings. Wemyss Weavecraft is a trading name of Sekers Fabrics Limited, registered in Scotland since January 1998 at the same Dundee industrial estate the brand gives as its address. There is also a London showroom on Lots Road, a few minutes from the Chelsea Harbour Design Centre.
The plains and semi-plains are what we use most. A good semi-plain is the hardest thing to buy well and the most useful thing to have: it is what goes on the sofa when the curtains are doing the talking.
Sources, checked in July 2026: wemyssfabrics.com/wemyss-story, wemyssfabrics.com/contact-us, Companies House
The collections we hold.
Every one of these is in the library, tagged and searchable. Open a collection in the finder, or ask us to bring the book.
Crystal
61 fabrics
Komodo Silk
59 fabrics
Maverick
44 fabrics
Rye
39 fabrics
Columbia
33 fabrics
Croft
32 fabrics
Ramblas
31 fabrics
Hillbank
30 fabrics
Lokrum
30 fabrics
Fabric collections and photography courtesy of the fabric houses we hold.
The palette, as it actually falls.
Counted across the whole range we hold, not chosen. Each swatch opens the fabric it was taken from.
What it is, and what it will take.
- Mostly polyester
- 82% of the compositions we hold lead on polyester, then cotton, viscose, silk
- Pattern
- plain (994), textured (592), abstract (172)
- Made for
- curtains and upholstery (960), upholstery (846), curtains (168)
What this house publishes with every fabric, as a share of the ones we hold:
- What it is made of 99%
- Care 99%
Where we use it.
Reupholstery
Plains and semi-plains on a rebuilt frame, when the pattern belongs elsewhere in the room.
More on thisCurtains and blinds
Printed designs and decorative weaves, made up and dressed in our workroom.
More on thisInterior design
The steady layer in a scheme, holding the patterned pieces apart.
More on thisHouses that sit well beside it.
Bring the room, we will bring the books.
Send a photograph and a rough size and we will reply with a personal quote, using an average price fabric.