Postage Rates

Current Ordering Changes

We ship throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Europe and other overseas destinations (see below).
Despatch for orders is currently approximately 1 working days. Parcels are normally sent by Royal Mail.

Christmas Ordering
Our deliveries in time for Christmas is now closed. We will continue to process orders as normal but our next Royal Mail pick up is on 23rd December and we have no courier slots available.

Please bear in mind that we use Royal Mail because they are a generally a reliable and cost-effective way of delivering your orders, but once your package leaves our premises we have no direct control over its delivery.

However, we can guarantee that a Cotton Patch gift voucher will arrive in time as these are directly emailed to you or your chosen recipient . They are available in £5, £10, £20 and £50 denominations and are valid for all online purchases at the Cotton Patch.

We close at 3pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on Monday 30th December. We will close again on New Year’s Day (Wednesday), but after that we will back as normal, ready to fulfill your creative dreams!

Click and Collect Orders

If you are a local customer or are passing by, you can select 'Collect from Cotton Patch' from the postage categories when you check out. Just fill in your Invoice Address, you do not need to enter a different delivery address. When you have placed your order you will receive an order confirmation as normal. When your order has been picked and charged you will then receive another email with a Collection Code. Once you have this code you can collect your order from the shop between 10am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday. Please refer to your order confirmation email for full details.

United Kingdom Orders

The Cotton Patch is based in the United Kingdom. Below are the postage rates for the UK.
Please note Guernsey and Jersey are not part of the UK and so please see the Overseas Destinations for postage details.

Order Value	Standard Service (1)	Priority Service (2)	Special Delivery (3)
Under £10	£2.60	£4.60	£11
£10-£14.99	£3.10	£5.60	£11
£15-£29.99	£3.60	£6.60	£11
£30-£39.99	£4.60	£7.60	£13.50
£40-£99.99	£5.60	£8.60	£13.50
Over £100	Post Free	£9.60	£16

The Cotton Patch reserves the right to notify you if postage to your chosen destination is significantly higher than the postage rate indicated due to the destination or the bulk, weight value of the item being shipped. If this is the case we will email you with information about the amended rate and will only proceed with the order when you confirm that the amended amount is acceptable.

Orders for a large selection of fabric cut to order may take longer to process but we will advise you in this case. It is important that you provide a daytime telephone number so that we can contact you if we need to discuss delivery of your order.
UK Standard Service (1)
You should receive your order in approximately 1-3 working days. Our working days are Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Please note that if you place an order after 11am on a Friday your order will be downloaded on the following Monday and in that case Monday will be the first processing day.

UK Priority Service (2)
Despatched the same business day (Mon-Fri) for orders received before 9am and the next business day for orders recieved after 9am. Orders placed after 9am on Friday or on Saturday or Sunday will not be despatched until Monday. This service is subject to product availability and/or size restrictions. Parcels are sent by Royal Mail First Class
UK Special Delivery (3)
Despatched the same business day (Mon-Fri) for orders received before 9am and the next business day for orders recieved after 9am. Orders placed after 9am on Friday or on Saturday or Sunday will not be despatched until Monday. This service is subject to product availability and/or size restrictions. Parcels are sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery or Courier

Delayed Mail
The Royal Mail aims to deliver within 2 to 3 working days, but please allow 15 working days for delivery before contacting us. This is the timescale quoted by Royal Mail before they will allow a claim for non-delivery


BFPO orders: postage and packing is charged at actual cost.

The Cotton Patch reserves the right to notify you if postage to your chosen destination is significantly higher than the postage rate indicated due to the destination or the bulk and/or weight of the item being shipped. If this is the case we will email you with information about the amended rate and will only proceed with the order when you confirm that the amended amount is acceptable.

Overseas Orders.

The Cotton Patch reserves the right to notify you if postage to your chosen destination is significantly higher than the postage rate indicated due to the destination or the bulk and/or weight of the item being shipped. If this is the case we will email you with information about the amended rate and will only proceed with the order when you confirm that the amended amount is acceptable.

Overseas Destinations to which The Cotton Patch will accept online orders.

European Union
All European Union countries.

We are very sorry but we can no longer ship to European Union countries. Following the implementation of the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) by the EU in December 2024 this placed extra, overly onerous bureaucracy and cost on sending orders to EU countries. Whilst we will review how we approach this new regulation it places such a heavy burden on small businesses such as ours that it is no longer economic to send parcels. We only hope that the UK and the European Union will in the future take a more sensible view of trading for such close neighbours.

Rest of the World
Guernsey, Jersey

Orders to the Channel Islands, orders are normally sent via Royal Mail, larger or more valuable orders may be sent via Parcelforce.

Australia, Canary Islands, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland,

Due to the extra checks and practices of the American government we have currently suspended sending goods to the USA.

There is a minimum order value of £15. The minimum postage charge is £20. Orders on the website are displayed in £ and are inclusive of UK VAT. These orders will be VAT free. During checkout when the destination country has been selected the correct tax exclusive price to be paid will be displayed. Customers will be liable for any import duties that may arise and you may receive an invoice from Fedex by email for payment of duty, VAT relevant for your country and any disbursement fees.