Wholesale Fabric Folding Fans

The Range: Fabric, Frame and Format

This range trades the paper-and-bamboo construction used elsewhere in the catalogue for a fabric-and-frame build designed specifically to survive daily handling and humidity.

Moisture-Resistant Polyester

The fabric is a polyester weave that resists moisture and does not crease the way paper does, which is what makes this the recommended range for anywhere the fan is opened and closed repeatedly through a shift or a full festival day: a change room, a poolside terrace, an outdoor stage. It holds its shape and colour through far more open-close cycles than a paper fan.

ABS Plastic or Metal Frame

ABS plastic is the lighter, more economical frame, the standard choice for bulk festival and promotional orders where unit cost matters more than hand-feel. The lightweight metal frame costs more but gives a noticeably more premium feel in the hand, which is why it is generally chosen for hotel lounges and spa terraces rather than mass outdoor handouts.

Two Open Formats

21cm is the smaller, more compact format, suited to welcome kits, changing rooms and personal use where the fan needs to fit in a small bag or amenity kit. 26cm is the larger display format, used where the fan is part of the visual presentation: a table setting, a gifting display, or a festival stall handing out a more substantial item. Buyers unsure which format fits their space can order a small trial batch of each from the 100-piece minimum before committing to a full order.

Who Buys the Fabric Folding Range

The buyer profile splits cleanly by frame: metal for hospitality, ABS for outdoor volume.

Spas and Hotels

Spas typically choose the ABS frame in 21cm for changing-room and treatment-room use, where the fan is a small amenity rather than a display item. Hotels more often choose the metal frame in either format for lounges and terraces, where the premium hand-feel matters and the fan is reordered as part of an annual amenities restock. A single house colour across all touchpoints is the most common configuration for a hotel group.

Restaurants

Outdoor and terrace dining restaurants use this range as a guest amenity in warm weather, generally in ABS for cost reasons given the higher volume of covers compared with a hotel spa. Restaurants with an outdoor terrace across a warm season typically restock once a year ahead of the season rather than reordering mid-season.

Festivals and Outdoor Events

Festivals and outdoor events usually order the 26cm size in bulk mixed colours on the ABS frame, prioritising unit cost and weather resistance over hand-feel for a giveaway that guests will use once and may not keep. Organisers running a multi-day festival often order enough stock to cover attrition across the full event rather than a single day's footfall.

Comparing Fabric Folding to the Rest of the Catalogue

Fabric folding is the catalogue's answer to humidity and repeated handling, where Paper & Bamboo Fans and even a laminated paper fan would wear out faster. It sits below Silk & Satin Fans on hand-feel in ABS form but matches it reasonably well in the metal-frame configuration, at a lower price point than natural silk. Compared with Custom Printed & Promotional Fans, this range is chosen for durability over branding flexibility: a festival that needs the fan to survive a full weekend outdoors is better served here, while a short single-day campaign with a specific printed message is better served there. It does not carry the ceremony-specific finishes (lace, ribbon, gilt edge, printed programme) used on Wedding & Ceremony Fans, though an outdoor summer wedding in a humid climate is one of the few cases where a buyer might choose this range's durability over that range's ceremony finish.