High-performance microwave absorption materials with broad electromagnetic absorption bandwidths and scalable architectures have been increasingly demanded in the modern electric and telecommunications industries. Herein, we propose a series of large-scale microwave absorption (MA) three-dimensional (3D) woven fabrics with the customizable microwave absorption characteristics constructed using the nano-engineered carbon black (CB)-Fe3O4/polyamide-66 (PA-66) composite fibers that possess of a unique core-sheath structure. Notably, the impedance matching and microwave attenuation of the proposed 3D fabric absorbers are realized attributing to the dielectric-magnetic coupling effect of CB and Fe3O4 within the constituent fibers. The overall MA performance of these 3D fabric absorbers are then optimized by strategically modulating their macroscopic woven patterns. In this study, the reflection loss (RL) of the 3D fabric absorbers was measured following the arch test method. In specific, at the incident angle of 60°, the minimum RL (RLmin) of the 3D fabric absorber with the weft density of 250 picks/10-cm (3DF-250) reaches − 34.5 dB at the thickness of 1.68 mm and presents an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB, as RL≤-10 dB) of 4.99 GHz. Particularly, at the incident angle of 0°, the EAB of the folded 3DF-250 absorber (i.e., at the thickness of 3.36 mm) covers the entire X-band. In addition, the proposed 3D fabric absorbers show good softness (with drape coefficient of 83.1–88.8%), superior mechanical properties (i.e., an average equivalent strength of 35 MPa and fracture strain of 60%), and great air permeability (> 109 mm/s). In a word, we believe that the 3D fabric absorbers can be a strong candidate for being a viable microwave stealth material and demonstrate great application potentials for the wearable electromagnetic wave protection.