The invention discloses a drum cradle type fabric drying machine which comprises a drying box body. A rotary drum cradle is arranged inside the drying box body, the bottom of the rotary drum cradle is connected with a first rotation motor, vertically-arranged support rods are arranged at the two ends of the rotary drum cradle, ring frames are arranged at the upper ends and the lower ends of the support rods, multiple insertion ports are evenly distributed in annular frame rods of the ring frames, clamp bodies are arranged at the lower ends of the insertion ports, an electric heating rod is arranged at the center of the drying box body, the bottom of the electric heating rod is connected with a second rotation motor, and the electric heating rod is arranged in the rotary drum cradle. In the mode, fabrics can be fixed to the rotary drum cradle to be dried rotatably, the rotary drum cradle and the electric heating rod can rotate to enable the fabrics to be more evenly and thoroughly dried, the situation of local uneven drying is not caused, and the drying efficiency is improved.