Matt

Now that the temperature has begun to drop, it may be time to start thinking about your winter wardrobe.  We all love wrapping up in cosy jackets, coats and sweaters during the warmer months and year after year Fleece proves to be one of our most popular Winter Fabrics.  Fleece is a soft, warm Fabric and is ideal for making...

Now that summer is nearly over, it's time to start planning some craft and dressmaking projects for this winter - and here at Calico Laine, we have a great range of fabrics that will keep you warm and cosy during those cold nights. In today's blog post, we'll be suggesting a few fabrics that you can use in your winter...

So the kids have gone back to school this week and we are all made up, a return to normal daily activity. In the back of my mind however Christmas time is beginning to loom. This brings me on to the the topic of my short blog entry today, Christmas Fabrics. Christmas Fabrics are always popular with crafters and dressmakers...

With October approaching, some of our customers are asking us about Halloween Fabrics - and here at Calico Laine, we stock a fantastic range of fabrics that are perfect for creating brilliant costumes for all ages. Today, we'll be making a few fabric suggestions that might inspire a new costume idea - whether you want to be a magical wizard, a...

A very popular dressmaking fabric  at present is Leather Look Fabric.Here at Calico Laine we offer a number of different leather and PVC fabrics. In my entry today I am going to talk about the choice of leather look fabrics that we offer and what they can be used for. Leather Dresses - all of our leather look fabrics are...

In my short blog entry today I am going to talk a little about the new range of Prym Scissors that have just arrived with us here at Calico Laine. For many years now we have sold a great choice of different scissors and we where especially keen on seeing what Prym Scissors would be like in the flesh. We...

Whether you're already into dress-making or just beginning to get started, sometimes a finished garment needs a little extra something to finish it off and give it a look that stands out. Here at Calico Laine, we sell all sorts of haberdashery items that you can use to customise both your own creations and your store-bought clothing, and give them...

The long summer nights may be slowly drawing in on us, nut worry not! At Calico Laine we have already prepared for the cold weather by adding a whole new range of printed fleece fabrics. These Fleece Materials are all 150 cm wide and can be used for many different purposes including being made into onesies, blankets, coats and even...

As well as using our fantastic range of fabrics for dress-making, a lot of our customers like to use our products for making soft furnishing items for around the home. These include cushions and pillows, headboards for bedrooms, blankets, throws and so much more. In today's post, we will be covering how to make a simple 40-45cm square cushion for...

This is just a very quick blog entry to advise that we will advertising a new list of Dressmaking Lessons and Sewing Lessons for September. The new dates will include some evening classes and also some Saturday morning lessons. All these dates and new lessons will be based at our Neston branch. If you follow us on Facebook and Twitter...