Zoe

After this week's National Television Awards, you may be feeling a little inspired to take on a new sewing project for any parties you might have coming up this year. Here at Calico Laine, we stock all kinds of Dressmaking Fabric that is perfect for formalwear, and in today's blog I'll be suggesting a few that we think are just...

Even though we are into the New Year, the dark winter nights are reluctant to leave us yet, and as a result the lights in our houses are being switched on earlier in the evening every night. If you find yourself worried about your privacy in your own home and want to protect yourself and your belongings from prying eyes...

With a New Year comes a New Year's resolution for a lot of people, and in the past week we have had a number of customers visiting us who have vowed to take up sewing as a hobby and are looking for some advice on where to start. It is always a good idea to have a selection of Haberdashery items available...

With the New Year approaching, you might be thinking about 2015’s sewing projects. If you’re a little stumped for ideas after dealing with the stress of Christmas, why not take a look at our Haberdashery section for some inspiration? I personally like to use Haberdashery items not only for their proper functions, but also as embellishment on my garments and...

Even though Christmas has not yet left us for this year, your mind may be wandering towards your sewing projects of 2015 - with the New Year comes spring cleaning for a lot of people, and I am hoping to redecorate my bedroom using my favourite colours and fabrics to achieve the style that I envision. If you are thinking...

Christmas is nearly upon us! With less than a week to go, hopefully you have sorted all of your gift and food shopping. The tree is now lit up and dressed up with all of your best decorations - and speaking of dressed up, have you planned your outfit for the big day? If, like me, you're still puzzling on...

With less than two weeks to go, some of our customers are finished with their preparations for Christmas and are now looking to Buy Fabrics Online to make festive decorations and extra presents in time for the big day. Here at Calico Laine, we stock a delightful range of Christmas fabrics available to buy. We know that our customers like to be...

Here at Calico Laine, we are always adding new items to our massive range of stock in the hope that we can aid customers who are looking to Buy Haberdashery both online and in-store. One of our newest products that we have added to our collection is cuffing - this product has been something that our customers have sought after...

Being a total sewaholic, I have been asked what I would like for Christmas this year by family members - and my answer is fabric! I love to spend my spare time making clothing and costumes for myself and friends, and there are a few Dressmaking Fabrics that I choose to use over and over again in my sewing projects...

Aside from purchasing items in our massive range of fabric and wools available here at Calico Laine, a lot of our customers also like to Buy Haberdashery items from our fantastic stock to use in their dressmaking and craft projects. With so many tools and pieces to choose from it can sometimes be a little daunting trying to purchase the...