Crafts

Working in a fabric shop with as much choice as Calico Laine is a dream for anyone that loves to Craft - well it is for me.  I get an idea in my head and that's it, I'm off. I literally cannot think back to a day where I haven't taken something home to use on a project. We have such...

If you're a parent or grandparent with young children at home, it can be difficult to keep them constantly entertained all day long - and sometimes this is the case with older kids at the weekend too! You might be trying to think of creative ways to spend time with them and give them something fun to do - so...

Being a parent I know the school holidays can be quite stressful. As much as I love my children, it's hard work keeping them occupied without breaking the bank. Today I’ve come up with some relatively cheap Craft ideas to keep the kids occupied with the help of Calico Laine! I find that Youtube, Pinterest and google are an excellent...

Along with all of the fabrics and haberdashery items that we sell, a lot of our customers visit us both in-store and on the web to purchase items for Crafts projects that they are working on. One of the most popular types is jewellery-making, which we stock a number of ranges full of items that are perfect for this purpose...

The world of crafts has gone geek crazy! So Buy Crafts today and get started on the nerd trend. There are a number of ways to join in and as always my favourite hobby cross stitch is in on the scene. You can make all sorts with cross stitch you could make a cushion with your favourite pokemon, zelda or...

Recently we have noticed an increase in popularity of our palm punches, available within our online Crafts section. These x-cut punches are often used for paper based projects including card making and creating scrapbooks as they can make many beautiful designs and can be used on every colour, design and thickness of card you desire. Heart Palm Punch These palm punches...

Crafts come in a variety of past times, this week we are looking at how to make cards. As we all know cards can be used for a variety of occasions. So why not create a personalised birthday card or get well soon card for your favourite loved one? Card making is the easiest of the Crafts to do all...

To begin any cross stitch you need to make sure you have all the tools you need. The most important for this Craft are your fabric that you want to cross stitch on and your needle. Most commonly you will begin with aida. This comes in different counts. A count simply means how many blocks are in an inch, so...

Here at Calico Laine you can Buy Craft Supplies for all sorts of different Crafts including embroidery, jewellery making and felting. The newest craft craze that is sweeping the USA and will soon be making its mark on the UK is Duck Tape and you can Buy Craft Supplies for this new Craft on our website and in our store. Duck...

Cross stitch is a great Craft that can occupy days and provide endless hours of enjoyment. Here at Calico Laine there are a number of Craft items that can help anybody from a first time cross stitcher to an old hand. We provide both aida, plastic canvas and binca. All of which come in white or cream. Aida is my...