Dress Fabrics

Holly Willoughby looked stunning in a beautiful floral Dress Fabric at her friends wedding. Last weekend we saw TV personality Declan Donnelly marrying his long term partner at St. Michaels Church in Newcastle and whilst the bride looked stunning in her simple and elegant ivory gown, all eyes were on the celebrity guests. Holly Willoughby is renowned for her...

When you are planning your outfit for a special occasion such as a family wedding, it can be difficult to find a balance between a glamorous piece suitable for a lively evening reception and a subtle, classy outfit suitable for a formal ceremony. As we all know, there are certain rules that apply when planning your wedding guest outfit. For...

This weekend saw Nicky Hilton, one of the heiresses to the Hilton hotel fortune marry her long time friend and fiancé James Rothschild. The wedding was in London rather than Nicky's home country of the USA with the ceremony taking place in the orangery at Kensington gardens, home of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Unlike her 2004 wedding to Todd Andrew Meister which...

With summer finally upon us and the weather beginning to heat up we have seen a marked increase in the number of enquiries our sales team have received regarding summer wardrobe Dress Fabrics. Here are details of just a few of our best sellers: Rose and Hubble Prints are ideal for creating lightweight summer garments. Cotton Prints - a popular...

One of the most popular new Dress Fabrics on the high street at the moment is scuba fabric and we are often getting asked by our younger customers for this type of fabric so that they can make dresses and skirts suitable for a night out on the town. Scuba fabric is most suitable for creating body con style dresses...

One of the most popular Dress Fabrics during recent Spring/Summer seasons are our scuba fabrics. Scuba is a close fitting fabric featuring a 4-way stretch composed of polyester and spandex and are most often used for creating the fashionable "body-con" style of skirt or dress. Scuba is a double knit fabric with a very fine gauge and and smooth surface...

If you are looking for a new sewing project to work on, you might be pondering over what Dressmaking Fabrics will be right for the job. Lately I have been working on making a few garments for the approaching summertime, and in today's blog I'll be talking about the selections I have made from Calico Laine's huge range of Dressmaking...

This weekend sees the 60th annual Eurovision song contest take place in the capital of Austria, Vienna and tonight is the beginning of the competition with the first of the semi-finals. Eurovision was a staple part of my childhood as it was a tradition for the family to get together each year to watch the song contest and even as...

Over the past few years, the hobby known as "cosplay" has been on the rise in Great Britain, and with new and recurring conventions popping up all over the UK, more and more people wanting to show their passion for their favourite movies, television shows and video games have been attending these events dressed up as their most loved characters...

Period costume is a lucrative trade for many designers and costumiers who specialise in replicating historical dress. Dressmakers who are commissioned to create costumes for theatrical and screen productions take great care to depict a time period as accurately and consistently as possible; of course, this means taking great care when selecting the correct Dress Fabrics. Costume designers face a...