Zips

As mentioned in previous blog posts, a lot of customers are unable to visit our retail stores in the North West and cannot find local haberdasheries to buy sewing items and therefore turn to our online mail order website to get their essentials. A number of customers look to Buy Zips Online if they are in need of a replacement...

Zips come in many different types to suit different needs and here at calico laine we have a wide variety to choose from. Our nylon dress zips come in both regular and concealed and are brilliant for both dress making and for cushions as they are closed at the end. The regular dress Zips are available in over 40 different...

Zips are an essential everyday item used primarily for closing the gap between two pieces of material. Zips have a wide range of uses, on coats, shoes, bag zips and much more. With its multitude of uses zips need to be vigilant, Calico Laine stock a wide range of zips to suit every purpose. Although, how do you know what...

The first thing you need to know what you are buying zips is if you are looking for Open End Zips or closed end zips. Open end zips are fasteners that open fully at the bottom so that the two halves come apart from each other fully other similar to the style you would have in a jacket. Closed end...

When it comes to any kind of sewing project at all, there will be at least one haberdashery product required to aid us in achieving the results we desire. Some of the most popular haberdashery items that we sell here are our zips, which we stock in all kinds of lengths, colours and types, perfect for everything from trousers to...

Even though the majority of our fabrics at Calico Laine are for dressmaking, we still have customers who use our materials for making simple home furnishings including blankets, children's curtains and cushions. Cushions are always a popular item to make as they can be as simple or as difficult as you want them to be; which means it is an...

So after working in a fabulous fabric shop for almost a year, I finally decided to make the most of it. Recently Ive been thinking it is a total waste working day in, day out, surrounded by all these amazing and beautiful dressmaking materials and always wishing I could make to-die-for clothes out of them, so last week I set...

With any sewing project at all, there is always the requirement for at last one type of haberdashery product to aid us in what we are hoping to create. At first glance you might think you only need a few items, but you can soon become lost in choosing which are right for you and your project, as well as...

Unfortunately in today's high street it is common to find that there is isn't a haberdashers or fabric store as there may have been in the past and therefore many people are having to turn to the technology of the internet to find their haberdashery, with one of the most popular items bought being fastenings. We often see people buying Zips...

In this day and age its extremely rare to go even one day without seeing a zip. You might not really think about it but every single day millions and billions of people are walking around sporting at least one zip, it may just be a jacket, bag, trousers or even just on something as simple as a pencil case...