Calico Laine News

Headbands are immensely popular, not only for practical reasons but also as an accessory for any occasion from casual gatherings to weddings. At Calico Laine we stock a variety of headbands in our Haberdashery department in plastic, cotton covered, satin covered and metal. They can be worn alone or decorated using other embellishments. We also stock a variety of headband...

A big trend this Autumn 2014 is retro style fashion and here at Calico Laine we have the perfect Dressmaking Fabric that you will all be wanting and wearing. Rose and Hubble retro prints fabric is one of our new cotton prints that is great this season for recreating all the high fashion retro style trends yourself. The retro trend is...

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...

A few weeks back Cheryl Cole surprised her fans by announcing she had married her French restauranteur boyfriend of three months, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. They married in a casual and very private ceremony on the beach in Mustique. There haven't been any official photographs of the couple on the day and not much has been revealed about what Cheryl wore so...

For any dressmaker, being commissioned to design and create a brides dream wedding dress is the job of a lifetime and entails many hours of painstaking sketching, pinning and stitching. The construction of a one of a kind gown is a labour of love both for the seamstress and the bride herself, with the result being an enchanting gown to...

With only five months until the big day, it isn't too early to be thinking about your loved ones at Christmas. During the last few years Christmas jumpers have become hugely popular, and although they are sold in many shops, the best ones have an individuality that our Knitting Wool at Calico Laine can spark. At Calico Laine, our Aran Knitting...

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...

These hot summer nights may be lovely and a nice surprise to have in this country however you can often find your house filled with flies from having the windows wide open. This can become quite annoying and irritating but many customers here have said they solved this problem by Buying Net Curtains for extra protection. Here at Calico Laine...

This year, we seem to have been fairly lucky with the weather and have had a few weeks of hot and sunny weather. Now is the time that people usually go on holiday but even if you aren't going away you can still get out your summer clothes and Dressmaking Fabrics to make the most of the heatwave we are...

As well as selling Knitting Wool we also stock a range of Knitting Accessories that are very useful items when it comes to knitting. Knitting Accessories allow you to achieve the most beautiful knitted projects and provide you with everything you need to make sure your projects are successful. Cable Knitting Needles When it comes to knitting whether you a...