Calico Laine News

Now that we’re getting into May, the weather is slowly but surely warming up and heading towards the glorious summer full of sunshine. You might think that it is time to stash those winter woollies away for the year until we hit winter again, but what do you wear on those colder days that are just a bit too chilly...

Now Awards Season has come and gone and many of the year's biggest film premieres are still a matter of weeks or months away, fashion fans all over the world with a thirst for celebrity style have turned their attention to the recent Costume Institute Gala, also known as The Met Ball. The annual event, held Sunday night at New...

When it comes to picking the perfect Wedding Fabrics for your big day, every bride wants to look her best in an exquisite gown, as well as her bridesmaids. Instead of buying off-the-rack garments, it might be worth looking at having your gowns handmade – and what better place to look for Bridal Fabrics than our massive selection available both...

A few months back I spoke about haberdashery products that my sister was planning on using for Cationic Chiffon Dresses her upcoming wedding in Cyprus. As well as making table decorations for the wedding reception, my sister wanted to have her bridesmaid dresses handmade in order to recreate a style of dress she already owned. To find her fabric I...

On our online website we have a variety of different Haberdashery products for you to choose from. We are very passionate about our Haberdashery Online products and our customers love the large range we have here. We have everything a customer needs for Dressmaking, Sewing products and different crafts. Most of our Haberdashery Online products are necessary when creating different...

Although it is now the month of May and we are all hoping that the weather will continue to improve, knitting is still the perfect task to keep you entertained during the May Day Bank Holiday, this weekend. Here at Calico Laine, we have recently been very busy expanding our Wool section online and in-store. The Knit Pro Waves Aluminium...

Recently in-store, I have had a slowly-increasing number of customers come in and ask for advice on vintage Dressmaking – co-incidentally, this is one of my favourite themes when it comes to my own sewing projects. The most popular choice with our customers seems to be 1950s dresses, which just so happens to be my area of expertise! We sell...

Any and every bride-to-be wants her big day to be perfect; from decorations to outfits and songs to food, absolutely everything must be exactly as she and her groom want it. A big part of any wedding is the bride’s gown and, of course, her bridesmaids’ outfits; we quite often have brides-to-be visit us in-store to see our selection of...

Here at Calico Laine, we have amassed a huge collection of excellent quality items useful for everything from Sewing and Dressmaking to Crafts and even Toy Making but after 40 years in the industry out passion, pride and joy always has been and always will be, Fabrics. It is for this reason that we have worked so hard over the...

Here at Calico Laine, we are always adding new stock to our stores and website; in an effort to keep up with both fashion trends and the needs of our customers, we regularly update our stock with hundreds of new products. This includes lots of new Dressmaking Fabrics, and in today’s blog we’ll be talking about a few new ranges...