Calico Laine News

Wool can be used to create many different exciting projects including knitting garments for all ages, creating home furnishing like cushions and bedding and one of my personal favourites creating Crochet blankets. Here at Calico Laine we stock a wide variety of Knitting Yarn including Aran Wool, Baby Wool, Chunky Wool, Double Knit Wool and Luxury Wool which all come...

Today we’re going to discuss a few of my of favourite Haberdashery products, Vilene. I particularly like using this brand of interfacings and interlinings as Vilene are renowned for their excellent quality products. Vilene is a German based company who delegate a whole team of people to design innovative products which are used by professionals and home crafters alike, which...

For many modern day brides the cost of your wedding day can add up very quickly when taking into account the cost of your gown, your flowers and dressing your wedding party and that is before you even start to think about the finer details such as dressing your venue, button holes for your guests and confetti. Of course, you...

As the weather is slowly warming up, our customers are looking for lighter fabrics that are comfortable to wear in higher temperatures, perfect for summer and holidays they have booked for later this year. In today’s blog post, we’ll be talking about a few of our fabrics that we think are great both for dressmaking and for keeping you cool...

Now that we’re well into 2014, you might be thinking of doing some redecorating around your home. However, interior design can be expensive, so if you’re looking for something that will breathe new life into your home yet need something available at a fraction of the price of designer fabrics, why not take a look at our net curtains and...

Now the bride has chosen her style of gown and has settled on her perfect bridal fabric it is time to think about how she will dress her maids. The bridesmaids are an integral part of not only the wedding celebration itself but are a source of friendship and support to the bride in the lead up to the big...

Lace and trims are some of our popular Haberdashery items here at Calico Laine. Customers tend to use the lace and trims for a range of different products. Lace and Trims being attached to garments is a use we see and hear the most. Customers like to use these Haberdashery items to sew on collars, add to the edging of...

So after constantly reminding me about how I’d promised them that I would do ‘knitting’ with them, Saturday was Craft day for me and my twin nieces (I shall refer to them as Twin E and Twin P) I’ll be honest and say that I was not looking forward to this as I’m a bit of a control freak and...

Marilyn Monroe stole the show in 1951 Last night saw the 86th Academy Awards take place in Los Angeles and whilst the winners of the most coveted awards of the year are basking in glory we turn our attention to more important matters such as, who was the best dressed on the red carpet? Traditionally, the Oscars are the...