Calico Laine News

Now that the temperature has begun to drop, it may be time to start thinking about your winter wardrobe.  We all love wrapping up in cosy jackets, coats and sweaters during the warmer months and year after year Fleece proves to be one of our most popular Winter Fabrics.  Fleece is a soft, warm Fabric and is ideal for making...

Where has the year gone? Once again, Christmas is fast approaching, so here at Calico Laine we're getting organised early and getting into the festive spirit. Here at Calico Laine we offer a stunning range of Christmas fabrics and ribbons; this year in particular we have sourced some fabulous unique lines which will enrich anyone's craft project regardless of how...

Now that summer is nearly over, it's time to start planning some craft and dressmaking projects for this winter - and here at Calico Laine, we have a great range of fabrics that will keep you warm and cosy during those cold nights. In today's blog post, we'll be suggesting a few fabrics that you can use in your winter...

Here at Calico Laine we stock an enormous range of ribbons with practically every colour, pattern and texture available. Ribbon is a very versatile item that can be used for all sorts of craft creations, and in today's blog post we'll be suggesting some ideas for using ribbon in your own projects. Whether you want a colour to compliment or...

So the kids have gone back to school this week and we are all made up, a return to normal daily activity. In the back of my mind however Christmas time is beginning to loom. This brings me on to the the topic of my short blog entry today, Christmas Fabrics. Christmas Fabrics are always popular with crafters and dressmakers...

With October approaching, some of our customers are asking us about Halloween Fabrics - and here at Calico Laine, we stock a fantastic range of fabrics that are perfect for creating brilliant costumes for all ages. Today, we'll be making a few fabric suggestions that might inspire a new costume idea - whether you want to be a magical wizard, a...

This is just a very short blog entry to advise that we will be publishing Septembers Dressmaking lesson dates shortly. We have the tutors coming in this week and dates will follow shortly afterwards. In the meantime if you have any questions relating to any of our lessons then please do get in touch. You can do this via our...

A very popular dressmaking fabric  at present is Leather Look Fabric.Here at Calico Laine we offer a number of different leather and PVC fabrics. In my entry today I am going to talk about the choice of leather look fabrics that we offer and what they can be used for. Leather Dresses - all of our leather look fabrics are...

In my short blog entry today I am going to talk a little about the new range of Prym Scissors that have just arrived with us here at Calico Laine. For many years now we have sold a great choice of different scissors and we where especially keen on seeing what Prym Scissors would be like in the flesh. We...

Whether you're already into dress-making or just beginning to get started, sometimes a finished garment needs a little extra something to finish it off and give it a look that stands out. Here at Calico Laine, we sell all sorts of haberdashery items that you can use to customise both your own creations and your store-bought clothing, and give them...