Calico Laine News

Here at Calico Laine we have a large range of Haberdashery products that are the perfect pieces for all your sewing projects. We sell a wide range of dressmaking scissors, different threads and a variety of zips that are all essentials you need when it comes to making a new garment or accessory. Every week we have a Haberdashery delivery...

With the summer holidays well and truly underway, many of our customers will be taking themselves off for a little break whether that be abroad or in the UK. Most will be staying in a hotel, apartment or even camping but some of the lucky ones will be staying in their own holiday home or caravan. Here at Calico Laine we...

Calico Laine is a great well known Fabric Shop located on the wirral in two stores one in liscard and one in neston. It is now well known by all local customers who love shopping in the stores and also online giving it a great status as a local business. Calico laine began in 1973 by Dave and Wendy who...

Recently we have had a lot of New Arrivals here at calico laine especially a variety of different haberdashery products. We normally have a delivery of new fabrics so it was nice to see so many new haberdashery items come into stock and our customers have been loving the new selections we have. We have had a variety of different...

When you buy a new sewing machine you will probably find that you get a little stash of Haberdashery along with this machine to start you off; this usually includes some spare needles, a brush for cleaning your machine's inner workings, a small quick un pick and around 3 new bobbins to fit inside the bobbin case. 3 bobbins is a good...

Lightweight Fabrics are perfect for the summer months due to their lighter feel on the skin and the coolness they provide when made up into garments. The most popular lightweight fabric we stock has to be chiffon as everyone knows it as the most lightest and sheer material available. We have a variety of different chiffons including extra wide chiffon...

Whatever craft or sewing project you are undertaking you are more than likely going to need a good pair of scissors for the job. There is nothing worse than coming to start your project and not having the right equipment or poor quality tools that just won't do the job. At Calico Laine, we pride ourselves in offering a good range of high...

Chiffon fabric is a popular fabric to use for evening wear and bridal wear and over the past 5 years or so, Cationic Chiffon has definitely stood out as one of our best sellers in the chiffon range. It is a stylish fabric that imitates real silk at a fraction of the cost and this is probably why it is so...

Bi-Stretch Fabric is one of our most popular materials here at calico laine due to the colours the range has to offer and the amount of creations you can achieve with this fabric. Bi-Stretch Fabric is perfect for creating workwear clothing items such as suits, skirts, jackets and trousers as it is comfortable to move in and doesn't require much...

If you have booked a holiday for the summer and haven't been away for it yet, you may still have time to make yourself a new outfit to take away with you. Most of us will go out in the evening for a restaurant meal at least once on holiday so it is always nice to have a new outfit...