Calico Laine News

In todays blog we are going to being talking about the choice of Feathers available at Calico Laine, and some of their uses. All the feathers here at Calico Laine are natural, and with a range of over 20 different types of feathers to choose from, every purpose is catered for.  The feathers range from ostrich and peacock feathers, through to...

In todays blog we'll be talking about the fantastic range of fashion Dressmaking Fabrics  that are available at Calico Laine.  Whatever your fashion style, there will definitely be something that appeals to everybody's taste. The ongoing trend of animal prints is still going strong, and at Calico Laine we have a wide range of prints to suit for every occasion. Animal...

One of our recently updated range of fabrics, here at Calico Laine, is our selection of Jersey Dressmaking Fabrics. With a number of different weights and colours there is an excellent choice of Jersey Fabrics to choose from whether your making a t-shirt, skirt, dress or top. Jersey has a knitted construction which gives it a good amount of stretch...

In todays blog I'm going to talk about some of the new fabrics that have just come into stock with us here at Calico Laine. We have had Chiffon for some time now, but the new seasons colours have just come in and they are really stunning. Last week we took a delivery of two new ranges of fabrics including...

With many of you keen dressmakers I am sure that those of you with children like to make outfits for the little ones to either save money or make something personal and unique for them. Here at Calico Laine we have recently updated our range of Children's Prints and so Children's Dressmaking has never been more appealing with lots of...

Our range of Taffeta Fabrics that we have available here at Calico Laine are all 150cm wide. They are 100% polyester and are made in Germany. Their main use is for Dressmaking and this is what I'm going to talk about in todays blog. Taffeta Fabrics are a very popular choice for dressmaking. They are ideal to be made into...

This section on the website has recently been updated and made easier to use by us. Gingham Fabrics are one of our best sellers and after speaking to our customers and getting feebdack we have decided to redesign this part of the site. Why are Gingham Fabrics so popular? I think it is because they are so versitile. They simply...

In todays blog I'm going to talk about a couple of fabrics that have been a real godsend this winter for me. As you may or may not remember December was a particularly cold month for most of us in the UK. As such I made a real effort with my winter dressmaking to choose a great selection of warm winter...

Winter is slowly coming to end right? Well each year it seems to last longer and longer. To brighten up this cold winters day i'm going to talk about summer dressmaking fabrics in todays blog. Those long hot summer nights dressed in a lovely light cotton dress are not to far away,  and for the lucky few you may be...

In todays blog Im going to talk a little about some of our dressmaking fabrics that we have here at Calico Laine. We have recently just created a Dressmaking section on the site that has all of our dressmaking fabric together in one place!!! OK, so you have decided that you want to make your own dress or even a...