Calico Laine News

Boning is one of the most useful items of Haberdashery in our collection and is used by tailors and dressmakers for a number of different purposes. When you think of boning you automatically imagine bustiers and structured evening gowns, however boning can also be used   to add light structure to your formal garments and for holding in place embellishments...

Gütermann is a well established company that offers a brilliant range of Quality Thread. They began business back in 1864 when Max Gütermann founded Gütermann and Co in Vienna. Prior to 1873 threads had been sold by weight rather than length, but during the fifth world exhibition in Vienna this concept changed. Max Gütermann was awarded a Diploma of recognition because by selling thread in length rather than weight, customers...

Last weekend was the Queen's official birthday, and here at Calico Laine, we celebrated in style with a day-long sale full of bargains and discounts for all of our customers. In order to make our stores look festive for the occasion, we created numerous strands of bunting using our cotton fabrics, including red, royal blue and of course, our Union...

On saturday we held our first event here at Calico Laine Textiles especially to celebrate the queens birthday. Our event was called the british bonanza and it included everything british with the red, white and blue colour scheme shown all around. We decided to do this event to reward our existing and loyal customers and also to gain new customers...

Although the weather has taken a turn for the worse over the last couple of days, we have been cheering ourselves up creating a variety of summer clothing items so we can make sure our wardrobes are fully stocked and ready to go when the warmer weather eventually makes its welcome return. We carry a wide range of Dress Fabrics...

When it comes to jackets and outerwear the fastest and simplest fastening that you can buy has got to be the zip. Depending on if you are wanting to replace a faulty zip or fit a zip into a handmade item, calico laine has a diverse range to choose from. The YKK group is a is a Japanese manufacturing company and it is...

Haberdashery is very important to all of your dressmaking projects and here at Calico Laine we like to offer you a good range of high quality items to fill your sewing box. From buttons to zips, quick un-picks to ribbon, pins to tape, the chance is we will have whatever you are looking for in our 'Aladdin's cave'! Here is a quick run...

Here at Calico Laine we realise that not everyone is a follower of fashion trends and that some people prefer to stick to what suits them best. As we all know, fashions come and go and while some disappear into a void others stand the test of time. Clothing from the 1920s to 20 years before the present time are commonly referred to as vintage...

We carry a fantastic selection of Chiffon Fabrics in a variety of weights and designs suitable for almost any dressmaking project from evening dresses to bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses. Chiffon Fabric is popular due to its elegant, ethereal appearance and is renowned for lightweight, floaty qualities. Chiffon Fabric is a particularly popular choice for weddings and is often chosen...

Sometimes after you are done sewing a project, you end up realising that you bought too much fabric and are left with scrap pieces. If you are like me and overestimate how much fabric you needed, it seems a shame to throw away scrap pieces sometimes, especially if they are too small to be used for clothing but are still...