Calico Laine News

Everyone has been celebrating the queens official birthday this week and weekend as its a special event within our country. In both stores this week we have noticed the colours red, white and blue become our top sellers with all the same coloured haberdashery items to match. Many schools have been creating clothing items, bunting and accessories especially for the...

With the warmer weather finally upon us the majority of our customers are enquiring about our Lightweight Fabrics. We carry a wonderful selection of Lightweight Fabrics in a variety of weights and composition, all suitable for your summer dressmaking projects. Linen is on of our most popular Lightweight Fabrics during the summer months and has been one of our best...

Finally summer has arrived and festival season is very much underway. We recently posted a blog citing popular fabrics to make items of clothing perfect for summer festivals. No festival outfit would be complete without attention to detail and that includes hair accessories. Ribbon is the ideal item to spruce up a hair do and here at Calico Laine we...

Here at Calico Laine Satin Fabrics are our best selling dressmaking fabric and with good reason. Satin Fabric is easily recognisable by its glossy surface and stunning sheen making this the perfect choice for creating the most glamorous of designs including evening dresses, bridal gowns and even stage costume. We carry a huge range of Satin Fabrics suitable for almost any...

Commerical sewing patterns are available from many different companies, and they are designed to make putting a garment together easier for those who aren't sure how to construct something entirely from scratch. In our Calico Laine stores, we sell patterns created by Vogue, McCalls, Butterick and Kwik Sew for all sewing enthusiasts, no matter how much experience they have with...

With summer fast approaching and the weather finally looking up your winter wardrobe is probably the last thing on your mind. However, in the world of dressmaking and fashion is forward planning is very important and we are already experiencing an increase in customer enquiries regarding our Heavy Weight Fabrics for winter. We carry a wide range of Heavy Weight...

This week we have had a lot of customers coming into our Liscard branch to purchase gingham Dress Fabric for making school dresses and skirts for the summer term. Back when I was at school, we just bought our school dresses from the local uniform shop however it seems that Mum's are getting a bit more creative and making their...

When you are planning a wedding perhaps the biggest, and certainly the most exciting decision you will make is choosing your bridal gown. Many brides choose an off the rack design as they feel this is most cost effective however, with the services of a reasonably priced seamstress and our excellent value Bridal Fabrics, a custom made gown can often...

Whether you're a novice in the sewing and crafting world or a veteran seamstress with years of experience, one thing that we always endeavour to do is help out each and every one of our customers to the best of our abilities. This is a goal of ours in both of our stores as well as online through our website...

At Calico Laine, we love any and all craft projects. From sewing to jewellery making, and cards to crochet and knitting, we are always happy to see our customers come up with all sorts of wonderful ideas as a personal project, or a gift for a family member or friend. Particularly with gifts, if it is a small item that...