Calico Laine News

When you begin dressmaking, and on any course you take you will be shown, one of the most important tasks before you start is measuring your body! Lets face it, no one particularly wants to measure their body for the silly fear of maybe growing an inch or two around the waist, but if you want to make the perfect...

Here at Fabric World we have been experiencing a huge surge in enquiries regarding our vintage Dress Fabrics as bloggers and dressmakers up and down the country prepare to take part in the vintage sew along. Hosted by McCalls Pattern Company, this one of a kind charity event is open to everyone and will run until October. Dressmakers all over...

May is one of my favourite months of the year as it means that we get two long weekends; with a bank holiday at the start of the month and another one at the end of the month. Unfortunately, this year, we have not had much luck with the weather and the early May bank holiday was a bit of...

Now that summer is upon us festival season is only around the corner which leads us to a very important subject, what to wear. Festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, Creamfields or Green Man are the perfect time to show off some originality with your clothing and stand out from the crowd. Each year magazine companies fill their pages and websites with articles and blogs featuring the...

Everybody loves it when a new baby is due or has been born into the family and recently I have had a few friends who have had new babies which means lots of baby cuddles for me! It is always nice to buy a gift for the new baby and what is even nicer is to make a gift yourself...

As an online and local Fabric Store based on the Wirral, Calico Laine is madly in love with material. Specialising in dressmaking we make it our main concern to offer all of our customers the very best fabrics and products at the best prices. When your hobbies include sewing or crafts it is extremely important to have a haberdashery and...

Here at Calico Laine, we are not only renowned as the market leaders in haberdashery and dressmaking - we are also known for our impressive selection of Crafts. As a leading Crafts supplier, we carry some of the best selling Craft items from the the industry's most favoured brands including gutermann, olfa and prym. For customers who are just starting out...

Calico Laine is a small family business based on the Wirral, but is widely known across the whole of the UK and EU. We sell lots of different craft supplies, such as, wool and knitting needles, bag making, card making and wedding products. Our main speciality, however, is dressmaking. Both in-store and online we have a huge array of different...

Our selection of Haberdashery includes everything required for adding a special finishing touch to a one of a kind bridal gown. Being commissioned to design and construct a beautiful, couture bridal gown is every dressmakers dream and will entail many painstaking hours of sketching, pinning and stitching. The construction of a custom made gown is a labour of love for...

If you are dressmaker it is important to have a fabric and haberdashery supplier that you can rely on for all sewing needs and at Calico Laine Textiles we believe we can be your 'go to' supplier whether it be for fabric, thread or a zip. At Calico Laine we stock some of the biggest names in haberdashery such as Prym, Gutermann and Dylon so you can be...