Calico Laine News

Berisfords Ribbons are one of the leading names in the haberdashery industry and are well known for their beautiful range of ribbons and trimmings. The company was founded in 1858 by brothers Charles, William and Francis with Charles working in the textile industry since the tender age of nine working in a mill. Charles educated himself by attending Sunday school...

Here at Calico Laine we specialize in dressmaking materials. We stock a huge array of different dressmaking fabric and have a ginormous range of Haberdashery items - everything you need to create the latest thing! We understand that fashion means everything and if you want to wear and make the latest trends you should have a basic understanding of fashion history...

When it comes to planning a wedding, many brides will concentrate most of their energies on finding or creating the perfect bridal gown. However, as your planning reaches the latter stages you will want to think about your venue decoration and our selection of Haberdashery carries everything you will need for adding those unique touches to your venue to create...

The weather seems to finally be getting better here where Calico Laine is located in the North West of England, thank goodness! I just can't wait for it to be sunny and warm, and I am counting down the days until the summer vacation that I have booked with my family and best friend later this year. In preparation for...

If you are anything like me you will enjoy reading about how to make anything 'the quick and easy way'. Sometimes if I'm in a crafty mood I want to make something there and then with the end result being in the extremely near future. Living in England, almost all of the time, unless there is an unexpected heat wave...

Now the clocks have changed and the sun is starting to peek from behind the clouds we have suddenly found ourselves hurtling towards wedding season and it is this time of year we begin to see a huge increase in enquiries relating to our bridal fabrics. With this seasons trend still leaning heavily towards vintage inspired designs we have noticed an increase...

One of the most essential haberdashery items for any sewing or dressmaking project is thread. At Calico Laine we stock a number of branded threads including Gutermann Threads and feel that it is important to use the best thread possible for any project. After all, if you are spending a lot of time and effort creating something, you do not...

Today brand new fabrics have arrived including printed chiffons, printed peach skins and a variety of new poly/cotton prints. These new materials are perfect for summer time due to there stunning floral prints and jazzy bright colours ideal for summery skirts and floaty dresses. When new fabrics arrive at our warehouse there is a process we go through to get...

The word haberdashery is used when referring to basic sewing notions such as buttons, needles or threads but it can also be used to describe a shop which sells such goods like ourselves here at Calico Laine. The term Haberdashery might be used to casually describe sewing basics but in reality it is a massive global industry which produces thousands of products. International...

Headphones in, music on, time to concentrate. It is going to be fun and games spending my Tuesday tweaking and then creating a new adwords campaign for Calico Laine, a very time consuming task that happens to be an essential part of what goes on behind the scenes. Once this is all up and running it is something that will require constant monitoring. The main goal is to help drive...