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If you are looking for a way to keep your children entertained for hours on end so that you can enjoy some quiet time catching up on your soaps, I'm here to help. Here is a how to tutorial to make a felt key chain. My tutorial will teach you to make a watermelon slice, but obviously you can adjust...

A few weeks ago on our Calico Laine blog, we covered how to make an easy peasy tote bag that would be perfect for all kinds of purposes - beach visits, shopping trips, or even as a unique gift for a friend, a handmade bag is both thoughtful and practical, and it can be personalised in any way at all...

For any dressmaker or tailor, the most important tool in your kit will be your scissors. A good quality pair of scissors makes all the difference to the quality of your finished piece, ensuring smooth and precise cuts whilst a bad or ineffective pair will affect the overall quality of your finished product. Here at Calico Laine, we choose to...

Here at Calico Laine we specialise in dressmaking fabrics. We also sell lots of McCalls, Butterick and Vogue sewing patterns, haberdashery supplies and all of the other little extras too! I personally believe that if you have never bought fabric online now is a really great time to do so, especially with ourselves as all fabric prices are extremely competitive...

A Haberdashery product that has been around for many years and is particularly useful for the sewing enthusiast and crafters is Velcro. Invented in 1948 by Swiss engineer George De Mestral, it is a fastener that consists of two strips, one covered in 'hooks' and one in tiny 'loops' which when pressed together stick to each other and create a...

At Calico Laine, we specialise in Dressmaking Fabrics. You'll find we supply wide variety of fabrics, linings, and trims for every occasion, whether it's an opulent gown for the evening or a summer dress for a lazy Sunday. Though we are officially in spring, the chill hasn't left the air so why no try keeping yourself warm with a garment...

For the last few years, we have seen a resurgence of people making their own clothes and this is partly down to the success of the 'Great British Sewing Bee' on the BBC. People are beginning to move away from the 'throwaway' culture that we have grown to know and are starting to take more care of the items they...

In this day and age nearly everything you find available on the high street or within shopping centres can also be found online. By being able to buy your goods online it makes shopping a lot more convenient, as it enables you to browse from any computer, laptop, tablet and even mobile phones - as long as there is an...

There are a number of points to consider when you are looking for a good online Haberdashery Supplier. The last thing anybody wants is to find themselves short of essential Haberdashery items in the middle of a project. From time to time you may find yourself needing to get hold of items at short notice in order to complete a...

One of the fabrics that our customers here at Calico Laine love is our fleece; we carry this in so many different colours and patterns that we often get comments about being spoiled for choice both in-store and online. If, like me, you are someone who works with fleece a lot, you might often find yourself with small scrap pieces...