When you are planning your outfit for a special occasion such as a family wedding, it can be difficult to find a balance between a glamorous piece suitable for a lively evening reception and a subtle, classy outfit suitable for a formal ceremony. As we all know, there are certain rules that apply when planning your wedding guest outfit. For...
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Calico Laine - Dressmaking and Haberdashery
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Crafts - Glue and Adhesives
Crafts and crafting has becoming more and more popular in recent years as the vintage and handmade look has come into fashion. We get many customers online and in store looking for haberdashery and fabric to complete their craft projects and one of the most important items they are looking to buy is glues and adhesive. Many people are unsure as to... -
Haberdashery at Calico Laine
Haberdashery is one of the best selling collections both online and in store. Whether you are a beginner new to the world of dressmaking and sewing or a professional seamstress you will need to ensure that you always have a good selection of Haberdashery items to hand at all times. All of our Haberdashery items are available to purchase in... -
Bridal Fabrics at Calico Laine
A wedding is one of the most important days of anyone's life, and it is paramount that every single part of a bride's outfit is absolutely perfect for her big day. If you are are on the hunt for your own dream dress and accessories but they are proving difficult to find, then why not have your own unique gown... -
Buy Zips at Calico Laine
When working on any sewing project, it is not just the fabric that is important to the process - it is also the haberdashery items, of which there are hundreds to choose from. So many projects require a good fastening item from our various ranges to ensure a proper fit, and we stock a huge range of these both in-store and... -
Wedding Fabrics For Your Big Day
When it comes to choosing all the items you need for your big day its important to go with your favourites and what you love the most. Wedding Fabric is one of the most important features on your wedding day and not just for making the bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses. Wedding Fabric is also used for accessories on the... -
Sewing - Threads for Dressmaking
When Sewing your fabric and craft projects it is important that you pick the right tools to work with so that you get end up creating the best quality item that you can. One of the most important haberdashery items needed for any Sewing project is thread and here at Calico Laine we have high quality thread for all your dressmaking... -
Haberdashery Online
When you finish work on friday and you have the full weekend off, you begin to plan, you automatically start thinking of how much you want to do. For me its trying to spend the evenings working on something crafty and through the days I try and get out of the house and do something completely different to what I... -
Dress Fabrics - A lavish Hilton wedding
This weekend saw Nicky Hilton, one of the heiresses to the Hilton hotel fortune marry her long time friend and fiancé James Rothschild. The wedding was in London rather than Nicky's home country of the USA with the ceremony taking place in the orangery at Kensington gardens, home of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Unlike her 2004 wedding to Todd Andrew Meister which... -
Crafts at Calico Laine
This week, schools all over the country are getting ready to break up for the long summer break and if all goes to plan children will be looking forward to six long weeks of sunshine and fun. However, living in the UK we cannot always guarantee that the weather will be fine for the time the children are off school...