Calico Laine News

In general, most of our customers have a preference to whether they like their fabrics to have a matte finish or to be shiny and this is particularly the case when it comes to Wedding Fabrics. Decades ago it would have been fashionable to have a wedding dress or bridesmaid dresses made from high sheen fabrics such as lightweight satins...

Summer is the perfect time to update your home interiors and many customers who are sprucing up their homes ready for the warmer weather will choose to Buy Net Curtains. When customers opt to Buy Net Curtains during the warmer summer months, they often look towards our range of enhanced living window nets: endorsed by TV personality Dr. Hilary Jones...

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 good fit, and we stock a huge range of these both in-store and...

Now that we are in the swing of the British summertime, we are receiving more and more orders from customers who are visiting us both online and in-store, are seeking out the perfect Wedding Fabrics for their big day. Here at Calico Laine, we stock plenty of items that would be a great choice for such an occasion, and in today's blog...

With summer finally upon us and the weather beginning to heat up we have seen a marked increase in the number of enquiries our sales team have received regarding summer wardrobe Dress Fabrics. Here are details of just a few of our best sellers: Rose and Hubble Prints are ideal for creating lightweight summer garments. Cotton Prints - a popular...

Haberdashery is not only important to consider when creating a bridal gown but can be a particularly useful addition for many other aspects of your wedding day. We carry a number of Haberdashery items which are particularly useful for adding those special finishing touches to your venue: Bridal petals are the perfect item of Haberdashery for wedding venue decoration. Bridal...

During the 80's and 90's it was quite common that if you were asked to be a bridesmaid for a friend you would be expected to wear a puffy sleeved taffeta gown with lots of frills which I am sure many of our customers will remember and cringe at when they see old photos. Bridesmaid dresses were made from traditional...

Now that wedding season is upon us, it is not only our dressmaking fabrics which are proving to be in huge demand with dressmakers commissioned with creating a once in a lifetime gown for a bride to be; our Haberdashery items are also flying off the shelves. As with any commission it is important for a dressmaker to consider that...

Although we are in the middle of summer months we are still not seeing as much sunshine as we hoped. Already people have started looking at warmer Dress Fabrics to make up winter garments ready the colder period. We have recently had some brand new Baby Corduroy Dress Fabrics come in that would be perfect for creating beautiful winter skirts...

With programmes on the television such as the great british sewing bee and kirstie's homemade home becoming popular more and more people have taken up sewing as a hobby or rekindled an old love for sewing. Unfortunately for most people however they have difficulties finding the items for sewing projects in their local area as there are not many textile...