Calico Laine News

If you are hoping to take up sewing as a new hobby, or even if you are just looking to replenish your dressmaking supplies, it can be a little overwhelming when it comes to choosing the right Haberdashery items for the job. We are constantly asked by customers for the best brand of scissors, pins and other essential items, so in today's...

If you are looking to redecorate around your home, you might be looking for cheap and effective ways of doing so if you are trying to stick to a budget. Sometimes money is not the only problem - perhaps you are trying to save time and avoiding searching around for the best soft furnishings and curtains, whether you make them...

Period costume is a lucrative trade for many designers and costumiers who specialise in replicating historical dress. Dressmakers who are commissioned to create costumes for theatrical and screen productions take great care to depict a time period as accurately and consistently as possible; of course, this means taking great care when selecting the correct Dress Fabrics. Costume designers face a...

A best seller in our Haberdashery section is zips and we sell these by the hundreds each week. Customers buy them to replace exisiting zips on their garments if they are broken or if they are creating a new piece of clothing or accessory that needs an opening. We stock both open ended zips as well as closed ended zips...

The Met Ball is one of the biggest events in the fashion calendar and this years red carpet certainly did not disappoint. Based around the elegant Chinese theme, celebrities including Rihanna pulled out all the stops in an array of fantastical designs created from the world's finest Dressmaking Fabrics. East met west as American designers channelled the Chinese influence through...

When you Buy Haberdashery at Calico Laine you know that you are getting a quality product as we deal with some of the leading names in the haberdashery industry. One of the most well known companies you may want to look out for when you Buy Haberdashery is Prym. These are a german company and are renowned for their quality items...

Net Curtains are extremely popular here at calico laine due to the privacy they give you, the unique  designs and the beautiful interior they give to your home. Recently we have had some brand new nets arrive with us that are stunningly beautiful and very unique. They have only just arrived with us and already they have had a lot...

In anticipation of the summer and to take my mind off the rain that we have intermittently had recently, I have been planning out projects that I would like to make for the summertime later this year. At Calico Laine, we have plenty of Dress Fabrics suitable for all kinds of weather and all seasons, and in today's blog I'll be talking...

If you are looking for inspiration for a new dressmaking project or simply seeking out that perfect fabric for your next design, we recommend taking a look at the expansive Calico Laine website to Buy Fabrics Online - everything that we sell online is something available in our stores, and if you are looking for something in particular but struggling to find...

If there is one day you can truly feel like a princess it is on your wedding day. Whilst we have seen many styles of bridal gown come and go in fashion, the 'fairytale' gown created from opulent Bridal Fabrics is a constant. Perhaps the most famous fairytale gown in recent memory is the taffeta David Emanuel design worn by...