Soon our kids will be headed back to school once again, with some children beginning their GCSE and A Level years. If your child has to Buy Haberdashery for their sewing and textiles classes at school, then look no further than our huge range of Haberdashery items here at Calico Laine. In today's blog, we have provided you with a...
In the last few weeks, a number of my trousers have unfortunately worn out and now have small holes in them. As with most clothes, over time, trousers do deteriorate after a lot of wears. Most people in this day and age of the throwaway society would simply buy another pair and throw out the old ones. This however is...
Boning is one of the most useful items of Haberdashery in our collection and is used by tailors and dressmakers for a number of different purposes. When you think of boning you automatically imagine bustiers and structured evening gowns, however boning can also be used to add light structure to your formal garments and for holding in place embellishments...
Haberdashery is very important to all of your dressmaking projects and here at Calico Laine we like to offer you a good range of high quality items to fill your sewing box. From buttons to zips, quick un-picks to ribbon, pins to tape, the chance is we will have whatever you are looking for in our 'Aladdin's cave'! Here is a quick run...
As an online and local Fabric Store based on the Wirral, Calico Laine is madly in love with material. Specialising in dressmaking we make it our main concern to offer all of our customers the very best fabrics and products at the best prices. When your hobbies include sewing or crafts it is extremely important to have a haberdashery and...
Our selection of Haberdashery includes everything required for adding a special finishing touch to a one of a kind bridal gown. Being commissioned to design and construct a beautiful, couture bridal gown is every dressmakers dream and will entail many painstaking hours of sketching, pinning and stitching. The construction of a custom made gown is a labour of love for...
Here at Calico Laine Textiles our business prides itself on understanding the ever changing and expanding world of craft. As many of our local customers know, our team of dedicated and friendly staff are all lovers of sewing and different crafts so we recognise that nothing is more rewarding and beautiful than creating something with your own two hands. The primary...
There comes a time in every crafters life when their secret fabric stash is spilling out of control and yet we cannot help but buy more. There are a lot of different projects you can do with remnants and scraps of Fabric but I'm sure a lot of you won't know what you can do with just a simple embroidery...
Ever since Calico Laine began, 10th February 1973, we have been offering an incredible range of the finest and most attractive fabrics you can imagine and we have also been supplying you with haberdashery items of the highest quality. All of which is supported by our experienced team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff who are constantly on hand to present...
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...