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Now its officially summer its the perfect time to create pretty summer dresses for yourselves or your loved ones in the styles you have always wanted. Here at calico laine we have a variety of stunning summery fabrics for you to choose from including cotton prints, chiffons and printed satins that will all make up into gorgeous pretty dresses in...

Now a days we live in a throw away society in which faulty or damaged garments simply get thrown away rather than being revamped or repaired. Lets be honest, decent, good quality clothes are not cheap so why do we throw so many things out which can be fixed easily? You can Buy Zips, threads and many other mending items either...

A dressmaking technique that is quite difficult to master is inserting a zip into a garment for an opening. It may be easy to avoid putting a zip in if you are not confident in the technique by using press fasteners, hook and bars and even hook and loop tape however with a little practice you should be able to...

Zips were developed in 1893 in Chicago by a man called  Whitcomb Judson, the idea was initially just a more advanced version of a continuous shoe hook and eye which was named a 'clasp locker'. This new prototype received little interest from the commercial world at the Chicago World Fair. Judson was not deterred and over the following years he...

The one item we sell most of and will always stay popular is Zips. At Calico Laine you can Buy Zips in a large variety of different styles for all of your sewing projects. Each different range of zip can be used for certain styles of garments or accessories and are all available in a selection of colours and sizes...

When customers Buy Zips online at Calico Laine we often receive queries from those who are looking for zips for evening wear dress projects and in particular dresses. There are a number of zips we can suggest for customers who are looking to Buy Zips for dressmaking projects however for delicate evening wear we would suggest our selection of nylon...

As many of our regular customers know, we have a huge selection of zips on offer and if you are looking to Buy Zips, Calico Laine is the place to come. We offer a large variety of zips from dress zips to jeans zips, brass zips to tent zips, for all your fastening needs. Recently we have added several new...

One of our most popular products here at Calico Laine is without a doubt the ever useful haberdashery item, Zips. We have customers from the whole world over who come to us to Buy Zips, either online, in-store or over the telephone - and who can blame them, when we have so many varieties, lengths and colours available? The history...

When it comes to any sewing project, there is always a need for at least one haberdashery product to help you with what you are creating. Fasteners are always a popular choice for our customers and one of the most frequent reasons for people to visit us both online and in our two stores is to Buy Zips from us...

This week we have been warned to expect a fall in temperatures and a return to a cooler, more autumn-like climate. At this time of year we find ourselves rummaging in the back of the wardrobe in search of our old winter coats, jumpers and cardigans that have been hibernating throughout the summer. On the first cold day of the...