Calico Laine

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...

Everyone is loving this hot weather at the moment and hoping it will stay around for the duration of the summer. If you are attending a wedding soon or getting married yourself its the perfect time to have a look round at Bridal Fabrics for your big day. As the temperature is extremely hot you will need a material that...

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...

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 summer fast approaching there is no better time to get creative for special occasions.  You can Buy Haberdashery to create fantastic and unique items to liven up events here at Calico Laine.  Bunting has become increasingly popular recently and can be used to decorate events such as birthdays, weddings, christenings or summer parties.  It can also double up as...

One of the most popular new Dress Fabrics on the high street at the moment is scuba fabric and we are often getting asked by our younger customers for this type of fabric so that they can make dresses and skirts suitable for a night out on the town. Scuba fabric is most suitable for creating body con style dresses...

Net Curtains are becoming a popular alternative to the usual blinds and curtains due to their unique designs and stunning display. Here at calico laine we have a large range of different Net Curtains available from eye-catching butterfly patterns to simple plain nets. If you are more of a plain curtain kind of person but want your window display to...

Knitting has always been a popular craft with customers at Calico Laine but more and more often we are being asked about items for crochet due the resurgence in the craft in the last few years. It has become particularly popular with our younger customers as there are many books aimed at their age range on the market and these...

This weekend sees the 60th annual Eurovision song contest take place in the capital of Austria, Vienna and tonight is the beginning of the competition with the first of the semi-finals. Eurovision was a staple part of my childhood as it was a tradition for the family to get together each year to watch the song contest and even as...

For decades people have used Net Curtains in their homes as a way of providing privacy or simple decoration at their windows. We regularly sell nets online and in our store and many customers ask what is the best method of hanging them at the window. There are several options for displaying your Net Curtains, these are the two most...