Dress Fabrics

Dress Fabrics here at Calico Laine attract the most customers due to the quality of our fabrics and the dressmaking projects they are completing. We have a large selection both in store and online for people to view including satins, chiffons, laces and many more materials that create the perfect garments. As well as our plain materials our printed fabrics...

This weekend, millions of us all over the country stopped what we were doing to take part in remembrance services and silences to mark Remembrance Weekend. This important event is an opportunity for us to come together and remember the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice and given their lives in conflict for the freedom we enjoy...

We are a week into November and the Christmas adverts are already on our televisions, the songs are playing in stores across the country and decorations are available to buy everywhere! Everyone is either starting to prepare or well on their way to being ready for the big day in December, and some of you might be thinking about clothing...

Since it hit our screens in May of 2004, Strictly Come Dancing has been one of the most watched programmes on television. Every year a new cast of celebrities take to the floor to master a variety of classic dance routines including the waltz, foxtrot and quickstep guided all the way by some of the world's best and most successful...

This month, one of the most successful motion pictures of all time is back in movie theatres. As Gone With The Wind prepares to celebrate its 75th Anniversary, cinemas around the world will once again welcome fans of this timeless classic set during The American Civil War. Based on the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell the epic tale follows the...

With the end of October comes halloween, so if you haven’t started already, it is time to look for Dress Fabrics to use in your costumes! Whatever you and your family are dressing up as this year, you are bound to find everything you need here at Calico Laine. Our spooky Halloween fabrics are great for scary costumes. Our first...

As we bid a fond farewell to the long, balmy days of summer, our thoughts inevitably turn to our winter projects and Dressmaking Fabrics to keep both ourselves and our families warm through the colder months of winter. Although I do love my floaty summer dresses and sandals, winter dressmaking projects present the opportunity to experiment with a whole new...

Some of our most popular fabrics here at Calico Laine are our chiffon fabrics. With many different types and colours available, it can be a little difficult to make the right choice for your own dressmaking project. In today’s blog, I’ll be talking a little about some of the varieties that we have in stock, in the hope that we...

It's that time of year again when the nights are drawing, the weather is getting cooler and the kids are back to school. This is the time of year when people start to think about Halloween and with it becoming a bigger occasion in the last few years, there will be a lot of people choosing Dress Fabric to make their...

Since Disney’s smash hit movie, Frozen, was released last year, we have been inundated with customers looking for Dressmaking Fabrics to make their own versions of the outfits that the two female leads, Queen Elsa and Princess Anna, wear in the film. As an avid costume-maker and Disney nerd myself, I have been all too happy to help these customers...