Dressmaking Fabrics

When making up a garment, it is important to make sure that all raw seams and edges are either finished or hidden. One way to achieve this is using Dress Lining Fabric - using this fabric helps to achieve a neat, high quality finish whilst concealing interfacing, padding and seam edges. Dress Lining Fabric is a fantastic way to help extend the life of...

With the last quarter of the year approaching fast, many of our customers are planning their winter sewing projects to make sure they keep warm during the cold weather, but are still able to enjoy their dressmaking hobbies. One of the most popular choices for this time of year is our fleece Dressmaking Fabrics - it is always at the top...

Cilla Black was an icon of sixties fashion. Recently, we have bid a sad farewell to local legend and television icon Cilla Black. Over recent Dressmaking Fabrics of what is widely remembered as one of the most exciting decades in our home town of Liverpool. Despite the industrial decline and social deprivation which blighted the city during this decade...

When it comes to weddings, it is important that every single part of any bride's outfit needs to be perfect for her big day. If your dream outfit and accessories are proving a little difficult to find on the high street, why not have your own unique dress made from our extensive range of Bridal Fabrics available in both of our...

With summer finally upon us and the weather beginning to heat up we have seen a marked increase in the number of enquiries our sales team have received regarding summer wardrobe Dress Fabrics. Here are details of just a few of our best sellers: Rose and Hubble Prints are ideal for creating lightweight summer garments. Cotton Prints - a popular...

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...

One of the most popular Dress Fabrics during recent Spring/Summer seasons are our scuba fabrics. Scuba is a close fitting fabric featuring a 4-way stretch composed of polyester and spandex and are most often used for creating the fashionable "body-con" style of skirt or dress. Scuba is a double knit fabric with a very fine gauge and and smooth surface...

At Calico Laine we have a wide variety of fabrics, so for anyone who has a real passion for sewing but just cannot find the time between working, taking the kids to school and doing the weekly food shop our website allows you to buy Fabric Online. Jardin Summer Print Fabric (4181/B) With summer coming fast we are all itching to...

If you are looking for a new sewing project to work on, you might be pondering over what Dressmaking Fabrics will be right for the job. Lately I have been working on making a few garments for the approaching summertime, and in today's blog I'll be talking about the selections I have made from Calico Laine's huge range of Dressmaking...

If you are an excited bride-to-be on the hunt for the perfect Bridal Fabrics to use in garments for your big day, whether it is your own gown, your bridesmaid dresses or even the cravats and ties that your groom and his groomsmen will be wearing, then look no further than Calico Laine's fantastic ranges of fabrics. We offer all sorts of...