Dressmaking Fabrics

At this time of the year, BBC One and ITV are usually in battle for viewers with their big budget programmes, Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor respectively. As much as I enjoy a good singing competition, this year I have been hooked on Strictly. As well as watching the celebrities trying their hand at a Jive or American Smooth...

Sometimes when choosing fabric for our next dressmaking project, we are spoilt for choice and it can be difficult to select the right material when presented with a number of different options. In today's blog post, we'll be talking about some of the different types of Jersey Fabrics we have available here at Calico Laine, and hopefully help you in...

On your big day you want everything to be perfect and having the dress of your dreams goes some way to achieving this! Over the years at Calico Laine we have helped many brides to be with fabrics for their dresses and their bridesmaids dresses. In my entry today I'm going to talk through some of the most popular fabrics...

We sell a vast range of Dressmaking Fabrics available in many different colours, designs and compositions. Without fail, our stretch fabrics always prove to be incredibly popular whatever the time of year. Stretch fabrics are especially comfortable to wear and are popular for their ease of movement and figure hugging qualities. Our wide variety of stretch fabrics are popular for...

Like any dressmaker, I have been keeping a close eye on the catwalks for a sneak peak of the latest trends. Last season, it was all about monochromes, which as a result saw sales of our black and white dressmaking fabrics soar. For Autumn 2013/14 the rigid monochrome prints look set to give way to the softer prints of traditional...

We understand that for many, dressmaking can be an expensive hobby. However, we believe that those customers who may be working to a strict budget should still have access to a wide variety of high quality dressmaking fabrics. It is for this reason, that we created our Economy Fabrics range. This gorgeous range of dressmaking fabrics are all economically priced...

Winter is a wonderful time of the year with the crisp, frosty mornings and the twinkly lights of Christmas and winter festivals. However with winter, come the dark, cold nights that can result in an uncomfortable nights sleep for your little ones, especially with the temperatures dropping to well below freezing as they have done for the past few years...

Over recent years, consumers have been turning their backs on mass produced high street designs for a number of reasons, particularly due to economic and ethical concerns. As a result, the demand for handmade, bespoke items has seen a steady rise with many customers returning to dressmaking as a much loved and useful pastime. Many customers, old and young alike...

Taffeta is a beautiful quality fabric and can be used for many dressmaking projects. At Calico Laine we sell a German made high quality taffeta that is a perfect weight for dressmaking with. When you shop around and look at different taffeta there is a real mix of different qualities out there. When looking at taffeta for dressmaking with you...

This week at Calico Laine we have been really busy adding a number of new items to our website. Each week we are going to write a blog entry highlighting some of our new arrivals and also covering what new items are due in to us. If you have been keeping up to date with our blog or follow us...