Threads

Everyone has been celebrating the queens official birthday this week and weekend as its a special event within our country. In both stores this week we have noticed the colours red, white and blue become our top sellers with all the same coloured haberdashery items to match. Many schools have been creating clothing items, bunting and accessories especially for the...

One of the most essential haberdashery items for any sewing or dressmaking project is thread. At Calico Laine we stock a number of branded threads including Gutermann Threads and feel that it is important to use the best thread possible for any project. After all, if you are spending a lot of time and effort creating something, you do not...

Gutermann Threads are the most popular brand of threads we currently sell due to the quality, variety and colours available. Our gutermann threads come in a range of different styles including top stitch threads, all cotton threads and the most popular of them all the sew all threads which are ordered daily without fail. Customers love this thread as it...

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...

Here at Calico Laine we are proud to stock a wide range of Haberdashery items from Bias Binding and Buttons to Shoulder Pads, Rulers and Ribbons.  As this is such a wide and varied section of our website it would be impossible to list all of the products we sell so for today we will highlight just a few of...

Haberdashery really is wide and varied section on our website. It really does cover many different items and can often make life a lot easier when dressmaking. In my entry today I am going to talk a little about our collection of different Haberdashery items. Ribbons: This really is one of the most wide and varied selections of ribbons that...

Haberdashery is one of the most popular sections on our website and with good reason too. We have complied one of the most extensive ranges available online. As a company we have over 35 years experience in the Dressmaking and Haberdashery trade. In today's blog entry I am going to talk about the ranges of Haberdashery items we have available here at Calico Laine. Bag Handles: A...

Calico Laine strive to bring you the widest choice of dressmaking fabrics, crafts, Haberdashery and much much more. Whether you are an accomplished dressmaker or are just starting out there are certain basics that you cannot live without! Firstly, when you have decided what sort of garment you are making and what fabrics you are going to work with whether...

Here at Calico Laine, we have a great selection of Haberdashery products whether you are a dressmaker, looking to enhance some of your interior, or just generally love a anything crafty, we will surely have something for you! Our selection of Zips are an essential item when dressmaking as we have different types to choose from for all types of...