We have many different types of elastic here at Calico Laine for dressmaking, crafts day to day life and more specialist uses. If you are looking for a narrow elastic, our smallest starts at 1mm. Our 1mm round elastic comes in either black or white and come on a 100 meter roll which is also great value for money. This elastic is perfect for tying id tags, using them to hang cards and decorations on them. You can even use it for party hats and fancy dress purposes. If you are wanting an Elastic with a bit of colour, have a look at our 1mm round coloured hat elastic, lurex and special colours elastic which give you the choice of some beautiful colours! If you are looking for Elastic from more of a dressmaking point of view, we have a 25mm 1" Button Hole Elastic which is so simple to use. It is available in either black and white and can be easily sen into your garments. We also stock a brilliant variety of buttons to accessorize with too! If you want a softer elastic which is going to be worn against the skin, Soft Backed Elastic comes in 3 widths:
  • 19mm
  • 25mm
  • 32mm
...and come in a choice of black and white. One side of the elastic is very soft so wont rub against the skin, which is ideal for waistbands! To see our brilliant selection of Elastics along with our fantastic Haberdashery selection that we have in stock, please feel free to browse the website www.calicolaine.co.uk and give our sales team a call on 0151 336 3939 if you have any queries. If you have any thoughts or comments on how you can incorporate haberdashery into your dressmaking, please share your ideas with us in the box below…and don’t forget to follow us on our Facebook and Twitter pages to keep up to date with all the latest products and competitions that are coming up! Until next time, Calico Laine