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Here at Calico Laine we sell a fantastic range of dressmaking fabrics, and some of our most popular fabrics are our bridal fabrics. Available in a range of colours, types, and widths, there is bound to be something in our stock to suit everyone's tastes and needs. One of our best selling fabrics is our duchess satin - with an...

With the recent warm weather and sunshine, a lot of our customers are making pretty summer dresses and accessories using fabric such as our cottons, which include a lot of floral prints and bright colours. One of the most popular items that our customers choose to make are bags, and in today's blog post we'll be covering how to make...

We have many new embroidered fabrics here at Calico Laine. The detail of these fabrics really are second to none. Some of our new fabrics include a beige or black heavily embroidered fabrics with a scalloped and beaded edge. Embroided fabrics with peacocks in lilac, or turquoise also with scalloped edge and many more. These fabrics are approx 135cm wide and made...

Summer is on it's way and this is the best time to get your summer fabrics in! We have many fabrics that can be used for summer dresses, suits, scarfs, skirts and tops. Linen Our Blades Linen Fabric is of an excellent quality, it is made from 55% Linen, 45% Cotton. The Linen is quite a soft fabric and it...

One of our best selling Haberdashery items is our range of zips however we find that many people are unsure of what type of zip they need for their purpose. Zips generally come in two types, Open End and Closed End. To help you decide what is best for your project I will explain the difference between the two. Open...

To celebrate the New Year, after all the commotion of Christmas has calmed down we will be looking at having a January Sale! Just like the shops on the high street we will be slashing some of our prices and creating some offers you just won't be able to refuse. It will hopefully give you some inspiration for your dressmaking...

The weeks of preparation have gone by and Christmas Day is finally here! No doubt you will all be enjoying a family, fun - filled day with a lovely turkey dinner to look forward to. Most of our customers will probably find themselves amongst handmade items that they have been working on through the year. Whether that be a handmade...

Many of our creative customers may be hoping that they receive a brand new sewing machine this Christmas to help them with all their projects or to get them started with dressmaking. Although Santa may bring a new bit of kit for you he may have forgotten those added extras! It is important that along with your new sewing machine...

One of the things we get asked for most when people are buying fabric and haberdashery from us is thread. It is inevitable that if you have a project to do you will need a sewing thread to match and we can always find a colour that will go with your fabric. One of the best threads that we suggest...

In the past few years, the craft market has grown with people making all types of items including clothing, accessories and jewellery to sell as handmade products. People are increasingly looking to buy unique, one off products or to even make their own so that there is a bit of individuality to their items rather than mass manufactured pieces. With...