We currently have two stores located on the Wirral in neston and liscard that are a great success and are visited daily by regular and new customers. Calico Laine first came about in 1973 with market stalls based in liverpool, birkenhead and chester that started off selling regular items such as fabrics and essential haberdashery items which over time become a lot more popular and therefore swayed the decision to open a retail store. Both stores sell a wide variety of fabrics, haberdashery items, crafts and knitting wools that are equally as popular as each other and are constantly being updated with newer styles. A lot of people visit Calico Laine mainly because of the selection of fabrics we have to offer. In both stores we have our materials displayed within their own sections for example all the duchess satins are together and all the chiffons are together so customers are able to find the certain type of material they are looking for easily and are able to see the full colour range straight away. When customers are unsure what they are after we offer a sample service with the first three being free then any added on are £1.00 each therefore customers are able to take the samples home and make a final decision before purchasing a larger quantity. We also sell a wide range of dressmaking patterns which customers can browse at and select a pattern they would like to create or if they have a garment in mind they are wanting to make they can have a look and see if we have a similar one to purchase. Here at Calico Laine all our haberdashery items are also displayed in their own categories so we have all the threads together, all the machine accessories together and so on. Once you have purchased your fabrics and need matching threads or bias binding to go along your material all our sales staff are here to give a helping hand whether you just need advice on colours or would like your materials matching up to our haberdashery products. We also stock a selection of craft items in both stores such as paints, cards and envelopes and glitter glues that are great of all ages who love crafty projects. After having great success with both stores Calico Laine decided to expand to an online e-commerce store in 2006 shipping online to the uk and international countries. The Calico Laine website offers everything we have in both stores and is great for those who love our company but are too far away to visit us here in the wirral. If you are local to one of our stores please pop in and have a browse at all our wonderful selection of fabrics and other products. [caption id="attachment_11522" align="aligncenter" width="300"]Calico Laine Calico Laine[/caption]