Calico Laine News

Quality sewing machine needles, hand sewing needles and more Whatever fabrics, sewing supplies and knitting accessories you require, Calico Laine is here for you. Our tagline is 'the really useful textiles company' and we do our best to live up to it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! We provide a round the clock shopping experience on our...

At Calico Laine we pride ourselves on offering high quality products at affordable prices in the world of sewing and dressmaking. One of the largest ranges that we carry on our website is our zips section. Many of our customers find that they struggle to Buy Zips locally especially in places such as Scotland and the Highlands. Our zips, like...

Here at Calico Laine we stock a large range of high quality dressmaking fabrics from lightweight cottons up to heavy weight denims. Whether people are looking to make fancy dress costumes, clothes for their summer holiday or clothes for their children we have a huge range of fabrics to choose from all UK based warehouse. Gabardine Fabric for heavy weight...

Fleece Fabrics are the most perfect materials for the colder winter months as they keep us warm, comfortable and cosy when the weather is not too great. All of a sudden the weather has started dropping so now is the perfect time to start stocking up on your winter fabrics and start creating stunning garments and accessories that are ideal...

Now that we are in October, it is time to be thinking about some warmer fabrics to use for your dressmaking despite the forecast for the weekend being 20 degrees and warm! After the weekend, no doubt the weather will cool down and you will need to start wearing layers or warmer clothes. One of our most popular fabrics for...

When it comes to purchasing fasteners for your sewing projects we have a lot of items to offer including zips, buttons, velcro's and many more haberdashery pieces that all work extremely well as fasteners on a garment. A lot of our customers tend to Buy Zips more than other items as they are the main fasteners and most popular that people...

A snapshot of the top stock from a leading textile company for the UK We sell haberdashery items, craft supplies and fabrics UK wide, from our ever growing online store. At any given time we have hundreds of fabrics to choose from, including many seasonal and sale items. We thought we would take some time today to look at a...

Here at Calico Laine we have the autumn and winter covered. This year our ranges of Winter Fabrics are outstanding. Whether you're wanting to make a festive frock, some cosy cushion covers, or a lovely warm fleece, we have something for everyone. When you mention Winter Fabrics people instantly think of boring beige tweeds and unflattering chunky knits but this...

Our selection of Haberdashery is perfect for exploring your creative side during the festive period. Handmade decorations have become more and more popular over the last few years  and many customers are even running small lucrative businesses selling handmade decorations at craft fairs. We carry a wide range of festive materials suitable for creating your own inexpensive decorations and paired...

Even though it seems like it is still pretty far away, it is only around 12 weeks until Christmas and that means that if you are planning on making a special occasions outfit for a Christmas work night out, now is the perfect time to be getting it all sorted ahead of time. There is nothing worse than leaving your...