When it comes to dressmaking, there are a number of different fastenings to choose from to fasten a garment. You can choose from zips, press fasteners, hooks and bars and buttons. The best selling fastener at Calico Laine is no doubt zips. Whether you are sewing a jacket, knitting a child's aran cardigan or making a bag; zips are one...
Zips were developed in 1893 in Chicago by a man called Whitcomb Judson, the idea was initially just a more advanced version of a continuous shoe hook and eye which was named a 'clasp locker'. This new prototype received little interest from the commercial world at the Chicago World Fair. Judson was not deterred and over the following years he...
As many of our regular customers know, we have a huge selection of zips on offer and if you are looking to Buy Zips, Calico Laine is the place to come. We offer a large variety of zips from dress zips to jeans zips, brass zips to tent zips, for all your fastening needs. Recently we have added several new...
