Here at Calico Laine Textiles our business prides itself on understanding the ever changing and expanding world of craft. As many of our local customers know, our team of dedicated and friendly staff are all lovers of sewing and different crafts so we recognise that nothing is more rewarding and beautiful than creating something with your own two hands. The primary...
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How To: Make Decor Using Embroidery Hoops
There comes a time in every crafters life when their secret fabric stash is spilling out of control and yet we cannot help but buy more. There are a lot of different projects you can do with remnants and scraps of Fabric but I'm sure a lot of you won't know what you can do with just a simple embroidery... -
How To: Make an Apron
If you are similar to me and like your belongings to be both unique and catered to your own individual taste, you might find that you make a lot of things for yourself using our fabric here at Calico Laine, from clothing to soft furnishings and other decorations around your home. I have sisters who are not into sewing, but... -
How To: Make a Circle Skirt
If you are looking for an easy project to work on, a circle skirt is a simple and quick item of clothing to make - and the bonus of a circle skirt is that it can be very versatile depending on what fabrics you use to create it. At Calico Laine, we have tons of fabrics that you could use... -
Baize Fabrics at Calico Laine
At Calico Laine we primarily stock dressmaking fabrics and this is what we specialise in. We do however have a select number of products that can be used for household furnishing and one of the most popular of these is our baize fabric. Baize is usually a woollen cloth or wool mix fabric that does not have a nap which gives it... -
Buy Zips Online - Replacement Zips
With many dressmaking projects you are inevitably going to need some form of fastening to finish the garment and allow you in and out of the item; with the most popular fastening for most dressmakers being a zip. If you do not have a local haberdashery store near you, you may need to Buy Zips Online and Calico Laine can... -
How To: Make a Watermelon Felt Key Chain
If you are looking for a way to keep your children entertained for hours on end so that you can enjoy some quiet time catching up on your soaps, I'm here to help. Here is a how to tutorial to make a felt key chain. My tutorial will teach you to make a watermelon slice, but obviously you can adjust... -
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Here at Calico Laine we specialise in dressmaking fabrics. We also sell lots of McCalls, Butterick and Vogue sewing patterns, haberdashery supplies and all of the other little extras too! I personally believe that if you have never bought fabric online now is a really great time to do so, especially with ourselves as all fabric prices are extremely competitive... -
How To: Make A Fleece Hat
One of the fabrics that our customers here at Calico Laine love is our fleece; we carry this in so many different colours and patterns that we often get comments about being spoiled for choice both in-store and online. If, like me, you are someone who works with fleece a lot, you might often find yourself with small scrap pieces... -
Gingham Fabrics - Country Fashion
So this weekend I have been staying with family in London and attending one of my favourite events of the year, the Country 2 Country festival. Since 2013, the O2 arena has housed the biggest country music festival in the UK which has grown in size each year and this year has been increased from just the Saturday and Sunday...