Dress Fabric Online

Like many other brides, my sister in law (to be) has just realised with great excitement that she’s getting married this year! Obviously with my Dressmaking background the bridesmaid dresses have fallen to me.  I love dressmaking so I’m honoured she’s asked. It’s a summer wedding with 5 bridesmaids ranging in age from 2 up to 35 years. I initially...

Well, it is officially summer but we haven't really had much of a summer so far. With a lot of rainy days it has been fairly depressing weather wise but it has been forecast that we are due to have a heat wave in the next few weeks so fingers crossed. For those of you who aren't waiting for the...

It is important that when you are dressmaking, that you choose the correct Dress Fabric for making your garment. If you pick a lightweight fabric, you may wish to also use a dress lining as a second layer to make sure that the item cannot be seen through or to keep you warmer in the colder weather. There are many...

In recent years, the art of dressmaking has experienced huge resurgence and the demand for handmade, designer look pieces at affordable pieces has soared. Over the last few years we have been riding out the financial storm that has seen wages decrease and the cost of living increase leaving many of us without much spending money at the end of...

As well as using our fantastic range of Dressmaking Fabrics, a lot of our customers like to use our products for making soft furnishing items for around the home. These include cushions and pillows, headboards for bedrooms, blankets, throws and so much more. In today’s post, we will be covering how to make a simple 40-45cm square cushion for your...

The first time you go from shopping in a fabric/haberdashery shop to shopping online, I swear, your world will be turned around. It's like nothing you have ever done before, you can click on all these different categories, which (sort of) act as shopping isles and it is super convenient. You don't have to say 'Excuse me' every 5 minutes when...

This weekend sees the 60th annual Eurovision song contest take place in the capital of Austria, Vienna and tonight is the beginning of the competition with the first of the semi-finals. Eurovision was a staple part of my childhood as it was a tradition for the family to get together each year to watch the song contest and even as...

Over the weekend we had some glorious sunshine and thankfully this is meant to continue through the rest of the week which gives me hope that we are going to have a nice spring and summer. People are finally getting the opportunity to put away their winter wardrobe and make some clothes for the warmer weather. A Dress Fabric that...

This week I have been invited to one of my good friend's wedding in the spring. They are getting married in a beautiful converted barn in May in the countryside which should be a lovely setting for a wedding. Although it seems a while away yet, I have started to think what Dress Fabric I might use to make my...

Dress Fabrics here at Calico Laine attract the most customers due to the quality of our fabrics and the dressmaking projects they are completing. We have a large selection both in store and online for people to view including satins, chiffons, laces and many more materials that create the perfect garments. As well as our plain materials our printed fabrics...