Fabric

  1. Fabrics for Smart Wear at Calico Laine

    Sometimes, our customers visit us in store or search our website for fabrics that are suitable for smart business wear, and are often not entirely sure what we offer that would be a good choice. In today's blog, we'll be suggesting a number of different fabrics that would be great for this purpose, which will hopefully aid you in making...
  2. How To: Make A Table Runner

    With Christmas fast approaching (only 11 more sleeps!), many of you will already have your homes decorated and your Christmas trees proudly on display. One thing that might be puzzling you, however, is how to set up your Christmas Day meal - how are you going to decorate the table? A lot of our customers have been visiting our branches...
  3. Dressmaking with Jersey Fabrics

    Jersey fabrics are always one of our most popular Fabrics for dressmaking whatever the season. These fabrics are so versatile making them perfect for almost any dressmaking project including t-shirts and dresses. Popular due to its element of stretch and beautiful drape, this range of comfortable fabrics provide excellent insulation possibly explaining why jersey fabrics were once strictly associated with undergarments...
  4. Dressmaking Fabrics to emulate a style icon!

    As the world came together last week to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the tragic death of the much loved 35th President of The United States, John F Kennedy Jr, we remember not only what a legendary figure JFK is, and what conspiracy surrounds his death, but what an icon his wife Jackie Onassis Kennedy, was. From 1961 until her...
  5. Dance Costume Fabrics

    At this time of the year, BBC One and ITV are usually in battle for viewers with their big budget programmes, Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor respectively. As much as I enjoy a good singing competition, this year I have been hooked on Strictly. As well as watching the celebrities trying their hand at a Jive or American Smooth...
  6. Fabric for Winter Sleepwear

    Winter is a wonderful time of the year with the crisp, frosty mornings and the twinkly lights of Christmas and winter festivals. However with winter, come the dark, cold nights that can result in an uncomfortable nights sleep for your little ones, especially with the temperatures dropping to well below freezing as they have done for the past few years...
  7. Christmas Fabrics at Calico Laine

    With the nights drawing in and summer fading to a distant memory, it is this time of year when our thoughts will inevitably turn to Christmas.  Here at Calico Laine, we like to get into the festive spirit early and have recently received an order of delightful festive themed Fabrics.  We know that our customers like to be organised with...
  8. 3 Reasons To Use Calico Laine

    Todays blog is going to be discussing 3 key reasons why you should choose to use Calico Laine over other online Fabric shops. Reason one why you should choose to use Calico Laine is that we have a fantastic sampling service, all of our samples are currently charged at £1 and are about 7" x 3" in size these get...
  9. Smart Dressmaking Fabrics

    If you are planning to make smart dress wear whether it is for work or a formal event we have many options available here at Calico Laine. Depending on what sort of look you are going for, we shall try to help make your decision! A beautiful rich fabric is our range of Crepe. Crepe is a classic looking fabrics...

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