We get a lot of brand new customers that arrive at our store not knowing we were here or even existed and their reaction to us is priceless. The are always so amazed how much fabrics and haberdashery items we have to offer and can't believe they have never shopped with us before. Our Fabric Shop is most definitely one...
After returning from a three week long vacation, I am itching to get started on my next sewing project and I have been looking at all of the new Dressmaking Fabrics that have come into stock here at Calico Laine while I have been gone. I am happy to see that some of my personal favourite fabrics are still available...
We have recently had lots of new and exciting Dress Fabrics arrive here at calico laine in stunning designs, colours and compositions all perfect for creating pretty last minute summer garments whilst we still have good weather. Some of these brand new Dress Fabrics include printed chiffons, printed jersey, cotton spandex and many more that all feature unique bright prints...
At Calico Laine we have customers coming to visit us with so many different projects in mind, and my personal favourite kind to help out with is costume-making! A lot of our customers come to us in search of Dressmaking Fabrics to make fancy dress costumes for their children and for parties, but there is a hobby called 'cosplay' that...
We currently have two stores located on the Wirral in neston and liscard that are a great success and are visited daily by regular and new customers. Calico Laine first came about in 1973 with market stalls based in liverpool, birkenhead and chester that started off selling regular items such as fabrics and essential haberdashery items which over time become...
If you have ever visited Calico Laine at our Neston branch, you might be aware that some of our staff are keen dressmakers - including me! I am always happy to help our customers who ask for a little bit of sewing advice, and one of my most favourite topics to talk about is costumes and fancy dress. I have...
Although the weather is not too great outside recently the warm temperature is trying to creep in with hopefully more sunshine along the way. When the rainy days are here bright colours and beautiful patterns make me feel instantly happy and creating lovely summer clothes will brighten up any rainy day. Here at calico laine we have a large range...
On saturday we held our first event here at Calico Laine Textiles especially to celebrate the queens birthday. Our event was called the british bonanza and it included everything british with the red, white and blue colour scheme shown all around. We decided to do this event to reward our existing and loyal customers and also to gain new customers...
Now that summer is upon us festival season is only around the corner which leads us to a very important subject, what to wear. Festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, Creamfields or Green Man are the perfect time to show off some originality with your clothing and stand out from the crowd. Each year magazine companies fill their pages and websites with articles and blogs featuring the...
If you are dressmaker it is important to have a fabric and haberdashery supplier that you can rely on for all sewing needs and at Calico Laine Textiles we believe we can be your 'go to' supplier whether it be for fabric, thread or a zip. At Calico Laine we stock some of the biggest names in haberdashery such as Prym, Gutermann and Dylon so you can be...