Buttons - 4 Styles in Hand-Carved Olive Wood

$ 1.25

These four unique buttons are lovely to add to any sewing projects. Hand-carved olive wood, made in Italy.

The designed floral ones are 20 L

While the medium rimmed buttons come in 20L and 24L

The largest button, has a gold shank and is 40L

Buttons - Black Corozo Nut

$ 0.50

100% Natural buttons made from the Corozo, or Tagua Palm nuts. These buttons are eco-friendly and durable, with an elegant sheen. Semi-polished buttons in black, without any varnish. Sizes 24L and 32L

Buttons - Natural Agoya Shell

$ 0.50

Agoya pearl shell button, no rim, color-smoke. Sizes 18L and 24L

Merchant and Mills Betweens Needles

$ 7.00

Betweens are very short fine needles traditionally used by tailors for hand stitching hems.

More widely used in quilting nowadays but still the best needle choice for easy handling when sewing hems. A mixture of 10 slightly different sizes encassed in a Merchant & Mills glass vial with rubber stopper.

Merchant and Mills Dressmaking Pins

$ 5.50

Traditional dressmaking pins, nickel plated and made to last.

A little black box full of best dressmaking pins - 32mm x 0.65mm. Weight 28g or 1oz.

Merchant and Mills Eco Sketchbook A4

$ 23.00

Beautiful natural card cover with Merchant & Mills Tailor stamp.

A4 sewn bound and finished with a natural cloth spine, it features 46 leaves 130gsm recycled cartridge paper. The paper is acid and chlorine free and sized for extra wet-strength.

Merchant and Mills Pure Beeswax

$ 9.50

Pure beeeswax potted with a lid.

Beeswax is traditionally used by tailors to strengthen thread when hand sewing buttonholes. Keep it by the sewing machine and pull your thread across it a couple of times before snipping off the thread end and it will be as easy as pie to get the stiff neat end through the machine needle.

Merchant and Mills Safety Pins Black

$ 5.50

Properly useful little black safety pins that you would regeret not buying.

A tidy amount, or boxful, of tiny (23mm) fine, black safety pins for all your safety pinning needs, except the big ones.

Merchant and Mills Seam Ripper

$ 4.25

Have no regrets! This simple, stylish white seam ripper gets the job done quickly and easily.

Merchant and Mills Tailor's Thimble

$ 5.00

Solid brass tailor’s thimble with a hole at the top – engraved ‘Merchant & Mills’.

The capless tailor's thimble, you will notice, has an open top for tactile fabric control. It protects your finger without affecting dexterity. British engineered. Lacquered to prevent discolouring, size medium.

Merchant and Mills Tailors Chalk

$ 3.50

British stamped traditional tailor’s chalk in white.

Nice sharp edges and corners for marking cloth.

Needle Threader by Merchant and Mills

$ 3.00

Robust pressed metal threader. Made in Japan.

Tulip Applique Needles #10

$ 8.50

Beautifully packaged steel appliqué sewing needles from Japan.

These needles feature a large needle eye. They are flexible and warp resistant, and run smoothly through fabric.

Each package contains six #10 needles, measuring 0.46x33.0 (thickness, length in mm)

Tulip Assorted Quilting Needles (betweens)

Tulip Assorted Quilting Needles (betweens)

$ 8.50

Sewing Notions + Tools

Betweens are very short fine needles traditionally used by tailors for hand stitching hems.

More widely used in quilting nowadays but still the best needle choice for easy handling when sewing hems. A mixture of 10 slightly different sizes encassed in a Merchant & Mills glass vial with rubber stopper.

Traditional dressmaking pins, nickel plated and made to last.

A little black box full of best dressmaking pins - 32mm x 0.65mm. Weight 28g or 1oz.

Beautiful natural card cover with Merchant & Mills Tailor stamp.

A4 sewn bound and finished with a natural cloth spine, it features 46 leaves 130gsm recycled cartridge paper. The paper is acid and chlorine free and sized for extra wet-strength.

Pure beeeswax potted with a lid.

Beeswax is traditionally used by tailors to strengthen thread when hand sewing buttonholes. Keep it by the sewing machine and pull your thread across it a couple of times before snipping off the thread end and it will be as easy as pie to get the stiff neat end through the machine needle.

Properly useful little black safety pins that you would regeret not buying.

A tidy amount, or boxful, of tiny (23mm) fine, black safety pins for all your safety pinning needs, except the big ones.

Have no regrets! This simple, stylish white seam ripper gets the job done quickly and easily.

Solid brass tailor’s thimble with a hole at the top – engraved ‘Merchant & Mills’.

The capless tailor's thimble, you will notice, has an open top for tactile fabric control. It protects your finger without affecting dexterity. British engineered. Lacquered to prevent discolouring, size medium.

British stamped traditional tailor’s chalk in white.

Nice sharp edges and corners for marking cloth.

Beautifully packaged steel appliqué sewing needles from Japan.

These needles feature a large needle eye. They are flexible and warp resistant, and run smoothly through fabric.

Each package contains six #10 needles, measuring 0.46x33.0 (thickness, length in mm)

Beautifully packaged specialty quilting needles from Japan.

Includes #8, #9, #10 and #12 quilting needles.

Betweens are very short fine needles traditionally used by tailors for hand stitching hems.

More widely used in quilting nowadays but still the best needle choice for easy handling when sewing hems. A mixture of 10 slightly different sizes encassed in a Merchant & Mills glass vial with rubber stopper.

Traditional dressmaking pins, nickel plated and made to last.

A little black box full of best dressmaking pins - 32mm x 0.65mm. Weight 28g or 1oz.

Beautiful natural card cover with Merchant & Mills Tailor stamp.

A4 sewn bound and finished with a natural cloth spine, it features 46 leaves 130gsm recycled cartridge paper. The paper is acid and chlorine free and sized for extra wet-strength.

Pure beeeswax potted with a lid.

Beeswax is traditionally used by tailors to strengthen thread when hand sewing buttonholes. Keep it by the sewing machine and pull your thread across it a couple of times before snipping off the thread end and it will be as easy as pie to get the stiff neat end through the machine needle.

Properly useful little black safety pins that you would regeret not buying.

A tidy amount, or boxful, of tiny (23mm) fine, black safety pins for all your safety pinning needs, except the big ones.

Have no regrets! This simple, stylish white seam ripper gets the job done quickly and easily.

Solid brass tailor’s thimble with a hole at the top – engraved ‘Merchant & Mills’.

The capless tailor's thimble, you will notice, has an open top for tactile fabric control. It protects your finger without affecting dexterity. British engineered. Lacquered to prevent discolouring, size medium.

British stamped traditional tailor’s chalk in white.

Nice sharp edges and corners for marking cloth.

Beautifully packaged steel appliqué sewing needles from Japan.

These needles feature a large needle eye. They are flexible and warp resistant, and run smoothly through fabric.

Each package contains six #10 needles, measuring 0.46x33.0 (thickness, length in mm)

Beautifully packaged specialty quilting needles from Japan.

Includes #8, #9, #10 and #12 quilting needles.

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