Sewing Notions + Tools

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

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

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

White Dritz braided elastic is machine washable and dryable in temperatures up to 200 degrees F. 

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.

Spare the butterflies and use these ultra fine black pins for your silks and antique cloths.

Merchant & Mills are proud to have sourced the finest, blackest pins known to man. For butterflies and fine fabrics, these are irresistible.  38mm x 0.45mm. 100 pins per box.

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.

Robust pressed metal threader. Made in Japan.

White Dritz knit elastic is machine washable and dryable in temperatures up to 200 degrees F. 1-inch in width.

Sturdy, white organic cotton and metal tape zippers, available in brass or nickel. 

Lengths available are 5in, 8in, 9in, 10 in, 11in, 14in and 20in. 

Organic cotton thread spools. 100 meters/110 yards per spool. Please view the color chart and choose your selection in the pull-down menu. 

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. 

Beautifully packaged set of 6 sashiko embroidery needles from Japan.

Contains 2ea 0.84x45.5mm, 0.91x42.9mm and 0.84x36.4mm Sashiko Needles Short per package.

Beautifully packaged specialty straight pins from Japan.

These pins are steel with cellulose maple leaf tops, great for when you really want to see your pins! They add a bit of whimsy to your sewing, and make lovely gifts for the sewists in your life. 10 pins per box in red, orange and yellow with white backs.