Merchant and Mills
Merchant & Mills continues to grow steadily, evolving and developing as experience and ideas demand. Carolyn and Roderick now travel the world in search of unique and beautiful fabrics, finding aesthetic and practical inspiration along the way. Merchant & Mills products are stocked in the world's most respected outlets and the company has successfully collaborated with London's V&A Museum and Alexander McQueen.
Everything that is produced, processed, and consumed has an impact on the earth, whether it be sustainable, organic, or not. As makers we have more choices than most. We choose colour, shape, style and fit so we can remake our favourite styles again and again knowing that we will not wear these for just a season but year on year; less is more. This is the essence of sustainable clothing.
Baby Bow Scissors
Just perfect at 6.75cm - nearly 3" in old money and America.
Best for snipping thread tails rather than cutting cloth.
Hand finished in smooth black with a monogrammed M for Merchant & Mills. Sharp as an arrow and seriously desirable.
Fine Work Gold Scissors
Perfect gold snips engraved with 'M'.
These are suitable for having next to you for snipping threads and those delicate details.
Full size 9cm / 3.5", blade size 3cm / 1".
Pin Magnet
Summon home escaped pins with this little round, powerful magnet.
Whilst you’re busy making things or looking the other way, naughty pins have a tendency to make for the floor. Now you can summon them home with a quick swipe of this little magnet.
Sewing Gauge
A metal gauge with sliding pointer for hem and seam allowance consistency.
A great time saving device. Set it to the desired length, measure and mark, and you’re done.
Bulb Pins Nickel
The bulb pin lets a tag hang tidily from a safety pin and is perfectly simple. Perfect for projects requiring dozens of stitch markers.
21mm long and like safety pins but with a wide bowl at the bottom for tags etc. Already pear shaped so nothing can go wrong. Seriously shiny! Approximately 100 per box.
Bulb Pins Copper
The bulb pin lets a tag hang tidily from a safety pin and is perfectly simple. Perfect for projects requiring dozens of stitch markers.
21mm long and like safety pins but with a wide bowl at the bottom for tags etc. Already pear shaped so nothing can go wrong. Seriously shiny! Approximately 100 per box.
Copper. Approx. 100 in a box.
Bulb Pins Black
The bulb pin lets a tag hang tidily from a safety pin and is perfectly simple. Perfect for projects requiring dozens of stitch markers.
21mm long and like safety pins but with a wide bowl at the bottom for tags etc.
Already pear shaped so nothing can go wrong. Approximately 100 per box.
Bulb Pins White
The bulb pin lets a tag hang tidily from a safety pin and is perfectly simple. Perfect for projects requiring dozens of stitch markers.
21mm long and like safety pins but with a wide bowl at the bottom for tags etc. Already pear shaped so nothing can go wrong. Approximately 100 per box.
Long Darners
Long needles with long eyes suitable for thick thread or yarn. 10 needles.
They are the perfect choice for darning your socks and also do a good job of more industrious mending projects.
A mixture of sizes in a turned wooden case. Fits in any bag or pocket.
Needle Threader
Robust pressed metal needle threader. Made in Japan.
Betweens
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 12 slightly different sizes encased in a Merchant & Mills glass vial with rubber stopper.
Easy Thread Needles
Needles that are loop thread and sprung into action for the hard of seeing.
12 assorted size easy thread needles in turned wooden case.
Fits in any bag or pocket.
Stamped Button
4 hole metal button, 20mm. Tarnished bronze shade. Made in Italy.
15mm organic cotton button
with 4 holes.
90-93% Cotton Cellulose, 4-6% Wood Coal, 3-4% Glue.
Made in Turkey. Sold individually.
Fully washable.
*Due to the natural dye we recommend using a similar colour cotton button to your cloth as the dye may bleed after a few washes.
**Please note as these are a natural product the shade may vary, particularly between sizes.
11mm organic cotton button
with 4 holes.
90-93% Cotton Cellulose, 4-6% Wood Coal, 3-4% Glue.
Made in Turkey. Sold individually.
Fully washable.
*Due to the natural dye we recommend using a similar colour cotton button to your cloth as the dye may bleed after a few washes.
**Please note as these are a natural product the shade may vary, particularly between sizes..
Corozo 14mm
Made in Italy. Sold individually. 4 colours available.
Corozo is a 100% natural product which is similar in consistency to a hard resin. It is made up of a very tightly wound organic fibers which give it excellent durability and scratch resistance.
Recycled Cotton Elastic 3mm
A soft recycled cotton cord elastic in an off white ecru shade. Perfect for bag making.
Made in Italy.
50% recycled cotton, 50% elastic made from natural rubber.
The yarn used is Oeko-tex Certified.
3mm wide.
A perfect match with our cord stops and cord locks.
Fizz Cord Stop
An eco cord stop in pastel orange, pink or white that comes in two parts that clip together. It has a matte finish and flecks throughout (these are plant fibres).
It would make the perfect finishing touch to any bag or jacket.
Dimensions - 12mm high, 8mm diameter - suitable for 3mm cord or thinner.
Made from the husk and stems of plants (50% plant fibre, 50% polypropylene which is used to bind the material).
Country of origin; China.
Sold individually. Fully washable.
Fizz Cord Lock
A circular flecked spring loaded cord lock in pastel orange, pink or white. It has a matte finish and flecks throughout (these are plant fibres).
It would make the perfect finishing touch to any bag or jacket.
Dimensions - 13mm diameter, 8mm deep - suitable for 3mm cord or thinner.
Made from the husk and stems of plants (50% plant fibre, 50% polypropylene which is used to bind the material).
Country of origin; China.
Sold individually. Fully washable.