PRE-ORDER A beautifully delicate green and white check with a hay yellow selvedge. The colour on the selvedge would be highlighted beautifully in a dress at the hem of a top or dress. Indian handlooms are delicate, soft and lightweight, so perfect for summer sewing. They can be used for scarves, tops or dresses with…
PRE-ORDER An unusual pink and charcoal pinstripe handloom cotton. Summery and fresh perfect for a summer dress like the Etta. Indian handlooms are delicate, soft and lightweight, so perfect for summer sewing. They can be used for scarves, tops or dresses with some fullness. You can also use them for patchwork or home projects 3.2oz,…
PRE-ORDER A sawtooth is a traditional star quilt block. Designed in house by Merchant & Mills using several shades of Indigo, this design is screen printed in India. 110cm wide. 100% summer weight organic cotton. 2.6oz, 90gsm. Pattern repeat – 7.5cm As Indian cloths are handmade, sometimes susceptible to irregularities in the weave or print,…
PRE-ORDER A Bagru block print in warm red. Bagru, a small village in Rajasthan, 35 kilometres from Jaipur, is known for its hand block printing utilising traditional processes and natural colours. Bagru prints tend to be more simple with limited colours in comparison to Sanganer block prints which are more colourful with finer detail. Block…
PRE-ORDER European laundered linen, tumbled at the mill for softness. The 185 dressweight linen is our go to linen for all dress making and is what we use for many of our samples. It is produced in small batches in Eastern Europe where there is a strong heritage of spinning and weaving linen fabric. 143cm wide….
PRE-ORDER A mustard and white windowpane cotton check. Indian handlooms are delicate, soft and lightweight, so perfect for summer sewing. They can be used for scarves, tops or dresses with some fullness. You can also use them for patchwork or home projects. 3.3oz, 115gsm. 115cm wide. 100% cotton. Wash at 30 degrees. As this Indian…
 Soft laundered linen, beautifully coloured. The background is an almost yellow cream, with gold yellow, peachy pink and sky blue stripes. 100% linen. 145cm wide. 200gsm. Stripe width 1.8cm’s, stripe repeat 5.3cm’s. The stripe runs parallel to the selvedge. Suitable for dress making and home projects. Wash at 30 degrees with a non bio detergent. Do…
This is beautifully versatile cloth that works for so many of our patterns, it has a soft fluid drape with a matte finish. It has a fine twill weave, with the look of sandwashed silk. Tencel is made from wood pulp that’s harvested from tree farms that are sustainably managed and traceable. The fiber production…
PRE-ORDER A fine blue check on a warm white background, with bands of blue at either selvedge. This fabric is the same as our popular Portland cotton. This is a soft, light-weight cotton, so it would work for tops, shirts, pyjamas and dresses that are lined or have fullness. The colour on the selvedge would…
PRE-ORDER A bold ikat cotton with pops of red and jade green. Ikat is a resist dyeing technique where the threads used for weaving are dyed beforehand. The Ikat threads are bound in a pattern so that the threads covered by the binding resist the dye, creating a design. The more binding done before weaving, the more…
PRE-ORDER A soft cotton and linen blend in teal blues stripe. A versatile cloth that is a great alternative to linen. Summer weight cloth suitable for dresses, tops, shirts and skirts. 70% cotton, 30% linen. 148cm wide. 3.50z 124gsm. Stripe width 1cm. Pre-washed at the mill but we would advise washing again before use.. Priced…
PRE-ORDER A classic combination of green and pink in a large gingham. Note this is a linen and cotton blend. This linen blend is produced in small batches in Eastern Europe where there is a strong heritage of spinning and weaving linen fabric. 52% linen 48% cotton. 142cm wide. 4.7oz, 161gsm. Check Size – 7.5cm….
PRE-ORDER A classic corn flour blue chambray with an off white selvedge. 90cm wide. 5.5oz, 188gsm. 100% cotton. This fabric is hand dyed. For the couple of washes, place the fabric in the washing machine drum at 30 or 40 degrees with a handful of table salt. This will fix the dye to prevent it from…