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SUMMER SEWING
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 No comments


CHOOSE YOUR FABRIC

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BLOCK PRINT   HANDWOVEN   NATURALLY DYED   ORGANIC
 

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CHOOSE YOUR SUPPLIES


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FIND YOUR INSPIRATION


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Thursday, March 26, 2026 No comments

SAJOU

EMBROIDERY & SEWING SUPPLIES

High quality embroidery and sewing items designed and made in France with a commitment to the art of yarn and textiles.

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Sewing pins with glass head featuring the rosette motif represents three girls embroidering "Maison Sajou - Fancy Work".

Darning wool, made by  Sajou, can be used for mending or embroidery. Laine St. Pierre is a blend of wool and polyamide, giving it more strength and durability – so if you are darning your socks, your mend will be more likely to stand the test of time.

This yarn is composed of 4 strands that separate easily, offering flexibility in the thickness you choose to work with.



This red Sajou album N°916 shows the main stitches in traditional embroidery. The names are indicated in French, English and German.

A set of sharp darning needles made by Sajou presented in a booklet printed with an Art Nouveau motif.

This beautiful perlé silk thread is glossy and resistant. It is traditionally used for buttonholes as well as topstitching on fabric or leather. It can also be used for cross stitch, bobbin lace or braids and trimmings. It was also commonly used in days gone by: in tapestries the finer details like the faces and hands of the figures, the centres of certain flowers or animals eyes were sewn with silk threads to obtain a contrast with the wool.

An assortment of 15 sewing needles.



High quality 100% waxed linen thread wrapped on a circular star card that keeps the thread organized between uses. This thread is perfect for bookbinding and hand stitching leather goods.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 No comments



BEGIN WITH A MERCHANT & MILLS PATTERN
Thursday, October 09, 2025 No comments

 

THE PAYNTER, THE ARBOR, THE SANDA, THE CAWLEY, AND THE EDIE




Sewing Projects for Spring
Create Your Own Wardrobe
Wednesday, April 09, 2025 No comments







BEGIN WITH LINEN

Nothing has the hand, the drape, and the buttery feeling of Maiwa's laundered linen.
Tuesday, October 08, 2024 No comments

 

Any time of year is the right time to settle into a project.
Thursday, February 15, 2024 No comments



STYLE & PURPOSE

in 2010 Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field brought English bespoke traditions into the world of sewing patterns, scissors, and notions. Through their efforts an entirely new generation has embraced the idea that one can make their own clothes and have fun doing it. Everything about the line is finely tuned to the two words that Merchant and Mills use to defined themselves: Style and Purpose.
Thursday, November 02, 2023 No comments

 

STYLE & PURPOSE

in 2010 Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field brought English bespoke traditions into the world of sewing patterns, scissors, and notions. Through their efforts an entirely new generation has embraced the idea that one can make their own clothes and have fun doing it. Everything about the line is finely tuned to the two words that Merchant and Mills use to defined themselves: Style and Purpose.
Thursday, June 22, 2023 No comments



BEGIN WITH LINEN

Nothing has the hand, the drape, and the buttery feeling of Maiwa's laundered linen.
Thursday, January 12, 2023 No comments


See Maiwa's cloth bags and pouches – perfect for organizing.



BEGIN WITH LINEN
Nothing has the hand, the drape, and the buttery feeling of Maiwa's laundered linen.


See All of Maiwa's Laundered Linen

The following garments were made from Maiwa's laundered linen. Linen produced and woven in Eastern Europe. Laundered several times in a chemical-free laundering process to give it a soft, beautiful hand.




Shown: Merchant & Mills: The Box Box Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Sky Blue, and Merchant & Mills: The 101 Trouser Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Natural.




Shown: Merchant & Mills: The Ellis & Hattie Pattern, made with Maiwa's Laundered Linen in Terracotta.


YARDS AND YARDS OF YARDAGE

COTTON, HEMP, LINEN, SILK, WOOL
HANDWOVEN, ORGANIC, BLOCK PRINTS


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To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount. 

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