Sewing + Repair

Quality needles in an array of sizes and portable packaging. 25 assorted fine sewing needles in pack with needle threader. Nickel plated carbon ste...

Merchant & Mills British stamped traditional tailor's chalk in white. Nice sharp edges and corners for marking cloth. Made in the UK from China...

Betweens are very short fine needles traditionally used by tailors for hand stitching hems. More widely used in quilting nowadays but still the bes...

Solid brass tailor's thimble with a hole at the top - with an etched 'Merchant & Mills' logo. The capless tailor’s thimble, you will notice, ha...

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 ma...

A pair of neat devices to assist in threading elastic etc.

Merchant and Mills Seam Ripper. Quality seam ripper in white.

Pure beeswax potted with a lid. Beeswax is traditionally used by tailors to strengthen thread when hand sewing buttonholes. It also prevents static...

Tougher than old boots and supremely sharp and black. Small and precise in a deep, permanent black steel.  These are suitable for having next to yo...

100 (approx) glass headed pins in a multitude of colours to suit your every mood. Super sharp and easy to find in fabric! 30mm x 0.60mm. Colours ma...

An end to holes and broken pencils. Collars and cushions get points. Made of silky smooth bamboo, this little tool creates a perfect corner every t...

A traditional black & white tailor’s tape measure in metric and imperial with metal tips.  PVC coated polyester fibre with metal tips.   Length...

Merchant and Mills robust pressed metal needle threader.  Made in Japan.

Traditional dressmaking pins, nickel plated and made to last. These pins aren't suitable for very fine or lightweight fabrics. A little black box f...

The bulb pin lets a tag hang tidily from a safety pin and is perfectly simple. 21mm long and like safety pins but with a wide bowl at the bottom fo...

Sturdy Sheffield scissors made especially for neat and tidy buttonholes. 5.5" or 14cm. Long handles and short blades that cut well even at the tip....

The tailor's best friend (apart from his dog) can be used whilst you sew.  Matt black Xylan coated for ultimate non-stick in Carolyn's home town of...

Merchant & Mills are proud to have sourced the finest, blackest pins known to man. For butterflies and fine fabrics, these are irresisti...

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 t...

First Aid for Clothes! In a beautiful etched silver tin. Contents: Black thread bobbin, white thread bobbin, needles in glass tube, pins, safety pi...

The crème de la crème of tailoring scissors. Sheffield made with chrome plated blades and stunning red enamelled handles. 8” or 20cm extra sharp sh...

Superb quality folding ruler marked in both imperial (inches) and metric (cm). 1M long. A traditional carpenter’s ruler that are also very useful f...

 The crème de la crème of tailoring scissors. Sheffield made with chrome plated blades and stunning red enamelled handles. 10” or 25cm extra sharp ...

British made 46 leaf, A6 hard cover sketchbook.  The sketchbook is acid & chlorine free, plain cartridge paper embossed with the Merchant &...