Merchant mills

A whole day to myself is a rare treat and not one I squander lightly so when the occasion arose on Saturday, I jumped on a train to Rye to visit the recently renovated Merchant & Mills fabric store. After an easy walk from the station, I arrived at the bright airy space. stocked with a carefully curated collection

Merchant & Mills

From Merchant & Mills: The Saltmarsh pattern makes a simple long-line skirt gently gathered into the waist with a drawstring tie.

I was so inspired by Merchant and Mill's pattern hack of their Top 64 Sewing Pattern, to make a short...

The Camber Set features a dress and top with slightly tapered A-Line silhouette and easy fit; no fastenings for beginners. Womenswear sewing pattern dressmaking pattern from UK brand Merchant and Mills. Sizes 8-18 (UK). Available at Ray Stitch, London.

This linen is produced in small batches in Eastern Europe where there is a strong heritage of spinning and weaving linen fabric. A wide stripe of a brown/green and navy blue. Forager Stripe can be used for many of our patterns, ideally dresses, tops, loose fitting trousers and even slouchy...

This hack guides you through making the Omilie dress but without the button placket – essentially making it a much simpler faster sew! This version is made out of our Textured Check cotton. This is a semi sheer fabric so we have made a slip to go underneath (pattern coming s...

We have been wanting to make a shortened version of September since the pattern was in planning stages. We have made two versions, one in velvet, and one in a heavy weight Tencel. So both quite dressy versions, but you could certainly use a much more utility cloth for a short September. Ka...

The Mathilde is a blank canvas for experimenting. We chose to do simple tucks on the Tumbled Linen Warm White 160 one and we raided our stash bag to create a patchwork version. If you are creating a patchwork version, we recommend French seaming all your seams for a neat ins...