The Merchant & Mills Trapeze Dress is tailored fit to flatter most bodies. Shown here in traditional British wool suiting. Includes flared sleeve and sleeveless options. Fabric requirements approx: 2.5M @ 140cm.

The Merchant & Mills Trapeze Dress is tailored fit to flatter most bodies. Shown here in traditional British wool suiting. Includes flared sleeve and sleeveless options. Fabric requirements approx: 2.5M @ 140cm.

Just in time for Summer, we are pleased to release the dress shirt, inspired by Granddad at a formal dinner . . . and Fred Astatire. Relaxed, loose and absurdly comfortable in very fine cotton. Fabric requirements approx: 1.75M @ 140cm.

The Top 64 works well in fabrics as diverse as heavy wool and oilskin. Inspired by the classic fisherman’s top, this feminine version is more than a jumper but less then a jacket. Fabric requirements approx: 2M @ 140cm.

The Top 64 works well in fabrics as diverse as heavy wool and oilskin. Inspired by the classic fisherman’s top, this feminine version is more than a jumper but less then a jacket. Fabric requirements approx: 2M @ 140cm.

This new pattern is named Dea, to bring out the inner goddess. Perfect summer and soiree dress, shown here in self lined fine cotton.

The Madison Dress adapts well to a wide range of fabrics working well in oilskin, traditional wool or washed double layered cotton. Includes sleeve and sleeveless options and choice of straight or full skirt. Fabric requirements approx: 2M @ 140cm wide for straight skirt, 2.5M with full skirt.

The Shift Dress is a wardrobe staple and simple to make. It is shown here in silver linen. Fabric requirements approx. 1.5M @ 140cm wide.

The Panel Dress is a great work dress with minimalist sectioned detailing. Includes short sleeve and sleeveless options. Fabric requirements approx: 2M @ 140cm wide.

The Park Lane is the perfect boardroom dress with soft drapes and tie belt. Fabric requirements approx: 2.75M @ 140cm.

Made of silky smooth bamboo, this little tool creates a perfect corner every time.

In 1984 my son, Jaspar was born prematurely with cerebral palsy. Now he is 27, a handsome chap living independently and pursuing a career in modelling and presenting. This cup features his definitive words.

£1 for each cup sold will be donated to a Special Care Baby Unit.

Roderick Field, Director.

A cup is not just for Christmas! We have a splendid range of bone china mugs featuring the famous Merchant & Mills graphics as well as FIELD”S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY for your beverage delight. Please use the dropdown tab to make your selection.

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.

Another unusual find for us, thoroughly nostalgic and emminently useful they will enrich all your safety pinning activities. (28mm)

5.5″  (14cm) Sheffield made buttonhole scissors. Long handles and short blades that cut well even at the tip.

Assorted pack of 6 beautiful buttons.

A little black box full of best dressmaking pins – 32mm x 0.65mm. Weight 28g or 1oz.

Merchant & Mills are proud to have sourced the finest, blackest pins known to man. For buterflies and fine fabrics, these are irresistible.  38mm x 0.45mm

A range of eye tests featuring the random eclectic thoughts of Merchant & Mills partner, Roderick Field. Each message is revealed and rewarded by paying close attention!
Individually printed using archival inks on acid free card.
Also available as A3+ prints on Hahnnemuhle fine art cotton rag paper at £18. Please email to order these frame ready specials.

A celebration of the Merchant & Mills artwork featuring the nine postcard designs on an A3+ archival heavyweight (308gsm) cotton rag print. At 19″ x 13.5″ it is ideal for framing. Signed on request.

25 assorted fine sewing needles in pack with threader.

Traditional French safety pins with no coil to catch on threads or weave, so ideal for knitters and sewists alike. These little golden beauties are a rare find, at 24mm they are small and perfectly formed.

Multi-coloured glass headed pins – easy to find in fabric!
30mm x 0.60mm

Strong and versatile in pale red or traditional tan rubber, these little wonders will hold your library books together AND give you a handy carry handle.

This rare find is the beautiful by product of a small number of looms in Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It is perfect for trims of all kinds. We made cushions.

Here we have a bag kit in unbleached calico that not only makes a fine bag but also teaches some fundamental techniques along the way – marking out, cutting accurately and best of all, sewing in a straight line!
It includes natural thread and webbing strap plus beautiful and comprehensive illustrated instructions.
When you are done, the bag can be dyed to any colour before proudly attaching the giant label. Kids love it!

A pair of beautiful British saddle leather handles marked ‘Made in England’. These are the handles and buckles from our oilskin bag kit.

2M of woven tape for labels.

The maker’s journal is a concertina sketch book using heavyweight 170gsm paper in double thickness – with a portfolio slip-on case.

A jolly little project for the Christams Snow, no pattern needed!  The Snowman Kit features on our lovely little Merchant & Mills Christmas Postcard. Individually printed on watercolour card using archival ink so will celebrate many a white Christmas (especially  if you don’t write on the back).

Robust pressed metal threader.

12 size 8 easy thread needles in turned wooden case. Fits in any bag or pocket.

Handmade A6 notebook cover in quality British oilskin featuring page-finder and bespoke pencil.

The bag kit is made from best British oilskin with handles of British saddle leather, all served in a beautiful embossed box. It comes with comprehensive instructions and all panels are pre-cut and stamped so all you have to do is find some thread and sew it together! Easy!
Dimensions 17″ x 15″ x 4″ | 42cm x 37cm x 10cm

A beautiful multi-purpose bag just begging to be made. Comes with comprehensive instructions, and all parts and pieces. Also features stamped pocket.
Dimensions: 52cm x 25cm diameter | 21″ x 8½”

We always use tins for pattern weights and thought it would be nice to have a bespoke label. Comes pre-cut with adhesive strip. Jolly good fun!

A 10cm pencil with rubber featuring the Merchant & Mills name. A spare for the oilskin notebook or simply a pleasure to own.

As Merchant & Mills develops, the design side of things is expanding too to include some non sewing graphics and ideas. So here is a neat sideways step into another area of creativity very close to our hearts. The full range can best be seen here: PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY

Whilst your 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.

Made in Italy as we could not find any British ones, these 8” pinking shears are very high quality scissors with traditional black enamelled.

A hand printed postcard using archival ink for long life on speciality cotton rag card for a taste of Merchant & Mills you can send.

4″ x 6″ (10.5cm x 15cm) on natural white, acid free Hahnemuhle 230gsm card.

set of 9 available at £24:

http://fieldafield.com/postcard/

Pure beeeswax in pot with lid. Ideal for needle threading and 3 million other uses.

A tidy amount of tiny (23mm) fine, black safety pins for all your safety pinning needs, except the big ones.

A beautiful embossed and printed box, complete with our favourite and most useful notions. Designed with removeable inserts so can be used for life as a sewing box

Contents:

• 25 Finest Needles
• Wide Bow Scissors
• Needle Threader
• Dressmaking Pins
• Tailor’s Beeswax
• Tailor’s Chalk
• Tailor’s Thimble
• Seam Ripper
• Tape Measure

A brand spanking new set of sewing themed postcards on 350gsm matte watercolour card. Treat Yourself!

This nifty metal gauge is ideal for hems and checking seam allowance.

A sewing kit for the intrepid home sewist. Contains: I box of dressmaking pins, 25 fine sewing needles, tape measure and wide bow scissors.

Sometimes you just have to draw it! What better place for your art than this A4 hardbacked book with recycled board cover and paper. Sewn bound and finished with a natural cloth spine, it features 46 leaves 130gsm Recycled Cartridge Paper. The paper is acid and chlorine free and sized for extra wet-strength.

Beautiful natural card cover with Merchant & Mills Tailor stamp. A4 Sewn bound and finished with a natural cloth spine, it features 46 leaves 130gsm Recycled Cartridge Paper. The paper is acid and chlorine free and sized for extra wet-strength.

Here’s a treat for the kids, a real toy . . . none of your electronic nonsense. Made from Northen mill bobbins and proper rope.

These dipped red headed beauties come all the way from the oldest pin factory in Spain. They are traditional lace making pins that were originally colour coded for following a pattern but we like them just in flame red! 0.59mm x 29mm (approx 200 pins)

Traditional tailor’s chalk in white.

The clapper is used to flatten bulky facings, collars, edges, buttonholes pleats and hems.
Pressing with the clapper after steam ironing forces moisture out and creates a sharp edge.
Use clapper to beat or ‘clap’ the steam into the fabric, leaving a superb edge or flattened seam.

Beautifully made traditional tailor’s shears from Sheffield, England.

The capless tailor’s thimble, you will notice, has an open top for tactile fabric control. It protects your finger without affecting dexterity.

A traditional black & white tailor’s tape measure in metric and imperial with metal tips.

4.5″ ((12cm) Thread clips in polished stainless steel from my home town of Sheffield.

These traditional toilet pins are an unusual pin being quite long at 49mm. You will certainly never lose them in your fabrics which makes them particularly handy for pinning garments in situ (for sizing or photography etc)!

Wide bow scissors – 4″ (10cm) small and precise in a deep, permanent black steel.

1M folding rule from Sweden. A traditional carpenter’s rule that we find very useful for fabrics!

This is a fine cotton musiln 120cm wide, use in a double layer to create a opaque shirt or top.

Dark blue herringbone cotton – loose and open weave 145cm.

Palest grey Blue with brown stripe.
Cotton – 140cm wide.
Suitable for – Shift/Madison.

Brown and natural. Super soft classic wool check with a wonderful drape and handle a joy to use and wear 140cm.

Grey brown.
100% cotton – 145cm wide.
Washable at 30 degrees.
Made in the England.
Suitable for – Madison/Panel/Top 64.

Classic Khaki
100% cotton – 145 cm wide
Not washable can be re-oiled
Made in the UK
Suitable for Top 64

Crossweave white organic fairtrade cotton. Our Fairtrade handlooms have a lot of character with small differences in texture and look, occasional small blemishes and imperfections. 120cm wide. Slightly heavier wieght than the handloom.Makes up like a dream, very easy to handle.

Light grey organic fairtrade cotton. Our Fairtrade handlooms have a lot of character with small differences in texture and look, occasional small blemishes and imperfections. 120cm wide, medium shirt wieght with a relaxed personality.

Black organic fairtrade cotton. Our Fairtrade handlooms have a lot of character with small differences in texture and look, occasional small blemishes and imperfections. 120cm wide medium shirt weight.

Sage organic fairtrade cotton. Our Fairtrade handlooms have a lot of character with small differences in texture and look, occasional small blemishes and imperfections. 120cm wide.

Natural organic fairtrade cotton. Our Fairtrade handlooms have a lot of character with small differences in texture and look, occasional small blemishes and imperfections. 120cm wide medium shirt weight