More often than not, bright colours and pretty prints are reserved for spring and summer fabrics - so what to do when you’re a colour lover and it's the middle of winter?
Sewing your own shirt - an introduction
We recently had a delivery of some really lovely shirting fabrics in to the store and it got us all excited about shirts again. A shirt...
Sewing Review: The Oversized Shirt
We love to have things on display that we know you will love to make or will inspire your next project and The Assembly Line Oversized...
Tips for sewing a shirt - Plackets
Plackets can be overlooked as a merely functional part of the shirt. However it can be a great opportunity to personalise your shirt to make it unique. The...
Anatomy of a shirt
Ever looked at the instructions of a shirt sewing pattern, seen names of pattern pieces and aren't sure what they are? We have created this...
Tips for Sewing a Shirt - Cuffs
A cuff and a cuff placket is another key part of a shirt and worth putting the time in to get it right. A sample...
Tips for Sewing a Shirt - Collars
Collars can be finished in lots of different ways and come in many different shapes and sizes, they are the standout detail when sewing a shirt. For the...
Finishing Seams - what are the options?
Finishes on garments are often a matter of personal preference, you'll often find that sewing patterns simply suggest that you ‘finish the edges’ and thus leaving you...
New Sewing Magazine, Tauko available for pre-order now!
We are delighted that the eagerly anticipated Tauko Magazine will soon be arriving in store and is available for you to pre-order!
It's All About The Sleeve! Merchant & Mills Edie
21 August 2021 - The past year or so has been all about the sleeve - voluminous statement sleeves that take an otherwise simple top or...