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  • Merchant & Mills

    The Victor Apron by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$26.00

    A perfectly functioning apron for makers of all disciplines, adjustable for all shapes and sizes and featuring a cross back for comfort, top pocket for smalls and large divided waist pocket with scissor holder.

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    The Tool Roll by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$26.00

    A versatile tool roll holder with 15 assorted pockets. It can be adapted to be worn around the waist (view 1). You can use either leather or webbing on the inside of the roll, if you are using leather we’d recommend something fairly lightweight like a goat’s leather. We do not sell leather hides.

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    The Sunday by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$38.00

    Easy like Sunday morning, wrap up and settle in. A traditional unisex dressing gown with inner tie, patch pockets and a shawl collar.

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    The RTR Rucksack by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$26.00

    Claim your right to roam with this fine rucksack on your back. Make it in traditional British oilskin or a sturdy canvas. Fully lined with 3 divided internal pockets. The pattern includes a cross-body bag as an alternative.

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    The Orton Bag by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$26.00

    A marvellous oversized tote bag with variations to make it in ‘self’ so same fabric body as handles, with webbing handles or leather handles. There are separate files, depending on whether you want to make the bag lined or unlined.

    Merchant & Mills have a video you can watch for extra help! Click here. Or you can view the video on our IGTV page on Instagram.

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    The One and a Half Bag by Merchant & Mills

    $20.00$26.00

    A marvellous oversized bag with webbing handles that continue down to the bottom seam and a second horizontal handle position, with the potential to tuck away the larger bag.

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    The Jack Tar by Merchant & Mills

    $21.00$24.50

    This copious bucket bag has space for an almost infinite amount of stuff. Make it in traditional British oilskin, sturdy canvas, cotton drill or denim. Fully lined with 3 divided internal pockets. The most useful of bags.

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    The Field Belt by Merchant & Mills

    $21.00$25.50

    A neat cross body bag, small but copious. Factotum has been designed to hold all your daily essentials. Fully lined, with two front pockets and a zipped closure. You can use leather or webbing for your strap.

  • Merchant & Mills

    The Factotum by Merchant & Mills

    $21.00$25.50

    A neat cross body bag, small but copious. Factotum has been designed to hold all your daily essentials. Fully lined, with two front pockets and a zipped closure. You can use leather or webbing for your strap.

  • Merchant & Mills

    The Costermonger by Merchant & Mills

    $21.00$25.50

    The Costermonger is the essential market tote designed as a backpack. Fill it up with wholesome goodies, leaving your hands free to tickle your dog. This is a simple satisfying sew that uses little fabric so ideal for using up some of your stash or making as a present. The instructions show you how to make it with leather or webbing.

  • Merchant & Mills

    The Barka Dog Coat by Merchant & Mills

    $18.50$24.50

    A simple dog coat for your furry friend. Make it bagged out with lining or lined with bound edges.

Welcome to Joan’s Fine Fabrics, my good old fashioned fabric shop – online.

You’ll find new fabrics arriving nearly every week, like the latest European linens from Merchant & Mills and other popular fabric brands.

Patterns

Our gorgeous sewing patterns have low and zero waste options to help save fabric, money and the planet. You can trust they’re good because I personally sew using the same patterns and fabrics that I sell here in-store. The proof is in the pudding, my Nana always said, so check out my detailed pattern reviews where I share my tips, tricks and learnings for each pattern.

A0 Printing

Have a PDF Pattern and don’t fancy taping all those pages together? Upload it here and we will print it in full size A0 on sturdy paper for you.

Haberdashery

If your sewing box needs a bit of a stock up, you’ll find all the haberdashery bits and bobs you need here too. From gorgeous Liberty bias binding, to buttons and the cutest labels for your finished home sewing. There’s specialist tailoring items, right down to needles, pins and every shade of thread to go with your project (yes I will match thread to your fabric for you!).

Remember to check out our one off and repurposed vintage recycled fabrics. You might just find a treasure! 

Happy hunting!

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