The best notions from esteemed English draper Carolyn N.K. Denham!
- Baby Bow Scissors. Hand finished in smooth black with a monogrammed M for Merchant & Mills. Sharp as an arrow and seriously desirable. Just perfect little scissors at 6.75cm – nearly 3″ in old money and America.
- Perfect Gold Scissors engraved with ‘M’. These are suitable for having next to your machine for snipping threads or in your embroidery case. Full size 9cm / 3.5″, blade size 3cm / 1″.
- Solid brass tailor’s thimble with a hole at the top – engraved ‘Merchant & Mills’.
The capless tailor's thimble, you will notice, has an open top for tactile fabric control. It protects your finger without affecting dexterity. British engineered. Lacquered to prevent discolouring, size medium.
- British stamped traditional Tailor’s Chalk in white. Nice sharp edges and corners for marking cloth.
- A proper Needle Threader of decent quality. Robust pressed metal threader from Japan.
-A Metal Gauge with sliding pointer for hem and seam allowance consistency. This nifty metal gauge is ideal for hems and checking seam allowance. A great time saving device. Set it to the desired length, measure and mark, and you’re done.
- Bamboo Point Turner. 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 time.
- Merchant & Mills superior Tape Measure in black & white. Made by Germans. A traditional black & white tailor’s tape measure in metric and imperial. PVC coated polyester fibre with metal tips.
- Fine Needles in an array of sizes and portable packaging. 25 assorted fine sewing needles: Sharps – 6 x size 5, 6 x size 7, 4 x size 9 • Embroidery needle – 6 x size 7 Short • Darners – 3 x size 5 • Nickel plated carbon steel – in pack with threader.
- 100 Glass Headed Pins in a multitude of colours to suit your every mood. Multi-coloured glass headed pins – easy to find in fabric! 30mm x 0.60mm.
- Traditional Dressmaking Pins, with flat heads, nickel plated and made to last – 32mm x 0.65mm.
- Pure Beeswax potted with a lid. Ideal for needle threading and 3 million other uses. Beeswax is traditionally used by tailors to strengthen thread when hand sewing buttonholes. Great for hand and machine sewing!
