Merchant & Mills Workbook
$62.00
A beautiful and informative manual to inspire and guide the confident sewer. The aim of this book is to move beyond simplicity and dare makers to develop new skills. The reward will be a stylish, all-season, multi-layer wardrobe by your own hand.
Full-size patterns for six classic garments : a neat vest with a boxer back detail, an elegant bias-cut long-sleeved dress, a simple long gathered skirt with a drawstring waist, a batwing wrap top, an oversized drop-shoulder jacket and a pair of classic wide leg trousers. There are also style variations within four of the patterns.
Part I introduces tools, techniques, the Merchant & Mills philosophy and working methods so you're completely prepared to tackle the projects. Each task builds on the skills gained in the previous one with patterns for you to scale up.
A4 size, 176 pages with six patterns:
Bantam Vest: A casual, loose-fitting vest with a boxer back, adaptable into a dress.
Curlew Top/Dress: A bias-cut design offering an elegant dress with long sleeves or a top variation.
Heron Top: A bat-winged wrap top with a shawl collar and side-tie fastening.
Saltmarsh Skirt: A simple, long, gathering skirt with a drawstring waist.
Haremere Jacket/Coat: An oversized, drop-shoulder jacket that can be made as a coat.
Strides Trousers: Classic wide-leg trousers with variations
Stocked in the world’s most respected outlets, Merchant & Mills high quality sewing patterns emerge, never rushed to market, but slowly developed to be exemplary, desirable and pragmatic.