If you like to flick through a book before you commit, Kate will take you on a virtual tour of what's inside in this video! 

Merchant & Mills have explored the concepts and designs in the book through conversations with makers across disciplines, from weaving to woodturning. These makers model the patterns and tell us a little about their story and craft. This book purchase will inspire and delight!

The book comes with both physical pattern sheets and a QR code to access the A0 PDF pattern files, which you can then download and print at a copy shop. The patterns in the back of the book are on three double-sided pattern sheets for tracing off.

This is not a beginner's book, nor is it advanced. It's a handbook of staple makes and satisfying techniques, sure to become a well-thumbed companion to any maker's handmade wardrobe. Perfect for anyone who wants to take on slow projects that are satisfyingly challenging.

In genderless sizing from XS to 3XL, the book illustrates the eternal relevance and versatility of traditional workwear shapes. These simple everyday garments are clothes, not fashion, living outside the fast and careless, trend-led landscape.

The designs create a timeless capsule when styled together, making them items that will work for their place in your wardrobe (and on your sewing list!)

Chore Jacket (choose to make with a zip or button closure).

Shirt / Shirt Dress (choose to make with a shirt or grandad collar).

Drawstring Trousers / Shorts.

Blazer (choose to make lined, unlined or with bound seams).

A Japanese-inspired Mail Bag.

And that's not all. After putting so much love into your sewing, a label is the perfect way to complete your project. Merchant & Mills designed a label pack to coordinate with the workwear designs. Make your mark on these four labels as you check off the patterns in the book using a bar tack, a running stitch underline, or a cross.⁠