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  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Your Natural Choice For Garment Making Supplies

  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Sewing for all Seasons, in Sustainable Style

  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Natural Fibres for all Makers

  • Shop 9 Katoomba Arcade, 147-151 Katoomba St.

  • Visit our Bower in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

  • Flat Rate Shipping

  • Shipping within Australia $12 flat rate Free for orders over $200

Minerva’s Bower

Your Natural Choice For Garment Making Supplies

Minerva’s Bower

Sewing for all Seasons, in Sustainable Style

Minerva’s Bower

Natural Fibres for all Makers

Shop 9 Katoomba Arcade, 147-151 Katoomba St.

Visit our Bower in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Flat Rate Shipping

Shipping within Australia $12 flat rate Free for orders over $200

New see you at six French terry

  • See You At Six Cotton French Terry, Pasture Rose
    $10.50
    $10.50
  • See You At Six Cotton French Terry, Doggies
    $10.50
    $10.50
  • See You At Six Cotton French Terry, Evening Meadow
    $10.50
    $10.50
  • See You At Six Cotton French Terry, Panda Party, Black
    $10.50
    $10.50
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our lightest weight cottons make easy breezy summer garments

  • Liana is a drapey, lightweight, pure cotton voile, with the silhouette of foliage as a grey contrast on black background. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $10.00
    $10.00
  • Echino Kokka Cotton Double Gauze, Tansen Citron - 1/4 metre
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • Echino Kokka Cotton Double Gauze, Tsubomi Green - 1/4 metre
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • 100% Cotton Voile, Margot - 1/4 metre
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • 100% Cotton Voile, Betty - 1/4 metre
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • 100% Cotton Voile, Ley Lines, Brown - 1/4 metre
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Kokka Tie Dye Border Pattern, Grey and Maroon - 1/4 metre
    $6.00
    $6.00
  • Kokka Double Gauze, Simple Flower in Black - 1/4 metre
    $6.25
    $6.25
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ramie is a stunning fibre made from nettle

  • 100%Ramie Chinoiserie flat fabric lay for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Pure Ramie Azita Blue with dappled Cobalt base and red Persian designs now at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • 100% Ramie Spring Garden, flat lay image, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Pure Ramie Accordion Black with linear graphic design in white though to and black to now at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
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we love clover haberdashery tools for japanese quality

  • Clover Hot Hemmer, Long
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Clover Bodkins - Two Types
    $8.15
    $8.15
  • Clover Air Erasable Marker with Eraser
    Sold out
    $10.50
  • Clover sashiko needles long type
    $8.00
    $8.00
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silk makes statement party pieces

  • 100% Silk Satin - Cerise - 1/4 metre
    $22.00
    $22.00
  • 100% Silk Satin - Copper - 1/4 metre
    $22.00
    $22.00
  • 100% Silk Satin - Violet - 1/4 metre
    $22.00
    $22.00
  • 100% Silk Satin - Petrol - 1/4 metre
    $22.00
    $22.00
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Minerva's bower: the home of natural fibres

Sustainable Style

Our natural fabric range lets you have peace of mind that your garments will be beautiful to sew and to wear, and won't cost the earth

Personalised Service

We have over 70 years of dressmaking experience between us, and love assisting sewists and makers

Unique Fabrics

Carefully curated natural fibres, to let you sew your whole wardrobe, and express your individuality

Minerva's Bower fabric store, fabric, fabrics, Blue Mountains, Sewing, sewists, independent patterns, Australia, World Heritage, sustainable, Vintage Buttons, Buttons, leather, Haberdashery

A little bit about us....

Well hey there, One of our favourite parts of this business is meeting all of our wonderful customers and getting to hear your stories and history. We love chatting with people from all walks of life, and forming bonds through our love of craft and fabric. We figured that many of you may like to hear a bit more about what has led us here....

read more here

Minerva's Bower

Your Natural Choice for dressmaking supplies

Testimonials

I can’t fault the great service and range of quality fabrics stocked by Kylie and Clare in Minerva’s Bower. I recently ordered some samples followed by a larger fabric order, and was very impressed with the communication and prompt delivery in both cases. Thank you from a very happy customer!

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Victoria

If you love fabric and all things creative for dressmakers then this is the place for you. The range, quality and price are exceptional and Kylie and Clare are just the best. I am so lucky to have this place close by, it’s a little haven.

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Annie

No matter how you like to shop, in person or on-line, the people behind the product make all the difference. As an enthusiastic novice, I love to visit with the ladies from Minerva’s Bower. There’s no question too silly, their depth of knowledge and infinite patience has made my sewing journey a joy. The fact they are so committed to sourcing sustainable and ethical fabric choices means I rarely shop anywhere else.

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Keris

Minerva’s Bower is much more than just a place to buy fabric, the ladies are knowledgable, patient and have bloody good taste!

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Jo

Want to read more from our happy customers?

Find our 5 Star google review listing here

Our small business would love to hear your feedback, and we send huge thanks out to customers who take the time to leave us a review

We would like to acknowledge the Darug and Gundungurra people, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which our business operates. Minerva's Bower acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging. Always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land.