Minerva's Bower | Your home of all natural fibres | Open Tue-Fri 10-5 & Sat 10-3 | Good Friday 11-2 | Easter Monday 11-2 | Anzac Day 1-5pm

just in! stunning new natural fibres

  • Flat lay of Ophelia 100% Cotton, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Flat Lay of 100% Cotton Cloud Grid, White - for sale at Minerva's Bower Minerva's Bower
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Flat lay of Art Gallery 100% Cotton, Updraft Matcha, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • Black and white abstract pattern on a textured background. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $10.00
    $10.00
  • Flat Lay of 100% Linen, Botanica - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $13.50
    $13.50
  • Flat lay of heavy Indian cotton jacquard. Fableism Astrid weave in licorice colourway. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Flat lay of Japanese 100% Cotton Oxford, Stripe Play, Navy for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $10.50
    $10.50
  • Flat lay of 100% Cotton Seersucker, Denim Blue, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
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hooray, it's corduroy season!

  • Eden 100% cotton Cord, Russet, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Eden 100% Widewale Cord, Mustard, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Eden 100% cotton Cord, Walnut, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Flat lay of Albie 11 Wale Cord, Navy, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Flat lay of Albie 11 Wale Cord, Royal, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Flat lay of Albie 11 Wale Cord, Sage, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Flat lay of Albie 11 Wale, Aqua, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Cotton Cord, Ruby - 1/4metre
    $6.25
    $6.25
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  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Your Natural Choice For Mindful Garment Making Supplies

  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Sewing for all Seasons, in Sustainable Style

  • Minerva’s Bower

  • Natural Fibres for all Makers

  • 99 Katoomba St, Katoomba, NSW

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

  • Flat Rate Shipping

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

Minerva’s Bower

Your Natural Choice For Mindful Garment Making Supplies

Minerva’s Bower

Sewing for all Seasons, in Sustainable Style

Minerva’s Bower

Natural Fibres for all Makers

99 Katoomba St, Katoomba, NSW

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

Flat Rate Shipping

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

Liberty floral rebellion | priced per half metre

  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Sequin Scatter C, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Disco Fever C, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Flower Crown A, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Beau C, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Beau A, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Peacock Posy A, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Modern Dandy C, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Flat lay of Liberty 100% Cotton Tana Lawn, Inked Rose A, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
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inspiring books for thoughtful, creative, makes

  • The Great British Sewing Bee - Pattern Drafting - Minerva's Bower
    $40.00
    $40.00
  • Book cover of '52 Weeks of Easy Knits' with a colorful knitted sweater on a pink background, available at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Book cover of '52 Weeks of Chunky Knits' by Laine featuring a person wearing a chunky knit sweater, available at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Book cover of 'Knits for Little Ones' with a baby wearing a knitted hat and, cardigan, available at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Learn To Sew - Tilly Walnes, sewing skills book available at MInerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Piece by Piece by Lauren MacDonald for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $40.00
    $40.00
  • The Art of Repair by Molly Martin - Minerva's Bower
    $35.00
    $35.00
  • Book cover of 'Sewing with Scraps' featuring a blue quilted vest on a pink background. Book for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $45.00
    $45.00
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sew your dream jeans and more

  • Japanese Stretch Dust Denim with Oxford weave for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $5.50
    $5.50
  • Japanese Selvedge Denim in Indigo for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $5.50
    $5.50
  • Denim 100% Cotton, Blue Bell - 1/4 metre
    $8.25
    $8.25
  • Denim Cotton, Black - Minerva's Bower
    $7.75
    $7.75
  • Japanese 100% cotton denim fabric, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Flat lay of cotton denim, in duck egg colourway. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $8.50
    $8.50
  • Heavyweight Washed Cotton Drill, Pink, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $9.00
    $9.00
  • Heavyweight Washed Cotton Drill, Natural, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $9.00
    $9.00

Last chance Clearance - enjoy 30% off

  • Flat lay of Alexander Henry 100% Cotton, Yoga Poses, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $9.00
    $6.30
  • 100% Cotton, Confetti, Blue - 1/4 metre
    $9.25
    $6.47
  • Kobayashi Poplin 100% Cotton Butterflies, Blue - 1/4 metre
    $7.50
    $5.25
  • Kobayashi Poplin 100% Cotton Butterflies, Red - 1/4 metre
    $7.50
    $5.25
  • Kobayashi Poplin 100% Cotton Black Chrysanthemum - 1/4 metre
    $7.50
    $5.25
  • Kobayashi Poplin 100% Cotton Red Chrysanthemum - 1/4 metre
    $7.50
    $5.25
  • 100% Cotton, Granny Square in Blue, Warp and Weft Honey by Ruby Star Society - 1/4 metre
    $7.50
    $5.25
  • Liberty 100% Cotton, Arthur's Garden - 1/4 metre
    $18.00
    $12.60
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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

Wonderful curated selection of quality fabrics in natural fibres and a stunning selection of prints. Also, absolutely lovely team running the shop. Grateful for the help of Kylie and Clare with my sewing project. 🙏


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Stacy

Amazing service! Probably the best fabric store online! I bought some fabric from their online store and they were kind enough to answer any questions I had and even send me a video of the fabric in motion before purchasing! They were very helpful and I can’t speak highly enough of them and their service! They also had a great range of unique fabrics! Highly recommend!

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Missy Moo

A treasure of the blue mountains. Not only are the fabrics are lovely there, but the staff genuinely care about your sewing projects. They very happy to search the whole store to find the right fabric for you. A place of all fabric lovers to visit.

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Irwin

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 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.