Minerva's Bower | Your home of all natural fibres | Open Tue-Fri 10-5pm, Sat 10-3pm |

sumptuous new silk velvets | limited quantities!

  • Close-up of Mae Silk Velvet, Chartreuse. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • Flat lay of Mae Silk Velvet, Chocolate. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • Flat lay of Cora Devore Velvet, Crimson Floral, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • Floral devore silk velvet pattern with beige flowers on a black background. Available at Minerva's Bower
    Sold out
    $22.50
  • Black floral devore silk velvet pattern on a textured black fabric background. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • Orange silk devore velvet butterflies and flowers on a jade background. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • orange floral devore silk velvet on chocolate base. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
  • Floral pattern with red and black flowers on a dark background. Devore silk velvet, available at Mierva's Bower
    $22.50
    $22.50
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winter wools to keep you cosy

  • Flat lay of Boiled 100% Wool, Charcoal Marle - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $15.00
    $15.00
  • Flat lay of 100% Wool, Cashmere Look in Dark Chocolate - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $19.50
    $19.50
  • Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Nutmeg for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $16.25
    $16.25
  • Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Chocolate for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $16.25
    $16.25
  • Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Fennel for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $16.25
    $16.25
  • Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Claret for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $16.25
    $16.25
  • Flat lay of Boiled 100%Wool, Musk Pink, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $15.00
    $15.00
  • Flat lay of Japanese 100% Wool, Cherry - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $13.00
    $13.00
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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

hooray, it's corduroy season!

  • Close-up of a claret pinwale corduroy fabric surface. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $10.50
    $10.50
  • Stretch 14 Wale Cotton Cord, Pumpkin, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Flat lay of Albie 11 Wale Cord, Grass, 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
  • Eden 100% cotton Cord, Citron, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Pinwale 100% Cotton Cord, Lilac -$25 per metre ($6.25 - 1/4 metre)
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Flat lay of Simon 6 Wale Cotton Cord in Sky for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $6.25
    $6.25
  • Flat lay of Stretch 14 Wale Cotton Cord, Chocolate - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $10.50
    $10.50
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beautiful australian, natural yarns

  • White Gum ethically produced 4 ply 30%Tussar Silk and 70% Merino in assorted colours - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • White Gum 10 ply ethically produced 30% Tussah Silk 70% Merino in assorted colours - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
  • Merino Fleck 8ply - Minerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Heirloom Merino Magic Chunky Yarn - assorted colours, all available at Minerva's Bower
    $17.50
    $17.50
  • Multiple Balls Merino Magic 8ply, all available at Minerva's Bower
    $6.95
    $6.95
  • Hand-dyed merino sock wool yarn in various colors with labels on a white background
    $32.00
    $32.00
  • Alpaca 8 ply - Minerva's Bower
    $12.40
    $12.40
  • Jet 12 ply - Minerva's Bower
    $9.95
    $9.95

inspiring books for thoughtful, creative, makes

  • 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
  • Piece by Piece by Lauren MacDonald for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $40.00
    $40.00
  • Book cover of '52 Weeks of Scarves' by Laine on a beige background, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Book cover of '52 Weeks of Accessories' by Laine, featuring a person holding orange knitted items against a green background. Book for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • Book cover of '52 Weeks of Socks' with a person wearing knitted socks on a textured gray background, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • A Year of Sewing with Nani Iro by Naomi Ito
    $45.00
    $45.00
  • Making Leather Bags Wallets and Cases Book Cover
    $45.00
    $45.00
  • Artful Botanical Embroidery by Alice Makabe - Minerva's Bower
    $38.00
    $38.00
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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

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

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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.