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

just in! stunning new natural fibres

  • Ophelia Cotton
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Silk Satin, Dandelion Wish
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Flat Lay of 100% Linen, Botanica - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $13.50
    $13.50
  • Flat lay of 100% Linen, Floral Paisley, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    $13.50
    $13.50
  • Flat lay of 100%Linen, Firenze, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    $13.50
    $13.50
  • Flat lay of 100%Ramie, Night Banksia - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $11.00
    $11.00
  • Flat lay of Pearl 65% linen 35% silk blend in ecru 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
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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 tana lawn floral rebellion flower crown. Available at Minerva's Bower
    $36.00
    $36.00
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inspiring books for thoughtful, creative, makes

  • 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
  • Sew It Yourself by Daisy Braid
    $37.00
    $37.00
  • 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
  • Tilly And The Buttons Mini Makes Pattern Book for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $50.00
    $50.00
  • The Great British Sewing Bee - Pattern Drafting
    $40.00
    $40.00
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sew your dream jeans and more

  • 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
  • Charlie 100% Cotton Denim for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • 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

Linen blends for the best of both worlds

  • Flat lay of traditional Japanese Barrow Loom Herringbone 44% cotton 28% linen 28% ramie, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $8.00
    $8.00
  • 92% Cotton 8% Linen, Nautical Stripe - 1/4 metre
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Flat lay of High Twist 55% Linen 45% Cotton, Rye, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Flat lay of High Twist 55% Linen 45% Cotton, Indigo, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Flat lay of Gingham Puff, Cocoa, 64% Linen 36% Viscose for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $9.50
    $9.50
  • Flat lay of Pearl 65% linen 35% silk blend in ecru for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $7.00
    $7.00
  • Yarn dyed 30% linen 70% cotton blend plaid check in brown, blue and purple available at Minerva's Bower
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Flat lay of Gigi - Ocean linen cotton for sale at Minerva's Bower
    $9.00
    $9.00
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new yarns|Australian grown and made

  • 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
    $9.95
    $9.95
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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.