Minerva's Bower | Your home of all natural fibres | Open Tue-Fri 10-5pm, Sat 10-3pm | Anzac Day 1-5pm

exciting new arrivals

  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Mountain Dragon
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Mountain Dragon - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Golden Dragon
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Golden Dragon - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Dragon Plumes
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Dragon Plumes - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Dragon Scales
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Dragon Scales - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Fire Dragon
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Fire Dragon - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Ice Dragon
    Ruby Star Cotton, Fireglow Ice Dragon - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $9.00
    Sale price
    $9.00
  • Brushed Cotton Flannelette, Spruce Flannel
    Flat lay of Brushed 100% Cotton Flannelette, Spruce Flannel - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $10.00
    Sale price
    $10.00
  • Astoria, Claret
    Flat lay of 100% cotton twill Astoria, Claret -  for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $11.00
    Sale price
    $11.00

winter wools to keep you cosy

  • Japanese Boiled Wool, Claret
    Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Claret for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $16.25
    Sale price
    $16.25
  • Boiled Wool, Musk Pink
    Flat lay of Boiled 100%Wool, Musk Pink, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $15.00
    Sale price
    $15.00
  • Japanese Wool, Cherry
    Flat lay of Japanese 100% Wool, Cherry - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $13.00
    Sale price
    $13.00
  • Wool, Cashmere Look in Mallard
    Close up of textured pure wool in Mallard colourway. Available at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $19.50
    Sale price
    $19.50
  • Shannon Wool, Mint
    Flat lay of Shannon 100% Wool, Mint, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $16.25
    Sale price
    $16.25
  • Wool, Cashmere Look in Dark Chocolate
    Flat lay of 100% Wool, Cashmere Look in Dark Chocolate - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $19.50
    Sale price
    $19.50
  • Japanese Boiled Wool, Nutmeg
    Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Nutmeg for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $16.25
    Sale price
    $16.25
  • Japanese Boiled Wool, Chocolate
    Flat lay of Heavyweight Japanese Boiled 100% Wool Chocolate for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $16.25
    Sale price
    $16.25
  • 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!

  • Eden Cord, Deep Teal
    Eden Cord, Deep Teal - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Tammy Pinwale, Mustard
    Flat lay of Tammy 100% cotton Pinwale, Mustard - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Tammy Pinwale, Purple
    Flat lay of Tammy 100% cotton Pinwale, Purple - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Tammy Pinwale, Burgundy
    Flat lay of Tammy 100% cotton Pinwale, Burgundy - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Eden Cord, Peach
    Eden 100% cotton Cord, Peach, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Stretch Pinwale Cord, Chocolate
    close up of chocolate pinwale stretch cotton corduroy. Available at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $10.50
    Sale price
    $10.50
  • Stretch Pinwale Cord, Claret
    Close-up of a claret pinwale corduroy fabric surface. Available at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $10.50
    Sale price
    $10.50
  • Cotton Cord, Ruby
    Cotton Cord, Ruby - 1/4metre
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25

sew your dream jeans and more

  • Darrell Cotton Denim
    Flat lay of Darrell 98% Cotton 2% PU Japanese Denim - for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Denim Cotton, Indigo
    Flat lay of Japanese Denim 98% Cotton, Indigo, for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Japanese Super Stretch Denim 2
    Flat lay of Japanese Super Stretch Denim, with 70% horizontal stretch, for sale at MInerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $6.25
    Sale price
    $6.25
  • Denim in White
    Flat lay of Japanese 99% Cotton Denim in White, for sale at Minerva's  Bower
    Regular price
    $5.50
    Sale price
    $5.50
  • Dust Denim
    Japanese Stretch Dust Denim with Oxford weave for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $5.50
    Sale price
    $5.50
  • Pink Selvedge Denim, Indigo
    Japanese Selvedge Denim in Indigo for sale at Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $5.50
    Sale price
    $5.50
  • Denim Cotton, Blue Bell
    Denim 100% Cotton, Blue Bell - 1/4 metre
    Regular price
    $8.25
    Sale price
    $8.25
  • Denim Cotton, Black
    Denim Cotton, Black - Minerva's Bower
    Regular price
    $7.75
    Sale price
    $7.75

inspiring books for thoughtful, creative, makes

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

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....

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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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.