Karyn Valino at the workroom

Lots of incoming Kona colours and bundles next week! Hello Reader! We had a very special long weekend with our first extra long Handmade Getaway for Labour Day. I talk a bit about it in this IG reel and also share my one finished make from the weekend and it's a cute one. A couple attendees wanted to learn how to use the longarm, so we had a mini lesson which most everyone took part in and then Sara and Susan both free motion quilted their quilts on Saturday and Sunday. The beauty of the...

Fableism House Dress Plaids are in stock Hello Reader! It's going to be a really fun & beautiful weekend here in Sprucedale! We're hosting a special edition of our Handmade Getaway weekend with an extra optional day added at the beginning and end for those who wanted to maximize their making time in the studio and at Santosha Farms. Most of our crew for the weekend arrived safely yesterday coming from as far away as British Columbia and Quebec. The second floor studio is already filled with...

Fern quilted her Double Time Quilt on the longarm this week Hello Reader! Team workroom is heading to Barrie tomorrow for the Fibre Spirit Show at the Barrie Curling Club, 10am-4pm. I'll be packing up the car with as many bundles, Sashiko supplies, embroidery kits, books, patterns, notions and buttons to fill our booth. If you're heading to the show and wanted something specific from the shop, you can place your order for local pick up in Barrie by leaving a note with your online order until...

Large Scale Plaid - Fableism House Dress Starboard Hello Reader! Great news! Our Merchant & Mills delivery is en route to us now and fingers crossed will be arriving here end of next week. All available yardage in this shipment is now available in the online shop. The last minute linens we added to the preorder were the fabrics you loved the most and both Sea Holly and Salt Water Taffy are already sold out, the early birds get the best fabrics!The Workwear Chore Jacket Community Sew Along...

Sea Holly Linen Scout Dress Hello ReaderYou’re receiving this because you’ve shown interest in Merchant & Mills - welcome to our unofficial M&M Club. It’s where we share updates, community preorders, and first peeks just for fellow fans. Just a super quick note today in case you missed that we popped a few last minute Merchant & Mills linens up on Friday into the Community Preorder until tonight (Sunday) at midnight. We got an alert early Friday morning that the Sea Holly linen was back in...

For everyone who was asking - Sea Holly linen is up for a quick weekend preorder! Hello Reader! The shop in Sprucedale was closed this week, but we're back to our regular schedule today (Friday), 11am-3pm and tomorrow Saturday, 11am-3pm. We'll be working catching up on orders and wide format printing over the weekend, if you placed an order this week. If you're up in the area we hope you'll drop by this weekend! We also got a notice that our delivery of Nara Homespuns & the Fableism House...

Suzy Stripe Linen Wilder Gown detail Hello ReaderYou’re receiving this because you’ve shown interest in Merchant & Mills - welcome to our unofficial M&M Club. It’s where we share updates, community preorders, and first peeks just for fellow fans. Are you joining us for The Workwear Chore Jacket Community Sew Along this Fall? Our seasonal Community Sew Alongs have been such a fulfilling way to gather virtually and share the experience of working through a project together. Earlier this year we...

Our June Handmade Getaway Group Hello Reader We just booked in our next Handmade Getaway for late October with Santosha Farms. This is such a lovely time to visit Sprucedale when the Autumn colours are finishing up their show. We didn't expect our Labour Day Weekend getaway to fill up so quickly, so we wanted to offer another weekend before we close out the 2026 season. We've got a couple private getaways in the books for the rest of the season - reach out to us if you've got a group you'd...

Grainline Farrow Dress in Nara Homespun Dash Hello Reader Hope you had a great long weekend! We're just quickly popping in to remind you that tonight we'll be closing the Community Preorder for the Nara Homespuns and Fableism House Dress Wovens. You can save an automatic 10% of your pre-order until midnight! (Plus an extra 10% if you're a workroom studio community member) It's always fun to see which ones you love the most - most of the Nara Homespuns are neck and neck across the board...

Restocked on the Kona Colour Fabric Panel! A 365 colour reference Hello Reader Summer is zipping by way too fast, especially since it's the time of year where the Sprucedale shop gets so many more visitors. It's been so nice to have a steady stream of new and returning customers wandering the shop, digging into the button boxes and planning new garment and quilt projects. You don't know how much I miss those Parkdale days when I could count on seeing so many of your friendly faces every week....