World two
Sewing + Making
Cloth cut with intention — aprons, linens and small goods for the home, alongside patterns, tutorials and honest fabric resources for makers.
- Handmade goods
- Patterns
- Tutorials
- Fabric resources
Maine · Established by hand
Finch Mercantile
Made by hand. Made to last.
A small Maine mercantile where food, making and traditional craft come together — sourdough and fudge from the kitchen, cloth from the sewing table, and fiber worked by hand through the long winter.
Placeholder imagery — Finch photography to come
The mercantile
An old New England general store, kept by one pair of hands and rebuilt for the way we live now.
Finch Mercantile is three connected worlds under one roof. What comes out of the kitchen, what comes off the sewing table, and what comes off the hook all share the same idea: make a small number of good things, slowly, and make them to last.
World one · The kitchen
Bake + Provisions
The heart of the mercantile. Sourdough pulled from a long, slow rise. Fudge cut in small batches. Seasonal provisions, gift boxes and the recipes behind them.
- Bakery
- Fudge
- Sourdough
- Gift boxes
- Recipes
- Seasonal
World three
Crochet + Fiber
Blankets and throws worked stitch by stitch to be kept, mended and handed down. Patterns and fiber notes for anyone learning the long way.
- Blankets
- Throws
- Patterns
- Fiber arts
From the shelves
Featured handmade
A rotating selection from the kitchen and the workroom. Small runs, listed as they are finished.
Provisions
Peanut Butter Fudge
Half-pound block
$12 · Full lb $22
Bakery
Country Sourdough
Naturally leavened
Coming soon
Sewing
Linen Kitchen Apron
Cross-back, ivory
Coming soon
Fiber
Heirloom Wool Throw
Undyed, hand-worked
Coming soon
Digital shop
Patterns & printables
Downloadable work you can start tonight — written clearly, tested honestly.
Crochet pattern
The Winter Harbor Throw
A weighty, textured blanket pattern with three sizes and stitch diagrams.
In preparation
Sewing pattern
Mercantile Apron
Print-at-home pattern with two pocket variations and a full construction guide.
In preparation
Printable
Sourdough Timing Sheet
A one-page schedule for planning a bake around an ordinary day.
In preparation
Finch tools
Quiet, useful calculators
Small tools for makers and bakers. Free to use, built as they are needed.
Fiber
Yarn Yardage Estimator
Work out how much yarn a blanket or garment will take before you buy it.
Baking
Sourdough Hydration Calculator
Adjust flour, water and starter and see the true hydration of your dough.
Sewing
Fabric Yardage Calculator
Convert a cutting layout into yardage at common bolt widths.
Finch Journal
From the workroom
Notes on making, baking and keeping a small business in Maine.
Kitchen · Essay
Keeping a starter through a Maine winter
What actually changes in a cold kitchen, and how to work with it instead of against it.
Workroom · Notes
Why we cut aprons from heavier linen
A short argument for cloth that gets better after fifty washes.
Fiber · Craft
Choosing wool for a blanket meant to be inherited
Fiber, ply and the unglamorous question of how something wears.
Seasonal collection
The Long Dark Collection
Late-season provisions and heavy cloth, gathered for the months when Maine turns inward. Released in one small run.
View the collectionThe Mercantile Letter
Notes from the workroom
Seasonal shop openings, new patterns, and what's rising on the kitchen counter. Sent quietly, never often.
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