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Fun, quirky buttons, maker brooches, handmade tags and other sewing goodies! It all began when I became obsessed with making my own clothes a few years ago.

I was looking for some unique wooden buttons to adorn my first piece of creation (a plain chocolate-coloured shirtdress) but I couldn’t find any that satisfy me. This was when I decided to design my own buttons. I had experience with laser-cutting since my uni days when I used to make architectural models with it (no more agonising and repetitive cardboard cutting with hand!). So naturally, I turned to laser-cutting to create my own buttons. The name ‘Arrow Mountain’ symbolises the design spirit - light and nimble like an arrow, calm and lasting like a mountain - this shop hopes to project. I hope you find pieces you like here. Thank you for visiting.

03/10/2026

I lost my sewjo for a long long time and what brought it back is this free (!) Alexander McQueen kimono jacket pattern. It's the most unusual pattern I've ever sewn and I think the challenge it presents is what made me want to sew again. While the pattern instructions are sparse and somewhat confusing at times, there are many detailed blog posts and videos by other sewists that proved immensely helpful. I'm very grateful for that ❤️

The pattern, along with other designer patterns, is available for free on SHOWstudio

Fabric is wool suiting from SPOTLIGHT

03/05/2025

I'm on a bag-making roll! I'm normally not a fan of stuffed animals but as soon as I saw these patterns from I knew I have to make them. I think that's what's been missing for me with stuffed animals - an integrated zipper pouch and pockets system!

I can't recommend these patterns more ❤ They got clear instructions and all the pieces come together nicely. The only adjustment I made is with the penguin head - I made the head rounder with a shorter beak, to go for a baby penguin look. 🐧

Okay, I'm off to pat them again 🤗

26/04/2025

Long time no sew! Dipping back into the sewing game with a yellow tote - hoping that it would add some extra sunshine to the upcoming winter months here in Melbourne 🌞

I added some 'edge-stitched grid lines' and love how that turned out! It got me thinking what other patterns I can create with edge stitching 💭

24/02/2024

I haven't posted for a while but this is what I made during the holiday - I made a travel sewing kit to take my hobby with me during vacation! 😎

This aptly shaped mini suitcase is made with a DIY weaving kit from Daiso. I added a strap to hold the scissors and a sewn-to-size pincushion and everything else just fits so snugly within it ❤️

I like the peace of mind the hard shell gives me, that needles aren't going to poke through when I placed the kit inside my luggage. That's what has been stopping me from sewing a fabric one for so long!

Anyway, happy 2024 and hope you all get some sewing done during the holiday wherever you are ❤️

29/10/2023

Long time no sew and post! I've come out of my winter hibernation and ready to sew again! The last thing I made before my sewing dormancy is this dopp kit, made of the last remaining scrap of the tapestry fabric - this completing my

Desk curtain ✅️
Mini tote bag ✅️
Dopp kit ✅️

I'm ready to cut into some new fabrics! 🌞

13/04/2023

I'm not usually a print person but I fell in love with the exquisite hand-printed collection from - and after much restraint, I bought 6 of the designs 😂✌️

3 of them were sewn up into my favourite top - pattern ❤️

Each of them features one of my own button. The first one highlighted here is the Moon Cycle button in brushed gold (Back in stock in store! 😉).

I think the black stripy pattern works well with the black/gold button 😗

30/05/2022

Another art medium that I tried during my sewing break is acrylic paint pens. They are so fun to draw with. And now I'm incorporating it into sewing by making a fabric puff key chain! (The paint should be waterproof after heat setting) 🎨➕🧵

Have you paint with acrylic paint pens before?

08/05/2022

Long time no post!

Around the end of last year, I lost my sewjo (quite suddenly and unexpectedly) and got burned out of posting on IG. I put away my sewing machine and explored many different crafts and art mediums in the months since - gouache, paper flower, acrylic pens, air dry clay, paper mache, watercolour pencils, etc. 🎨

And it was while I played with air dry clay, I circled back into the sewing realm. I started making pattern weights in shapes inspired by common pattern pieces. To add weight to them, I also utilised my big collection of redundant IKEA allen keys and embedded them into the clay ✌

Although my sewjo is not fully restored, these new pattern weights have inspired me to start on some simple sewing projects like making another of my favourite 😊

Hope you're enjoying and please don't feel pressured to sew everything for your wardrobe if you don't feel like it. I think this is one of the reasons that ate away my sewjo over time.

Anyway, happy Sunday and glad to be back! 🖐

10/07/2021

My new has quickly become part of my winter uniform, along with and ❤

I made the shorter jacket version with no alterations, except for adding a linning. Love the overall silhouette (boxy but not too boxy) and the big warmer pockets!

Fabric: Upholstery canvas fabric
Buttons: My own 'Lotus' beaded pleather button - coming soon 😉

03/07/2021

Mostly store duties this weekend - packing orders, making new buttons, updating stock listing 😄 ...AND doing taxes 😬 So won't be a lot of sewing going around here. Hope you're having a nice weekend 😘

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Melbourne, VIC

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http://www.arrowmountain.com.au/

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