Merewether shop apron
Shop apron in 14 oz cotton duck
$139
A knee-length shop apron in 14 oz cotton duck with cross-back leather straps that take the weight off your neck, and pockets for pencils, a phone and a rule.
Size
One sizeOne size, 86 cm long. The cross-back straps adjust for people from about 155 to 195 cm tall.
Order by 2 pm on a weekday and in-stock sizes leave Carrington the same day.
- Free repairs for as long as you own it
- Free size exchanges within 60 days
- Free delivery over $150, anywhere in Australia
Details and measurements
- Canvas
- 14 oz cotton duck, woven in Geelong
- Straps
- Vegetable-tanned leather, 25 mm, cross-back, solid brass buckles
- Pockets
- Chest pocket with a phone pocket and two pencil slots, two hip pockets
- Rivets
- Solid copper at every pocket corner and strap
- Size
- 86 cm long, 66 cm wide, straps fit 155 to 195 cm tall
- Made
- Cut, riveted and sewn in Carrington
- Weight
- 14 oz a square yard, 475 g/m²
86 cm long and 66 cm wide at the hips. Straps fit people from about 155 to 195 cm tall.
Delivery, exchanges and repairs
In-stock sizes leave Carrington the same day if you order by 2 pm on a weekday, and arrive in two to four working days across most of Australia. Free over $150, otherwise $12.
Size exchanges are free within 60 days, posted both ways. Repairs are free for as long as you own it. Delivery and exchanges
Care
Brush it off, or wash cold with the straps taken off. Rub a little leather balm into the straps once a year. Full care guide
One apron size that fits 155 to 195 cm tall
The cross-back straps run through a brass buckle at each shoulder and clip to the leather tabs at your hips, so the bib sits at your chest and the hem at your knee.
- Length
- 86 cm, top of the bib to the hem
- Width
- 66 cm at the hips, 30 cm across the bib
- Straps
- 25 mm vegetable-tanned leather, 7 holes, 18 cm of adjustment each side
- Pockets
- Chest: phone pocket 9 × 16 cm and two pencil slots. Hips: two at 20 × 22 cm
- Weight
- 780 g, about the same as a full mug of coffee and a claw hammer
How every Merewether shop apron is made
14 pattern pieces and about 52 minutes of work in our Carrington factory, from the bolt of cloth to the rail.
01Cut
Fourteen pieces, canvas and leather, cut on the long table in Carrington.
02Sewn
Every edge folded and sewn twice, pockets bar-tacked at the top.
03Riveted
Eight solid copper rivets set by hand on the bench press.
04Packed
Rolled, tied with cotton tape and posted in a paper satchel.
What the Merewether apron is made of
14 oz cotton duck475 g/m²
- Canvas
- 14 oz cotton duck, woven in Geelong
- Straps
- Vegetable-tanned leather, 25 mm, cross-back, solid brass buckles
- Pockets
- Chest pocket with a phone pocket and two pencil slots, two hip pockets
- Rivets
- Solid copper at every pocket corner and strap
- Size
- 86 cm long, 66 cm wide, straps fit 155 to 195 cm tall
- Made
- Cut, riveted and sewn in Carrington
Cut and sewn in Carrington, NSW. Repaired free for life.
A shop apron that takes the weight off your neck
The straps cross between your shoulder blades and buckle at your hips, so a pocket full of tools pulls on your back, not your neck.
Choose your colour
Why every Merewether strap is riveted by hand
I set every rivet by hand on a press that came out of an old saddlery in Maitland. Eight in every apron. Hang off a strap as hard as you like and it will not move.
Pita FonotiMachinist, at Graft since 2019
Meet the machinists
Free repairs for as long as you own this apron
Straps and rivets almost never go, but if a pocket tears or a buckle bends we fix it. Back in about 8 working days, posted free both ways.
How repairs work
How your shop apron arrives from Carrington
- Folded and tied, no plasticWrapped in kraft paper and tied with cotton tape, in a paper satchel you can reuse for a repair.
- A repair cardSigned by the machinist who sewed it, with the date and the run number.
- A spare rivet and burrTaped inside the card, for the day you need it.
Reviews
4.9
From 538 verified buyers
The cross-back straps are the reason I bought it. Eight hours at the wheel and no sore neck. Clay washes out of the canvas with a hose.
Hannah F.Potter, The Junction
One size172 cmTrue to size
Verified buyer, September 2026
Fits me at 190 cm with room left on the buckles. The rivets have not budged after a year of chisels in the pockets.
Luke T.Woodturner, Belmont
One size190 cmTrue to size
Verified buyer, July 2026
Long on me, as you would expect at 158 cm, but the straps take it up enough. The black hides coffee.
Marta C.Barista and roaster, Hamilton
One size158 cmTrue to size
Verified buyer, June 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about the Merewether shop apron
Will it fit me?
The straps adjust for people from about 155 to 195 cm tall. The apron is 86 cm long, which sits at the knee on most people.
How do I clean it?
Brush it off, or wash it cold with the straps unbuckled and taken off. Rub a little leather balm into the straps once a year.
Can I have it shorter?
Yes. Send it back for free hemming in your first 30 days.
How do free repairs work?
Book a repair online and we post you a paper satchel. Post it back free, and it comes home patched, darned or re-riveted in about eight working days, for as long as you own it.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 60 days, posted free both ways.
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- Free repairs for life
- Tears, worn knees, lost buttons: post it back to Carrington and we fix it free, for as long as you own it.
- Free size exchanges
- Within 60 days, posted both ways, even if you have worn it on site.
- Free delivery over $150
- Anywhere in Australia, sent the same day if you order by 2 pm on a weekday.
- Made in Newcastle
- Cut and sewn in Carrington by nine machinists, from canvas woven in Geelong.
