A milliner was a clothing maker. They sold sewing items such as material and thread. They made hats, cloaks, aprons, dresses, and more. A milliner was typically a woman. They would import things from London, England. Milliners would use different tools in their work such as iron blocks, which are used to heat an iron. An iron was used to smooth out clothes. They used bread to remove stains. Milliners always wore the latest fashions so that people would buy them. Eighty to ninety percent of the price of a dress was the fabric. A milliner had a very important trade in colonial times.