Sewing School
ISSUE 13 – SHIFT STYLE
Strut into the new season with this pretty, retro-inspired shift dress. Pick out some of your favourite vintage or recycled fabric, make a date with your sewing machine and download the pattern for free below. Accessorise with a cute cardi and some tights, and you’ll be ready to take on the day and night in one-of-a-kind, handmade style.
Download the instructions here.
Download the pattern here.
ISSUE 12 – BEARY CUTE
As a very special treat for kids and kids at heart, we are tickled pink to offer you this special summer Sewing School project, created exclusively for Peppermint by Rosie Ok! With four customisable patterns available (bow or no bow? jumper or no jumper?), these little cuties are the perfect excuse to crochet away a lazy summer afternoon with friends – and make gorgeous DIY stocking stuffers too! Download your free pattern below – as always, we recommend that you print on scrap or recycled paper, using draft printer settings, and even share or pass on the pattern once you’ve finished. And please email us with any questions or to show off your beary cute handiwork!
Download the instructions here.
ISSUE 11 – DRESS IT UP
Welcome back to Sewing School. If the pretty tunic top from Issue 11 took your fancy and you want to make one for yourself (or even a dress from the same pattern), we’re pleased to say all that you need is here to download free! Of course, as always, we recommend that you print on scrap or recycled paper, using draft printer settings, and even share or pass on the pattern once you’ve finished. And please email us with any questions or to show off your handiwork! Good luck!
Download the instructions here.
Download the pattern here.
ISSUE 10 – PERFECT PLAYSUIT
Welcome back to Sewing School. If you liked our snuggly winter playsuit from Issue 10 (modelled by our very own Rachel Manns) and want to make it for yourself, we’re pleased to say the pattern and instructions are yours to download free right here! Of course, as always, we recommend that you print on scrap or recycled paper, using draft printer settings, and even share or pass on the pattern once you’ve finished. And please email us with any questions or to show off your handiwork! Good luck!
Download the Peppermint Playsuit Instructions
Download the Peppermint Playsuit Pattern
And some close-ups on the detail:
ISSUE 9 – SWEET PLEATS SKIRT
Welcome back to Sewing School – our next installment is this lovely Autumn pleated skirt. Don’t be put off by the charming, but possibly tricky-looking, pleats – our resident sewanista Sandra will guide you through them with ease. As mentioned before, we of course recommend that you print on scrap or recycled paper, using draft printer settings, and even share or pass on the pattern once you’ve finished. And please email us with any questions or to show off your handiwork with any photos!
Download: Origami Skirt Instructions
Download: Origami skirt pattern
ISSUE 8 – SUMMER TUNIC
Welcome to Sewing School: the place where we rediscover the lost domestic skills that made our grandmamas so nifty. There are no rules here, except an understanding that by making your own you’re finding a way to express your own style, eliminate social and environmental injustice, and – just as a warning – may even come out looking fabulous.
For our first session we have a free pattern for this simple summer tunic dress (pictured below), courtesy of our expert sewanista Sandra Bryans. To make one of your very own, simply click to download and print off the following instructions and pattern, pick a favourite fabric, grab a cuppa and get stitching! As noted in the instructions that follow, we of course recommend that you print on scrap or recycled paper, using draft printer settings, and even share or pass on the pattern once you’ve finished. Best of luck, and please email us with any questions or a sweet snap of your finished product!
Download: Summer Dress Instructions
Download: Summer Dress Pattern