Winter Issue 61
Our first Peppermint Pattern is here! Meet the Tansey Top • Embroidery joy from our cover artist Fleur Woods • The curious power of the compliment • Plastic-free beauty round-up • Colourful threads from Ellie Whittaker • Speaking out on mental health • Bangarra Dance Theatre • Building better communities • A fun thrift flip • 'Behind the seams' with Nancybird • Accessible art with Studio A • Visible mending • Using textile waste to forge connections
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Like Nice Stuff? You’ll Love The Great Artist Market at Felons Barrel Hall
The beers are crafty, the riverside is scenic and the market goods are so, so good. Bring on The Great Artist...
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Hear That? It’s the Sound of Cricuts (The Crafty Machine That’s Taken Over Instagram)
It’s the stickering, stencilling, decal-making wonder you didn’t know you needed – and suddenly it’s all over socials. But what...
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Get Your Fancy Pants On! Brisbane Fashion Month Is Coming!
There’s lots to love about October, especially if you’re in Brisbane, where the dressing up opportunities extend far beyond the...
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The Finders Keepers Melbourne Markets Are Fast Approaching! And the Line-Up Is Good
If you’re in need of ceramics, sewing supplies, butter crocks, socks, screen-prints or sangria-scented candles, might we suggest you head...
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Attending a Wedding? These 16 Sewing Patterns Are Guaranteed to Impress
Here at Peppermint we’re not afraid to come out with our bold pro-love stance. We’d go so far as to say we love love...
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Dress-Ups and Deep Conversations at Newcastle’s Hide and Seeker Vintage
Nestled in Newcastle’s creative hub of Islington, Hide and Seeker Vintage is a collaboration between a clever husband-and-wife duo –...
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Yotam Ottolenghi Takes On an Australian Barbecue Classic (and We Have the Recipe!)
Big news! The master of plant-based recipes and all things eggplant – Yotam Ottolenghi – has launched a cookbook dedicated...
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The Good Life: The Thrifter Who Created Her Own (Brilliant!) Thrift Shop
In honour of Second Hand September, we caught up with Castlemaine’s Tiffany Inglis to talk trends, upcycling and the challenges...
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Curves Ahead! A Great Big List of Lovely Size-Inclusive Australian Labels
Drab dresses designed to “hide sins”? Yawn. Give us the big bows and neon swirls of a made-to-order Dowk dress,...
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Think you’ve seen it all? Take a look at the World Famous Crochet Museum
In the Californian desert town of Joshua Tree, maker Shari Elf is on a mission to turn unloved items into...
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Artist Claire Ritchie Talks Influences, Gardening and Studio Essentials
If you happen to have come across Claire Ritchie’s joyful, feel-good illustrations, then it will come as no surprise to...
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Creative Escape: Designer Carlie Ballard’s Guide to the Central Coast
Offering up glorious scenery in all seasons, NSW’s Central Coast is particularly appealing in the springtime, when the great outdoors...
Read moreStick to your guns about the things that really matter. You should never compromise on the right thing to do just because it's easier.
BRIANNE WEST, ISSUE 61
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We’ll be less activist, if you be less shit.
Kate Just, queer feminist textile artist, has knitted an image taken of her holding a knitted sign (that’s so meta!).
From @KateJustKnits
“I hand knitted the artist portrait photo of me that was taken by @SimonJStrong for my exhibition Protest Signs at @HugoMichellGallery in 2022. In the photo I hold a protest sign / artwork I hand knitted that reads ‘We’ll be less activist if you be less shit’
This knitted rendition is part of a new series of works in which I re-knit artworks and images from my archive across my career.
Kate Just, My Archive: knitted replica of an artist portrait for my exhibition Protest Signs by photographer Simon Strong in 2022. Hand knitted wool and acrylic yarn. 30in x 23inch
#KnittedArt #Knitting #ArtActivism
Oh we do love to be beside the seaside, especially in the Tansey Top!
This make from @Bypaary has all the heart eyes from us:
"Loved this collab with Peppermint Magazine and @Spoonflower of the Tansey Top.
I chose this print by @HolliZollinger, whose designs I’ve been in love with for a while! The base is a gorgeous cotton silk. It’s beautiful to sew with and presses so well. I used a microtex needle for this fabric.
The Tansey Top is a quick sew. It’s a loose, breezy top with a gathered back bodice and cuffs to finish off the sleeves. It came together in an hour and a half (not including cutting time).
Thanks Peppermint Mag and Spoonflower for the opportunity."
Grab the pattern from the link in our bio!
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#PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintTanseyTop #PeppermintPatterns #SewersOfInstagram #MeMade #Sewcialists #SlowFashion #SewingLove #MakeItYourself
Brisbane friends! ✨
We’re very excited to be setting up camp at @TheGreatArtistMarket this weekend at @FelonsBarrelHall 🤸🏻
Come say hey and nab yourself (or a friend, believe it or not Rudolph is just around the corner!) a sweet special.
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Subscribe for $40 and receive our current issue 61 along with two surprise back issues - all wrapped in a fat quarter of @Spoonflower fabric!
Buy the current issue 62 for $20 and you’ll also get two surprise back issues wrapped in a fat quarter of @Spoonflower fabric!
We’ll also have some printed sewing patterns and our Sew Organised sewing journal (limited numbers left).
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There will be other amazing stalls a’plenty along with a performance by the fabulous @ThelmaPlum - see you there!
#PeppermintMagazine #TheGreatArtistMarket #ShopLocal #ShopHandmade #BrisbaneEvents #PeppermintPatterns
A little show and tell (or should that be Sew&Tell 🤔) from our sewing coordinator @Laura_The_Maker with the limited release silk fabric from the iconic @ErinLightfootStudio.
In a word: obsessed. 😍
Pattern: @StyleArc
Sewing label: @KylieAndTheMachine
#SewistsOfInstagram #MeMade #SlowFashion #DesignerFabric #ErinLightfoot #SupportSmallBusiness #Sewing #FabricLove #FabricDesign
We are a reflection of nature, yet we question our beauty. 🌈
Art by @toastedbyeli, who also so beautifully says: “Do you question the beauty of the sunset? A flower? A rainbow?”
The long and the short of it – our updated Spring Shorts pattern is the bees knees.
It has now been graded for our current size range, from A-P! That’s 16 sizes – hoorah!!!
Head to our website (link in bio) to grab yourself the updated pay-what-you-can pattern – don’t forget to tag #PeppermintPatterns and #PeppermintSpringShorts to share your makes!
Model/sewist: @Pins_And_Tonic
Fabric: Midweight 100% Certified Organic Hemp (in Kale) @WeAreTheFabricStore
Photos: @KelleyTakesPhotos
#PeppermintMagazine #SewersOfInstagram #MeMade #Sewcialists #SlowFashion #SewingLove #MakeItYourself #InclusiveSizing #PlusSizeSewing
Disability rights, sustainable fashion, domestic violence awareness, Indigenous art… and sewing. 🫶🏼
The amazing speaker lineup at our PepTalks event will cover a lot of ground, sharing stories to uplift, inform and inspire you. Sara Shams (NoLegs_NoWorries), @Jes.Hallagan (@DangerousFemales), @Lauren_Rogers_Art_ and Katie Roberts (@SustainabilityInStyle) are all on board to make the night a special one!
We also have a fun sewing panel with our Sewing Coordinator Laura Jackson @Laura_The_Maker about purpose, sustainability, courage and community with a few of our friends in the #MeMade world - @KatieMakesADress @SueChingLascelles @EllieWhittakerStudio and @KylieAndTheMachine.
Rally the troops and grab your tickets now!
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Saturday 30 November 2024 - book through the link in bio.
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The venue is at Morningside School of Arts Brisbane @msa4170 - this beautiful Art Deco community-owned hall is in need of restoration, and we’re proud to be supporting their efforts by holding our event here!
We are also proud to say we are donating $5 from every ticket sold to @DangerousFemales - a movement founded to combat violence against women by raising awareness and funds for support services in Australia.
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents #PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane
🌟 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥! 🌟
According to @OneGirlOrg, 122 million girls around the world are denied an education. The charity believes that education is a lifeline and one of the most powerful instruments to reduce poverty, improve health and wellbeing, mitigate the climate change crisis, and ensure gender equality.
From @OneGirlOrg -
Today, we celebrate the incredible strength and limitless potential of girls around the world as they break barriers and strive for a brighter future. 💜
At One Girl, we believe that when girls are empowered through education, they become 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 in their pursuit of change - not just for themselves, but for their families, communities, and economies. ✨
Despite the challenges they face, girls are determined to build a world where they are respected and empowered.
Today, as we celebrate International Day of the Girl, you can help empower girls through education to become 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 world changers.
Because when you educate a girl, everything changes. 🧡
Donate today ▶️ www.onegirl.org.au/IDG2024
#InternationalDayOfTheGirl #IDG2024 #GirlsEducation #InvestInGirls #UnstoppableGirls
Not entirely sure we could love this any more than we do. You are a legend @SueChingLascelles! 👏
From Sue-Ching:
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My version of the bikini body tee 🤌 except better.
In my first year of studying art I was young, delulu and fresh out of high school 😂. I was taking sculpture class when my lecturer flashed this up and… it was love. If you don’t know her, she is the Venus of Willendorf. Probably created over 29,000 years ago, she is one of the oldest surviving works or art. Just 11cm tall she is believed to be a tiny fertility goddess that would have been carried by its owner. Women are witches. Art is beautiful. Your body is amazing. She is all of us 🙏🙏🙏
#ArtHistory #Sewing #CustomMade #VenusOfWillendorf
The perfect jacket for your ward-robe! 😁
These lovely makes are from @Sew_Happy_Sewalongs:
“The #PeppermintRobeJacket is the perfect garment for feeling feminine, comfortable, and classy.
I made one version from a lightweight, sheet floral chiffon as well as another version from a mix of leftover linen bits. Love them both so much!“
Find this pay-what-you-can pattern, created in collab with @Common_Stitch, on our website! 🪡
#PeppermintPatterns #ScrappyProject #MeMade #SewistsOfInstagram #Sew #SewingPatterns #ScrapBuster
Beautiful words from @faratucker 🫶🏼
“I guess I keep trying to find words—not because I think my words matter, but because something inside me insists upon it. Because it’s still happening. Because the point is you shouldn’t have to be directly impacted by something to care about it and to speak out against it.
Many of us have been psychologically, spiritually, chemically changed forever by what we’ve witnessed—and by the undeniable truths that have been revealed. Many of us have been shouting into what seems like the void every day for a year. But the thing is, we aren’t shouting into a void. It feels like that at times, but we are speaking from and into the collective. We need to remember this and let it fuel us. We are many. And we speak a truth dangerous enough to the powers that be to be silenced over and over again.
It can feel hard to keep believing, hoping, speaking, showing up, especially in the face of indifferent or complicit governments. But who would we be if we shrugged our shoulders and moved on? Maybe it won’t matter, but don’t we have to try?”
Hear that? It`s the sound of Cricuts – the buzzy craft machine that`s taking over the internet. If you`ve been tempted to splurge, head on over to our website where we quiz three professional makers on their tips for newbies.
"You don’t have to be an artist or designer to get started," says Martina Calvi @MartinasTinyStore. "Start simple and take advantage of all the designs in Cricut Design Space."
For more tips and makes, head to the link in bio.
#PeppermintMagazine #Cricut_ANZ #SewersOfInstagram #MeMade #Cricut #SewingLove #MakeItYourself #HandCrafted #HandStitched #HandMade
