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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A print magazine about style, sustainability and substance

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...

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Stick 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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Food for thought about that $15 t-shirt, courtesy of @frontoffice.co

#SustainableFashion #EthicalFashion #WhoMadeMyClothes #WhoMadeYourClothes
No longer the black sheep of the family, these rams are leading the flock! 🌈🌈🌈

From @adweek: “A German sheep farm has introduced Rainbow Wool, a textile crafted from the wool of gay rams. 

The campaign, developed by the Germany-based agency Serviceplan, is launching its first fashion collection, with Tokio Hotel’s Bill Kaulitz as its lead star. The goal of the collection is to spread awareness for the continuous fight for LGBTQ+ rights globally.”

You can choose between various caps, patches and shoelaces with each purchase supporting the LSVD⁺ (the largest NGO for queer rights in Germany) to continue the work they do for the LGBTQIA+ community in Germany and parts of the world, where it’s illegal or dangerous to be queer. You can even sign up for a ‘sponsorsheep’ to save more gay sheep, increase their flock and produce even more yarn.

@RainbowWoolOfficial 🌈🐏🌈

#LGBTQIA #Wool #Pride #QueerFashion #GayRights
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Exciting news, pin pals! We've partnered up with our friends at BERNINA to offer a shiny new bernette 77 sewing machine, worth AU$2000 for one super lucky winner!!!⁠
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🪡 The easy-to-use b77 is for sewists and quilters and comes with a load of extras. It can handle all kinds of materials, from delicate chiffon to leather and multi-layered makes. This dream machine comes with 8 presser feet, a semi-automatic needle threader and an impressive 500 stitches and 17 different buttonholes! It even has an inbuilt sewing consultant to give you advice on the best stitch for your chosen fabric. 😍⁠
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🪡 Sign up to the BERNINA blog e-newsletter (link in bio)  and tag a stitchy friend in the comments below to enter. We'll draw the winner on 13th October.⁠
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🪡 Also! By signing up to the BERNINA e-newsletter by October 13 you'll go in the running to win one of 10 digital magazine packs including ALL 3 x issues of our wildly popular dedicated sewing magazine Sew&Tell! The BERNINA e-newsletter is full of tutorials and inspiration, including free downloadable embroidery designs. Head to the link in our bio to sign up now. ⁠
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@BerninaAustralia #PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintPatterns #BERNINA #Bernette #SewingMachineGiveaway⁠
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