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Winter Issue 58

The future looks bright • Bob Brown stands tall • Growing by sewing • Green beyond the grave • DIY tote bag • Class of 2023: Australian animals back from the brink • Why ‘fat’ is not a bad word • The future of wellness • Knit happens with Cardigang • Rethinking AI • Beyond the gender binary • Retail done differently • The pleasures of leisure •

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The Stitch Up – A Celebration of Me-Made May Makes

The only downside to Me-Made May is that you all are posting so many marvellous makes, it’s hard to keep up...

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Meet the Patternmaker Behind the Peppermint Rozelle Slip

Step into a scene of simple sophistication with our latest pattern, the Peppermint Rozelle Slip. This exclusive, highly wearable pattern...

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Taste the Rainbow with Peppermint’s Me-Made May Makes

It’s the most wonderful time of year – Me-Made May! A time when the internet comes together to celebrate the...

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Sewing School: Introducing the Peppermint Rozelle Slip

Slip into something a little more comfortable with our latest pattern, the Peppermint Rozelle Slip...

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Come Out and Play… Peppermint Issue 58 is Here to Make Your Day!

Football has always been a big part of my life. However, a ruptured ACL a few years back took me out of the game...

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So You Want to… Start Your Own Natural Health Business

According to a recent, self-conducted survey, Endeavour College found almost half (46%) of participants cared more about their health now...

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Sustainable Stays: Peek Inside this Heritage-Listed Melbourne Hotel

Far from home and living out of a suitcase, making sustainable choices can sometimes be a challenge when you’re travelling...

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“It’s a Privilege to Travel, Not a Right”: How to be a More Mindful Traveller

As humans return to their globe-trotting ways post-pandemic, the more unsettling realities of industrialised global tourism...

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Game, Set, Match: Check Out These Inspirational Samford Set Makes

We’re still basking in the perfection of the Peppermint Samford Set, our latest pattern made in collaboration with Sew to...

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Voice, A New Vision: The Process and Principles of a Referendum

This year will see a referendum called for First Nations constitutional recognition through an Indigenous Voice to Parliament...

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In Pie We Crust: A Seasonal, Plant-Based Guide to Eating Through Autumn

The autumn leaves are falling down like pieces into place and we’re dreaming of cosy days indoors, plaid scarves and pumpkin pie...

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Art with Heart: Disappear Into the Wonderful World of Monica Rohan

A powerful force for change, art can make a deep and moving impact on our hearts and minds. With so many talented creatives...

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Nature is a balm to our soul.

– BOB BROWN, ISSUE 58

The only downside to #MeMadeMay is that you're all posting so many marvellous makes, it’s hard to keep up, and absolutely impossible to pick our favourites! It’s an embarrassment of riches and you simply must head to the appropriate hashtags to check out the rest of the #MeMadeMay2023 and #PeppermintPatterns goodness. ⁠
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To celebrate you darling buds of May, at the link in our bio we've put together a roundup of some of our favourite makes we’ve seen this month. If you want to show off your sensational sewing, be sure to tag us in your posts and you might see yourself in The Stitch Up in months to come!⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #FreeSewingPatterns #SewersOfInstagram #FreePatterns #MeMade #Sewcialists #SlowFashion #SewingLove #MakeItYourself

Here at Peppermint, we acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work. We pay our respects to their elders past and present, recognising that these lands have always been places of storytelling. ⁠
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As PepTalks fast approaches (it's happening this Thursday!), we're beyond honoured to share that Songwoman Maroochy Barambah (@TurrbalPeople) – the Songwoman and Law-woman of the Turrbal Tribe who's a renowned member of the performing arts community and a respected Elder in Meanjin – will be performing the Welcome to Country ceremony.⁠
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This beautiful and important ceremony is an essential part of PepTalks, an evening filled with meaning – with inspiring speakers, gorgeous snacks made with native ingredients and a celebration of all that’s good in the world. ⁠
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Final tickets available now (and we're nearly sold out!)⁠
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Coming with friends? PepTalks 2023 is a night made for gathering together – add two or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS for 10% off the total price! ⁠
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Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!⁠
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🌟 Thursday 1 June 2023 (arrive from 5.30pm for drinks and mingling). ⁠
🌟 @FoodConnectShed, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD⁠
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A huge thanks to our supporting partner @Finders_Keepers! ⁠
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents #PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane #BrisbaneSewing

Gather your gang and get dressed up – it’s FOUR days until PepTalks! 💫⁠
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Join us on Thursday 1 June at the @FoodConnectShed for a night of good chat and great company, photo ops and music bops, delicious food and tasty bevs. ⁠
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LAST CHANCE! Grab your tickets now – they're selling fast and we're hoping for a full house. We can’t wait to see you there! ⁠
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Coming with friends? PepTalks 2023 is a night made for gathering together – add two or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS for 10% off the total price! ⁠
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Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!⁠
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🌟 Thursday 1 June 2023 (arrive from 5.30pm for drinks and mingling). ⁠
🌟 @FoodConnectShed, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD⁠
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A huge thanks to our supporting partner @Finders_Keepers! ⁠
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents #PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane #BrisbaneSewing⁠

Taste the rainbow with Peppermint’s #MeMadeMay makes 💙💚💛🧡❤️💗⁠
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It’s the most wonderful time of year – Me Made May! A time when the internet comes together to celebrate the heights of handmade fashion and consider the work that goes into creating a wardrobe’s worth of wears. In the past, we’ve celebrated by interviewing Me-Made May founder @SoZoBlog and setting challenges for you all, but this year we're diving in ourselves! ⁠
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With the help of our fabulous friends at @Spoonflower, each member of the Peppermint team chose their favourite fabric to make a riotous rainbow of the #PeppermintSamfordSet (designed in collab with @SewToGrow!). The world’s largest marketplace of independent designs from global artists, Spoonflower has more than one million designs to choose from! So to help us navigate their trove of artistic treasures, we assigned ourselves a colour from the trusty ROYGBIV spectrum to build our look from. We’re over the rainbow about the results! Head to the link in our bio to find out the hows, whys and wherefores of everyone’s phenomenal picks and let us know what your favourite fabric is!⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintPatterns #Spoonflower #SpoonflowerApparel #SewersOfInstagram #FreePatterns #MeMade #Sewcialists #SlowFashion #SewingLove #MakeItYourself

PepTalks is shaping up to be SEW good! 💫 🪡 💫⁠
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Sewing has always been a part of Peppermint’s DNA, so it’s only natural that PepTalks will be a celebration of the stitching life. ⁠
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The who’s who of Brisbane’s sewing community will be joining us on Thursday 1 June at the @FoodConnectShed – including our Issue 58 cover star, @SueChingLascelles! ⁠
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With good sewing chat, free patterns (including the #PeppermintRozelleSlip!), and a couple of extra surprises, PepTalks 2023 has all the makings of an amazing night! ⁠
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Pick your #MeMade outfit, call your sewing circle and buy your ticket today. ⁠
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Coming with friends? PepTalks 2023 is a night made for gathering together – add two or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS for 10% off the total price! ⁠
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Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!⁠
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🌟 Thursday 1 June 2023 (arrive from 5.30pm for drinks and mingling). ⁠
🌟 @FoodConnectShed, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD⁠
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A huge thanks to our supporting partner @Finders_Keepers! ⁠
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents #PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane #BrisbaneSewing

🚨 NEW PATTERN ALERT 🚨⁠
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Slip into something a little more comfortable with our latest pattern, the #PeppermintRozelleSlip!⁠
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Made in collaboration with @StitchedForGood’s Annie Robinson, the Peppermint Rozelle Slip is a bias-cut beauty – a sophisticated slip dress with wide-set straps to support those whose busty bounty cannot forgo the support of a brassiere. Gathers in the bust and smart darts in the back create a shapely, self-lined bodice, and the bias-cut skirt drapes like a dream – vary the length of your skirt to go from date-night diva to preppy picnic perfection. Just whip up the invisible centre-back zipper and va-va-voom your way to carefree elegance.⁠
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Many thanks to our sewing partner @Spoonflower for helping to make our patterns possible! The world’s largest marketplace of independent designs from global artists, Spoonflower is leading the way in custom, sustainable textile printing. Their on-demand process significantly reduces materials, energy and water, and uses non-toxic inks and fabrics that are ethically sourced. Pop over to spoonflower.com for inspiration for your next me-made project.⁠
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We used Spoonflower’s Organic Cotton Sateen, printed with a gorgeous art nouveau-inspired design from Austrian designer Michaela Kobyakov.⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the Rozelle and get a FREE printed pattern with your copy of Issue 58 (on sale now!) or pay what you want for the digital download. We can’t wait to see your creations – don’t forget to tag #PeppermintPatterns #PeppermintRozelleSlip to share your makes!⁠
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Photos @KelleyTakesPhotos⁠
Model @BiancaKrigovsky⁠
Location @Botellon.BNE⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #SewersOfInstagram #FreePatterns #MeMade #Sewcialists #SlowFashion #SewingLove #MakeItYourself

Good news, good humans! It’s only one week until PepTalks! 🌟⁠
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As we plan the finishing touches for our upcoming event, we're also reflecting on PepTalks of the past – nights filled with fun and meaning, good chat and even better company. ⁠
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Launched in 2017, we’ve held PepTalks events all over the country to inspire, inform and uplift our amazing community. We’ve heard stories from some of Australia’s most interesting minds, championed local makers and shakers, and brought people together to celebrate all that’s good in the world. ⁠
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In 2023, we’re so excited to be back and our goal for PepTalks remains the same: to put our heart and soul into this event and make it the most positive party of the year. ⁠
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Have you ever been to PepTalks? And…perhaps most importantly, have you got your ticket for PepTalks 2023? ⁠
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Join us! Tickets are on sale now! ⁠
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Coming with friends? PepTalks 2023 is a night made for gathering together – add two or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS for 10% off the total price! ⁠
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Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!⁠
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🌟 Thursday 1 June 2023⁠
🌟 Arrive from 5.30pm for drinks and mingling. Speakers begin at 6.30pm with an official Welcome to Country ceremony from @TurrbalPeople to open the event. ⁠
🌟 @FoodConnectShed, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD⁠
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A huge thanks to our supporting partner @Finders_Keepers! ⁠
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents ⁠#PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane⁠

Come out and play… Peppermint Issue 58 is here to make your day! 💖⁠
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As the centigrade drops down here in Australia, our bold winter issue is coming in hot – arriving, like any good house guest, with a cheeky smile and rugged up in a beautiful bundle of colour. ⁠
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Inside the pages, we go behind the seams with @Cardigang_Knits and break the sweater curse with a generational tale of love and knitting. We return to slow, artisanal principles as we ponder the future of retail. We embrace the pleasures of leisure and go green beyond the grave. We bake vegan pies inspired by seasonal cooking and walk with the giants of the forest alongside Bob Brown (@BobBrownFoundation). ⁠
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It’s a stunner of an issue if we do say so ourselves, capped off by sewing sensation @SueChingLascelles who appears on the cover in a me-made original! We’re sure you will agree… she is the moment. Like a squeeze-til-you-pop kind of hug or the perfect cup of tea, may the issue bring you warmth and comfort through these chilly winter months. ⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #IndiePublishing #PrintIsNotDead #SustainableFashion #Fairtrade #SocialEnterprise #SocialImpact #Handmade #SlowMakers #SelfAcceptance #BeKind #SewistsOfInstagram #FreePatterns

Sewing, social justice, success, sustainable fashion, sexual health… and compost. 🌿⁠
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As the pages of Peppermint come to life, the amazing speaker lineup at PepTalks will cover a lot of ground, sharing stories to uplift, inform and inspire you. @_DIYDaisy, Rachael Sarra (@sar.ra__), Dr Anna Hickey (@TheStitcheryCollective), Ashley Baxter (@MontyCompostCo) and Daile Kelleher (@ChildrenByChoice) are all on board to make you laugh, make you think and maybe even make you want to make something! ⁠
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Rally the troops and grab your tickets now! ⁠
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Coming with friends? PepTalks 2023 is a night made for gathering together – add two or more tickets to your cart and use the code PEPPALS for 10% off the total price! ⁠
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Coming solo? Our events are made for finding your people, so don’t be afraid to grab your ticket now!⁠
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🌟 Thursday 1 June 2023⁠
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🌟 Arrive from 5.30pm for drinks and mingling. Speakers begin at 6.30pm with an official Welcome to Country ceremony from @TurrbalPeople to open the event. ⁠
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🌟 @FoodConnectShed, 3/8 Textile Crescent, Salisbury QLD⁠
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A huge thanks to our supporting partner @Finders_Keepers! ⁠
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#PeppermintEvents #EveningswithMeaning #BrisbaneEvents ⁠#PepTalks #PepTalksBrisbane⁠

GET YOUR VITAMIN C 🍊🍊🍊⁠
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The joyous energy of @BimbleAndPimble’s summery Samford Set cannot be beaten! The good vibes are infectious – it makes us want to kick up our heels and start dancing! Head to the link in our bio to see all our @Spoonflower sewing influencers’ showstopping sets and hear all their secret thoughts on the pattern to get inspired to create your own version!⁠
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From @BimbleandPimble:⁠
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“I am so beyond delighted with how this @PeppermintMagazine and @SewToGrow Samford Set (B:57” W:50” H:60”) turned out! I love both pieces individually and they make just the cutest set 🥰⁠
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The fabric is the @Spoonflower cotton sateen featuring summer fruits from @AdenaJDesign. I have only used Spoonflower for cotton twill once before so was super delighted with the feel of the sateen. It was a dream to sew and has just the right amount of structure for this set. It also forgave the buttonholes being unpicked after I sewed them on the wrong side. There were a couple of thread shifts but otherwise, it held up well.⁠
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This was a seriously satisfying project — I cut the pieces out one afternoon and sewed the entire top (sans buttonholes) in one evening and all of the shorts another evening. I omitted the drawstring on the shorts but otherwise followed the designs as is. Next time I would go up another size in the shorts but only because I like my PJs to be oversized.⁠
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And finally, I love the top so much I am going to wear it as a separate. 🤩⁠
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Also to note, for those keen on the pattern, it is available for free with the print and digital versions of Peppermint Magazine or through their website with a variety of payment tiers.⁠
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Anyways, I’m going to go lounge around the house like a fancy human in my new PJs because I can!” ⁠
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#Spoonflower #SpoonflowerApparel #PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintPatterns #MeMade #Sewing #DIYFashion #HandmadeFashion #SlowFashion #PeppermintSamfordSet

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