Summer Issue 62

Our new Peppermint Pattern is here! Meet the Pasadena Rara Skirt • Mess and magic with our cover artist Jess Bird • Lottie Dalziel shares her Banish journey • Holly Neilson from Paper Hands • Yarrenyty Arltere Artists • A posy pocket patch DIY • Colourful yarns with Hive & Gobbler • Garden goodness with Connie Cao • Homewares with heart by Kip&Co • Cool kids on the crochet scene • The push and pull of polyester

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From Porcelain To Pants: Erin Lightfoot’s Foray Into Fabric and Fashion

Well-known and loved for her bold, geometric designs, Erin Lightfoot creates coveted ceramic jewellery with her husband, multi-disciplinary creative Tang...

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This Crochet Cotton Rope Clutch Bag DIY Will Carry All Your Essentials

If you’re looking for a fun and funky weekend project, then look no further. Created by Emma Wright, a freelance...

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The Final Stitch Up: 2024 was SEW good!

Hot damn, Peppermint friends, you peeps sure can sew! 2024 delivered a bounty of jaw-dropping moments for our team as...

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Three Of Our Fave Sewists Show Us Why The Tansey Top Is A Styling Staple!

Lay your eyes on this round-up of terrific Tansey Tops! The ultimate in boxy tops, with beautifully gathered detail on...

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Our Toe-Tally Terrific Round-Up of Sustainable Summer Sandals

There’s suncream in the air and the supermarket smells like mangoes, which can only mean one thing. Summer is here!...

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No Present like Your Presence – Five Ideas for Gifts That Aren’t Things

In a world obsessed with material possessions, the last thing most of us need is more stuff. If you’re keen to avoid contributing...

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Sleigh Your Christmas Party Dress Game with These Festive Frock Patterns

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. Which, for anyone old enough to be disillusioned about the existence of...

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10 Quick Crafts for DIY Christmas Gifts (And Instant Adoration)

Look, I don’t want to make anyone panic but IT’S DECEMBER!!! If you’re planning to give homemade gifts, you’re going...

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The Ethical Clothing Australia Gift Guide is Packed with Purposeful Pressie Ideas!

All we want for Christmas is… ethical goodies under the tree! This year we’ve found plenty of fabulous ideas to...

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Crowning Glory: How to Craft a Reusable Fabric Christmas Crown

Spread some sustainable festive joy with this simple and speedy DIY, the Peppermint Reusable Fabric Christmas Crown.

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Festive Foraging: Pretty Up Your Platter With This Guide to Edible Botanicals

I am rather obsessed with botanicals. Especially the edible flower kind – and I don’t just mean broccoli and cauliflower...

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Love Your Merry People Gumboots? You’re Going to Want to See This…

For 10 years now, Dani Pearce has been making rainy days merry and bright with her puddle-ready, splash-worthy Merry People...

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We all look for the ‘great’ people to rise, when it’s often just everyday individuals that have the courage to stand up and do something.

LOTTIE DALZIEL, ISSUE 62

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We get asked a lot why we use CamelCase, and so we thought it would be useful to share why. Using CamelCase (also known as PascalCase) in hashtags and usernames improves accessibility and inclusion. Capitalising the first letter of each word allows screen reader technology to distinguish words in a hashtag, increasing legibility and making the hashtag easier to read for everyone. Many people access social media through screen readers that read text out loud, and when there are no spaces or capital letters between words, the screen reader may read it as one long jumbled word.⁠
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Using CamelCase – #ThisIsHowWeDoIt – is useful for people who are blind, visually impaired, dyslexic, neurodiverse, in a hurry, stressed, have cognitive or intellectual disabilities, where English is not their first language or maybe they just like using screen readers.⁠
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It also helps prevent misunderstandings. Susan Boyle`s PR team might have benefited from this knowledge when they launched her album in 2012: who could forget the greatest hashtag fail of all time #susanalbumparty #HashTagFail 🤣⁠ (don`t worry, it`s safe, we checked!)⁠
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Little steps like these help to make a more inclusive world – know better, do better!⁠
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@PeppermintMagazine #Hashtags #CamelCase #PascalCase #ScreenReaders #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityAwareness #CasualAbleism #Inclusion #Accessibility

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Why use CamelCase? 🐫⁠ ⁠ We get asked a lot why we use CamelCase, and so we thought it would be useful to share why. Using CamelCase (also known as PascalCase) in hashtags and usernames improves accessibility and inclusion. Capitalising the first letter of each word allows screen reader technology to distinguish words in a hashtag, increasing legibility and making the hashtag easier to read for everyone. Many people access social media through screen readers that read text out loud, and when there are no spaces or capital letters between words, the screen reader may read it as one long jumbled word.⁠ ⁠ Using CamelCase – #ThisIsHowWeDoIt – is useful for people who are blind, visually impaired, dyslexic, neurodiverse, in a hurry, stressed, have cognitive or intellectual disabilities, where English is not their first language or maybe they just like using screen readers.⁠ ⁠ It also helps prevent misunderstandings. Susan Boyle's PR team might have benefited from this knowledge when they launched her album in 2012: who could forget the greatest hashtag fail of all time #susanalbumparty #HashTagFail 🤣⁠ (don't worry, it's safe, we checked!)⁠ ⁠ Little steps like these help to make a more inclusive world – know better, do better!⁠ ⁠ @PeppermintMagazine #Hashtags #CamelCase #PascalCase #ScreenReaders #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityAwareness #CasualAbleism #Inclusion #Accessibility

This is shir-ly the best hack of the Peppermint Valentine Ruffle Top?! (Sorry 😬)

Reposted from the fabulous Sylvia of @TheRavelOut:

“Starting the sewing year with a simple project in my power color, and a new skill ❤️ Yes this is the first time I’ve attempted shirring. It definitely won’t be the last.

Pattern: @PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintValentineRuffleTop
Fabric: @Spoonflower seersucker (gifted)
Fabric design: @TheMirwoForest
Hack: Shirred the bodice
Top paired with the #ProteaPants by @ParadisePatterns

Grab the pattern from our website!

#MeMadeOnRepeat #MeMadeEveryday #PeppermintPatterns #PeppermintMagazine #Spoonflower

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This is shir-ly the best hack of the Peppermint Valentine Ruffle Top?! (Sorry 😬) Reposted from the fabulous Sylvia of @TheRavelOut: “Starting the sewing year with a simple project in my power color, and a new skill ❤️ Yes this is the first time I’ve attempted shirring. It definitely won’t be the last. Pattern: @PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintValentineRuffleTop Fabric: @Spoonflower seersucker (gifted) Fabric design: @TheMirwoForest Hack: Shirred the bodice Top paired with the #ProteaPants by @ParadisePatterns Grab the pattern from our website! #MeMadeOnRepeat #MeMadeEveryday #PeppermintPatterns #PeppermintMagazine #Spoonflower

This crochet cotton rope clutch bag DIY will (cutely) carry all your essentials! 🧶⁠
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If you’re looking for a fun and funky weekend project, then look no further. Created by Emma Wright @emmaknitted, a freelance knit and crochet designer based in the UK, this sweet bag will be a great addition to your #MeMade wardrobe!⁠
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This project is from Emma`s book CIY: Crochet-It-Yourself. Grab your crochet hook, head to link in our bio and get making!⁠
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📷️ @Kim.Lightbody_Photography⁠
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#Crochet #MakeItYourself #DIY #CrochetProject

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This crochet cotton rope clutch bag DIY will (cutely) carry all your essentials! 🧶⁠ ⁠ If you’re looking for a fun and funky weekend project, then look no further. Created by Emma Wright @emmaknitted, a freelance knit and crochet designer based in the UK, this sweet bag will be a great addition to your #MeMade wardrobe!⁠ ⁠ This project is from Emma's book CIY: Crochet-It-Yourself. Grab your crochet hook, head to link in our bio and get making!⁠ ⁠ 📷️ @Kim.Lightbody_Photography⁠ ⁠ #Crochet #MakeItYourself #DIY #CrochetProject

“When a woman does it, it’s a craft but when a man does it, it’s art.”

Truth bombs from @CrochetingMoonFairy:

“Historically seen, fibre arts have always been viewed as a feminine art, thus undermining its importance in the art world.
It’s tricky to give a definite definition of what constitutes as art. The Oxford learners dictionaries gives a short definition of the word: “the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture”.
I would define art as the conscious effort to transform an element to evoke a reaction or a feeling. The focus hereby lies on the intention of the artist, and not the final object. So does that mean that anything can be art? Yes. If the intention is there, there is art. But does that mean that anything I craft is art? Not necessarily.
Evoked feelings will be different for everyone and are personal and individual to their prior experience, social life and personal opinions. Some people may find the piece of art angering, others would think it’s a funny or moving.
I think it’s important to note that there are barely any boundaries to art. There are three entities to be found in art: the artpiece, the viewer and the artist.
Historically seen (as most things), art has been subject to massive sexism, racism and elitism.
If you don’t fit the classic artist Mold, you will probably experience a hard time making yourself known. This in return, makes it hard to make a living, if you’re an artist who for example is a women.
A study by Yale University in 2019 showed, that art by female artists got sold for a lot less than that of male artists.
The common misconception is, that women have hobbies, like cooking, baking and crafting. As soon as this “hobby” gets monetised though, it’s a man’s job.
Men also get celebrated a lot more for “domestic” and “feminine arts and hobbies like crafting (you can see this especially on social media), sewing and more.

What are your experiences with being a fibre artist?”

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#Knitting #FibreArt #Crochet #Philosophy #Feminism

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“When a woman does it, it’s a craft but when a man does it, it’s art.” Truth bombs from @CrochetingMoonFairy: “Historically seen, fibre arts have always been viewed as a feminine art, thus undermining its importance in the art world. It’s tricky to give a definite definition of what constitutes as art. The Oxford learners dictionaries gives a short definition of the word: “the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture”. I would define art as the conscious effort to transform an element to evoke a reaction or a feeling. The focus hereby lies on the intention of the artist, and not the final object. So does that mean that anything can be art? Yes. If the intention is there, there is art. But does that mean that anything I craft is art? Not necessarily. Evoked feelings will be different for everyone and are personal and individual to their prior experience, social life and personal opinions. Some people may find the piece of art angering, others would think it’s a funny or moving. I think it’s important to note that there are barely any boundaries to art. There are three entities to be found in art: the artpiece, the viewer and the artist. Historically seen (as most things), art has been subject to massive sexism, racism and elitism. If you don’t fit the classic artist Mold, you will probably experience a hard time making yourself known. This in return, makes it hard to make a living, if you’re an artist who for example is a women. A study by Yale University in 2019 showed, that art by female artists got sold for a lot less than that of male artists. The common misconception is, that women have hobbies, like cooking, baking and crafting. As soon as this “hobby” gets monetised though, it’s a man’s job. Men also get celebrated a lot more for “domestic” and “feminine arts and hobbies like crafting (you can see this especially on social media), sewing and more. What are your experiences with being a fibre artist?” 🎀 #Knitting #FibreArt #Crochet #Philosophy #Feminism

Ooh we love this idea! What would be on your bingo card?

Repost from Kristin of @HelloLovelyPeople_:

“Something I’ve been thinking about is creating a list of things I want to do during the year. Not necessarily resolutions, but fun things I want to do or learn.

I came across the idea of having those things in a bingo card form because THEN your goal is to get a bingo and not necessarily complete everything on your list.

I’ve made a 5x5 square board and I’ve listed things I want to do or accomplish this year. As I do them I’m going to paint little pictures in the squares that go with accomplishment!

This is just a personal project, but I wanted to share in case you wanted another fun painting project to work on this year. I can’t wait to see how much I’m able to fill in.”

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Ooh we love this idea! What would be on your bingo card? Repost from Kristin of @HelloLovelyPeople_: “Something I’ve been thinking about is creating a list of things I want to do during the year. Not necessarily resolutions, but fun things I want to do or learn. I came across the idea of having those things in a bingo card form because THEN your goal is to get a bingo and not necessarily complete everything on your list. I’ve made a 5x5 square board and I’ve listed things I want to do or accomplish this year. As I do them I’m going to paint little pictures in the squares that go with accomplishment! This is just a personal project, but I wanted to share in case you wanted another fun painting project to work on this year. I can’t wait to see how much I’m able to fill in.”

"In those moments when we don’t think we’re smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough, or basically just ⁠not enough — I had a woman say to me, ‘Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick`." 💕⁠
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#DemiMoore #GoldenGlobes

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"In those moments when we don’t think we’re smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough, or basically just ⁠not enough — I had a woman say to me, ‘Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick'." 💕⁠ ⁠ #DemiMoore #GoldenGlobes

What a fabulous idea! 🧶

Reposted from @ElsaSews:

“Transform your boring socks with crochet magic✨🧶
The boots @drmartensofficial”

#Crochet #CrochetSocks

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What a fabulous idea! 🧶 Reposted from @ElsaSews: “Transform your boring socks with crochet magic✨🧶 The boots @drmartensofficial” #Crochet #CrochetSocks