Navigating Eco Overwhelm Through Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July can be a little overwhelming. With messaging flying at us every which way, instructing us…
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Business (Not) as Usual: This Couple Has Plastic Waste All Wrapped Up
Cling film, Glad Wrap, stretch wrap… whatever you know it as, most of us have grown up wrestling the sticky stuff around sandwiches and salad bowls. Also battling with the transparent plastic film (originally called Saran wrap and launched in 1949 with the purpose of preserving food in the fridge), is our poor ol’ plastic-wrapped…
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Confused About Carbon Offsetting? Here’s What You Need to Know
Click a button, plant a tree – this is what carbon offsetting means to many people. But it’s not always that simple…
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Sleeve It All to Me: How to Extend the Sleeves of Your Peppermint Paddington Top
So you’ve made one Peppermint Paddington Top and you’re itching to make another, right…
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Collar Your World with This Super Simple Detachable Collar Tutorial
If you’ve paid any attention to the fashion world lately, you’ll have seen that the collar is big news…
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“Deadly Every Day of the Year”: Four Lessons to Reflect on This NAIDOC Week
Each July, NAIDOC Week offers an opportunity to celebrate the rich history, culture and achievements…
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June’s Over? Julying! Everything the Peppermint Team Loved Last Month
It’s time for another edition of The Monthly Mint – a chance for you to join in the Peppermint office chat about all the things we’re loving and living for each month. Here at Peppermint we’re forever on the hunt for the best in sustainable reads, eats and wears to inspire you all. But have you…
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Hanging by a Thread? Here’s How to Make an Upcycled Tassel
Are you an embroiderer, knitter, weaver or crocheter? Do you work with wool, yarn, floss or thread of any kind…
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How to Be a Good Ally All Year Round… Not Just During Pride Month
Pride Month is here, which means it’s time to pop open a bottle of champagne, buy something with a rainbow on it…
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Are Buy Now, Pay Later Services a Friend or Foe to the Ethical Fashion Industry?
Afterpay is having its day in the fashion industry, but are buy now, pay later services fuelling mindful or mindless purchases?
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Meet the Patternmaker Behind the Peppermint Paddington Top
Start your (sewing machine) engines, our latest free pattern, the Peppermint Paddington Top, has landed! It’s a bold blouse pattern with puff sleeves that bring the drama, mama, to any outfit. This exclusive, highly wearable pattern was created for us in collaboration with the lovely South African patternmaker French Navy Patterns and is brought to…
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Business (Not) as Usual: The Aussie Brand Fighting Fast Fashion to Tailor A Better World
How often have you had a garment tailored? Your wedding dress, maybe? A fancy suit for work? Unfortunately it’s not the norm when it comes to the everyday person – perhaps strangely when you consider that fit guidelines vary from brand to brand – and clothes that arrive without fitting properly often lurk at the…
