A Blooming Beauty – Our New Summer Issue Is Here!

Colour your world, dear reader, with our latest issue: blooming to life with stories aplenty to help add a dash of contemplation and creativity to...

Sewing for the Perfect Fit: How to Do a Full Bust Adjustment

Hello, my name is Mireille and in the immortal words of Kath Day-Knight, I’m a Country Road size 10...

From Dishes to Dresses: This Sewist Is Transforming Tea Towels for a Good Cause

Sue-Ching Lascelles is a Brisbane-based artist who, like many of us, went through a home sewing kick during lockdown. Combining vintage wedding dress, nightgown and...

Here We Go Again: Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Recycling

Recycling may have its issues, but it’s still an important ‘R’ in the #ReduceReuseRecycleRefuse life goals mantra. So this National Recycling Week (established by Planet...

Get Your Stitch on with These Beginner-Friendly Embroidery Kits

Ever since Emma Downing of Yarn Industries took us into the magical world of embroidery – you can find four exclusive Peppermint embroidery patterns in...

‘Of Spirit & Story’: Take a Peek Inside the 2021 CIAF Fashion Showcase

Moving from its usual August dates, the always-vibrant Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) will return to screens this month with another digital iteration.  Attracting thousands...