The Stitch Up – Some of Our Favourite August Makes on the ‘Gram

There is no greater joy to us than spotting a brilliantly made Peppermint pattern in the wild...

How Surface Pattern Designer Erin Kendal Turned a Side Hustle Into a Thriving Creative Business

Leaving her corporate life behind, Australian creative Erin Kendal has taken the textile design world by storm...

Are You a Sewcial Butterfly? Here’s How to Find a Sewing Community

When you’re unpicking a seam for the third time at 9pm, it’s easy to forget that you are one of the millions of other makers across...

The Sewing Detective Investigates: The Mystery of the Stork Scissors

There are certain sewing accessories so ubiquitous that they seem to spontaneously spawn in the presence of sewing...

Organisation Station: Shape Up Your Sewing Space with These Easy Hacks

If you are sewing a lot, it's worth investing the time to make a pleasant space to work in. We’ve all seen some truly swoon-worthy...

The Stitch Up – Some of Our Favourite July Makes Out and About

There is no greater joy to us than spotting a brilliantly made Peppermint pattern in the wild...

Dress Up the Peppermint Albion Blouse With This Brilliant Hack

How do we love the Albion Blouse? Let us count the ways… She’s classy, she’s comfy, she’s cute. She comes with her own special variations...

Netflix and Sew: Our Favourite Sewing-Inspired Television Shows

Sewing is a great hobby that engages the brain and the hands – tactile, creative and away from those damn screens. But sometimes we’re tiiiiiiired....

The Stitch Up – A Few of Our Favourite June Makes Spotted in the Wild

Without our lovely makers what even are Peppermint patterns? Just some lonely PDFs and an empty hashtag...

It’s Quiltin’ Time – The Endless Possibilities of Quilting

As we wander deep into winter in the southern hemisphere, our hearts and wardrobes begin to yearn for the cosy, the cuddly, perhaps...

The Art of Resistance – How Sewing is Stitched into Pride’s History

We may be living through a golden age for vexillographers (flag-makers) as the combination of divisive online discourse...

Meet the Patternmaker Behind the Peppermint Albion Bouse

No matter the weather, you can roam the moors in style with our latest free pattern, the Peppermint Albion Blouse, a romantic wrap top with...