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...

Sewing School: The Peppermint Albion Blouse Is Here!

Pull out your poetry and get capital-R romantic with our latest free pattern, the Peppermint Albion Blouse. Made in collaboration with Sweden-based patternmaker Vanessa Hansen, the Peppermint...

These Inspiring Makes Will Prove Why You and the Bowen Dress Are Tent to Be

Hang loose and stay cool with our latest free pattern, the beautiful Peppermint Bowen Dress, created in collaboration with crafty Kiwi patternmaker Kim Sisson from...

Inside Colour Queen Katie Kortman’s Technicolour World of Wearable Art

Drawing on her background in fine art and painting, colour queen, textile and (now) fashion designer Katie Kortman...