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Ooh what's this? It appears that it’s a bundle from our fabulous friends at @WeftAndWarpFabrics for making our next pattern... 🤔⁠
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We go to print in a few days and that means you only have until the end of Wednesday 14 May to subscribe to make sure you get this pattern (and the magazine of course) sent to your door! 🏃🏻‍♀️⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to subscribe now – you don't want to miss this one! ⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintPatterns #SupportSmallBusiness
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Such a brilliant campaign. @ThatWendyWard was fed up with trying to work out what to do with worn out textiles - those beyond repair and too worn for op shops, the wrong composition for composting, and likely to be incinerated or shipped offshore for ‘someone else’ to deal with. So she started sending them back to the original manufacturers. “You sold it - now recycle it.” Genius. 

From @ThatWendyWard:

“I’ve finally put together a template and guidance you can use to return your clothing and home textile waste to the people who created them. There’s a link in my profile to a Google Doc. You can make a copy of it or download it and edit in your details.

If you’re a regular follower you’ll know about my ongoing experience of doing this with a threadbare poly/cotton fitted sheet from Sainsbury’s. If you missed that, have a look a few posts back on my profile.

Why is this action necessary?

If you have ‘waste’ textiles not fit for anyone else to wear or use and you don’t have the necessary skills to recycle or repurpose them into something else, what do you do with them? There’s no infrastructure in the UK for dealing with textile waste like there is for paper/metal/glass/plastic. Single digit percentages of textile waste are truly recycled and the likelihood is that it will find its way into your local ‘energy recovery’ incinerator (as landfill taxes have been increasing) or shipped to the Global South aka ‘waste colonialism’.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a way off being introduced for textiles in the UK so I figured that it’s time for us to take our own action, return our textile waste to those who created it and tell them to #TakeItBack 
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A big shout out to @Redesign_Collective for the most excellent term “guerilla EPR” 🙌
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Please: be respectful, be polite, but be firm in pursuit of answers. And please make sure whatever you return has been laundered. 
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I’d love to hear how you get on.”
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#EPR #TextileWaste #ClothingWaste #WasteColonialism #ThereIsNoAway #TextileRecycling #GuerillaEPR #CitizenAction #TextileActivism #FastFashion #FashionActivism #PeoplePower
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Peppermint Me Make Makes!!! 🪡⁠
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Have you joined in the sewing fun yet?⁠
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Sew Your Way is giving five lucky winners one of their fabulous magnetic pin cushions valued at $19.90 each and a pack of their new SiliPins worth $39.90 (pack of 50 pins). These brand new silicone-head dressmaker pins are the first of their kind. Founder Zoe designed them to support sewists of all ages and abilities, including those living with arthritis, reduced mobility, nerve conditions, or disabilities that affect hand strength or dexterity. However, they will be a total game changer for all sewists! ⁠
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To go in the draw just sew any Peppermint pattern, post your creation to social media tagging #PeppermintMeMadeMakes and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 5 fabulous bundles of sewing treasures from Peppermint and some of our sensational sewing partners!⁠
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Each pack (worth over $340 each!) includes goodies from: @TeggunAshleigh @EchidnaSewing @SewYourWay_  @MollyMollyFabrics ⁠
and @PeppermintMagazine!⁠
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The challenge will run from 1st - 31st May and five lucky winners will be drawn at the beginning of June, each receiving a prize pack. Your entry must be on a post that has been posted in May 2025.⁠
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We can’t wait to see your makes!⁠
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#PeppermintPatterns #SewingChallenge #SewingCompetition #MeMade #MeMadeMay
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It's almost time!!! 🥳⁠
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The next issue goes to print next week, and oh my gosh, it's a beauty. YES we say it every time but YES we mean it every single time!⁠
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Make sure you subscribe before next Thursday 15 May to get this one delivered to your door. As subscribers, you'll get ANOTHER printed sewing pattern – on top of the #PeppermintViolaQuiltedJacket that is landing in subscribers mailboxes now! ⁠
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We just *may* have had the photo shoot today for this next pattern... we're busting to share the shots but we'll have to keep it hush hush for now. 🤫⁠
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Subscribe via the link in bio!⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #SupportSmallBusiness #IndiePublishing #WeLoveOurCommunity
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Ooh - a fabulous Peppermint Viola Quilted Jacket make, AND another entry into the #PeppermintMeMadeMakes competition! Have you started stitching up a storm yet? The prizes are epic!

From Crystal of @Stitched_Linen: 

“That’s a completed sewing project, and I must say I enjoyed every step of making the  #PeppermintViolaQuiltedJacket from @PeppermintMagazine 

Made using my #Singer28k #HandCrank and #HandStitching fabric from @SpotlightStores #LibertyOfLondon The Carnaby Collection “Sunny Afternoon” and corduroy.”

#PeppermintPatterns #SewingCompetition
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Planning a typical weekend stay in Sydney can be tricky: so much to see, so much to do! But (as Smashmouth wisely asks) what’s wrong with taking the back streets? ⁠
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Instead of sticking solely to the big-ticket attractions (hi there, Opera House!), why not mix in a few experiences that support the people and places that add heart to the Emerald City? ⁠
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How about a cat cinema, a workshop at a creative reuse centre, a spot of snorkelling for straws, a city farm... all topped off with a stay at a profit-for-purpose hotel? We’ve teamed up with our pals at @SongHotel to round up a list of people- and planet-friendly things worth supporting to help you do some good (and feel even better!) while exploring the city. ⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to read more!⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #SustainableStays #PeppermintPartner #SongHotels #SustainableTravel #OffTheBeatenPath #TreadLightly
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One year of global plastic waste visualised.⁣

From @Greenpeace:
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Only one year of global plastic waste is taller than the Burj Khalifa. 🌆⁣
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Over 400 million tonnes of plastic was projected to be wasted in 2024 according to an OECD report from 2020. Further, plastic waste is expected to nearly triple worldwide by 2060, with half of all waste expected to be in landfill while less than one-fifth of it will be recycled.⁣
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Plastic is poisoning our health, harming communities, and destroying our environment and wildlife. Microplastics are in our bodies, from the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. ⁣
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Let’s end the age of plastic! https://act.gp/3utNxwS ⁣
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Source: Made Visual

#Greenpeace #EndPlasticPollution #SingleUsePlastic #PlasticWaste
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A reminder of what you’re voting for today, Australia. Act like the house is on fire: because it is.🔥

Words by @GretaThunberg Embroidery by @Tickover

#AustraliaVotes #ClimateActionNow #VoteClimate #ClimateAction #GretaThunberg #Embroidery #Craftivist
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GIVEAWAY 🌿⁠
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If you fancy all things mindful, ethically made and FREE, you're going to love this one. A bunch of Clean + Conscious Awards finalists featured in the latest issue's Marketplace pages have gifted us lovely things to give away to our Peppermint pals (that's you!). ⁠
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Founded in 2019, the @CleanAndConscious_Awards have become a trusted resource for shoppers and a glowing recognition of eco and ethical brands. ⁠
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We have three packs brimming with goodies to give to three lucky winners. To enter, follow @CleanAndConscious_Awards and tag a friend in the comments below. We’ll draw the winners next Thursday, 8 May (open to Australian and New Zealand addresses only). ⁠
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✨ PACK ONE ✨⁠
⁠Smoothy Squeezes gift box from @SkinJuice, valued at $155⁠
Wellness Bundle from @BellyMe_Au, valued at $58.80⁠
Stainless steel pizza tray and cutter from @The.Low.Tox.Project⁠, valued at $56⁠
Powder Up Your Haircare Kit from @DustGlow_WaterlessBeauty, valued at $89.99⁠
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✨ PACK TWO ✨⁠
Luxury Sleep Oil Diffuser Gift Set from @TheSleepBoss, valued at $249.95 ⁠
Organic skincare set from @DeliciousVibrantBeauty, valued at $96⁠
$100 gift voucher from ethical underwear brand @StepOne.Life⁠
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✨ PACK THREE ✨⁠
Nomad travel yoga mat from @YogiPeaceClub, valued at $129.99⁠
Big Oval Ash Wood Brush from @TekItaly.Au, valued at $56⁠
2 x pairs of fully-compostable merino/hemp 'Echidna' socks from @LindnerSocks, valued at $100⁠
Leak Proof Bento Box from @EcoCocoon⁠, valued at $79.95⁠
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Good luck! 🌿⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #CleanAndConciousAwards #Giveaway
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