The Final Stitch Up: 2025 through the eye of your needles!
- Words by Laura Jackson
Where to begin?! As always, there has been a plethora of Peppermint patterns flooding our feeds this year, and we wish we could showcase more than just a handful of magnificent makes from you, our clever community. We encourage you to flip through the me-made items in your wardrobe or scroll through your grid and remind yourself of the beauty you’ve created with your own two hands (and maybe a seam ripper and some choice words). Congratulations to all of us for our creative achievements this year! We’ve put together some (but absolutely not all) of our favourites from 2025. We hope it inspires your next make!
OUTERWEAR
With the release of the beautiful Viola Quilted Jacket this year we hoped to join the hands of the quilting sewists and the garment sewists in our community and it seemed to work because – woah – did you guys love this pattern! Our wonderful West End Jacket was as popular as ever too.
SKIRTS
There’s no skirting around the fact that you guys love our skirt patterns and for good reason! Our catalogue of skirt patterns covers everything from the show-stopping design of the Pasadena RaRa Skirt to the comfort, elegance and style of the Wrap Skirt, the sweet Acacia A-line Skirt and the fabulous ruffle of the Rosalie Skirt. And of course, the perpetually popular Pocket Skirt! If you haven’t got a Peppermint skirt in your wardrobe yet, pop one on your 2026 to-sew list!
Pasadena Rara Skirt – turned into a dress! @FrocksAndFrouFrou
Wrap Skirt (shortened!) @MayoLiweidelich
TOPS
‘What are you wearing?’ ‘Jeans and a nice top.’ There’s nothing like a great top to bring an outfit together and we loved seeing our Peppermint top patterns having their day in the sun!
SETS
Matching sets are having a moment and we are so here for it. The Samford and Loungewear Sets are perfect for a put-together look that we can all get behind, while the Valley Jumpsuit is a one-and-go get up!
PANTS AND SHORTS
We were so excited to introduce the Fern Pleated Pants to our pattern family in 2025. There was no shortage of Spring Shorts made this year and we so get it – they’re an easy sew, look fantastic and are incredibly comfortable to wear. (Plus – did you see we upgraded the sizing? Hoorah!). And the much-loved Wide Leg Pants always make an appearance – a classic cut that never goes out of style.
DRESSES
With so many dress patterns on offer it’s not surprising to see that you, our wonderful community, sewed a whole bunch of them this year! The ultimate wardrobe staple, our catalogue of dresses is bound to have something to become your new fave fit.
Paddington Top (hacked into a dress!) @IUsedToBeACurtain
Daisy Dress Our fabulous Sewing Manager @Laura_The_Maker
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“When people get old, they die. This art form is like a plant. You may think it has died, but nurture it, and it will come back to life. It lives on through generations.”
These words by Gami, an artisan who helped revive the lost tradition of Lambadi embroidery, speaks to the wisdom that Meanjin/Brisbane photographer Melanie Hinds (@WithThePeaches) experienced during her visit to Sittilingi village in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, India, in 2023. Melanie went there to document how the once-nomadic Lambadi tribe are reviving their traditional embroidery craftsmanship and transforming their community through the @PorgaiArtisans Association’s artists’ residency.
Her photos became part of the ‘Stitching Stories’ exhibition at the India Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24) Program hosted in Fremantle: an intimate portrait of the women empowered both economically and socially by the initiative, and their captivating work. Gaelle Beech of @TheAnjelmsProject also helped make this exhibition a reality.
Nothing goes to waste in their craft, says Melanie, with even the smallest fabric scraps transformed into toys for children or woven into ropes for beds. “Through their intricate hand-stitched work, these women are preserving a centuries-old craft.”
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West End inside and out!
How fabulous is this make from Lisa of @SunnySewsEveryday using the West End Jacket pattern (created in collab with Camille @CamiMadePatterns) for both a shirt AND jacket! 👏🏼
“Now have a Westend shirt to wear with my Westend jacket. I just can’t get enough of this pattern. I went down two sizes and used a brushed cotton from Pound Fabrics.”
Grab this gorgeous gender-neutral pattern from our website now!
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Frame your face with the Peppermint Bucket Hat!
Stay safe and stylish in the sun with your very own self-sewn and self-drafted wide-brimmed bucket hat. This beginner-friendly sew is perfect for a sunny day. Get out your pencils – this pattern is created using equations and maths!
This DIY project was featured in Issue 53 and now you can access it for the lovely low price of only $5.
Sun-safe chic is always in style. ☀️
Find it via the link in our bio!
Photos: @KelleySheenan
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Read more about the top ethical design trends, and why values-led design (be it sustainability, craftsmanship, longevity, Australian-made) are resonating so strongly right now at the link in bio!
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Did you know if you buy the digital version of Issue 63, you`ll nab the digital pattern for free? And the printed version comes with the print issue of 63... winning all round.
Made in collaboration with our friends at @WeftAndWarpFabrics, our version of the Acacia A-line Skirt pattern was sewn using the Tollerton 100% cotton 9oz denim. We added contrast top stitching using Gutermann Professional Jeans Thread in Dark Gold 1970 for that classic look.
Head to the link in bio to nab this pattern now – or grab it free with Issue 63!🪡
Images: @KelleySheenan
Model: @LoveStepha
Artwork: @MelanieShmelanie at North Lakes Library
Fabric: Denim from @WeftAndWarpFabrics
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“We get bogged down by fleeting fast-fashion trends – what Big Fashion tells us to wear – so wearing a little more colour and wearing secondhand clothes is my way to be a ‘good rebel’ on the daily. My tip: give yourself permission to play!”
Read more from our ‘The power of preloved’ feature in Issue 64, at stockists now!
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