The Stitch Up: The Coolest, Cleverest, Thriftiest Makes of the Month
- Words by Peppermint
If all the pretty Peppermint makes we’ve come across thus far are anything to go by, 2024 is set to be a bold, bright year for #MeMade goods. Savvy sewists are breaking all the rules, using up scraps, adding cheeky details and going all-out with devil-may-care pattern modifications. And, yep, we’re here for it.
Here, we’ve gathered up some of our most favourite Peppermint makes for the month of January. A most productive time of the year, it seems. If you’re working on something special, be sure to tag us on the socials – and your handmade duds might just make an appearance in the next round of The Stitch Up.
above@NeedleAndCloth’s TAKE ON THEPEPPERMINT WEST END JACKET
CRINKLE CUTS
Our love for linen goes on, fuelled by @ThingsPaigeMade’s transeasonal take on the Peppermint Valley Jumpsuit (yes to socks and loafers!) and Leslie Keating’s swoon-inducing Peppermint Pocket Skirt. Leslie says the fabric (from her online store @FibreSmith) is a dream to wear: “It hardly wrinkles at all and is light and airy yet opaque.”
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THE MOD SQUAD
It’s fair to say that @NeedleAndCloth is pretty taken with the Peppermint West End Jacket – she’s made four of them now, including one for Mr NeedleAndCloth. She’s given this corduroy style a few cool pattern modifications, including a pointy collar, an extra breast pocket and a D-ring at the back. We approve.
We’re also quite smitten with this tweed take on the Peppermint Peplum Top, which Rena_SewSolo has crafted for a Wyoming winter. We’ll take the vest, the pup and the cosy cabin, thanks.
MATERIAL GIRLS
Don’t be fooled by the opulent shade and pretty shimmer – the luxe-looking threads of this Peppermint Robe Jacket were an op shop find. The_Fabric_Attic, who hails from Belgium, says the material set her back €2 (about $3).
And, in other thrifty business, we have SallyTennilleDoig, who turned scraps from her Peppermint Bardon Dress into a matchy-matchy skirt for her sweet sidekick. Too cute, we say.
IT’S A WRAP
The ever-popular Peppermint Wrap Skirt continues its reign! We heart @Sarah_Lu_Creative‘s minty make (fashioned from a humble old tablecloth) and @MelissaMatheson‘s cheery checked take (made using remnant stock from @NeridaHansenFabrics).
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Any New Year’s resolutions on your list? We love this from @OtterBeeStitching - “be brave enough to suck at something new”.
There’s no points for perfection, but you’ll get a trophy for trying. If nothing else this year, take the leap and try something new.
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A toast to the old you 🥂
We wholeheartedly love this post from the brilliant @EmilyOnLife:
“2026: Reinvent, burn it down, let it go (whatever it is). Year of the Snake it up. Exercise your boundaries, exercise your body, take one teeny step every day towards a life that feels better to be in.
But don’t you dare shit on your old self while you do it.
Hold yourself with reverence and tenderness and respect, because you got you this far. You did your very best with the information and tools you had at the time. You scraped yourself together, you made it work, you survived what felt impossible to survive: again and again and again.
You are perpetually in the process of becoming, whether you can feel it or not, whether or not you add it to your 2026 to-do list.“
Some very wise words from @Damon.Gameau to take us into 2026 🙌🏼
⭐️ We made it!!! ⭐️
Happy New Year, friends. To those who smashed their goals and achieved their dreams, and to those who are crawling over the finish line hoping to never speak of this year again (and everyone else in between): we made it. However you got here is enough. Be proud.
It’s been a tough year for many of us in small business, so here’s to a better year in 2026. We’re forever grateful for all your support and are jumping for joy to still be here bringing you creativity, kindness and community.
We’re also excited to be leaping into the NY with our special release sewing pattern – the Waratah Wrap Dress!
How great are our fabulous models: @Melt.Stitches, @KatieMakesADress and @Tricky.Pockets - and also our incredible Sewing Manager @Laura_The_Maker! 🙌🏼
Ok 2026: let’s do this. 💪🏼
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