Winter Issue 63
Issue 63 has landed! Say hey to the Acacia A-line Skirt pattern • Creativity and Country with cover artist Lauren Rogers • The history of women donning trousers • Crafting dissent • The environmental impacts of AI • Wildlife vet Dr Audrey Shen • Community and inclusivity at made590 • The new wave of regenerative textiles • Brogan Allard teaches us shirring • The sustainability paradox • Fashion and empowerment with The Social Outfit
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Haunt Couture: Why Laura Jackson Decided To Up Her Pyjama Game
You’ve probably heard it from your Nan: always wear nice undies, because you never know what might happen! (And who...
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“We’re all stardust”: pianist Rose Riebl on the power of silence and creating from loss – and life
Some kinds of wisdom only arrive through transformation – the sort that comes from holding both an ending and a...
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Jingle Those Bells: The Finders Keepers Markets Are Coming to Town!
Get those sensible walking shoes ready because The Finders Keepers spring/summer markets are making their merry way to Sydney and...
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From the Archives // Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall’s favourite toy as a child was a plush chimpanzee given to her by her father after a baby...
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Behind the Seams: Ethical Clothing Australia Week Illuminates Why Ethical Fashion Matters
Picture this: you’re getting dressed this morning, reaching for that trusty denim jacket that’s been with you through countless adventures...
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Add to Cart: The Local Indie Fabric Stores You Need to Know
Once you set out on the journey of sewing your own clothes, it’s no secret you’ll soon develop a penchant...
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Peppermint Sewing Patterns: Some Important News
Hi sewing friends! We have some important news to share. As you know, we’ve been offering most of our patterns...
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150 Years in Bloom: Step Into Liberty’s World of Florals and Fashion With Two Green Zebras
Liberty lovers, mark your diaries! 2026 is kicking off with not one, but two Liberty Fabrics Showcase events, promising all...
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Fabric of Belonging: Sangeeta Sandrasegar’s Latest Work Blooms at RESET Festival
Sangeeta Sandrasegar has long been drawn to the quiet power of plants – not only their beauty, but the colours,...
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New Pattern Alert: Pants with Pleats and Pockets? Please!
Prepare to strut your stuff, friends: the fabulous Fern Pleated Pants are here, ready to become your favourite tailored-yet-comfy dream...
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Wear It Loud: Jo Taranto’s Midwinter Ballgown Makes The Case For Environmental Action
Frost wasn’t the only thing sparkling in Canberra this week! At the annual Midwinter Ball, Parliament traded policy papers for...
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Village Green: Your Sustainable Travel Guide to Noosa
You know it for its picture-perfect beaches and lush hinterland, but did you know the Sunshine Coast region of Noosa...
Read moreI want people to see themselves in the story – not as bystanders, but as active participants in a collective journey toward kindness, justice and renewal.
LAUREN ROGERS, ISSUE 63
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We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize champions emerging designers. This year, 20 extraordinary garments showcase bold creativity, innovation and commitment to sustainability.
The Designer of the Year was awarded to UNBOUND by Shiva Yousefpour @Shiyo_Label who nabbed a $10,000 prize and secured their design in the @NationalWoolMuseum’s permanent collection. Visitors can still vote online for their favourite outfit in the UNESCO City of Design People’s Choice Award.
Each piece breaks boundaries, reimagines materials, and leads the way for the future of sustainable fashion. Dive into this collection online at the National Wool Museum until 30 November and discover the next big names shaping the future of the fashion industry.
While the exhibition itself is now closed, you can head to the link in bio to see the collection and vote online now!
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Images 1-2: @Shiyo_Label
Drawing from Persian and Japanese artistry, UNBOUND, a zero-waste top, is hand-stitched using the Japanese Sashiko technique, is made from three shirts dyed with eucalyptus leaves and tea bags.
Images 3-4: @Katya.Ekimian
Katya crafted the gown from rare breed wool sourced directly from farmers who honour land and animal. The yarn was spun in regional Northeast mills, supporting local economies and minimising impact.
Images 5-6: @AlicePartelpoeg
Alice`s piece, OF SCARCITY, features an organic cotton-merino wool blend dyed with rust from old tools, and a belt made from leather scraps and rusting metal. Inspired by her family’s annual potato harvest, the look celebrates resilience and resourcefulness.
Images 7-8: @EliseMascia
Sankofa by Elise is a tactile celebration of memory, heritage, and environmental care. Crafted using rag knitting and zero-waste techniques developed during her Parsons thesis, Elise deconstructs garments and deadstock fabrics into yarn, weaving them into form by hand.
#WetheMakersAU #NationalWoolMuseumGeelong #CityOfGreaterGeelong #GeelongCityOfDesign #EventsGeelong
GIVEAWAY ✨️
Fancy a Sydney escape? Have we got something for you! Thanks to our good friends at Song Hotel Sydney, we`ve got two nights` accommodation to give away, so you can go explore the Emerald City!
Song Hotel is a profit-for-purpose business owned by @YWCAAustralia, which channels profits into housing services, mentoring programs and domestic violence support for women and gender-diverse Australians. (To find out more, head to the link in our bio.)
One lucky-duck winner will be spoiled with two nights in a King Deluxe or Queen Balcony room for two at Song Hotel, including a full buffet breakfast at @SongKitchenSydney 👏🏼
For your chance to win, follow @SongHotel and tag a friend who you think deserves a break in the comments below. We’ll draw the winner next Thursday, 6 November. Good luck! 💖💖💖
Head to the link in bio to read more about Song Hotel and to read our list of people- and planet-friendly things to help you do some good (and feel even better!) while exploring the city. Think a cat cafe, a `strawkle` beach clean and a city farm!
T&Cs: Open to Australian residents only, flights/transport not included. Excludes NYE, Mardi Gras and Sydney Marathon Weekends.
#PeppermintMagazine #ProfitForPurpose #YWCA #Sponsored #SocialEnterprise #DoGood #SupportWomen
"Every moment is precious, every day counts. Everything I do I do not only for myself but also my brother who didn’t get a chance, and my daughter who has just arrived here. Things are bigger than me and I’m part of a much more profound and interconnected constellation of things. I think I’m sad and elated and grateful in a way you can only be once you’ve walked through fire and come out the other side."
Some kinds of wisdom only arrive through transformation – the sort that comes from holding both an ending and a beginning in your hands at once. For pianist and composer @RoseRiebl, this wisdom is woven into every note of her new album Dust, a work written in the space between her brother’s death and her daughter’s birth.
Due for release on November 14, Dust is Rose’s second album, and finds her expanding beyond her neoclassical roots, weaving guitar, drums, and ambient textures into her signature piano work. The result is an album that holds space for grief and joy to coexist, where silence becomes as meaningful as sound.
We chatted to Rose to find out more about how she transforms life’s most seismic moments into sound.
Link in bio 🎵
📷: @AlliWoodsPhoto
The Fabulous Fern! We’re losing count but we think Jessie has made four pairs now - we think that means they’ve had the Jessie tick of approval?! (They all look gorgeous btw)
From @MadeByMeJessieB:
👏 The Fern Pleated Pants. @PeppermintMagazine and @IndyBindyFabrics with @Sohmo_au have given us a beauty of a pattern.
Can I just say, once again, the fit on these pants, for me, is epic.
Size H, length shortened and facing for the hem.
I used a regular zip, just to show, that if you don’t have an invisible zip foot, you can still make these pants.
And what spring outfit would be complete without a matchy top.
I had some small pieces left over, so I used a vintage 1975 McCalls pattern for inspiration, and made one to fit my measurements.
This cotton/linen fabric was purchased when @SpotlightStores closed in town, it was $1m, and it was in my deep stash - AKA a box in the shed.
So, why would you bother sewing your own clothes?
For me, it’s mainly the dramatic entrances and being able to look like your Aunts curtains from 1976.
#NewcastleHunterSews #NewcastleSewingLovers #MeMade #sustainablefashion #memadeeveryday #AustraliaSews #SewistsOfInstagram #Sewing #FastFashion #DopamineDressing #MidSizeFashion #PeppermintPatterns #PeppermintFernPleatedPants #VintageSewing
Totes stylish 🥦
Keep your swag safe and close to hand with this sweet tote bag DIY!
This cute craft project is a nicely oversized tote with exposed bound seams to add a bit of spice, and an internal pocket to keep your essential essentials in.
With this beauty on your arm, you’ll be TOTE-ally ready for your next adventure!
The pattern is only $5 over on our website – link in bio!
#PeppermintMarketTote #PeppermintPatterns #MeMade #ShoppingTotePattern #BagPattern #MarketReady
High on comfort, low on effort – our luxe loungewear pattern ups the ante in the stay-at-home outfit stakes!
Can you guess when we created this one? May 2020, so you can understand why loungewear was on our minds. Still such a fave though – WFM is here to stay!
We worked with Alison Pollard and Charlotte Mackay of sewing pattern and sustainable fashion brand @Common_Stitch to create this beautiful pattern. With a short-sleeved drop-shoulder top and relaxed-fit cropped pants (with pockets!), it’s the ultimate lounging staple. Layer it with a chunky knit cardigan for cooler days, mix-and-match with separates for jaunts out of the house, or wear on its own for lazy days at home.
We used the Lola ‘Musk’ Lightweight Linen from @Potter_And_Co_Australia
Grab the pay-what-you-can pattern from the link in bio!
Patternmaker: @Common_Stitch
Model: Bec from @EstampaMusic
Fabric: Lightweight linen @Potter_And_Co_Australia
Photos: @KelleySheenan
#PeppermintLoungewear #PeppermintPatterns #MeMadeEveryday #SewingPatterns #SewingSets #Loungewear #WFM
WIN! 🎉
Subscribe to receive our summer issue (by tomorrow – Thursday 23 October) and you’ll join current subscribers in the draw to win one of two $500 gift vouchers from Kip&Co!
Launched in Naarm/Melbourne in 2012, @KipAndCo was founded by sisters Kate Heppell and Hayley Pannekoecke and best buddy Alex McCabe. What started as a bright, colourful bedding brand, quickly expanded into a vibrant lifestyle concept with a cult following, as they brought their fun and stylish aesthetic to apparel and homewares for every corner of the home.
They’ve also made a commitment to minimise the harm to the planet in everything they do. Kip&Co act with kindness and respect for our planet, their team and their partners and put sustainable and ethical considerations first!
Subscribe via the link in our bio now – you`ll also receive our Summer digital sewing pattern free, and believe us when we say it`s a stunner! 😍
#PeppermintMagazine #SupportSmallBusiness #Subscribe #SewingPattern #KipAndCo
This could be you 💕
Have you subscribed? There`s only two more days to subscribe to make sure you receive our fabulous Summer issue delivered to your door! 🏃🏽♀️
Amongst our pages you’ll find stories of hope, connection, creative folk, ethical fashion, businesses building better futures and people doing good in the world. Also, each issue comes with a free digital sewing pattern, to help you stitch some sustainability (and individuality) into your style. However, our beloved subscribers exclusively receive ✨️ FOUR ✨️ digital sewing patterns per year!
And the summer sewing pattern is a GOODIE, just sayin`.
Our Summer issue is packed with SO much goodness – stories of inclusivity, creativity and changemakers. Subscribing now means you won`t miss out!
It also helps us, as a very small independent team, do what we do. And for that, we are deeply grateful. 🫶🏻
Subscribe via the link in bio now!
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“This work will be undervalued as it uses an artform associated with women” 🙌🏼
Incredible work by Nicole Kemp @Nekemp
“My Grandma Thelma is still very present in this work. My mother, many years ago, passed on the unfinished patchwork pieces by my Grandma, to me.
They now inspire several works on the go and who knows what else to come. She was a strong , powerful, highly organised professional woman of her time. My great Grandma and her owned several pubs around Victoria and in Melbourne. They would have whipped those men into shape in the bar.
She was definitely a feminist of her time.”
#Craftivism #Craftivist #FeministArt #GreatWomenArtists #AustralianArtist #Textiles #Embroidery #TextileArtist #StitchAndResist
Come say hi 👋🏼
Tomorrow (Saturday Oct 18) we`ll be heading down to @TheGreatArtistMarket created by the team at @FelonsBrewingCo – we`d love if you dropped by for a chat!
We`ll be at @FelonsBarrelHall from 8am - 3pm – come and grab a sweet subscription offer from us. Subscribe at the market and you`ll nab a bundle of two back issues wrapped in fabric from our friends at @2GreenZebras – instant xmas present, hello!
And of course TGAM is rolling out 70+ artists from every corner of the city’s creative scene – it`s going to be handmade heaven.
See you there!
#TheGreatArtistMarket #BrisbaneEvent #BrisbaneMarket #PeppermintMagazine #ShopLocal #TGAM #ShopHandmade #SupportSmallBusiness
These vids deserve a place on the grid because holy moly, how fabulous does Laura look?!
Huge applause for @Laura_The_Maker (our talented sewing manager) 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
2025 Brisbane Frocktails hosted by @BrisbaneSpoolettes
Fabric: Johnos Fabric Centre
Pattern: #AdrielleDress by @StudioAmityPatterns
Bag: #ScrunchieBag @WeAreTheFabricStore
Custom earrings: @OhhSoPretty__
Shoes: @Twoobs
#BrisbaneFrocktails2025 #Frocktails #Frocktails2025 #MeMade #Sewing
Made with love 💕
Ellie from @PetalPlum:
“Still stitching today with a similar approach to my work - discovering something in the process. Picking up fabric, needle and thread, and seeing what happens. Using precious fabrics, scraps, remnants.
I sewed these letters many years ago for an article for @PeppermintMagazine - thank you @KelleySheenan for sharing this pic recently and reminding me of those olden days. When we were making our businesses with little children at our feet, big dreams, hard work, long hours, dedication, and the goodness of others in our community connecting, sharing, inspiring each other.
Today, as then, I still sew everything I make with love.”💗
#MadeWithLove #PeppermintMagazine #Handmade #StitchByStitch
