Just Keep Growing – How to Make Your Very Own DIY Fabric Planters

We’re not the first to sing the praises of plants, nor the benefits of getting crafty with your hands, but hear this stitchy pals: sewing...

10 of the Best Sewing Podcasts so You Never Have to Sew Alone

As anyone creating their own handmade wardrobe can attest, sewing at home can be a largely solitary activity. Of course, stitching away in the sweet...

Me Made May: Origins, Pledge Inspo and a Peppermint Challenge

It’s May stitchy friends! And you know what that means… Me Made May! What is Me Made May you ask? In its essence, it’s a...

Meet the Patternmaker Behind the Peppermint Valley Jumpsuit

If you’re looking for the perfect throw-on-and-look-cool outfit, we reckon our latest free pattern – the Peppermint Valley Jumpsuit – does just the trick. This...

Why Buy When You Can DIY? How to Make Bias Binding

If you’ve printed our latest pattern release, the epic Valley Jumpsuit, you’ll have seen a step for adding bias binding to finish the neckline. And...

Second Life: Why You Should Join the Resale Revolution

Yes, we adore fashion. We also adore all things sustainable. But more often than not, the two don’t go together. It only takes a light scan...

Made the Wide-strap Maxi Dress Yet? Here’s Some Hacks to Get You Hooked

There’s a whole lot to love about the Peppermint Wide-Strap Maxi Dress pattern. We collaborated with Lauren Boyle of Perth-based pattern label, Elbe Textiles, back...

Sewing School: The Peppermint Valley Jumpsuit

Jump for joy in our latest free sewing pattern – the Peppermint Valley Jumpsuit! We worked with French patternmaker Raphaëlle Bonamy of Readytosew to create an everyday...

Inspiration Station: Have You Made the Peppermint Bardon Dress?

If you’re anything like us and enjoy twirling your way through each and every day, our collaborations with Perth patternmaker Lauren Boyle of Elbe Textiles...

Vintage, Preloved and Household Items: Sewing with Upcycled Fabrics

While we love fashion and allllll the pretty things, we don’t love the waste that comes with it. Along with the staggering 6000 kilograms of...

Me-Made Masks: Tips, Tricks and Patterns to Make Your Own

So it’s looking like masks are set to remain as a handbag staple, living happily next to half a chocolate bar and that old lip...

Seven Free Craft Projects to Do in Isolation

Proving that creativity and crafting can’t be contained, there’s been a steady stream of free craft projects and DIYs popping up around the interwebs.   From...