Sew & Tell

Bright as a new pin, Sew&Tell is here to delight and inspire you with a fresh dose of stories, ideas and projects from the world of sewing and craft. Filled to the brim with a cavalcade of inspiration from the world of sewing and craft, Sew&Tell brings together sewing stories and DIYs from the pages of Peppermint with a treasure trove of new content, crafty ideas and projects to inspire your makes in a mindful way and boost your sewjo.

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Sew&Tell

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the art of sewing • Our cover artist Miyuki Sakai was inspired by her dressmaker mother to “draw with thread”.

go for gingham • We don’t know about you, but we’re gaga for gingham right now!

sands of time • Fans of Nerida Hansen Fabrics will be well aware of the brand’s colour-happy cloth. But a recent collection with Aboriginal artist Holly Sanders has brought a more considered edge inspired by the colours of Country.

FREE! Nerida Hansen Fabrics Tiered Maxi Skirt sewing pattern

GET SHIRTY • Make a beeline for the men’s section at your local thrift shop to unearth your next DIY project!

holding patterns • Every quarter Peppermint works with a talented patternmaker to create a new design for our wildly popular – and free! – Sewing School patterns. Here, we chat to a few of the international and homegrown makers behind some of our recent patterns to find out their stitchy inspiration plus they offer some tips and tricks!

PAPER THEORY Tara Viggo • THE PEPPERMINT POCKET SKIRT WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH TARA VIGGO OF PAPER THEORY. ORIGINALLY FROM THE COOK ISLANDS, TARA GREW UP IN NEW ZEALAND AND HAS BEEN LIVING AND WORKING IN LONDON AS A PATTERN CUTTER AND SUSTAINABLY MINDED PATTERNMAKER FOR OVER 12 YEARS-CREATING LOOKS FOR LONDON’S MOST FAMOUS FASHION BRANDS.

JUST PATTERNS Delphine Colbeau • FOUNDED IN 2017 BY FRENCH PATTERNMAKER DELPHINE COLBEAU, JUST PATTERNS CREATES SUPER STYLISH SEWING PATTERNS FOR AN ELEVATED HANDMADE WARDROBE.

ELBE TEXTILES Lauren Boyle • OUR BARDON DRESS PATTERN WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH PERTH-BASED PATTERNMAKER LAUREN BOYLE OF ELBE TEXTILES. PASSIONATE ABOUT CLOTHING AND TEXTILES, PARTICULARLY SUSTAINABLE AND SLOW FASHION, LAUREN CREATES MINIMALIST, UNISEX PATTERNS WITH THE AIM OF HELPING CUSTOMERS CREATE A THOUGHTFUL, ETHICAL WARDROBE.

READYTOSEW Raphaëlle Bonamy • FRANCE-BASED RAPHAËLLE BONAMY FOUNDED HER PATTERNMAKING LABEL READYTOSEW IN 2015, FOCUSING ON STRAIGHTFORWARD, MINIMALIST AND EASY-TO-SEW PATTERNS THAT ALLOW EVERYONE TO DEVELOP THEIR SEWING SKILLS AND CREATE A ME-MADE WARDROBE.

FRENCH NAVY PATTERNS Sarah Steenkamp • SARAH STEENKAMP OF FRENCH NAVY PATTERNS AIMS TO MAKE EVERYDAY, EASY-TO-SEW PATTERNS ACCESSIBLE TO EVEN THE MOST INEXPERIENCED OF SEWISTS.

making for good • Knitting, crafting, clay-building, painting, carving – making is often a personal act, but one that can have a tremendous impact on the wider world.

DIYs, tutorials, pattern hacks, interviews, news and lots more…

FLOWER POWER • Transform your textiles using flowers and kitchen scraps!

high time for hemp • Hemp, unlike it’s more rebellious cousin, is a real goody two shoes.

the threads that bind us • The crafting community is one full of character and camaraderie. From knitting and kumihimo to sewing and scherenschnitte, craft spins hope and unity when the world outside can feel like it’s unravelling.

TEE IT UP • Create your own reusable upcycled t-shirt tote bag — no sewing required!

a well-oiled machine • From teaching herself the basics to hand-crafting more than 90% of her own wardrobe, Brisbanebased maker Kylie Brûlé – aka Kylie and the Machine – has gradually stitched together a sewing-filled existence.

stitched together • Sewing,...