Peppermint Magazine

It might be time for Henny Penny’s redemption. Throughout history, the hysterical hen, also known as Chicken Little, has been written off for inciting panic. While our mis-guided feathered friend brought about a fateful end to themself and their wood

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Fatphobia, if you’re not familiar with the term, is the fear and hatred of fat bodies. It is a form of discrimination that equates fatness with inferiority, undesirability and immorality and results in a plethora of damaging mental and physical conse

How would you describe your aesthetic? Fashion has always been where I’m drawn to – totally transforming a person whether that is to tell a story in a costume setting, evolve them for a performance or to let the fashion speak. My aesthetic too, espec

A recent study from the Biological Conservation reports significant recovery in 29 subspecies that are no longer classified as threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act – our esteemed class of 2023 and a salute to

Bob Brown shows no signs of slowing down. At 78 years old, he has a bag packed and tent ready to set up camp in the Tarkine to block the path of bulldozers; he’s sailing with Sea Shepherd to combat the overfishing of krill in Antarctica; he’s plannin

Content warning: The following article discusses childhood abuse and death by suicide. If you or anyone you know needs help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit beyondblue.org.au. What first drew you to creating with AI? To answer properly, I’ll ha

Gender is a bit like clothing – some of us are very intentional with the clothes we wear. We have a lot of identity wrapped up in them. We think about aesthetics and design. Others treat clothes mechanically: “What can I put on my flesh prison today?

When did art and creativity come into your life? I can’t really remember a time when creativity wasn’t in my life! My favourite book as a child was from a children’s encyclopaedia set we had growing up. It was called Make and Do and I was obsessed wi

Death and what we do with our bodies is a universal, environmental dilemma. It’s also an emotional and complex topic. The ways we approach death and the rituals surrounding it are as diverse as the eight billion people on this planet. But there’s a g

The first present my grandmother Helen gave my grandfather Theo, which he received in the post for his 17th birthday, was two knitted vests and a knitted cardigan. “The first thing I thought was, ‘How long does it take to make three? Three!’” Grandad

Morgan Collins and Cat Bloxsom jokingly describe their friendship as forged over many lifetimes. They met while working in insurance marketing – not the first career one might envisage for the brains behind Melbourne-based cult knitting brand, Cardig

The tote bag is a modern marvel. No matter how many you may have, it’s hard to resist their siren song. This capacious craft project is a nicely over-sized tote with exposed bound seams to add a bit of spice, and an internal pocket to keep your essen

A pattern collaboration with Stitched for Good Slip into something a little more comfortable with our latest pattern, the Peppermint Rozelle Slip! Made in collaboration with Stitched for Good’s Annie Robinson, the Rozelle Slip is a bias-cut beauty –

Tell us a bit about the origins of Sapling Textiles… Sapling Textiles came to life 10 years ago in a building that had been a drapery for well over half a century. At the time we had another business, The Industree, across the road, selling Indian cl

August is the time to be in Darwin. Not only are you in the right place to visit the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair with the show-stopping Country to Couture and National Indigenous Fashion Awards, you can also catch the National Indigenous Music Awards,

One of five Mayflower sets worth $249.95 from GREENPAN! GreenPan scrambled their competitors like eggs when they introduced their groundbreaking ceramic non-stick, PFAS-free cookware back in 2007. Instead of using PTFE, the innovative coating is base

Enjoy a classy cocktail from the comfort of a chesterfield lounge or sit back and enjoy the view of the beautiful Raintree Park as you enjoy the rich and diverse flavours of the Northern Territory sourced from local markets and GoodFish-accredited su

How did you fall in love with cooking? I first fell in love with cooking when I was three years old and started to find makeshift ingredients to mix together. At around five, I set up my mud kitchen where I spent hours creating mud pies and all kinds

10/8 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay Inside the airy and inviting space of Karkalla Byron Bay, you’ll find a laid-back dining experience featuring only the most delicious locally sourced, seasonal produce and native ingredients. The passion project of Min

Busyness has become a badge of honour in modern life, a reassurance that we’re “keeping up”. How often do we find ourselves dropping the word into casual conversation, usually in response to the question: “How have you been?” Robert Dessaix, in his b