Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 55 - Spring 2022 i Peppermint Magazine

One tree planted for every new Peppermint subscription. That’s why we’ve partnered with non-profit environmental charity One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every Peppermint subscription sold. Because, although the problems our world faces may seem overwhelming, we know we can work together to create real, lasting change – one tiny seedling at a time. When you take out a subscription, you’ll be helping to plant trees in vulnerable communities around the world, including North America, Indonesia, the Amazon rainforest and Australia. The simple act of planting trees helps to restore biodiversity, support reforestation, protect endangered wildlife, provide sustainable jobs and income and, crucially, store carbon from the atmosphere in a bid to prevent global temperatures rising beyond a dangerous level. Thanks for being part of our family tree!…

DYE ANOTHER DAY We’re always on the lookout for top-tier loungewear to swan about in and Plant Dyed ticks all our boxes. Established in 2021 by husband and wife team Jake and Alina Springthorpe, Plant Dyed is as soft and gentle on your skin as it is on the planet – abandoning synthetic dyes in favour of naturally cultivated colourways. Their dreamy, pastel rainbow range of GOTS-certified sweats, tees and tracky dacks are coloured with pigments sourced from Mother Nature. Indigo flowers, turmeric roots, eucalyptus and nuts create a set of subdued and covetable colour combos. plantdyed.com JEAN GENIUS Put these on your peepers… After a decade of experimentation, English inventor Jack Spencer has perfected the process of turning unwanted thigh-wear into eyewear. Mosevic offers five different styles of cool-looking…

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“Rarely does mainstream fashion listen to the dictates of feminists, but much like the tide of suffrage, the push for pockets could not be stopped.” “Thanks, it has pockets!” – the universal call of a woman complimented on her outfit. It’s long been observed, to the point of cliche, that women’s clothing suffers a serious pocket deficiency. We’re far more likely to be offered clothes with no pockets, comically tiny pockets or, worst of all, fake pockets – which carry only false hope and crushed dreams. So, what’s the deal with this strange sartorial sexism? How long have pockets even been around in the first place? To give a classic historian’s non-answer… it depends on your interpretation. Pockets either emerged in the seventeenth century or have been alongside us since…

Zan Rowe Broadcaster, ABC national music correspondent and podcast host I’ve been lucky to have many great women as mentors in my life, offering advice, support and drive as I navigated the media landscape. Whether it was former Triple J broadcaster Tracee Hutchison encouraging me in my early days in community radio at 3RRR FM, or ABC Head of Music Meagan Loader saying “yes” to every idea I wanted to try, having that belief and support was invaluable as I found my feet. Even though she’s only a few years older than me, Myf Warhurst is also a constant source of strength. As a friend who understands so much of what I do day to day, her candid advice and kindness keeps me level-headed whenever I feel overwhelmed. She’s the…

The disaster is over, but what happens now? Moving on after great upheaval, be it flood or bushfire, cyclone or tsunami, can feel like a journey into the unknown – isolating, overwhelming and uncharted. “With climate change, the number and intensity of disasters is increasing and we realised that helping one person, one community, one disaster at a time, was no longer enough. We felt compelled to create an ‘expert in a box’ to help more people recover, feel more in control and find clarity in the chaos,” says Elizabeth McNaughton. Director of New Zealand business Hummingly, creator of Cards for Calamity, she and her co-founder Jolie Wills have worked in disasters around the world for more than two decades gathering wisdom from over 100 crisis leaders, feedback from thousands…

Tell us about your journey into the sewing world… When I was a child, my dream was to become a fashion designer. I was drawing clothes and sewing dresses by hand for my dolls. I fell into the sewing world little by little but “officially” became passionate about sewing in 2009 when I joined a student sewing club to design and sew my first ball dress. Since then, I’ve never stopped designing and sewing clothes. Three years ago, I decided to turn my passion into a full-time job and created Camimade Patterns. I thought that I had so much energy that was being wasted in my previous corporate career and that I could use it for a meaningful project to share with others. What motivated you to stop buying ready-to-wear…

I believe it’s important to experience being ‘the other’ – to willingly put yourself in the back seat and be a witness to someone else’s story. https://daaf.com.au/ Tell us a bit about yourself and how you became involved with Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF)… I have a strong connection to Darwin; I was born and raised here. I have great memories of my school years. My friends and I started our journey into the Darwin arts community by getting to know our teachers and actually seeing how they practised and balanced life as creatives in Darwin’s thriving arts community. It made a career in the arts feel very real and attainable. I also grew up as a part of a very creative family – my siblings and parents are all…

INVISIBLE SEAMS Jia Li This 17-minute documentary, directed by Jia Li, challenges our conceptions of New York fashion, focusing not on high-end brands or glamorous designers, but on the talented behind-the-scenes makers. It follows eight Asian seamstresses and patternmakers in New York’s Garment District, centring their experiences as frontline workers in fashion – weathering the pandemic, anti-Asian hate crimes and the incessant demands of fashion. WE ARE STILL HERE Various Selected as the opening night film of this year’s Sydney Film Festival, We Are Still Here is a uniquely Indigenous film that traverses the past, present and future, interweaving eight powerful tales of kinship, loss, grief and resilience to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival. An official Australia and Aotearoa co-production, the film draws together an incredible collection…

283 YOUNG STREET, WATERLOO NSW Tell us a little bit about what The Freedom Hub is… The Freedom Hub exists to end slavery in Australia and to help people who have experienced this crime recover and partner in the fight to end global slavery. One of the ways we do this is through our survivor school, which offers long-term support to help survivors rebuild their lives. We also run our social enterprise businesses to help with funding survivors and raising awareness through our cafe, event venue and online retail, and, as of this year, we offer ethical consulting for businesses. Talk us through the cafe experience… After the difficult period of COVID lockdowns and dine-in restrictions, our cafe is in the process of reinvention, getting ready to greet our guests…

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” This wisdom from famed actress – but lesser-known avid gardener – Audrey Hepburn is but one of the countless quotes, metaphors and proverbs that convey life lessons inspired by the (not-so) humble act of gardening. This should come as little surprise; we are from and of nature, and should intuitively understand the connection to our green-hued friends and the symbiotic parallels of life and leaves. Truth be told, however, my own potted plants may beg to differ – we don’t seem to have established a harmonic relationship as yet. It feels more like dealing with a tempestuous toddler with a Goldilocks complex: Less water! More water! Less sun! More sun! TOO HOT! TOO COLD! I can never seem to get it……

Talk us through ‘Sound Country’… It’s a comprehensive 60-page handbook and interactive website for musicians – at all levels from local pub acts to stadium rock tours – to help them green their practice and care for Country. It includes First Nations knowledge, the latest scientific evidence, case studies, checklists and guidelines. It aims to connect and empower artists to take charge across all aspects of their careers, from involving their teams to incorporate more sustainable practices into their touring operations to becoming increasingly vocal ambassadors for change. What actions can artists take? It’s no secret that, as an industry, we have an oversized footprint. Fortunately, there’s heaps we can do to reduce our impact, from adopting zero-waste riders to eating local, seasonal food to advocating to our fans to…

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I didn’t set out to grow a 1.3-metre zucchini. But with a summer of proper gardening under my belt, I can say that nothing trumps the tromboncino. Also known as zucchetta rampicante, or climbing zucchini, this gourd grows as a vine, unlike other bush zucchini varieties. Harvested early when the fruit is bright green and about 25 centimetres long, it tastes slightly sweeter than a regular zucchini. Let it grow and ripen on the vine and you’ll enjoy it as you would a pumpkin or butternut squash. The skin around the outside goes hard and changes from a stripey bright green to an orange-beige. Naive to the nature of this trombone-like fruit – which derives its Italian name from this very likeness – I accepted a gift of seedlings from…

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mini sewing kit #peppermintpatterns WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR FINISHED KIT You can furnish your sewing kit with whatever bits and bobbins best suit your individual sewing style, but some good basics to start with are: Needles for hand sewingSafety pinsMini thread scissorsSpare buttonsSmall spools of thread in common colours (black and white will get you through most things)Miniature measuring tape MATERIALS Pattern1 cute buttonSingle-fold bias binding (at least 40cm)ThreadA sheet of felt1 fat quarter of wadding Fabric – this kit can be made using less than a fat quarter of fabric, perfect for scraps and remnants from past projects! We would suggest using two different fabrics – one for the inside and one for the outside layer – but you can truly mix and match to your heart’s content!…

https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/The-Urban-Field-Naturalist-Project-A-Guide-to-the-Creatures-in-Your-Neighbourhood-9781922616326 A GUIDE TO THE CREATURES IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD The Urban Field Naturalist Project Familiarity, it’s said, breeds contempt. We’re far more likely to be amazed at animals from far-off lands than those we rub shoulders with every day. A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood aims to flip the script and reintroduce you to the fascinating facets of nature that live under our very noses. Playful and quirky, this interactive guide is sure to enrich your appreciation of your happening habitat. https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/Chloé-Hayden-Different,-Not-Less-9781922616180 DIFFERENT NOT LESS Chloé Hayden An accessible and enlightening introduction to neurodiversity from actor, advocate and social media star Chloé Hayden who shares her lived experience struggling with “normality” and embracing herself as she is. Including important insights on how autism and ADHD present differently in…

https://www.enbacci.com Goodies for these lovely letters from ENBACCI All writers published in this issue’s Letterbox will receive the Vitis Vinifera Rejuvenating 3-Step System (valued at $200) from Enbacci. Created by Melbourne mum-and-daughter duo Nan Chen and Yong-Li Zhou, Enbacci’s Australian-made formulations lean on the antioxidative properties of grapes – from the French countryside, merci beaucoup – to help protect your skin so you can put your freshest face forward. The pack includes a gel cleanser, rejuvenating essence and essential crème. Give your visage a proper pep up for spring and soak in that soft-skin feeling, every day. enbacci.com dear peppermint The devastation and grief of the Queensland and New South Wales floods, as shared intimately in Kelley’s editorial letter, was deeply moving. Not only because it brought home the experience…

Why did you start She Shapes History? I kept wondering, “Where are the women in the story of Australia’s capital city?” During the pandemic, I finally began trying to answer this question. There are women behind so many of the moments that shaped Australia. So many of these stories remain unknown and untold. The only reason I could find many of these stories was my research background. I decided to do something to make our city’s incredible history more public and accessible. Behind every monument, building and garden are the stories of incredible Australian women who have shaped our history and haven’t always gotten the credit they deserve. Why walking tours? Walking tours offer an opportunity to share knowledge and women’s stories in an inclusive and non-judgmental context. We don’t…

“I want them to ask the big questions with me. Where they come from and where they will go and what their connection to the universe is.” What drew you to installation art? I always wanted to be a painter – ever since I was 12 years old – but when I was finally studying painting at art school in Japan, I encountered a crisis with the medium. Everything I did reminded me of someone else’s work, and I really wanted to find my own way of making art. It took me a while but I eventually started doing performances inside installations and went from that to mainly working with installations. Even in installations though, my eye is still that of a painter. Why do you work predominately with thread?…

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If you’ve found yourself baulking at the hefty cost of veggies this year, spare a thought for our fellow Aussies living in remote communities. Eye-watering fresh produce prices are their daily norm, and often the stuff is already weeks old and wilted; hardly appetising, let alone worth the exorbitant price. The recent string of global calamities – war, a pandemic, floods – have drawn into perspective the instability of our industrialised food system, which has always disadvantaged some people and is now affecting many. In the wake of shockingly empty supermarket shelves and lettuce too expensive to bother buying, many are asking: what’s a better alternative? The emerging answer is quite simple, really, the one that has always been central to human life: localisation. Of course, such a tangled food…

Five years ago, as a way to fund her upcoming album, Melbourne-based musician Anna Cordell decided to resurrect her other creative talent: telling a story through clothes rather than lyrics. Previously working as a vintage fashion buyer for a couple of national retailers, she’d been designing and making her own garments for years, and her most recent creation was starting to garner a lot of attention. “I made a casual corduroy suit to wear on stage for gigs so I felt confident and comfortable and had a kind of uniform that felt like me,” Anna explains. “Not long after, I included it in my first range of clothing and it was the piece that everyone was most excited about. I kept playing around with it over the seasons and realised…

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https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/farm-9781922310545 It’s been years since I left Sydney, resigned from my role as managing editor for BuzzFeed, packed a shipping crate with my furniture and possessions and convinced my Australian husband to move countries with me so we could become farmers. In New Zealand. Land of milk and honey. I was going to be a food producer. Live on the land. Be good to the environment. Be a farmer. Then the animal rights activist group PETA told me there’s no such thing as a meat-eating environmentalist. But they were wrong. The afternoons have started to heat up; it’s November and the farm is flush with grasses. Some we’ve purposefully introduced; others have appeared out of the seed bank, pushing shoots up amid the rye grass to announce their presence. Wild…

http://peppermintmag.com/SEWING-SCHOOL Suit up and say hello to the Peppermint West End Jacket – the trans-seasonal staple you never knew you needed! Made in collaboration with fabulous French patternmaker Camille Neuville of Camimade Patterns, the Peppermint West End Jacket is a universally useful, gender-neutral design with clever construction. It features a touch of tasteful top-stitching and a few fascinating flat-felled seams. Not to mention the patch pockets, perfectly placed for putting your mitts in and big enough to store all your essentials. Sew it in thick wool for winter warmth or lightweight cotton as a summer shacket – this is a pattern you’ll want to make again and again. Big love as always to our sewing partner Spoonflower for helping to make our free patterns possible! With their global community of…

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MAKING GAY HISTORY Unlock tales of LGBTQIA+ legends from generations past with rare archival interviews that give intimate insight into oft-forgotten champions, heroes and witnesses of gay history. THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM Famously laidback Canadian musician Alanis Morrisette has released an album of soothing ambient tracks, collaborating with Dave Harrington and meditation app Calm. CURATING THE CURIOUS Family photographer turned educator, LeAnna Azzolini hosts this podcast for inspiring creatives that celebrates staying curious in life and never settling into a box. HOW I QUIT ALCOHOL Danni Carr speaks to ex-binge drinkers, alcoholics in recovery, drug and alcohol counsellors and more, bringing connection and community to the process of saying bye to booze. MAINTENANCE PHASE Informative and entertaining, two friends, Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes, debunk the junk science behind…