Everyone knows that a thrilling tale hinges around the plot twist: Ā a sudden shift in fortune; the unforeseen turn of events; a stranger comes to town. You know how it goes – the plot twist is where things start getting interesting! The big plot twist for Skinny laMinx was the cliff-drop in income thanks to …
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Postcards from a Plot Twist
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I’m taking a year off.
Guess what? Iāve decided to take a year off. It feels almost decadent to write these words. I mean, how can I even consider a year off? I have a business to run, after all.Ā But itās decided: Iām ending production, Iām closing my shops, and for the rest of 2026 it will just be me, …
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Walking on Daisies
This is me, just days before my birthday last week, big grin on my face as I take a selfie in a double-lane pedestrian crossing, freshly painted with a giant daisy pattern … designed by me! š¼ What a way to turn 55! š¼ This daisy-covered double road is the brand new intersection of St …
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Have you seen this dog?
Have you seen this dog? Donāt worry, heās not lost. Youāll find him on the brand newĀ Dog Park tea towel, along with all the other cut paper dogs that I’ve been making while trying to decide whether or not to get a dog of my own. If you love the cut paper version, you can …
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Slingsby laMinx?
No, that is not a misprint. My favourite mug at work does say āSlingsby laMinxā, and here’s the reason why. A squillion years ago, pre-Skinny laMinx, I worked with a powerhouse duo called Barbara Coombe and Maggie Slingsby. That’s us in the pic below, working on the series of 28 school reading books that we …
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A message for our US customers
Previously, most of our shipments to the USA were exempt from import duties under theĀ De MinimisĀ rule, which has fallen away as of 29 August. This means that anything arriving in the USA from South Africa will now attract Customs charges. To accommodate these additional costs, we have adjusted our US$ prices, and this will enable …
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Let The Sun In
After visiting the incredible Alexander Girard retrospective on the Vitra campus in 2016, I returned with the exhibition catalogue – Alexander Girard – A Designer’s Universe, and thought I had the ultimate Girard book. But after a recommendation from my friend and fellow Girard fan Sara Smedley, I recently splashed out on the monograph Alexander …
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How to Wear a Twilly Scarf
We love having Twilly Scarves as part of the Skinny laMinx range of accessories, because a Twilly really is an enormously versatile accessory. It’s almost like a piece of jewellery! And there are soooo many ways to use this little fabric scarf. The history of Twilly Skinny laMinx certainly didn’t invent the Twilly Scarf. It …
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Pops of pure Skinny laMinx colour!
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the pattern choices at Skinny laMinx. Enter the magic of our colour blocked Colour Pop Pillows – fifteen glorious pops of pure Skinny laMinx colour, piped in a coordinating tone, made up in Square, Oblong & Round shapes. Colour Pop Pillows are intended as the dots, dashes and commas …
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