I hope you’ll be exploring pattern with me and Sue Frost on the weekend of 14-16 April at Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat. We’ll spend a restful and playful weekend at Bodhi Khaya’s newly-opened eco-lodge, taking time out to look at patterns together. And if you book before 10 March, you’ll get a 10% earlybird discount. Over …
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Exploring Pattern – a retreat at Bodhi Khaya
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What does 156 washes look like?
Yesterday I picked up the laundry and wondered just how many times my Alexander Sack had been through the wash.
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Recipe: Paste di Mardorla
This is my whip-up-in-a-minute recipe for Paste di Mardorla (aka Almond biscuits) that’s so easy to whip up, it’s guaranteed to make you feel like a total domestic goddess. The recipe requires just 4 ingredients, and you can make a batch in barely 20 minutes! Paste di Mandorla Ingredients: * 2 Egg Whites * 250g Ground Almonds …
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Proud South
PROUD SOUTH is the latest book from trends forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort celebrating…. us! Yes! She’s made a book about the people, the creativity, the beauty and expression of OUR part of the planet – the Southern part! The book’s 415 glorious pages show the creative explosion of fashion, photography and art from Africa, South Asia and SE Asia, and …
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New Prints : Freedom, Change, Progress & Shift
The whole world has endured a shared experience of loss and fear during the Pandemic, and now we share the hope for a time of renewal, optimism, growth and change. Today we launch four Risograph prints, expressing this hope in a graphic rendering of the way we mark time, the beauty of small shifts, and …
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Collaboration: Fashion Fabrics with Nerida Hansen
If you’re into home sewing, then this is what you’ve been waiting for. It’s the launch of our fashion fabrics collaboration with Aussie textile maven Nerida Hansen Fabrics! Together, we have made three bestselling Skinny laMinx bestselling prints available for sale in multiple colourways and weights, including: 100% Linen Organic Cotton Jersey, French Terry, Tencel Linen, Organic Cotton …
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We’re hiring… for Peaceful Workflow
One of our major business aspirations at Skinny laMinx is to have a good day at work every day. We call this ideal situation “Peaceful Workflow”, and know that well-designed, well-managed systems is key to achieving peaceful workflow. We’ve recently started using the DEAR Inventory system, integrating with our production, inventory, accounting software, WooCommerce store …
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New: Shard print
Sometimes I’m a very slow designer. I’ve realised this as I go through a very high-energy week, in which we’re launching a brand new print called Shard at Decorex Cape Town. While it is a visually energetic with Op-Art vibes, the idea for Shard came about during those slow, peculiar weeks and months when the …
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2022 Pattern Repeat Retreat
It’s almost time for our annual Pattern Repeat Retreat. Are you coming? We’ll spend two days in beautiful Swellendam, getting hands-on with exploring and understanding pattern. I’ll send you back home feeling inspired and capable of creating pattern using the simplest of tools. It’ll be fun! JOIN US: A 2-day pattern & printing workshop with me, hosted by Grace + Merci Cafe in …
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