Have you ever wondered how a pattern over a large area is created and reproduced? Did you ever want to figure out how to do this yourself?Join our REPEAT PATTERNS workshop on Tuesday 9 April or Saturday 13 April.
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Workshops 2019: Repeat Patterns
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Cut Out Indecision
Did you know that there are over 70 fabric choices in the Skinny laMinx shop? It’s a LOT to choose from, which can be a bit mind boggling when you’re trying to decide which fabric to choose for an upholstery project.
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One-finger decorating
We’ve made a new online section called Pillow Sets with multiple pre-selected groups of patterns & colours that we know work well together. Take a look!
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Faux Wreath or Real Wreath?
Our roundup of all kinds of festive wreaths from around the web.
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Seasonal Shop Hours
It’s the holidays, but we’re not going anywhere, apart from when we stay home to unwrap our prezzies on 25 & 26 December, and when we have a snooze on 1 January. The rest of the time, the Skinny laMinx shop will be open weekdays from 9am – 6pm, and on Saturdays from 9am – …
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Celebrating 7 years on Bree Street
Way back in 2011, I found a greasy scooter shop to let on Bree Street, just near my favourite coffee shop, and by the end of the year, the Skinny laMinx shop opened its doors! We’ve done lots since then, expanding upstairs, growing our team, doubling the shop size, and building our business, and we …
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A Skinny Tale – 2007 – 2012
We’re celebrating the Skinny laMinx shop’s 7th birthday this week, as we opened our doors at 201 Bree Street on 13 December 2011. Just by chance, I came across this Skinny Tale that I’d written at the end of 2012, when our shop was just one year old. So much has changed… and yet it’s …
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Fanmail for Sonia… and team
Oh Sonia, what a treasure of a customer services / online shop manager you are! And with Belinda by your side, wrapping and packing orders so beautifully, and Lericia and Nobuzwe handling the production like champions, how happy we can make our customers.
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The TwoFor Sale
We’re clearing our stockroom to make room for new things as we get ready for the holiday season, which is why it’s time for… The TwoFor Sale! TwoFor means you get Two for the price of One at Skinny laMinx, both in-store and online, on selected items. HOW IT WORKS ONLINE: 1 : Choose an item from …
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