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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Pierrot Blouse
I've recently become OBSESSED with Pierrot Clowns! A surprise to me as I generally find clowns unpleasant but a photograph of Hollywood...
Tara Deighton
Apr 142 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A 1940's Gothic Dress
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion” - from Ligeia , Edgar Allen Poe, 1838 When I first saw the...
Tara Deighton
Mar 173 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Gwendoline Skirt
Sometimes several ideas and inspirations collide when you're pondering new treasures you want for your handmade wardrobe and a little bit...
Tara Deighton
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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Introducing the Siouxie Blouse
The perfect blouse for lounging in and relaxing on your chaise longue this Festive Season! The thing I love the most about sewing my own...
Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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Introducing The Dressmakers Journal ~ A Sewing Planner for the Home Dressmaker
It has long been a dream of mine to create some kind of Sewing Planner or Journal, a place to keep all my ideas and inspiration for my...
Tara Deighton
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Anjelica Blouse
I've had a Dirndl obsession FOREVER and an enduring love for this Saint Laurent Rive Gauche blouse from the mid 1970's so for my June...
Tara Deighton
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Introducing the Selina Bonnet ~ A 1930's Inspired Sewing Pattern
A couple of years ago, I sewed myself a 1950's Catwoman oufit for an All Hallow's party and the requests for my cat eared bonnet that I'd...
Tara Deighton
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Bouquet Blouse
I have recently embarked on a long term personal project exploring the work of the great Elsa Schiaparelli. I wanted to really get my...
Tara Deighton
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ Cobwebs & Pearls....
I think there's nothing prettier than an intricate cobweb seen on an Autumn morning bedecked with dew drops, caught like jewels on the...
Tara Deighton
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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Introducing the Marlene Beret ~A Style Classic for You to Sew
Whatever your personal style, whatever your age, whatever the season, a beret is just about the most perfect thing you can put on your...
Tara Deighton
Oct 14, 20223 min read
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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Sweetie Blouse
Sometimes you just need the pleasure of a simple sew for your Summer wardrobe and the Sweetie blouse is most definitely that! I had in...
Tara Deighton
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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