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Tara Deighton
Oct 13, 20245 min read
Sew Gothic ~ Seasonal Sewing Ideas for a Gothic Wardrobe
Spooky Season is in full swing and if you spend any time with me in my little cottage by the sea, you'll know at my core, I am a Gothic...
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Tara Deighton
Mar 21, 20242 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Vintage Inspiration ~ Vogue Pattern Book October 1937
I recently had the incredible good fortune to while away an hour or two looking through an original copy of the Vogue Pattern Book from...
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Tara Deighton
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Planning A Capsule Wardrobe to Sew for a Summer Holiday
I've recently been dreaming of a trip to Venice, one of my favourite destinations in the whole world and thinking of the capsule wardrobe...
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Tara Deighton
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Oct 31, 20222 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Oct 14, 20223 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Introducing The Junebug Jacket ~ A Vintage Inspired Sewing Pattern
One of the items I always seem to be lacking when I'm putting my handmade and vintage outfits together are jackets! Specifically Summer...
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Tara Deighton
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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...
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Tara Deighton
Apr 26, 20223 min read
A Perfect Dress for Spring
On a recent treasure hunt in the charity shops of a nearby county town, I stumbled across this beautiful floral glazed gauze from the...
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Tara Deighton
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Stash Busting Sews for Spring
Now that Spring is in the air, it's a good moment to whip up some fun and simple accessories to start wearing at the start of the season....
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Tara Deighton
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The 1930's Shirt Dress
It's been in my mind to make a late 30's, early 40's style Shirt Dress for quite some time. I've come across them at vintage fairs and in...
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Tara Deighton
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Winter Capsule Collection
I recently took some time off with the aim that I would read books in coffee shops and pretend to be on holiday. However, when I went to...
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Tara Deighton
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Apres Ski My Lovelies.....?
~Vintage Ski Style Inspiration for your Handmade Wardrobe~ The days and weeks after Xmas can be rather bleak and lacklustre so the idea...
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Tara Deighton
Sep 27, 20212 min read
Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Truly Magical Dress
I've long been obsessed with The Vampire's Wife and I just love everything about her aesthetic. So, unable to afford the price tag for...
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Tara Deighton
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Berets for the Witching Hour
With the onset of Autumn, the longer evenings and the distant cackle of broomstick riding witches on the salt sea breeze {You will hear...
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