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The Sewing Library ~ The Mary Frances Sewing Book
I'm often asked to recommend good books to help people on their sewing journey and my answer is always the same! Anything, more or less,...
Tara Deighton
Jun 172 min read


#REGALCORE ~ Styling My Handmade Wardrobe
It recently occurred to me that, whilst I spend a lot of time sharing the sewing projects that I'm working on, I haven't shared much...
Tara Deighton
Apr 284 min read


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


Inspirational Women ~ Hedy Lamarr 'Style Icon'
Without a doubt, my all time favourite muse is the woman once dubbed 'The Most Beautiful Girl in The World', the incomparable Hedy...
Tara Deighton
Mar 307 min read


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


Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Helen Trousers
TROUSERS ~ Am I right? Why are they SO tricky? Whether you're buying off the peg or sewing a commercial pattern up, a good fit is nearly...
Tara Deighton
Mar 104 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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 13, 20245 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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 21, 20242 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...
Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20233 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...
Tara Deighton
Nov 6, 20232 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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 11, 20234 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...
Tara Deighton
Jul 17, 20233 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...
Tara Deighton
Jun 12, 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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 6, 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...
Tara Deighton
Jan 23, 20232 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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 31, 20222 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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 14, 20223 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...
Tara Deighton
Jul 4, 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...
Tara Deighton
Jun 6, 20222 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...
Tara Deighton
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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