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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Perfect Tea Dress
Anyone who has spent any time round here will know of my love of a good Tea dress. I've written about it before so I won't go on too much...
Tara Deighton
Mar 29, 20212 min read


The Bess Collar ~ A Vintage Inspired Make for the Modern Seamstress
Detachable collars are THE thing at the moment! And so they should be ~ they're a brilliant idea! Easy to make and requiring little...
Tara Deighton
Mar 22, 20212 min read


#MakeNINE for 2021
As I sort through my wardrobe at the change of seasons, I realise that there are some significant omissions that would be grateful...
Tara Deighton
Mar 8, 20213 min read


The Kitten Bonnet ~ A Vintage Inspired Winter Hat to Sew
Even though I can smell Spring in the air, the cold sea winds in the little Coastal Town in which I live are still bitter so something to...
Tara Deighton
Feb 23, 20212 min read


Perfect Fabrics for the Vintage Seamtress
One of the challenges for the dressmaker wishing to create a vintage inspired reproduction wardrobe is finding the right fabrics. Have...
Tara Deighton
Jan 11, 20213 min read


A Winter Lookbook
The temperatures have dropped and there's the smell of wood smoke in the air. All I want to do is get cosy, layer up and keep warm but...
Tara Deighton
Dec 14, 20204 min read


Sewing my Dream Wardrobe ~ The Dragon Charmer Vintage Jacket
On the whole, I don't have much luck with online auctions so I was beyond the Moon when I won this gorgeous vintage pattern recently! If...
Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20202 min read


The Vintage Inspired Capsule Wardobe ~ How to create your own unique style
It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut sartorially speaking and this happened to me in a big way a few years back. Getting dressed had become...
Tara Deighton
Nov 18, 20205 min read


I left my heart in Scotland....
At the beginning of August, my beloved and I went on a road trip around the Scottish Highlands and I have to say, I fell deeply in love!...
Tara Deighton
Sep 7, 20203 min read
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