Handmade Wardrobe | start-from-scratch-1

Oct 135 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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Gwendoline Skirt

Tara Deighton

Mar 212 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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Introducing The Dressmakers Journal ~ A Sewing Planner for the Home Dressmaker

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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Introducing the Minnie Beanie ~ A FREE Knitting Pattern inspired by Minnie Mouse

Tara Deighton

Oct 15, 20231 min read

Introducing the Minnie Beanie ~ A FREE Knitting Pattern inspired by Minnie Mouse

In celebration of Disney's Centenary which falls this year, I designed this FREE knitting pattern, the Minnie Beanie to mark the...

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Vintage Inspiration ~ Vogue Pattern Book October 1937

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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Planning A Capsule Wardrobe to Sew for a Summer Holiday

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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Anjelica Blouse

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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Introducing the Selina Bonnet ~ A 1930's Inspired Sewing Pattern

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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Bouquet Blouse

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

Dec 12, 20222 min read

Introducing The Elsa Hood

I have long had a bit of an obsession with vintage Ski Chic and the little pixie bonnet style hoods that were so fashionable, both on and...

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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ Cobwebs & Pearls....

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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Introducing the Marlene Beret ~A Style Classic for You to Sew

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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Introducing The Junebug Jacket ~ A Vintage Inspired Sewing Pattern

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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Sweetie Blouse

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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Introducing the Sinead Ballet Wrap Cardigan

Tara Deighton

Apr 29, 20222 min read

Introducing the Sinead Ballet Wrap Cardigan

Like many a little girl, I attended ballet class and dreamt of being a ballerina but alas, my dance skills were a bit more contemporary...

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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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The 1930's Shirt Dress

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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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Winter Capsule Collection

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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