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    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Sweetie Blouse
    Tara Deighton
    • Jun 6
    • 2 min

    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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    Inspirational Women ~ Happy Birthday Miss Monroe
    Tara Deighton
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Inspirational Women ~ Happy Birthday Miss Monroe

    On what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 96th birthday, on the 1st of June, I want to recommend some fabulous books about this icon of...
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    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Winter Capsule Collection
    Tara Deighton
    • Feb 4
    • 3 min

    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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    Apres Ski My Lovelies.....?
    Tara Deighton
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    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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    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Truly Magical Dress
    Tara Deighton
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Berets for the Witching Hour
    Tara Deighton
    • Sep 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ Vintage Inspired Knickers
    Tara Deighton
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ Vintage Inspired Knickers

    Way back at the start of this year, I wrote about my need for new pieces in my Lingerie wardrobe {read here} and I've only just got round...
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    Vintage Inspiration & Fabrics for the Greta Blouse & Dress
    Tara Deighton
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Vintage Inspiration & Fabrics for the Greta Blouse & Dress

    I love a good basic pattern that you can hack the life out of and make all sorts of versions for all sorts of occasions. It becomes a...
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    The 1940's Bondage Dress ~ A Pattern Drafting Tutorial
    Tara Deighton
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    The 1940's Bondage Dress ~ A Pattern Drafting Tutorial

    When I was learning the craft of how to cut a pattern many moons ago, I kept a folder of miniature pattern drafting exercises as a...
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    A Summers Day in an English Village
    Tara Deighton
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Summers Day in an English Village

    One early June morning, my dear friend, Georgina and I took a drive through the lush English countryside to the village of Tenterden in...
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    A Perfect Outfit for a Summer Day
    Tara Deighton
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Perfect Outfit for a Summer Day

    Traditionally, I’ve never been a very good summer dresser and my summer worthy wardrobe has left a lot to be desired. This in part is...
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    Chocolat ~ A Film Inspired Capsule Collection
    Tara Deighton
    • May 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Chocolat ~ A Film Inspired Capsule Collection

    The film, Chocolat, based on the novel by Joanne Harris, has to my mind, one of the most perfect and attainable vintage inspired...
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    And All I Loved.... Some lines from Edgar Allen Poe
    Tara Deighton
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    And All I Loved.... Some lines from Edgar Allen Poe

    I've mentioned Mr Poe in my Journal before and a few lines of his poem, 'Alone' have been floating through my mind over the last few...
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    Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ The Perfect Tea Dress
    Tara Deighton
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    #MakeNINE for 2021
    Tara Deighton
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    #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...
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    The Kitten Bonnet ~ A Vintage Inspired Winter Hat to Sew
    Tara Deighton
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Perfect Fabrics for the Vintage Seamtress
    Tara Deighton
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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