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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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