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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Calendar for Halloween ~ FREE PDF Sewing Pattern
I always love putting up my advent calendar on the 1st of December so I thought why not enjoy the same childish glee for spooky season? I...
Tara Deighton
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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