top of page


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
29 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Nov 6, 20232 min read
150 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 15, 20231 min read
140 views
0 comments


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
54 views
0 comments


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
93 views
0 comments


A Mid Year Revamp
It has been on my mind for quite a while now that I need to change things up a bit! And the halfway point of the year always feels like...
Tara Deighton
Jun 5, 20232 min read
58 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 6, 20232 min read
47 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Jan 23, 20232 min read
91 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Dec 12, 20222 min read
61 views
0 comments


A Date with Schiaparelli
For many years, Schiaparelli has been one of my favourite all time designers so when I heard there was to be a retrospective of her...
Tara Deighton
Dec 5, 20223 min read
136 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Oct 31, 20222 min read
73 views
0 comments


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
59 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Jul 4, 20222 min read
461 views
0 comments


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 6, 20222 min read
85 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Apr 29, 20222 min read
406 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Apr 26, 20223 min read
87 views
0 comments


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....
Tara Deighton
Mar 31, 20223 min read
62 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 8, 20222 min read
127 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Feb 4, 20223 min read
96 views
0 comments


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...
Tara Deighton
Jan 17, 20223 min read
31 views
0 comments
bottom of page