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Sewing My Dream Wardrobe ~ A Pierrot Blouse
I've recently become OBSESSED with Pierrot Clowns! A surprise to me as I generally find clowns unpleasant but a photograph of Hollywood...
Tara Deighton
Apr 142 min read
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Inspirational Women ~ The Magical Tirzah Garwood
On Friday last, I got on a train to the Big Smoke to go and see the exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery ~ Tirzah Garwood 'Beyond...
Tara Deighton
Apr 73 min read
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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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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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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...
Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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...
Tara Deighton
Jun 1, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Tara Deighton
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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