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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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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...
Tara Deighton
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Aug 16, 20212 min read
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A Dream Dress for Summer ~ A 1930's Inspired Wrap Dress
I've said it many times, both here and on Youtube but I'm really not good in the Sun! I burn, melt and suffer and have never really found...
Tara Deighton
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
May 12, 20213 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 29, 20212 min read
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#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...
Tara Deighton
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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Literary Inspiration for Spring ~ The Diary of a Provincial Lady
If you're looking for something light to read, that's funny and full of vintage charm, then you can't go far wrong with this fabulous...
Tara Deighton
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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Inspirational Women ~ Hedy Lamarr
I first saw Hedy Lamarr when I was a young girl in the film 'Ziegfield Girls' and fell in love. {It was a double whammy for me because...
Tara Deighton
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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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...
Tara Deighton
Jan 11, 20213 min read
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Sewing my Dream Wardrobe ~ The Dragon Charmer Vintage Jacket
On the whole, I don't have much luck with online auctions so I was beyond the Moon when I won this gorgeous vintage pattern recently! If...
Tara Deighton
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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