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Modern Vintage Tailor & Dressmaker, Retro enthusiast, jive dancer, hoarder of haberdashery, collector of kitsch kitchenalia

Cornwall
Joined September 2013
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New year, New Dress 💙💛💙 This simple concept was incubating for most of 2017... the realisation… instagram.com/p/BdwxELdlRGF/
Set a reminder! This Sunday at 9pm I’ll be listing all of these epic, one of a kind, vintage… instagram.com/p/Bcwfjs1FRZ-/
The Jellyfish Lampshade has arrived 💙 @ameliaberkeley designed this gorgeous exclusive fabric… instagram.com/p/BcFTf90FdUk/
Awesome clutch bags in makersguildnewquay now! Bringing the retro rainbow to your winter… instagram.com/p/BcCPMkSF8rF/ – at Newquay, England
Eight gorgeous vintage fabric scraps from dresses I’ve made 💙💚💙💚💙 #applique #waves #seaside… instagram.com/p/BatOXPUFbf8/
Handbag developments 👜 I was never sure what I’d make with this print, ‘Persian Woodland’, I… instagram.com/p/BaMh0BzlK0_/
Handbag making obsession in full effect...next up:acceptance! This amazing seventies fabric was… instagram.com/p/BZ0sPaal3rN/
I am SO off the waggon 😂 handbags are owning my every thought 😄 I bought tiny tuck-locks, how… instagram.com/p/BZyfVFXFzsI/
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This afternoon I had a purse making sewing class with Martha who is making things with her late… instagram.com/p/BZRFjK8FifP/
So exciting seeing my pretty dresses in a shop 😍 And what a beautiful vintage wardrobe was… instagram.com/p/BZB0D_uFy2b/
For sale 😭 1960's Newcraft home office metamorphic cabinet. Probably the greatest piece of… instagram.com/p/BXsG3cNFYFk/
Still a tonne of chores for the benefit of the whole household to tick off before I can get in… instagram.com/p/BXe_F5Rl-8y/
This bespoke #dachshundskirt is hand sewn by the lovely @Curious_Tinker. #Sausagedog buttons by @stockwellbutton devotedtodachshunds.co.uk/pr… – at Kassopaioi, Greece
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A nod to the Nineties 💕 These remnants from a bridal commission in 2016 inspired me to make this… instagram.com/p/BWj9YMRlxzI/
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I've had these Strawberry Shortcake figures are 35 years old and still have the delicious fruity… instagram.com/p/BWewbsGFE9d/
Ignoring the rain and working on a Pineapple commission 🍍🍍🍍 #curioustinkerfashion… instagram.com/p/BWZgggHldnV/
So In love with this commission 😍 Original Sixties polished cotton, with original zip that came… instagram.com/p/BV7Mk-IlUTf/
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This years birthday dress is feeling splendid! Awesome vintage Jonelle print 'meadow' I tried… instagram.com/p/BVXGg-Hl0Jm/
💚Sold💚 crazy awesome retro paisley print mini dress found a forever home 💚💚💚 I have more if this… instagram.com/p/BVQJfl_lf8P/