Hi! I'm Julia Douthwaite Viglione, the founder, designer, and chief seamstress behind HGBG. I was once a professor of French literature--a very serious academic, learned author of tomes read by the few. A reviewer called one of my books un chef d’œuvre and compared it to un ouvrage de femme like lace. Little did he know that I was always a textile, tactile artist at heart, ever since I started sewing at age 15. Now living in Seattle near my family, with frequent visits to my beloved pays d'adoption, France, my artistic spirit has been rejuvenated and I've created this business to share the good feelings.  

Rest easy, with Honey Girl by your side. 

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P.S. Follow our creations as they happen, on the Honey Girl blog!  (You will not find us on Facebook.)

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P.S.S. Novembre 2019 : Nous sommes ravies d’annoncer que Florence Barbini (Paris) servira désormais de Directrice de vente pour Honey Girl Books and Gifts Europe.

Julia, the founder of HGBG                       My dog  Honey Girl                                   Sandra, a fellow writer

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