Jun 28, 2012 i dont believe that coloured lumps of crystal will make my life better, i dont follow food fads, and im damn sure i wont become a millionaire if i forward that email to 10 people i know. It s hard to believe that it s been a decade since i started gertie s new blog for better sewing. Here i am wearing the wrap dress, a simple shortsleeve dress with a narrow shawl collar, gathers on the shoulders, and a gathered skirt. Then, inexplicably, i put in on the shelf and didnt touch it until this week. But the mid20th century was also an amazing time for sportswearthink widelegged trousers, playful beach rompers, 50s style shorts, casual dresses, fitted capri pants and. Gerties new book for better sewing as a little treat to myself, i bought gerties new book for better sewing, which has reams of glorious patterns plus plenty of room for alterations. First up were two patterns id worked with before butterick 63, and the pencil skirt from gerties new book for better sewing. A lot of you went gaga over this taffeta skirt from vogues new book for better. I love wearing dresses and have been on the hunt for a collection that would have lots of basic silhouettes i could play with for a work wardrobe. Full text of motion picture classic 1921 1927 see other formats. An extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing is a. Gretchen gertie hirsch im your friend gertie from gerties new blog for better sewing. With all the new mixandmatch design options, this dress is equally at home at a casual country picnic or a sultry tiki affair.
In the end, the idea of a fresh start was really appealing. I particularly love these illustrations, done by sun young park. Gretchen hirsch, gerties new blog for better sewing with. A blog for people who love sewing, retro fashion, cats, and feminism. Starting my independent pattern line charm patterns meant i needed a new online home, and i debated a lot about what to do with this blog. A modern guide to stitchandwear vintage patterns you can make in an afternoon gertie s. I love the patterns in gertie s new book for better sewing. This is a standard security test that we use to prevent spammers from sending automated requests. I will definitely be looking for your book release a wiggle dress is just what my wardrobe needs. See more ideas about vintage outfits, vintage dresses and dresses. Her book, gerties new book for better sewing, a modern guide to. Vintage 1950s white wanda jackson fringe wiggle cocktail. A book of first class stamps with the fashion week baton passed from new york to london, the editors, stylists and bloggers are eagerly awaiting to see what our edgy city will throw into the mix for spring.
A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques by gretchen hirsch is every bit as practical as it is pretty. Gerties new book for better sewing tilly and the buttons. Gerties new book for better sewing news ray stitch. Gerties littlest wiggle butterick 5814 sew busy lizzy. The book is filled with tips and tricks for perfecting sewing techniques, patternmaking, and creating a perfect fit, making it a welcome addition to any sewing library. In the first book, hirsch focused on dresses, skirts and eveningwear. Join our patreon for more episodes and exclusive pattern download.
So, these arent the greatest pics of me and the dress, but check out my cat fig photo bombing. One of the two books i got this past christmas was gerties new book for better sewing. All of the projects are modelled by charming gertie, who has the proportions. The wiggle dress from gerties new book for better sewing. Anything i become obsessed with my little pony, playing the ukulele, hula hooping i write about. Many of them wont suit my petite frame unfortunately, but there are still quite a few im itching to make, including the sultry sheath, wiggle dress. Im saving that for one of the multitude of christmas and birthday parties i have in december however so youll just have to wait until then for the big reveal. Though her pattern is the inspiration, this dress is actually a mashup of christine haynes emery dress bodice and gertie s pencil skirt. I traced out the pencil skirt pattern last night with every intention of cutting the cheapish floral poplin id bought for a wearable muslin. After all it was my fault the first time for not consulting the size chart and.
A passionate home seamstress, a soughtafter sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs. See more ideas about sewing, joann fabrics and online craft store. While i labeled this the wiggle dress from gertie s new book for better sewing, thats not strictly true. Despite my continued reservations about the patterns in gertie s new book for better sewing, im glad that this pattern got sewn up. Sep 01, 2012 an extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing is a hardworking reference title packed with lessons on couture techniques and customization, as well as an inimitable pattern collection featuring 25 wardrobe essentials and variations inspired by vintage fashion and gerties spirited, modern style. It is also a stylish, spirited pattern book featuring 14 customisable wardrobe essentials inspired by vogues new book for better sewing, many shown in several different variations, for a total of 25 projects. The under arm gussets intrigued me and i wanted to try making them. Ive always emphasized the use of good reference books on this blog, and thats what this will be. So far, i have made the portrait blouse and the pencil skirt, but i intend to. A lot of you went gaga over this taffeta skirt from vogues new book for better sewing. I actually made a muslin of the wiggle dress from gerties new book of better sewing and i really love it. May 15, 2017 gretchen hirsch, gertie s new blog for better sewing stay safe and healthy.
Oct 01, 2014 gertie sews vintage casual is gretchen hirsch s followup to gertie s new book for better sewing. Its hard to believe that its been a decade since i started gertie s new blog for better sewing. You would have thought then, that i should know better than to believe that the more expensive a product is, the better it will be. Kop gerties new book for better sewing av gretchen hirsch pa. Its a simple black wiggle dress with pink soutache trim more on that in later in this post. Gerties new book for better sewing a modern guide to couturestyle.
I love the sleeves, love the gusset not a phrase i ever expected to type in any way, shape or form and i am sooooo looking forward to this book of yours. My gertie wiggle dresses just recently, you may recall, i tried to be super efficient and sew two dresses at the same time. The wiggle dress by gretchen hirsch, gerties new book for. The blog began as a way for readers to follow gretchens progress as she. It is a sewing book for those interested in sewing vintage, heavily inspired by the book that started out gertie s blog, once upon a time, vogues new book for better sewing from 1952. Music courtesy of guitar genius and songwriter extraordinaire mark ellison thanks, mark. I am shortwaisted, so i do usually have to make an adjustment, but its drastic on gertie s book patterns.
When i got gertie s book last year new book for better sewing i was so thrilled with it. Theres the ladies who love vintage style clothing, and then the ladies who just. Gerties new book for better sewing gretchen hirsch bok. I love the style of the patterns in her book, but i do hesitate sewing them. The blog began as a way for readers to follow hirschs progress as she stitched all 14 fashions from the iconic 1950s sewing book vogues new book. Gertie sews vintage casual meet your next favorite book.
This time, i had a beautiful white textured cotton from the cloth shop for my shirt, and another fantastic piece of vintage wool from my greataunt for the skirt. Part beginner sewing manual, part guide to vintage fashion, gertie s new book for better sewing. I liked the first one and really like this new book from gertie. Apr 25, 2016 unlike gerties previous books that focused on beginner techniques and casual sportswear her newest book is all about the dress.
It will have lots of fun sidebars throughout, on everything from vintage sewing machines to feminism to retro foundation garments. An extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing is a hardworking reference title packed with lessons on couture techniques and customization, as well as an inimitable pattern collection featuring 25 wardrobe essentials and variations inspired by vintage fashion and gerties spirited, modern style. Part beginner sewing manual, part guide to vintage fashion, gerties new book for better sewing. So far i have made the wiggle skirt in pink wool from her first book and the modification of the pinup sweater and the 40 s blouse from the new book. Gerties new book for better sewing gretchen hirsch. Projects range from a pencil skirt and portrait blouse to a wiggle dress and suit jacket. I want to make clothes of better quality, and i think gertie s book will teach me the techniques. Le piu belle immagini dal mondo trip vacation groupon. The second part of the book is absolutely amazing the garments.
The tentatively titled gerties new book for better sewing will be a modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques. Gerties new book for better sewing by gretchen hirsch drape drape 3 by hisako sato drape drape by hisako. Secondly, it will be a retrostylish pattern book, featuring 10 customizable wardrobe essentials inspired by vogues new book for better sewing made and modeled by yours truly. Gerties new book for better sewing a modern guide to couturestyle sewin g using basic vintage techniques drafting collars excerpted from gerties new book for better sewing illustrations by sun young park. The wrap dress from gertie sews vintage casual my new book has been out for a couple weeks now and ive been wanting to show you some of the designs. Gertie sews vintage casual im sure if you read sewing blogs, you have come across the awesome gertie, or gretchen hirsch, whose excellent new blog for better sewing is a great resource for all things vintage ahd homesewn. On the shirtwaist dress, i think i took off 3 or something nuts. I am shortwaisted, so i do usually have to make an adjustment, but it s drastic on gertie s book patterns. Taking in the hips is new for me, although it does give you a nice boost to the vanity. See more ideas about sewing, vintage sewing and sewing tutorials. Gertie s new book for better sewing a modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques book. Lined dress has bias shoulder straps extending into band, bias pleated bra with stay, princess seams, closefitting, boned bodice, inside belt, and back zipper.
Sewing the side panel loop to the main body of the case was the hardest part trying to get a reinforced rectangular piece to bend and form to. A modern guide to stitchandwear vintage patterns you can make in a day. In this followup to gerties new book for better sewing, gretchen gertie hirsch celebrates the classic casual styles that icons like katharine hepburn, audrey hepburn, and rosie the riveter made famousthink widelegged trousers, fitted capri pants, beach rompers, shorts, knit tops, jeans, and day dresses. Her second book, gertie sews vintage casual, was great for providing my closet with lots of wearable sweater knits and cute separates, so when she announced the launch of her third book, gerties ultimate dress book, i was over the moon with excitement. All of them are flattering and perfect for my body type. Gerties new book for better sewing redhandled scissors.
Gretchen gertie hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, an in demand sewing teacher and creatorwriter of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs. Its not the best way to modify the dress, post construction listen can you hear gertie screaming make a muslin first you silly woman yes yes gertie but i am a base jumper in the sewing world take a leap of faith and see what happens however you cant tell from the outside and i think it did less damage that a truckload of picking. I love that joan holloways accordion dress could fill in for a ukulele dress too. Going through gerties book the wiggle dress caught my eye. The first one was her wiggle dress and the second one was the shirtwaist dress. As always, my choose your own adventure instructions will show you the best techniques for a beautifully fitted and constructed garment while letting you be the mistress of your own sewing destiny. After making a muslin of the emery dress a few weeks back, i fell in love with the bodice fit. Wiggle dress with underarm gussets, princess seams and darting, back vent. This is the third dress i have made from that book.
So far i have made the wiggle skirt in pink wool from her first book and the. Jan 26, 2012 what an awesome dress and it suits you. The patterns span from a basic full circle skirt through to pencil with variations. But the mid20th century was also an amazing time for sportswear think wide legged trousers, playful beach rompers, 50s style shorts, casual dresses, fitted capri pants and. Pattern taken from gertie s new book for better sewing did it look like the photodrawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it.
For me, i just wanted the perfect pencil skirt in my size. Cant wait to start a few new projects once we are in the new. Gertie hirsch, creater of the popular blog gerties new blog for. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I made up this top using the portrait blouse pattern from gerties new book for better sewing. There are a lot of nice pictures and patterns in it. The inside seams are sergered, except for the facing, which i applied a bias tape to. Aug 26, 2014 then, i measured around the ukulele to see how long i needed to make the other side panel piece, cut it out, and sewed the short ends of the zippered panel to the new, shorter panel, forming a loop. An extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing. In the first book, hirsch focused on dresses, skirts and evening wear. Gerties new book for better sewing book daniel boone. Olympic casino lithuania poker turnir revelation robben.
If you read gerties new blog for better sewing, you already know that gretchen hirsch is all about teaching basic sewing skills that some of us guilty. I have made the portrait blouse, the pencil skirt and the bow tie blouse. Sep 16, 2014 gertie sews vintage casual is gretchen hirsch s followup to gertie s new book for better sewing. These are classic, mainly 1950s styles that gertie is known for wearing, inspired by vogues new book for better sewing the book which her blog focused on in the beginning. The website stated in stock so i didnt think it would be on the way for a week. I wasnt going to do the facings at all and switch to bias binding, but in the end, i just didnt want to deviate. Oct 05, 2012 an extension of the blog, gerties new book for better sewing is a hardworking reference title packed with lessons on couture techniques and customization, as well as an inimitable pattern collection featuring 25 wardrobe essentials and variations inspired by vintage fashion and gerties spirited, modern style. I think your new butterick blouse would be a great foundation for a casual ukulele look. This book promised to tackle the sometimes complicated task of making linings, explaining. This is one of my very favorites on you, you look wonderful. Gerties new book for better sewing miss maddy sews.
Ive read gerties blog for years but never got around to picking up her books. Gerties new book for better sewing posted on 112817 11. A modern guide to couture style sewing using basic vintage techniques is a hardworking reference book, packed with techniques our greatgrandmothers could have done in their sleep but have been forgotten over the decades, all shown in step by step photographed and illustrated tutorials. While i labeled this the wiggle dress from gertie s new book for better sewing, that s not strictly true. Vogues new book for better sewing vogue pattern service on. Gretchen gertie hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, a soughtafter sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs. It is also a stylish, spirited pattern book featuring 14 customisable wardrobe essentials inspired by vogue s new book for better sewing, many shown in several different variations, for a total of 25 projects. Wiggle dress from gertie s new book for better sewing. It was a total success and ive worn each of them a few of times and ive only had them a couple of weeks. I passed on her first one, gerties new book for better sewing. The wiggle dress from gertie s new book for better sewing. Jul 23, 2014 vintage 1950s white wanda jackson fringe wiggle cocktail dress sequin strap xs s stay safe and healthy. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques because i realized im not actually interested in using vintage techniques for their own sake.
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