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Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques by Gretchen Hirsch (Hardcover, 2012)
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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.
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Gretchen Gertie Hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, a sought-after sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the web's most popular sewing blogs: Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing. The blog began as a way for readers to follow Hirsch's progress as she stitched all 14 fashions from the iconic 1950s sewing book Vogue's New Book for Better Sewing (a Julie & Julia-esque experiment for the modern sewist). It quickly became a place for Hirsch to share tutorials and lively posts about sewing as it relates to fashion history, pop culture, body image, and gender. An extension of the blog, Gertie's 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 Gertie's spirited, modern style. Praise for Gertie's New Book For Better Sewing: If you read Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing, you already know that Gretchen Hirsch is all about teaching basic sewing skills that some of us (guilty!) may have skipped right over when we learned to sew. Now you can find all of Gretchen's sewing knowledge in one place. - Martha Stewart.com Like her blog, Hirsch's book is like a chat with a friend who happens to be an expert seamstress. Even if the vintage-inspired garments aren't your style, there's plenty to learn from this book. - Library Journal The styles are all rocked out with the tattoo-clad Gertie as the model. If you love a retro pattern, then this book is the one for you. - CraftGossip.com White paper templates, not tissue! These will make it easier to trace. - Sew Spoiled I personally love the finishing details on well-made garments and found this book to be a fantastic resource for adding techniques to my repertoire. - ThreadBias.com Maybe my faaavorite part of the book is the Vintage to Modern dictionary. If you ever use vintage patterns or shop for vintage or retro-y clothes, you'll love this spread! - Adventures in Dressmaking The featured wealth of skills in a range of garment-sewing techniques are perfect for the home sewer with a thirst to learn how to create pieces for her own wardrobe. - EcoSalon.com Her new book is an excellent extension of the blog that includes a fantastic collection of nine patterns to create your own vintage-inspired wardrobe. - SewNews.com One of my favourite aspects of the book is that it pulls back the curtain on construction and reveals what the insides of the garments look like. It's really helpful to take a peek at how another stitcher finishes her seams and keeps the whole thing hanging together - a very clever touch. - Tilly and the Buttons We love it, and we're so excited to have it in hand. It's wonderful to be able to infuse some Gertie style into our sewing. All the projects are great, and the layout of the book is really easy to use and navigate. It has a great vintage, yet modern look. - Sew Mama Sew Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing is a fun, new pattern book, featuring sewing patterns that embody author Gretchen Hirsch's fresh take on vintage style. - CRAFTzine.com If you read Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing, you already know that Gretchen Hirsch is all about teaching basic sewing skills that some of us (guilty!) may have skipped right over when we learned to sew. Now you can find all of Gretchen's sewing knowledge in one place. - MarthaStewartLiving.com This is not down-and-dirty sewing, but studied and time consuming. Which is awesome. - Angry Chicken Since most women are a size bigger in the hips than in the waist, the pattern proportions in the book are already adjusted to take this difference into account. When I read this in the sizing guide, I actually got out of my chair and did a little happy dance. Three cheers for patterns that are actually shaped like the women who will be using them! - ThProduct Identifiers
PublisherStewart, Tabori & Chang INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781584799917
eBay Product ID (ePID)115673377
Product Key Features
Book TitleGertie's New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques
AuthorGretchen Hirsch
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicKnitting
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height255mm
Item Width235mm
Item Weight1200 g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGretchen Hirsch
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 19 Jul, 2017
Vintage Sewists will enjoy this book
Engaging stylle makes this easy to read. I like the spiral binding...easy to keep a page open when you are following instructions. Patterns are included and the photographs are inspiring.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Aug, 2018
Informative book
I have her dress book already and found that this one, although very detailed on the construction side of dress making, doesn’t have the pattern that I want at the moment. Saying that I have used it a fair bit for information.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Dec, 2019
Accessible vintage sewing
Brilliant book, great illustrations and easy to follow instructions.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Feb, 2020
Value for money
This book is amazing lots of useful information nine patterns to make good quality paper not thin can't wait to start making the patternsVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 06 Sep, 2017
A great how to
A great book with hints and tipsVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
