Gertie Sews Vintage Casual: A Modern Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s (Gertie's Sewing)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1617690740 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book comes with basic patterns and instructions for multiple variations.”. “Not just a guide to sewing clothes such as cigarette pants, flared skirts, wrap dresses, pinup sweaters, and shift dresses, Hirsch’s volume explores the fashion landscape of the period as well as the particular challenges of sewing vintage
In Part I, Hirsch introduces key techniques for sportswear construction—from working with knit fabrics to the intricacies of pant-making—and in Part II, she showcases a 30-plus-piece vintage-inspired casual wardrobe. . The mid-20th century was an amazing time for American women’s fashion! Following the war, women started looking to American designers rather than French couture houses for inspiration and to demand clothing they could move in, even play in. In this follow-up to Gertie’s 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 famous—think wide-legged trousers, fitted capri pants, beach rompers, s
I really love this book, and am working on patterns in it. Nancy Lindquist I really love this book. It is what it is, making really authentic vintage casual clothing, with the exception of some armseye placement, not as far towards the back as in the fifties, but that is a good thing. The lapped zip information, the ideas, the pattern layouts that you trace in the back are all very clear. I know peo. A good book, but Karen Hughes If you need to do any fitting or pattern adjustments I suggest using a different book in conjunction with this one.The adding width and pinching out the neckline instructions are high school beginner sewing, so if you are looking for how to fit these, you aren't going to find it here. That is the reason I'm giving the book 4 . "SUPER DUPER SEWING MAGIC FUNTIME!!!" according to Ugly Beat. I just adore Gertie's blog and just about squealed out loud when the mailbox contained her book! This book does a great, I mean, GREAT job of explaining vintage casual techniques for both knits and wovens. There is a ton of information on fitting pants, fitting knits, and flat pattern adjustment as well as patternmaking techn