Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Techniques

by Gretchen Hirsch

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00CY35YFW
• ISBN13: 9781584799917
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Disappointed.

I also did not get the patterns with the book. And the book itself had bent pages & scattered writing throughout. Not a happy camper.

Old School Couture for the rest of us!

When the book was delivered, I read it from cover to cover. It reminded me of how I learned to sew. In high school. At 14. In Home Ec. Looooong time ago!! Techniques I had learned long before Fast Sewing began. It even shows how to straighten the grain in your fabric!!!! It's all about the techniques; slow, careful sewing; focusing on fit and customization of your patterns. Yep, it's slower, but, OH, the look!