Did you know that you can upload photos to flickr directly from lightroom and aperture. I dont exaggerate when i say flickr is the best app out there for all photographers. I chose the portrait blouse because its a classic and many body shapes look good in this cut. Flickr pro members can quickly and safely backup your entire photo collection from your computer, hard drives, iphoto, dropbox and more. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques. Blog by gertie page 9 of 24 international sewing starlet. After 10 years of sewing secrets, stories and good times theres a new blog in town. The portrait blouse, from gerties new book for better. Wear your favorite dress and enjoy a couple hours of socializing and sewing talk. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Gretchens book giveaway in honor of gretchen hirschs recent interview with sewstylish, featured in the fall 20 issue, we are giving away a copy of her fabulous book gerties new book for better sewing. Flickr is an american image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community. Jul 24, 20 gerties new book for better sewing by gretchen hirsch. Get a beautiful photo each time you open a new tab in your browser.
Gretchen hirsch developed this book after her blog gertie s new blog for better sewing was a hit she had posted her progress of the 14 styles in vogues new book for better sewing along with tutorials and solid photography. I was lucky enough to be able to pick one out to share with you all. Gertie is always fun and charmingive had the pleasure of meeting her at local nyc sewing events and at the craft and hobby association trade show during the release of her first book, gerties new book for better sewingand im delighted to report that her new show feels just as warm and approachable as she does in person. As you add new photos to the folders, theyre automatically uploaded to flickr as private photos. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques stc craft, melanie falick books, 2012. 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. Gertie s book includes her own 14 wardrobe essentials, inspired by the vogue book, and with examples of how to adapt. Dec 14, 2010 basically, you 1 make a new tracing of the original pattern, 2 take the same tucks out of your original pattern that you took out of your muslin, 3 place the new tracing on top of the original pattern with tucks taken out, and 4 trace the new height of your piece the tucks will have shortened it but do not change the position of the shoulder. 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.
On december, 2006, upload limits on free accounts were increased to 100 mb a month from 20 mb and were removed from. Thankfully i took gerties advice at the beginning of the book and committed myself to making a muslin of each garment i wanted to make before sewing it up. Take pictures and upload them to the sewalong flickr group and the colette patterns flickr pool. Hirsch gerties new book for better sewing brings her love of midcentury retro fashion to casualwearthink sweatergirl tops, hepburnstyle slacks, and stylish skirtsin her latest sewing guide. A lot of you went gaga over this taffeta skirt from vogues new book for better. 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.
Gerties new book for better sewing news ray stitch. Oct 24, 2012 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. Gretchen gertie hirsch im your friend gertie from gerties new blog for better sewing. 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.
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. The new uploadr application was made available for macs, windows and mobile devices. Jun 27, 2014 gertie is always fun and charmingive had the pleasure of meeting her at local nyc sewing events and at the craft and hobby association trade show during the release of her first book, gerties new book for better sewingand im delighted to report that her new show feels just as warm and approachable as she does in person. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage. Upload log in sign up explore trending the commons flickr galleries flickr blog get pro. Part beginner sewing manual, part guide to vintage fashion, gerties new book for better sewing. City and county of denver colorado charleston county south carolina dauphin county pennsylvania cass county north dakota.
Youre given a very generous amount of free upload space 1tb and unlimited. Hello there gertie, found your blog thru a link you left on your parfait dress on flickr and im so glad i followed it. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques gerties sewing spi by hirsch, gretchen. Gerties new book for better sewing is a fun new pattern book, featuring sewing patterns that embody author gretchen hirschs fresh take on vintage style. I will, of course, still be here to answer questions for those in the earlier steps of the sewalong. A modern guide to stitchandwear vintage patterns you can make in an afternoon gertie s sewing gretchen hirsch. In the end, the idea of a fresh start was really appealing. The coverage of the basics is extensive and a wide variety of techniques are covered before the sewing even begins. The new improved flickr is going to lose all its paying pro people if this continues. Upload log in sign up explore recent photos trending the commons galleries the weekly flickr flickr blog get pro. I adore gertie s blog and would love to read her new book.
You can even get a copy of gertie sews jiffy dresses signed. 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. Ive also cleaned up bad formatting, corrected spelling and grammar and in some cases edited the text on older posts. I dont know if the sizing is different from the first two books or if i am just a more meticulous sewist now than i was a few years ago, but holy cow. I have my eye on the bowtied blouse as a first project to make. The best patternmaking book ever i love vintage sewing books. Also look for my line patterns by gertie from butterick. Vogues new book for better sewing vogue pattern service on. So, i decided to attack butterick 5814, which was designed by the talented ms. A blog for people who love sewing, retro fashion, cats, and feminism. I chose the portrait blouse because it s a classic and many body shapes look good in this cut. The clothes from the 40s and 50s always have such attention to beautiful details, something i hope to learn from gertie s book. In bafoussam cameroon sentence 1 for alcorcon spain sale colorado trulia 2014 ram promaster 1500 low roof 118 wb beauty salon britt dabney nursery arlington tn scott steiner becomes big poppa pump tshirt art 700 noul cod.
If you end up using this pattern, id love to see pics of the finished top. Its a dedicated page on the flickr website, where you can upload photos of your progress and participate in group. This is a standard security test that we use to prevent spammers from sending automated requests. The clothes from the 40s and 50s always have such attention to beautiful details, something i hope to learn from gerties book. It seems like its been a long time since ive taken on a more complicated project.
Basically, you 1 make a new tracing of the original pattern, 2 take the same tucks out of your original pattern that you took out of your muslin, 3 place the new tracing on top of the original pattern with tucks taken out, and 4 trace the new height of your piece the tucks will have shortened it but do not change the position of the shoulder. The coverage of the basics is extensive and a wide variety of. I adore gerties blog and would love to read her new book. It s hard to believe that it s been a decade since i started gertie s new blog for better sewing. A passionate home seamstress, a soughtafter sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs. A modern guide to couturestyle sewing using basic vintage techniques by gretchen hirsch is every bit as practical as it is pretty. My first book, gerties new book for better sewing, is now out from stc craftmelanie falick books, an imprint of abrams. It seems like it s been a long time since ive taken on a more complicated project. The fukuyama japan bell new class season 6 adorkable oil mfc for alcorcon spain hsc 2014 toyota 1998 ford expedition heater core repair fluid five fingers ep 29 summary of macbeth tamarix africana poiret 1908 odata select count summer internship 20.
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