Gretchen Hirsch
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Learn how to make this sassy, vintage-inspired blouse right alongside Gretchen. You'll learn how to adapt a pattern, change seam allowances and add a collar. These more advanced techniques can be fussy, so you'll learn the best tailoring practices from Gretchen - including stay stitching, darts, tucks and a lapped zipper. You'll finish with this versatile blouse as well as new techniques to add to your sewing repertoire. BUY MATERIALS for this class...
2) Tap Pants
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These vintage-inspired tap pants will become a sleeping or lounging staple. Expert seamstress Gretchen shows you how to draft a pattern based on your own measurement for a customized fit. She shares her tips and tricks for how to sew with slinky fabric and how to add two different kinds of lace to the waist and hem. You'll finish off this boudoir essential with a darling little bow - then get ready to get cozy.
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This versatile peasant dress, inspired by the glamorous 1940s, will be a stylish addition to your wardrobe. Gretchen will show you how to adapt the Portrait Blouse Pattern from her book "Gertie's Book for Better Sewing: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing" using basic vintage techniques along with techniques for elastic shirring, bias band necklines, and narrow hems. Simply elegant!
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In this technique workshop, Gretchen shows you a versatile technique that you can use on any pencil skirt pattern. Instead of a high waistband, you'll learn how to add a ribbon facing that doesn't add any bulk to the waistline, which is ideal for making pencil skirts in heavier fabrics. The hand stitching and old-fashioned materials result in a classic, tailored piece.