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Sometimes a girl needs a wee bit of va-va-voom. Gretchen Hirsch - creator of Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing - gives you the skills you need to create gorgeous dresses that fit like they're painted on, yet let you dance all night. You'll learn how to assemble and customize the included BurdaStyle dress pattern, create a muslin to check fit, and construct a highly tailored garment using some very cool techniques. In 15 high-definition video lessons, you'll learn how to make a molded bodice with underlining, boning, bust padding, a waist stay and convertible straps. The draped sarong skirt makes a beautiful contrast.
In luxurious shantung, this bustier dress exudes midcentury sophistication. Gertie says, "Think Alfred Shaheen. Think Dorothy Lamour." Make it in a tribal print for a sexy tiki vibe, butter-yellow eyelet for that Audrey Hepburn ingénue-at-a-picnic look, or ivory silk (with a fetching hat) for your wedding day. Come join the fashion fun and sign up for Sew Retro: Perfect Bombshell Dresses today!
Blogger, author and teacher Gretchen Hirsch combines a love of all things retro with a passion for garment construction and fine hand sewing. Gretchen's favorite subject is intricate sewing that involves feats of engineering: tailoring, corsetry and dresses with complex under-structures. Featured in the new PBS Creates series It's Sew Easy, Gretchen lives in Queens and teaches classes for all levels at The Sewing Studio in New York. Her first sewing book, a guide to vintage-style sewing with couture techniques, will be published in 2012 by STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books.
Check out her blog, Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing
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Course Introduction | 16:21 |
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Using the Downloadable Pattern | 10:33 |
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Cutting Out the Muslin | 13:32 |
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Fitting the Muslin Bodice | 26:20 |
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Modifications For Larger Busts | 11:14 |
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Making Pattern Adjustments | 16:34 |
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Underlining: What, Why & How | 10:07 |
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Starting the Outer Bodice | 36:36 |
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Finishing the Outer Bodice | 41:06 |
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Cutting the Sarong Skirt | 16:53 |
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Making the Skirt | 33:57 |
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Adding the Zipper | 15:38 |
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Adding Boning | 24:30 |
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Finishing Details | 31:45 |
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Finishing with Hem & Vent | 33:03 |
Excellent class May 16, 2012
This was such a great resource full of techniques and tips that were very helpful. Amount of detail was appropriate, without being boring!
Great teacher! Looking forward to more!
I learned so much May 15, 2012
I'm self taught and while I've tried to do a lot of reading up on techniques, it's always been hard to know when to put various methods into practice. Not only did I learn new techniques, how to use them and when, but it has given me a lot of confidence to deviate from patterns in a way I never had before. I really feel like I went from being a glorified novice to starting my journey towards being a more advanced sewist.
The only reason I didn't give this a solid 5 is that I haven't ...
Simply luscious May 15, 2012
This is a fun flirty bombshell dress. I highly recommend this class. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately sign up for the Starlet Jacket course. It was also great! I look forward to more courses Gretchen!
Great class, Great instructor May 15, 2012
I am an advanced dressmaker, I always take classes to enhance my skill set. I truly enjoyed this class. It was clear, refreshing, fun and most of all very informative. Gretchen made the class, I have signed up for her jacket class and I look forward to more classes.
Thank you for this venue and for these wonderful teachers
Please do another class Gretchen! May 15, 2012
As a novice sewer/seamstress (I know the title is debated), I started with Diana Rupp's class, which I highly recommend and then moved on to the bombshell. Gertie does such a good job showing and explaining everything that I easily made the dress and quickly signed up for starlet jacket and now hoping she'll teach another class soon. Thanks Craftsy. I've learned so much and all thanks to you and your learning format.
Gretchen is fantastic. May 15, 2012
Gretchen's mastery of vintage sewing techniques is superlative. She is clearly an talented teacher, and is extraordinary clear when demonstrating these techniques.
The class itself is well worth the price. It's clear, and informative, the resources are excellent.
Sew Retro is so now! May 15, 2012
This is the first craftsy course I signed up to.
For years I had promised to teach myself how to make a boned bodice, and kept putting it off. Not any more!
It was so fantastic to feel that there was someone with me every step of the way; there was Gretchen!! This is such a wonderful online resource for those of us that dont live where we have access to evening classes, or short courses.
I bought all my materials on line too, but felt confident from being guided ...
Excellent class May 14, 2012
I signed up for this class because I became inspired to try to sew better, I looked at the preview and liked Gretchen and the way she explained 'fitting the bust' and thought that she could teach me well. I am halfway through making the dress for my daughter and am very much enjoying the process and taking my time. The online class is great as I can get back to it whenever I want. Gretchen is a very good teacher, she explains things well (I like it that she sews along and sometimes isn't ...
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Could go into more detail about the bust fitting. May 14, 2012
I really enjoyed learning all of the sewing techniques used in this class to create this structured dress. I am certain to use these techniques again and refer back to this class for notes.
The only area that I wish it had gone into more depth was the fitting of the bust cups. I have a dress form, but it is not really great for draping on and it is not at all accurate to my body. It would be nice to see some non form draped methods for adjusting the pattern for those of us who would ...
Excellent class!! May 14, 2012
The class was very informative. I have signed up for the other class taught by Gretchen.
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