Intermediate
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57 min 45 sec

Taught by Gretchen Hirsch
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!
What you’ll get:
Learn how to:
- Work with sipperly fabrics
- Work hand overcasting
- Work fabric interfacing
- Work narrow hems
What you’ll get:
- An easy-to-follow lesson on how to make a peasant dress
- 12 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Itemized supply list
- Downloadable PDF included - $16 value
- Step-by-step instruction by artist Gretchen Hirsch
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students

Chapters
01:04
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02:33
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07:05
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04:15
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05:15
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02:48
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06:19
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04:05
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02:27
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03:19
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06:41
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05:01
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06:53
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
Tools:
- scissors for cutting paper
- tracing wheel
- cork board
- push pins
- pencils
- hand sewing needle
- iron
- Portrait Blouse Pattern
- pattern paper
- 2 yards lightweight cotton fabric
- thread to match
- 1/2 yard of lightweight woven interfacing
- 1 package of single fold bias tape
- 9-inch regular zipper
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