Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Technique tailoring All the basic crochet techniques

All the basic crochet techniques you will need are clearly explained along with step-by-step illustrations making Mini Crochet Creatures perfect for beginners upwards

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For the embroiderer who appreciates the value of beautiful stitches but also likes to break a few rules along the way

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clear instruction and all the guidance quilters need to kick their projects into gear

Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing:: A Modern Guide to Couture-Style Sewing Using Basic Vintage Technique tailoring All the basic crochet techniquesGretchen Gertie Hirsch is a passionate home seamstress, a sought after sewing teacher, and the creator of one of the webs most popular sewing blogs: Gerties New Blog for Better Sewing. 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 for Better Sewing (a Julie & Juliaesque experiment for the modern sewist). It quickly became a place for Hirsch to share