Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing - Portrait Blouse
2017-Oct-22, Sunday 02:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chebeMy first project from Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing is the Portrait Blouse. It's also my first woven project in a while.
It involves a lapped zipper, facings, bust darts, and waist tucks (front and back). It also assumes that you know when to finish your seams, so watch out for that. (Especially leaving extra space for the zipper to go in when you trim that seam.) The arms and hem are all narrow turned hems. The facings involve some hand stitching. I used up the last of the Crepe crepe fabric.
Overall the pattern fit me straight away without alterations. Although, I'm not especially fond of tucks. I guess it's a vintage feature that just doesn't suit me. Luckily the print is such that it mostly hides them from view. Otherwise, it is a little on the short side, and wearing something without stretch again will take getting used to.
It involves a lapped zipper, facings, bust darts, and waist tucks (front and back). It also assumes that you know when to finish your seams, so watch out for that. (Especially leaving extra space for the zipper to go in when you trim that seam.) The arms and hem are all narrow turned hems. The facings involve some hand stitching. I used up the last of the Crepe crepe fabric.
Finished Portrait Blouse
Photo by chebe
Overall the pattern fit me straight away without alterations. Although, I'm not especially fond of tucks. I guess it's a vintage feature that just doesn't suit me. Luckily the print is such that it mostly hides them from view. Otherwise, it is a little on the short side, and wearing something without stretch again will take getting used to.
Portrait Blouse, front
Photo by chebe
Portrait Blouse, back
Photo by chebe
