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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Make This Skirt! Part Two of the Gathered Skirt Tutorial
Sunday, I posted the first part of this tutorial (see it here), which showed you how to draft a simple pattern for the blue skirt above, which is similar in style to the taffeta gingham one on the right, from Vogue's New Book for Better Sewing. Now, here are instructions for the easy-peasy construction.
First, a note about fabrics. If you want super-duper fullness, I recommend using a fabric with a lot of body, like taffeta. If you want a softer look, something with more drape (like silk crepe or a soft cotton) would work better. Also, it's worth noting that this type of pattern was just made for border prints! For my skirt here, I'm using a navy dupioni ($9 a yard at AK Fabrics in New York!) The dupioni is softer than the taffeta, and you can see the difference in the photos above. For a 45" wide fabric, you'll need about 2-1/2 yards.
Also, please note that my method is a little unusual in that the zipper stops at the top of the waistband, rather than requiring a tab and button. This makes it faster and easier to construct, but it might look a little strange to you at first, if you're used to traditional methods.
Okay, let's get sewing! So you've followed the directions in part one of this tutorial, and you have your pattern pieces ready to go.
Now, on to the cutting. For a 45" wide fabric, you'll need to use a crosswise layout. This means laying out the fabric completely flat, with the selvages at the top and bottom, and then folding the fabric horizontally, so that the fold is on the right side.
Above is a picture of my layout. Note that there is a double layer of fabric, with the selvages at the top and bottom, and the fold on the right side. Make any sense? The waistband piece can go below or above your skirt piece.
Now cut.
If you're serging your seam allowances, do so now. If you're finishing your seams by pinking or zigzagging, do so after the seams are sewn.
Now, sew the right side seam of the skirt only. We'll sew the left side after inserting the side zipper. Press open.
Gather the top of the skirt. You can use the traditional method of running two lines of long stitches, and then pulling up the bobbin threads. But have you ever tried the method of using cord and a wide zig zag stitch? There's a great tutorial for it here. It's fantastic for fabric like taffeta that has a lot of body. I used it for the first time for this skirt, and I don't think I'll ever go back to the old way!
Apply interfacing to one of the waistband pieces. Pin the two waistband pieces together, right sides together. Sew along both short sides and one long side.
Trim seam allowances, cut corners diagonally, and turn right side out.
Use a point turner or knitting needle to push corners out. Press.
Next, you're going to pin the interfaced side of the waistband to the gathered skirt, right sides together.
Now, find the middle of the waistband by folding it in half. Mark that point with a pin. Match the halfway point on the waistband to the side seam on your skirt. Next, pin the ends of the skirt piece to the end of the waistband. The finished ends of the waistband will match up to the raw edges of your skirt. (This method is a little unusual, but bear with me.)
See how I'm only pinning the interfaced side to the gathered skirt, and the uninterfaced side is free?
Now, distribute the gathers evenly among the sections and pin. Next, baste the skirt to the waistband by hand or machine. If your fabric has a lot of body (like a thick taffeta), I highly recommend doing your basting by hand. You'll save a lot of time ripping out machine basting that went wrong! This dupioni I used was soft enough that machine basting was fine.
Now, stitch the skirt to the waistband. Trim the seam allowance and press up towards the waistband.
Next, you're going to hand stitch the inner waistband down. Turn the seam allowance up and pin it in place on the inside of the skirt.
Using thread and a hand sewing needle, slip stitch the inner waistband down.
Next you'll insert an invisible zipper. You need to cut off the top of a zipper, right past the upper stop.
See where I've marked this zipper in blue? Cut off the top with pinking shears.
Now, you're going to insert the zipper. Make sure to align the top of the zipper with the top of the waistband, like so:
Follow your favorite method for invisible zipper insertion. There are a lot of tutorials online, like this one. My favorite method is from issue #119 of Threads magazine, which you can order online here.
After your zipper is in, finish sewing the seam.
Now, all you have to do is hem. Remember that you have a 4" hem allowance on your pattern. So turn up four inches, press and pin. Try it on to check length. Then hem by hand or by using a blind stitch on your machine. (There's a great video tutorial for that here.)
Add a hook and eye to the top of the zipper, if you wish.
Now, as VoNBBS would say, press your skirt, freshen your makeup, and slip into your fabulous new skirt. And go show the world what you've made!
If you have any questions at all, please leave them in the comments and I will respond in a jiffy.
75 comments:
I have bought some black raw silk from my local market ($6.58 a metre) and am all set to make my own version of this skirt. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the tutorial! I might give this a try.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the tutorial. Now I have added another project to my sewing marathon this coming weekend. I guess this calls to another Fabric store run, the SO will not be pleased. :-)ReplyDelete
As I just said on Sew Retro, you're an angel for putting together such a great tutorial. I'm already thinking through my stash, wondering what I can use to make this skirt!ReplyDelete
This tutorial is wonderful, and easy to follow. Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete
thank you so much for posting this tutorial!!! I've been looking for a basic tutorial like this to make a full, vintage feeling skirt for so long! (searching for & buying an expensive pattern for what I knew was a fairly simple skirt to make didn't really make sense)I really love your tutorial,and it answered all my questions, thank you so much for sharing it!!!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for the tutorial, I can't wait to make one! I love how this most recent one you're wearing has a completely different look than your first one. Both gorgeous but it's nice that one can get different looks from the same pattern.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invisible zipper link! I'd just been winging it for so long, struggling as I did it completely wrong. I tried it out again last night after reading your post and it worked perfectly!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Very cute skirt! Your tutorial is clear and the result is professional.ReplyDelete
ditto all the above.ReplyDelete
I am looking forward to trying this.
Love your blog! I was just looking for a pattern like this and completely couldn't find one. So...I raced home last night and made your version. Perfect! I'll Tweet some pics later and send to you.ReplyDelete
Oh, great to hear, Michell! I can't wait to see your pics.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Thank you for providing such a well-written and detailed tutorial - it is the perfect skirt! This project may just have to jump up to the head of the sewing queue.ReplyDelete
Fabulous! Can't wait to make it. Thank you so much for posting this!ReplyDelete
If i make the waistband longer do you think i could skip the gathering and the zip by elasticating the waist?ReplyDelete
4 have bought some tartan to make it and i want to save time.
Angel, you could make a sewn-on elastic casing, as in this tutorialReplyDelete
but it will add a lot of bulk at the waistline. I would probably reccommend sticking with a zipper to avoid added bulk.
I think I'll be doing this sometime this week! I'm going to an oldies tribute concert this week and have some Elvis fabric I want to wear. :) Will this pattern make a skirt full enough to fit a traditional petticoat underneath? Thank you!ReplyDelete
I made this last week using your tutorial. Other than making the waist a bit too big, it looks great. So thanks for an easy to follow design that gave me a very happy Sunday followed by a new skirt!ReplyDelete
Oh Gertie!!! Your method to gather a skirt is grand! I am making a southern belle costume for a granddaughter and I didn't know how I was ever going to get that huge skirt gathered for her tiny waist. your method of zig-zaging over crochet cotton is the greatest!ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much for this, Gertie! I have been reading your blog for a while now and it inspired me to get into sewing a little more. This skirt was my first project! I absolutely love it!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this, Gertie! I have been reading your blog for a while now and it has inspired me to learn machine sewing. This skirt was my first project and I couldn't love it more!ReplyDelete
hi gertie! i read your blog religiously--it always brings a smile to my face and makes me think in new ways about my own sewing practice. thank you so much! i'm writing b/c i made a wool version of the gathered skirt following your tutorial. to accommodate the bulk, i made it rather less gathered. it turned out lovely, but I'm having trouble with the zipper. what happens is that when the zipper pull reaches the waistband, it starts to be very hard (almost impossible) to pull. there aren't any stitches in the way--i can sometimes get it to the top of the zipper. my hypothesis is that the bulk of the folded-over end of the waistband is obscuring the zipper track. do you have any thoughts on how i can salvage this? i don't want to get stuck in the skirt every time i wear it--but it's so cute! thank you!ReplyDelete
Hi oneredboot! The problem may indeed be the thickness of the fabric. I think if I were you, I would take the zipper out (a pain, I know), and reinstall it so that the zipper stop ends right below the waistband. Then, add hooks and eyes to the waistband to close. I hope this helps! Sorry you're having a rough time of it!ReplyDelete
Thanks, Gertie! Good idea--I'll work on that fix tonight!ReplyDelete
This is exactly what I'm looking for to make a skirt with a border print. Do you use a 7-inch zipper or a 9'inch zipper because it goes to the top of the waistband? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Hi Martha! I used a 9" on mine. I think 7" might be too short.ReplyDelete
Hooray! This tutorial is great. I have been SEARCHING for a good tutorial on vintage skirts & this is perfect! Thank you. Will send pics when I'm done!ReplyDelete
- NatalieJanuary 16, 2010 at 8:40 PM
I have sewed one lousy bag before as a home ec project and thats about it. so this will basically be the first real thing i have ever sewed, with no training. I am getting a sewimg machine soon, do you think it's possible to teach myself and doing this as my first project? i really want to make a dress or skirt and i fell in love with thisReplyDelete
Natalie, I don't see why you couldn't do it as your first garment! I will say this - it would be a good idea to have a thorough reference book around in case any of my instructions are too vague for you. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Natalie, I had no experience with sewing (not even a lousy home ec bag!), never had used a sewing machine, and I did this skirt for my first project. It came out beautifully! I made two, and whenever I wear them, I get an abundance of compliments, and "You made that?!"'s. I just watched a couple of youtube video's for inserting the zipper and how to gather, read the instructions on the packaging of the fusible interfacing, and made a cheap little muslin first. If you see yourself learning to make more garments in the future let me recommend a book that I keep right next to my sewing machine. The Dressmaker's Technique Bible, by Lorna Knight, is the best and most detailed reference book I have come across, and has helped me out tremendously in my adventure that is learning to sew. Good Luck to you!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tut! I'm a bit confused though. Am I cutting two 40" pieces and then putting the zipper on the side?ReplyDelete
I'm incorporating the skirt into a dress, so I'm probo gonna put it in pieces anyhow. =]
I love this!!! The perfect high waisted retro inspired skirt I have been looking for! Thank you so much!!ReplyDelete
I love this and had been planning to make a full skirt just like it and had been planning it out in my head. It's so great to see it all laid out -- I'm sure it will totally save me from huge mistakes.ReplyDelete
Two questions though: did you sew the skirt as one piece (with just one side seam) or did you cut it into two pieces (front and back)? I think I'll do two pieces because I want to add packets on each side seam. :) Though that is going to mess with the side zip... Hmm. back to thinking some more.
Thanks for the great tutorial!
I just finished this skirt for my Easter outfit. Love it!! I love that it's simple and I enjoy the hand sewing.ReplyDelete
I am very new to sewing garments, and really think this is a great tutorial! Thank you so much! I have a question: has anyone put side seam pockets into this skirt? I want the skirt to be nicely "finished", and I was uncertain as to whether I should line the skirt to hide the pockets or not. I don't have a serger and would hate to have my ugly insides of the skirt hanging out! Any ideas or suggestions would be SO appreciated!ReplyDelete
Hi Gertie, I bookmarked your tutorial knowing I would eventually use it and I finally got the chance this weekend. I have some vintage tablecloths that have a border print and they work perfectly with this dirndl style skirt. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Here's the pics:
I think this is adorable! My mother and I were hunting around for a pattern we could use to make three matching skirts for my nieces and this would be perfect. Love how you modified it to make it easier. It's going to be this weekend's project. ;)ReplyDelete
- PenelopeJuly 18, 2010 at 3:59 AM
I cannot wait to try this skirt! I love this look from the 1950's and I even have a pattern to create a dress with a skirt this full, but I'm too scared to use it! So I can't wait to try my hand at this before I jump into the deep and confusing waters of a vintage pattern :)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for this tutorial, I have just made the skirt for myself and I also made a matching one with elastic in the waist band instead of a zip for my 7 month old daughter. We both wore our skirts to church today and we received so many comments! This is the first item of clothing I have made and you made it so easy! Thanks again!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the great instructions Gertie, I made this skirt on the weekend and it turned out so well! I am basically a complete beginner so this was a great place to start. The method for gathering the skirt was so clever! Pics here: http://givemebows.blogspot.com/2011/03/skirt-numero-uno.htmlReplyDelete
So adorable! Thanks so much for posting this and I LOVE the gathering trick you mentioned! I'm definitely going to try it!ReplyDelete
- Sarah
I guess I'm pretty late at commenting, but I recently made one myself.ReplyDelete
You can see it at .
You probably won't read this anymore, but I really enjoy reading your blog.
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I love this tutorial Gertie - thank you so much! I am planning to make this in gabardine (it is autumn here). I would love to use some horsehair braid to give the hem more fullness - as the hem is 4 inches.... do I need 4 inch wide braid? What if I can't find 4 inch wide braid - could I use a narrower one and yet still have a deep hem (I like the deep hem). OR do you think that the deep hem gives the skirt extra volume so the horsehair isn't necessary? As you may guess I haven't used horsehair before! Sorry to pest you - any suggestions appreciated!ReplyDelete
Hi Gertie! I love the skirt tutorial. I found the closest pattern match possible as the one in Vogue. I'm so happy that it turned out alright, and it was a cinch, really. It only took two and a half hours or so, and most of that time was spent gathering the fabric just right. I used a nine inch zipper, too. I agree that a seven might be too short. I'm a size eight as well, and 5'6". I did take the skirt up an inch or so, though, so it hits right in the middle of my knee when I'm standing.ReplyDelete
I love it! I'm your new biggest fan!!
I just finished my own full skirt from your tutorial and I love it! This was the first time I attempted a blind hem - a little daunting at first - but I sucked it up and did it. Wow! What a difference something like that makes on this skirt. Thanks for the tutorial and I can't wait to wear it to work with my new crinoline!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial and for your blog, I love it. I have learnt so much from you.ReplyDelete
I'm making a dress and using your tutorial as the skirt rather than the straight skirt that the pattern has.
I'm so glad you talked about your dramas with the gathering, it made me very aware of potential problems when I came to do it.
I machine gathered then hand basted the skirt to the bodice, then I tried something I have never done.
I used a walking foot to attach the bodice and waist pieces and it is the most perfect, even job, I have ever done of attaching a gathered piece.
If you don't have one already get one, it will save you time and stress.
It just slowly "walks" its way over the gathering without flattening it.
You will find many uses for the walking foot besides this.
This skirt is so great! But I have one question: You wrote that you need about two and a half yards of fabric to complete this skirt but why is that? It seems like you would only need one for everything it is 45 inches by 36 inches.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:19 AM
Looks good, how long does it take to make?ReplyDelete
Hey, Gertie! So my BFF told me the other day while we were fabric shopping at our local quilt store that she wanted to make a skirt. She explained what she was thinking and I said, "WAIT! Two years ago I saw a tutorial for that EXACT skirt in your head! It was on this blog with this girl who had this fabulous vintage style and looked really cool.... but I can't remember her name or where it was." She said it didn't matter, she'd find another tutorial. And I told her no because this one was perfect. SO I spend 45 minutes this morning searching for your blog armed with nothing but the fact that there was a good skirt tutorial and I could see the gingham in my head. Haha. I'm so happy I found you again! I'm bookmarking this site so I never have to look for it or miss out on what you're writing instead. Thanks for posting this tutorial! My friend and I can't wait to get started on this skirt!ReplyDelete
Thank you for this fantastic tutorial! I made a skirt following it this morning and it turned out perfect!! This is the third go at making it (using other tutes) and I have now bookmarked this for all skirts I make. Love it! I machine stitched the back of the waistband by stitching in the ditch...life's too short for handstitching ;)ReplyDelete
- Samantha YoungMarch 4, 2012 at 7:42 AM
Thanks so much for this! I have just started it, but am a newbie sewer and a little bit confused by the part at the beginning where you say " Sew the right side seam of the skirt". As the fabric was cut on a fold, do you mean just to create a seam on one end of the fabric? And by right side, do you mean on the printed or back side of the fabric?ReplyDelete
Also, I was planning on having no side seams, just a seam at the back where my zip will go. Do you think this will work and will I have to adjust any of your intructions?
Thanks again! It looks great :)
This is/was my first sewing project. It's amazing. I look amazing and I feel like accomplished something.ReplyDelete
Thanks for having a blog that can cater to people like me: the person with the random spark to sew and make her how clothing. I feel like my fashion sense can now shine, without me feeling huge during a shopping session.
You're awesome.
I was wondering if you have any tips for making it for a plus size? I am a rtw 18/20. I was thinking of using 3 yards rather than the 2 1/2 yds. What was your finished waist length?ReplyDelete
this will be my first item of clothing that i will make for myself! i'm so excited! thank you so much, i can't wait to explore your blog more.ReplyDelete
Hi Gertie, it's Ashley again. I'm making the skirt now and I'm having trouble with some of your instructions:ReplyDelete
"Next, pin the ends of the skirt piece to the end of the waistband. The finished ends of the waistband will match up to the raw edges of your skirt."
So am I supposed to do this with the skirt seam face up or down?
Also, what way is the waistband facing? Is the finished part on the top so the skirt like fits up into it, and I push the skirt all the way up?
Ah sorry, I'm troubled!! Please help! Thanks :)
Dear Gertie,ReplyDelete
Thanks for this tutorial!! Instead of a side zip, I'd quite like to use a back zip as I was hoping to join this skirt to a pre-existing bodice pattern. Have you got any suggestions?
Oh Gertie, I love this skirt and the tutorial, but I'm so stuck on one point! Lining up the raw edges of the skirt side seams with the finished edge of the waistband. If I do this, the waistband will lose the extra inch ease when I fold under the side seams to attach them to the zipper - is this right? Am I supposed to fold the waistband ends in? I'm worried I won't be able to breathe or eat lunch if I lose the ease! Or have I misread part of the tutorial? I know you posted this tutorial ages ago, so sorry for raising a question so late! xxReplyDelete
I saw in other comments how people have made the skirt and put it on their blog with a link back here to the tutorial! I'm so glad I can do this! I made this wonderful skirt for my 8-year-old daughter, just downsizing to fit her measurements and it turned out perfectly!! Thank you Gertie for sharing such a wonderful tutorial. :)ReplyDelete
I just found this blog and skirt via Pinterest. Great to see after all these years, it's still being visited so much! Can't wait to make this and to browse through your other tutorials!!!ReplyDelete
2 skirts in 2 days :)! Inspirational! Thank you. Now need an occasion to wear them...ReplyDelete
Thank you for this tutorial, Gertie!ReplyDelete
Yesterday, I made my first gathered skirt using old silk sari material. (http://www.juanitatortilla.com/2012/10/gathered-skirt-from-silk-sari-cloth.html) As a beginner, I am really thrilled with this skirt that took me a step up from Beginner's Skirt 101 *LOL*
Will make a fuller gathered skirt, the next time!
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I made this last week and I am stoked with how it turned out. Wore it yesterday and felt uber feminine!ReplyDelete
Thanks for inspiring me to sew.
- AnonymousFebruary 14, 2013 at 10:23 AM
I made this skirt two days ago and it is glorious, such a great and easy tutorial. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Hi! If i wanted to add a lining, would i attach it to the waist band or the gathered skirt part?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 12:30 PM
I used your tutorial and I wanted to share a picture! I will definitely use this tutorial again. The only thing I did was add 3/4" to the waistband past your suggestion (I thought it would be too tight) and that was a mistake that I had to go back and fix. Your tutorial is great.ReplyDelete
I have also learned the blind hem, with lots of practice- it came out wrong the first two times ;) But got it now!
A beautiful skirt. I have to try it, I have a really big gingham fabric in black and white that will work fine... or I think so.ReplyDelete
Thank yo very much for sharing!
- AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 1:14 AM
I can't wait to make this skirt!!! Only problem is, I can't find invisible zippers at the fabric shops here (Montreal). They're regular ones. Do you think they would look hideous, or can I get away with it??? I'd really like to try the zipper all the way to the top of the waistband since the two skirts I've made from another pattern stop at the waistband, and try as I might, they just look all bumpy... Also, could this work as a side-zip? Or does the zipper all the way to the top look better at the back? So many questions!!! :) Thanks for your great site... will definitely be getting your book on amazon.ca!!!ReplyDelete
Oh, sorry, I didn't see the Please do not comment anonymously bit... The name is Nan. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 4:55 AM
Hello, I have been meaning to make this skirt for ages. I finally found time last week, and here it is http://busyellebee.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/scarlet-gathered-skirt-completed/ Such an easy skirt to make, thanks for the tutorial :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2013 at 4:56 AM
Hi, I finally made time to sew this skirt last week, and here it is http://busyellebee.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/scarlet-gathered-skirt-completed/ Thanks for the brilliant tutorial, I shall be making more.ReplyDelete
- Diane DivaSeptember 20, 2015 at 10:12 AM
Hello Gertie! I'm in England but a friend and I worship at your blog daily! I just bought some light cotton fabric with pin up girls on it, so it will need a lining. I am a beginner at sewing so wondered if you might show us how to do this skirt with a lining? If there is a tutorial you can refer me too? If not, please tell me how to make this even harder! Kind regards, from a easterly sewer, feminist, but dog person.ReplyDelete
Hello, I am in Georgia and eently retired from many many years of nursing. I am now enjoying what is my passion. I found your blog after searing the web and have enjoyed all the posts. For someone like me who has been away from the sewing arena for some time =, it is very refreshing to be able to refer to sites with such detailed tutorials. Thank you for provide inspiration to continue improving my craft and exploring uncharted territories. BTW the gathered skirt was my first attempt at sewing in home ec during middle school, needless to say I did not receive a very good grade for the projectReplyDelete
Do you think you could make this from quilting cotton? I have a few skirts like this from pinup girl clothing and I love them but they are soooo expensive! I am a sewing newbie and dont know what type of materials orher than quilting cottom I can get lovely big vintage looking floral prints...ReplyDelete


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23 injured in Pamplona as latest bull run ends in stampede
Published Saturday, July 13, 2013 8:38AM EDT Last Updated Saturday, July 13, 2013 12:06PM EDT
Participants run ahead Fuente Ymbror fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain on July 13, 2013. (AP / Alvaro Barrientos)
PAMPLONA, Spain -- The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring, officials said. An American citizen from Ohio was one of two runners gored.
As the huge animals thundered into the entrance of the tunnel, they were blocked by a mound of dozens of people who had fallen and were piled on top of one other.
One bull that had fallen before the entrance got up and charged into the clogged passageway. Two steers jumped over the pile of people as they began to get up and flee.
"I felt anguish and helplessness for the people trapped there, not knowing how to get out," said Jesus Lecumberri, 20, a student with several years' experience running at Pamplona and other bull-running festivals.
Lecumberri said he had charged in to the entrance alongside the first bull, but saw the pileup and quickly dived into a ground-level hatch built into the passage specifically to provide an escape route from situations like this.
A gate normally used to let regional police into ringside positions had been accidentally pushed wide open by a flood of runners, causing an obstruction for others trying to enter the main arena, Interior Ministry regional spokesman Javier Morras said.
"We all know that alley is a funnel and a critically dangerous point at the entrance to the ring," Morras said. "Pileups there are one of the biggest risks that can occur in the running of the bulls," he said.
The blockage ended after attendants managed to let the beasts escape through a side door normally reserved for matadors.
Javier Sesma, a health spokesman for Navarra province, said two of the 23 injured people were gored by bulls and that the others were hurt in the stampede.
Sesma said one runner, a 19-year-old Spaniard from Vitoria city, was seriously injured when his thorax was crushed, causing him to stop breathing at the bull ring entrance. An Irish citizen also had problems breathing because of the weight of people on top of him.
"His situation remains very grave, but he appears to be evolving favourably," Sesma said of the Spaniard. "We are hopeful. His life was at risk, but he is now more stable."
The American gored Saturday is a 35-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, who is being identified only by the initials I.L., hospital officials said. A 19-year-old Spaniard from the city of Azpeitia was gored in an armpit during the 850-metre dash through Pamplona's narrow streets, a statement said.
The American was undergoing surgery Saturday afternoon after suffering a "rectal perforation," the Navarra government, which organizes the annual festivities, said in a statement.
One of those gored had received treatment in one of the two operating rooms at the bullring, Sesma said. The rest of the injured sustained cuts and bruises.
Sesma said one spectator had a heart attack while watching the stampede. By late afternoon, 16 of the injured had been discharged from hospitalization, Sesma said.
On Friday, the festival drew widespread attention when an American college student and two Spaniards were gored, and videos and photos of the attacks were seen around the world.
The American patient, 20-year-old Patrick Eccles, a student at the University of Utah, was said to be improving in a hospital Saturday. "He is evolving favourably but, logically, has had a severe goring and is still weak," hospital spokeswoman Marta Borruel said.
Javier Solano, a San Fermin expert working for national broadcaster TVE, said the first recorded pileup happened in 1878, and that two such blockages -- in 1975 and 1977 -- had led to several deaths.
The number of revelers attending the festival tends to swell at weekends, causing the narrow streets of Pamplona to be thronged with runners, increasing the risk of pileups and injuries.
The festival in this northern city dates back to the late 16th century and also is known for its all-night street parties.
The runs, eight in all, are the highlight of a nine-day street festival to honour Pamplona's patron saint, San Fermin.
Each morning, six fighting bulls and six bell-tinkling steers that try to keep the beasts together head from stables to the ring where matadors will star in late afternoon bullfights.
The festivities, which end Sunday, were made famous by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."
The fiesta attracts tens of thousands of young people, many from abroad, eager to mix alcohol with the adrenaline of running alongside the massive bulls at 8 o'clock every morning.
Dozens of people are injured each year, with gorings often producing the most dramatic injuries.
The last fatal goring happened in 2009.


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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
What is Roleplaying?
As I finish up the revision of Thousand Suns, I've noticed that I didn't include either of these things. Sure, I talk about "roleplaying" and I often make little digressions into the philosophy behind, say, random rolls and the like, but there's no specific section where I address the question of what roleplaying is for the benefit of a newcomer. Likewise, there's no example of play to give an idea to said newcomer of what it's like to actually play a tabletop RPG.
Partly, I didn't include these sections, because, honestly, after three decades in this hobby, I don't need this stuff explained to me. Many contemporary RPGs still include such these sections but I rarely read them and, when I do, they don't offer me any insights that encourage me to make it a regular practice. There's something else at work, too. On some level, I've come to accept without question that tabletop roleplaying isn't an expanding hobby and certainly not one that anyone comes into blind. If you get into tabletop RPGs nowadays, odds are you already know what they are -- at least, that's my unthinking assumption.
But is that really the case? I don't know and I'm not sure anyone does. Likewise, I'm not sure anyone knows if a "What is roleplaying?" section or an example of play serves any useful purpose beyond checking off a box on the "what every RPG rulebook needs to include" list. Of course, as I said, I'm a jaded, long-time gamer and my contact with kids at the age I was when I entered the hobby is limited to my children's friends, so I don't necessarily have a representative sample on which to draw any conclusions about what a RPG should or should not include. All I know for sure is that many RPGs do include these sections, though they almost always seem halfhearted and pro forma and, when they're not, as in the case of the Lamentations of the Flame Princess RPG, I find them cloying and wasteful of space.
Yet I find myself second-guessing myself and wondering if maybe the fact that so many of us find these sections useless is a symptom of a wider problem within the hobby. Then, I dismiss such thoughts, because I remember well that, even in the heyday of such sections, I rarely read them and even more rarely did I find them helpful. I learned to roleplay from other people who were already doing it rather than by reading a book and I still think, in the heart of hearts, that that's the best (only?) way to do so. Is it, though? Again, I have no idea and so I go back and forth on this topic in my head, never knowing whether to trust my gut, which tells me no one, not even newbies cares about those sections, or whether maybe guys like Raggi are on to something RPGs need to make a better effort to explain what they are to newcomers, for many of whom a tabletop RPG is a bizarre concept.
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Personally, I found the example of play in OSRIC helpful and interesting when I was starting to get into the OSR. I actually started running Old School games before I played with anyone else that was running Old School games, so having examples to read about was one of the resources that the online OSR community gave me that I'm really thankful for.ReplyDelete
I definitely found it to be the case that I needed to introduce the basic flow of play to my new players--even ones who had heard of D&D but had no idea what it actually was.ReplyDelete
One, in particular, was 25 before he ever touched the game, needed a serious primer in what it was all about, and is one of the more serious converts. Once he got the basics down, he was clamoring for more game constantly! So I would say, there is a place for a well-written intro to roleplaying.
That being said, it might just be that we're at the point where most new players are introduced to the game(s) by friends and not by a random purchase for curiosity's sake.
That's not as easy as it seems. In the last few years I have had to introduce the game to people who had never played, the latest a married couple who had tried to start with 4e Basic Set, and failed miserably. It took the borrowing of my Mentzer Red Box, plus a sample session, to finally make them understand what roleplaying is about. To date, all of the people to which I have borrowed my Mentzer Red Box have grasped the game and liked it.ReplyDelete
In my experience, if you are going to publish something which you hope may appeal to a general audience, I believe at least an extended example of play is fundamental, so I applaud the effort by James Raggi.
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I personally never looked at these before I played, and when I started playing, I would read the examples and realize they had nothing in common with the way we gamed anyway. I remember reading a description of play and laughing at the idea of a "party caller" (didn't everyone just shout out their actions after initiative was rolled???)ReplyDelete
I find the "What is Roleplaying" sections to usually be formulaic and feel like they're there to fill up space.ReplyDelete
An example of play on the other hand, is something I *used* to dismiss... but now I think they're important. Since there are so many ways to approach RPG type games an example of play shows you how this specific game was designed to be played. I find people's "Actual Play" reports (aka stories I'm writing about our game session) to be of very limited use, but hearing genuine recordings of "Actual Play" can be very interesting.
So I can do with a very streamlined "What is Roleplaying" section, but a bit more space (eg. a page) devoted to an example of play.
Speaking for myself, I found the example of play in the AD&D 2nd edition PHB (yes, boo, hiss etc.) a helpful example of what conversation around the table is like.ReplyDelete
When I was invited to join the D&D group in junior high, I had no real idea of what it was, the DM handed me that book and had me read that section. It really helped me to get what was going on when we sat down later to play.
In many ways, the "What is Role-Playing" section was really "How does this game differ from the games you've already played". That is, there is no board, no restriction of set actions to choose from, etc.ReplyDelete
I renamed mine from "What is role-playing" to "What is this game?" Even within our subculture there are further subcultures that might not understand each other. Is it reasonable to say "my character wouldn't do that?" and when? What's the balance between using the character's skills and using the player's skills to accomplish a task?
There are a lot of things that vary from game to game, and which can cause unnecessary confusion if not discussed early on.
I think a different sort of approach may be called for. For instance, breaking-up the "example" and writing several very short ones, placed in relevant sections of the text. I think it would do a dandy job of explicating specific points of play. And wouldn't be so boring.ReplyDelete
Similar in some respects to the approach Matt Finch took in his Primer. A good example of a good "example of play." (Sorry, I couldn't resist that.)
"On some level, I've come to accept without question that tabletop roleplaying isn't an expanding hobby and certainly not one that anyone comes into blind. If you get into tabletop RPGs nowadays, odds are you already know what they are -- at least, that's my unthinking assumption"ReplyDelete
I agree.
I would love to see what percentage of RPG consumers (free or not) today have never played an RPG before. My guess is it would be very low for something like 4E (miniscule if you count WoW as an RPG), extremely low for something like Pathfinder, and non existent for ANY other RPG product. You might buy a 4E RPG product off the shelf if you have played WoW other than that, no way, it's over for new comers. Video game RPGs are where the uninitiated go now. Some of them may bleed off into tabletop but not many.
I started RPGing around '82 and I'm probably a "newcomer" on a blog like this. I sometimes meet gamers that started with 3.0 in 2000 but I can't recall ever meeting anyone that started RPGs after 3.0. Now I've met gamers that have come back to RPGs after a hiatus but I can't say I've met a significant number of new gamers since I was in high school.
As far as the "sample play session" write ups go, I read them and think they are amusing, but trying to describe what it is like to play an RPG in a rulebook is like trying to describe what reading a novel is like in a novel. It's going to come off as either very boring or very alien. It really is something you just have to see (to believe ;)).
I always thought of these sections as some strange kind of literature that one read for enjoyment, ie for no 'use' what-so-ever but the sheer enjoyment of actually reading the words on the page. Far more interesting than the 300 pages of charts which followed, except of course where these charts and tables were broken up by small examples of play. Just call me weird.ReplyDelete
I think these sections would have a point IF they explained role-playing in terms that its audience would be likely to understand ie mostly with reference to computer games. Anyone who's played a first-person shooter knows how 'having a character' and 'powering up' works, and comparing it to improvised drama is likely to make them more confused.ReplyDelete
I stopped reading the "What Is Roleplaying?" sections early on, but I always enjoy a good example of play. Like Stuart said, those sections often as not serve as a sort of preface informing you of the game's intended slant (the single PC death in the 1e DMG vs. the TPK in LotFP, for example).ReplyDelete
I learned to roleplay from other people who were already doing it rather than by reading a book...
That may hold true in your experience, but I was one of those poor shlubs who had to teach myself first, then get my friends to play. Having examples of play in the 2e PH or the Call of Cthulhu core rules was invaluable for not just showing me how the mechanics worked, but how a GM might address the group and how players interact with each other, their characters, the setting, and the GM.
Thanks to CRPGs, I don't think most people need the "What Is Roleplaying?" section anymore, but I do wish more games had examples of play in them still.
I happen to have a pretty strong opinion about all this. Here it is:ReplyDelete
1. Roleplaying is NOT a strange, esoteric or difficult thing. Roleplaying is easy and natural.
2. Most "What is roleplaying" sections I've read over the years were confusing, self-contradictory, too broad, obfuscating or divorced from the actual experience of play.
3. If you're writing a book for beginners, write *instructions on how to play the game*. Monopoly, Risk or Pictionary don't have a "what is a boardgame" section, videogames don't have a "what is a videogame tutorial". They teach you how to play the game. Show the player how to play, that's all.
Play is a natural, instinctive thing. Roleplaying is a form of that. Kids do it all the time and they don't need explanations or anyone to teach them! What we need (especially for beginners) are explanations of rules and honest procedures, advice and examples of how it happens at the table for this particular game - playing one RPG requires a different mindset than another (the skills of a good Paranoia GM, say, are not the same skills of a good 4E DM). But that's all just my opinion.
As an aside: I agree that it's not an expanding hobby and I agree that it's never going to be "big" (again?), because it's very niche and that's a good thing. But if you look at stuff people like NerdNYC or Tavis Allison are doing, I think it can't be denied that they're introducing lots and lots of new people to gaming. I think things are happening and it's cool. I guess the bottom line is: let's not ignore non-gamers, but "what is roleplaying" sections aren't going to help anyone, least of all beginners - the hobby grows through a) gaming and b) community, not texts. Texts can just do their best to try and make people better gamers.
I think the most valuable part of the "What is role-playing" section of any book is to provide an idea of how the GM expects exchanges to transpire. You can basically give people a sample of what you think is normal player-GM interaction and even help set the tone for your game.ReplyDelete
I'll chime in that I usually glaze over during the "What is this Game" section... but I usually really like the play examples, particularly if they continue them (with the same players) throughout the rules. They not only humanize what can become a blurry set of numbers, but give light guidance into how the rules should be used in service of the game and let us a little more into the mind of the designer as we see how it thinks we should be playing its game.ReplyDelete
For some strange reason, I usually enjoy reading examples of play. One thing I noticed even then was the prevalence of a "caller," something I almost never encountered in our local groups. Perhaps we were all naturally too Chaotic. :)ReplyDelete
The first "D&D" book I had access to was D&D book with the wizard and the fighter attacking a Dragon that came in the 'basic' set box (Holmes). But none of us learned D&D by reading the book --- we all learned it by sitting down to play and being told, "Okay, roll 3d6 and total for your strength, intelligence, wisdom, etc." The DM (who had played before with a different group) gave us advice (i.e.: buy armor and weapons if you are a fighter... it is dark in the dungeon so you will want torches, etc.) but we pretty much understood how the game was "supposed" to work simply because the 'roleplaying' part wasn't so much pretending to be someone else like an actor, it was just putting yourself in someone else's shoes tot he extent that you had to make decisions about what the character would do with the information you had available. It was like one of those 'Lifeboat' exercises except we were just enjoying the fantasy instead of learning something about difficult moral choices.ReplyDelete
I still think that is the best way to learn to play... and although we learned a lot of the 'rules' incorrectly, we figured out what the point of the game was pretty quickly all on our own.
I think text about "what is roleplaying" is still important. I think examples of play are twice as important.ReplyDelete
But, I think they should be separate. Like Traveller Book Zero. Or LotFP's tutorial booklet. Or (to some extent) the D&D Basic Sets. Or the GURPS for Dummies book.
And not every game needs them. Many (most?) games just aren't that appropriate as introductory games. (Although a good group can make any game a good introductory game, but that's out of the hands of the author/designer/developer.)
Even to this day, I absolutely adore the example of play in the AD&D 2e PHB. It succeeded enormously at showing what a real game session looks like.ReplyDelete
I'm greatly in favor of you, as the author, following your gut instinct. If you're not excited about writing a section like that, then skip it. Your energy and passion is better used on other stuff. (Same goes for me & others.)ReplyDelete
Here's some brainstorming for creative alternatives -- (1) Link or suggest to other books, websites, or blogs that you think have quality "what is roleplaying" essays. (2) Write one up separately for your blog. (3) Audio-record an actual play session and put it online as a podcast. (4) Look at how short the OD&D "Preparation for the Campaign" is (Vol-1, p. 5).
"(3) Audio-record an actual play session and put it online as a podcast."ReplyDelete
Please don't. I have yet to hear a podcasted D&D session that wasn't some level of embarrassing (from mildly to excruciatingly). Sorry to say but our little hobby does not lend itself to being spectated, at all, to put it mildly.
I started the hobby in about 1999 when I was in middle school. Before then, I had played MUDs, the great-granddaddy of the modern day MMO. I had heard the name Dungeons and Dragons before, but as I lived in the Bible Belt, all I knew about it was SATAN - AVOID AT PERIL TO SOUL.ReplyDelete
The example of play in the ADnD 2e handbook (the two fighters, the cleric, and the wererats) left a big impression on me. One of the characters was somewhat cowardly, the cleric I think, and one fighter was very cautious, one bold.
Point being, it showed a play style where a character was a person first, and a list of skills and stats second. That is something that has always stuck with me.
I think an example of play section is a good idea in an RPG, but a tutorial is just overkill.ReplyDelete
I really enjoy examples of play and think they are useful both as an introduction to RPGs for newbies as well as suggesting the tone and kind of gameplay to be expected from that particular RPG.ReplyDelete
I've always been fond of the Call of Cthulhu example of play -- the one with the missing brain and the Deep One gangster -- but that's probably more to do with nostalgia and general affection for Cthulhu than anything else.ReplyDelete
Still, I can't remember the details of any other such example, so it had to be doing something right!
Will no one spare a thought for poor Black Dougal, whose sudden demise (from a failed saving throw vs. a poison needle trap) in the Moldvay Basic "example of play" brought home to this then-novice player and aspiring DM the intrinsic inevitability of Player Character death and the stark ruthlessness of the dice?ReplyDelete
I actually had a gravesite for Black Dougal in my campaign with the epitaph "By the pricking of my thumb..."ReplyDelete
Sadly, no one ever figured out who he was.
While "What is Role-playing?" is probably a waste of space, I think examples of play can be great. Especially if a game is trying for a different feel. Something like Fate or Dogs in the Vineyard is easier to grasp when you can see how the author envisions it played.ReplyDelete
> On some level, I've come to accept without question that tabletop roleplaying isn't an expanding hobby and certainly not one that anyone comes into blind.ReplyDelete
Is it not possible that one reason why tabletop roleplaying isn't an expanding hobby is that the whole concept of what it actually /is/ has become restricted and cliched by the 500lb ("fantasy") gorilla that is D&D of whatever version?
> If you get into tabletop RPGs nowadays, odds are you already know what they are -- at least, that's my unthinking assumption.
Strange, then, that when I asked people to define what a roleplaying game *is not* there was general confusion.
(Care to define what one *is*?)
Giving examples of expected play certainly can help up to a point, but again there's that old "caller" example cited from OD&D. The game "as published" isn't necessarily the same as the game "as played" - or "as it could be played" (which is where OD&D really hit the jackpot).
I still think that is the best way to learn to play... and although we learned a lot of the 'rules' incorrectly, we figured out what the point of the game was pretty quickly all on our own.ReplyDelete
This is my feeling, too, but I do wonder how viable it is anymore. Back in the day, it seemed like every teenager in America was playing RPGs, so there was a ready source of mentors for newcomers to the hobby. That's no longer the case.
I find there are two types of "what is roleplaying." The first is an honest attempt to introduce people' the other is an attempt to force a certain philosophy of play on people. I don't think the first is necessary,* and I find the second to be very annoying. On any regard I rarely read them these days, and the games that started me on the hobby really didn't have them.ReplyDelete
That being said, I quite like designer notes (provided they come at the end of the book), to give an idea of what the designer's philosophy was. Also good for seeing whether they succeeded or not.
[* I will make an exception for licensed media properties, which also tend to be bought by non-gamers. Even then most people know what rpgs are.**]
[** That being said, I did like The Laundry RPG approach to the problem which tackled it with excellent human, and made an excellent point in producing a "if you are familiar with computer rpgs" section about the differences between the two mediums. Now, when you mention epg in most places, people think of computer rpgs first, D&D type fames second.]
Hey James. Here's my little disseration on the subject: http://toomuchjohnson.blogspot.com/2011/01/return-with-us-now.html Enjoy.ReplyDelete
I do like examples of play and find them informative and useful.ReplyDelete
I've never paid attention to the "what is role playing" sections. I knew what it was before I owned my first game.
Add me to the list of players who never had a mentor. My friends and I got into gaming together. We'd heard about it but none of us knew anyone who played. We got our parents to buy us D&D and dove in on our own.ReplyDelete
The vast majority of these sections are overlong and don't give the tyro any idea what roleplaying is.ReplyDelete
I've always felt one of the best ways to explain it was like playing cops and robbers, except with rules to alleviate the "you're dead, no I'm not!" problems. Simple, to the point, and then the game can go on to introduce and define the various terms and put it all together in a way the reader can understand easily.
Nowadays, you could almost tap players of World of Warcraft and Oblivion and they would have a handle on some of the basics. As much as CRPGs are not tabletop RPGs, they have stats and character customization, so it's a short hop between the two. Then, when they've rolled up a character and start playing is when you can highlight the differences and see how much deeper immersion there can be in a tabletop RPG.
The thing is that games like Thousand Suns are the type of game that you might not think need a "What is Roleplaying?" or example of play sections -- due to their smaller print runs and less "mainstream" appeal -- but this is exactly the wrong line of thought.ReplyDelete
Thousand Suns is a game that also has the potential to appeal to an underdeveloped market -- the SF fan. TS's excellent "Transmissions" products are ideal for bringing the SF aficionado into the role playing game hobby. Many SF readers have never read a single role playing game product, or seen a game played. These people need these sections -- at least when they are well done.
As your ability to increase the variety of "Transmissions" titles increases, so does your chance of coming into contact with these overlooked gamers. Let's say you were able -- by some miracle -- to make a "Transmissions from The Culture" supplement. If the book included new short fiction set in The Culture, it would have value as a product for brick and mortar book stores and would be an opportunity to expand the marketplace.
One of the biggest problems with the modern gaming market is that we seem perfectly happy to keep segmenting a shrinking pie, rather than growing the pie.
Thousand Suns and Colonial Gothic deserve bigger audiences, they don't have themes that compete with a lot of other games, and they are easy to learn.
Well, back when I got my 2e AD&D books, the only thing close to an RPG that I had played int he past was Hero Quest, which wasn't really role playing, it was a board game. The text in the beginning of the Player's Handbook really did introduce me to what role playing games are, and how they are different from other types of games. It was confusing at first, and it did help when later on we met others who played, but I think I would have been completely lost without that section to explain it to me in that time (1991).ReplyDelete
At the London D&D Meetup I meet a lot of new players who have played computer 'rpgs', often 10 or 15 years ago, but never played a tabletop rpg. Some kind of introductory text is definitely beneficial to these people. I'd particularly appreciate a summary of the differences between tabletop games & computer games, eg:ReplyDelete
1. Group activity - the GM can only run one group at a time.
2. No reloads - no 'save game'.
3. In character play is fundamental to most RPGs, unlike computer games.


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Saturday, October 25, 2008
The Evolution of the Exterior
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Wow that looks so gorgeous!!! You guys did a good job!ReplyDelete
oh wow, what a beautiful renovation! just amazing!ReplyDelete
hello! this is my dream house. beautiful work.ReplyDelete
Wow! That is an amazing renovation. I came across this post as I was browsing through your blog. You really should repost this. I think a lot of people would enjoy seeing it.ReplyDelete
- The Tablescaper
I see where I am going to be spending the next few days... reading your reno posts. I can't believe how lovely your after is, and love the potential of your "before" photo! We too have an old farm house albeit we haven't been able to do quite as much as quickly as you have! Bravo~ReplyDelete
I am enjoying your blog so very much. I have been browsing through it for the last week. I loved these photo's as it shows how much you have accomplished. I think that the beautiful pictures that I saw in more recent photo's have such soul now that I have read into the history a bit more.ReplyDelete
I am really having a lovely time!
I found your blog via suziebeezie.tumblr.com. I've only begun to explore, but I am loving it! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
The exterior is beautiful... and with a view like that, how could you live there without a wraparound porch?!
WOW! I just found your blog and love it! The hubby and I bought a 1870's farm house and we have been renovating it all ourselve too. So many times people have wondered how and why? We have been told so many times to tare it down and start from scratch. Oh yes many times we have wanted to, but for some reason we still see what it can be. I love seeing your after photos. We still have 1/2 a house to finish. Our goal was to have it finished by now but we forgot the effect that having had 3 kids in 3 years would have on our ability to work on the house. Our goal is to have the rest of it finished by next Christmas. We are currently living in just 4 rooms. VERY tough for the 5 of us and this stay at home momma. Look forward to your future posts. Thanks for sharing with us!ReplyDelete
Hi Trina! Just discovered your blog-LOVE it and really love your style! I am a brand new blogger and I hope to share my restoration journey as well. I have so much to learn about the blog world! In my professional career I actually work as a historic preservation specialist and architectural historian but I never tire of seeing restoration/preservation projects. Thank you for seeing the potential in your old house and for saving it for future generations!ReplyDelete
bonjour,c'est Kate je vis en France.j'aime énormément le style de votre maison ,elle est superbe!!!!je vous est mise sur mes liens au blog de:le-calepin-de-kateblogspot.com à très vite pour des visites cordialement, KateReplyDelete
The house is absolutely adorable...I love old farmhouses, especially with wrap around porches. You did a great job!ReplyDelete
So fun to see! We just moved into a 1920's Sears Roebuck home on five acres. Love it, but looking for some serious inspiration to take it back to what it was. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Absolutely love it but have a question. My hubby and I have a 1920 farmhouse and I want to go all white. Actually did on part of the house...walls floors etc. Problem is we have a. Scottie and four indoor/outdoor cats. How do you keep everything clean??? I'm so frustrated Im thinking about going darker but I LOVE white. Help!!!!ReplyDelete
Hi Pam,ReplyDelete
I honestly don't think white is that much harder to keep clean than other colors. This is the argument I gave my husband! But really, unless we went with really dark colors, anything neutral shows dirt.
So I say go for it! And I think white makes everything feel crisp and fresh - especially on those days that the dust bunnies are out in full force!
Dear Trina,ReplyDelete
I found your blog a couple of weeks ago and my imagination has been saturated by your aesthetic, recipes and personal grace ever since. I have a 200-year old, stone farmhouse in Vermont and my husband and I have some structural questions about your dormer - we are planning to add one to our "ell." If you are able to contact me personally, my email is: email@example.com
I would appreciate your advice tremendously. Many blessings to you and your beautiful family.
Hi Kate.ReplyDelete
I'll email you as soon as I can.
- AnonymousMarch 26, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Gorg ! love your blog and photos:)ReplyDelete
Beautiful house!ReplyDelete
Trina, I popped over to your blog from The Polohouse. So happy to find you. I went straight to this post to see from whence you've come. LOLReplyDelete
Amazing! Kudos to you and your husband for having the vision and the endurance to remodel this farm house. You've done a beautiful job. I'm eager to see more, which is what I plan to do as soon as I hit publish.
I'm also adding myself as a new follower and putting you on my sidebar.
Sounds like your life is full with two little ones. Enjoy! ~ Sarah
What a gorgeous and inspirational story. Thank you for the shipwreck photo- I think sometimes it is important to remember the storm before the calm!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 11:51 PM
What a beautiful house! What kind of siding did you use?ReplyDelete
Hardiebacker siding!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 1:39 AM
following! I'm in southern Oregon, and my husband and I both dream of buying a renovation country house with a vineyard!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 3:03 PM
Amazing transformation! I love everything you and your husband have done.ReplyDelete
We have just purchased our first home in Charleston, SC. I have got lots of decorating to do and just a little construction. I love how "simply beautiful" your decor is.
AK x
Ps....I am a new followee....lovely blog.
- AnonymousMay 8, 2011 at 4:08 PM
You have the most beautiful home! It's so inspiring... We are about to re-do our place, starting with the roof. What kind of roof material did you use?ReplyDelete
so in love with what you have done - you are an inspiration!!ReplyDelete
I love the changes! It looks like it belonged that way all along..just waiting for you to do it. We actually lived in a farmhouse with a view of Mt. Adams when I was in High School...but I'm pretty sure (judging from the trees you have) that ours view was the other side of the mountain...LOLReplyDelete
That style of dormer is called a Monitor.... and my husband is in LOVE with them.ReplyDelete
Too bad, because I don't really think that style fits well on our house :( We'll have to go traditional dormer.
I like the wraparound porch....nice place for reading.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 1:13 AM
Which Emtek knob set did you go with?ReplyDelete
Hi Trina-- I'm just starting to look for something in Sonoma county. I'm wondering about budgeting for the renovation-- any lessons learned or thoughts ? Your home is gorgeous, what a breathtaking renovation!ReplyDelete
Hi Kathleen,ReplyDelete
I think my best advice is buy something that is structurally sound. Also, work out a budget for putting money into things that matter, and spending less on the things that don't.
We spent a good amount of money on our windows and doors, but saved on our kitchen cabinets and counters (without sacrificing charm and quality).
Happy Sonoma house shopping!
What type siding did u use? What size was it ? Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
Hi Karen,ReplyDelete
We used Hardibacker siding due to its durability and cost. I can't remember the width but we mimicked the original clapboard spacing.
Trina, you mean hardiplank right? That's different from hardibacker. Our 1920 farmhouse in tx needs to be resided, and I want it to look similar to the original.ReplyDelete
Tks again, just love your house!
Hi Karen,ReplyDelete
Yes, you're right - Hardiplank! Sorry for the mistake.
wonderful site. I libe blogs and old farmhouses. I recently bought a 1889 farmhouse and have just begun the restoration. Check it out and feel free to comment.ReplyDelete
This house takes my breath away! It is so beautiful. I've always loved that era of architecture and your home is such a wonderful example of it. Your view of Mt. Adams is exquisite too.ReplyDelete
My husband and I are newly married and living in the house his great great grandparents built in 1860. Remodeling old houses has always been intriguing to me. You've done a fabulous job.
-Janell Happ
I found your blog while "mad-googling" for the simone print from pottery barn also! I really enjoyed your writings and also have love for nature, homesteading, healthy eating, and old things! My husband and I just bought our first house - a 1939 cape cod style one story. I have never joined a blog before but will have to keep updated with this... very cool!
Elissa (Los Angeles)
Oh, I have to send you some pictures of our house, they look similar, even the same color. We are in Southern Oregon and the house was built in 1946. We moved into it in 2006 and found termites, then we began the repair. I can still roll things on the floor towards the fireplace because the contractor didn't completely level it. We've talked about finishing off the attic and adding a dormer. Can't wait to read more of your blog. Love!ReplyDelete
Looks very beautiful.ReplyDelete
it turned out to be just perfection! i adore it.ReplyDelete
Love your blog, Trina! Thanks for sharing your daily adventures. My family and I would love to relocate to Oregon, and fix up an old farmhouse...I grew up on a small farm in a 1904 Victorian home, and would love my children to experience it too! How did you go about finding your fixer-turned-dream home? Would you mind sharing any websites, or connections (realtors, blogs...etc.) That helped you find it with me? My husband is already looking for a job there! :)ReplyDelete
Amazing transformation! I just love how casual chic country this is! My husband & I are both from a small town in Iowa. So farm country is what we know. We would love to one day be on a farm in our hometown. For now we are selling our current home & moving back to our little town to completely renovate a 2 bedroom bungalow. Great inspiration here.ReplyDelete
I just came to your blog from a photo on pinterest ~ Love the remodel of the exterior of your home ~ it's just perfect! Now I'm eagerly off to look at the rest of your blog!ReplyDelete
Hello, gorgeous house! What did you use on the porch that gave it such a nice shine and color?ReplyDelete
Hi Kristy,ReplyDelete
It's just porch and floor paint by Benjamin Moore. It does stay fairly clean but a good mopping every so often (we do it once a year) keeps it shiny!
beautiful! what a great amount of work that totally paid off!! do you mind sharing the green paint color that you used on your doors?ReplyDelete
Hi Phil and Melissa,ReplyDelete
The color is Evergreens by Sherwin Williams.
What an amazing view! It's no wonder you chose that house. I've been trying to find an old farm house with land and an old barn. I want to fix up the barn for my horses and the house for myself. So far no luck but I'm not giving up yet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Oh my goodness! The transformation of your home is amazing! What a stunning view of the mountains from your front porch! Your home looks like the dream cottage that I someday envision for myself. For the time being, I'm content in my little 1950's ranch style home. I've embraced my current space and blooming where I'm planted. I love to look at "eye candy" and your home is simply divine!ReplyDelete
How do you manage all those light colors with 2 children. I have 2 dogs and white would never work in my home!
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2012 at 7:10 AM
Hi, Could you tell me where you purchased your front and side doors? Are you happy with them, how is the insulation? Beautiful house, thank you!!ReplyDelete
The exterior front and side doors are by Simpson. The glass is double paned so the doors provide great insulation.ReplyDelete
I love old houses. The evolution of your country farmhouse is exciting. Will reference you in my "new" blog.ReplyDelete
Hi,you have so beautiful house.Greetings from Finland.ReplyDelete
Love your porch. Wishing I hade one like this. Well, maybe the next house...ReplyDelete
Wow! What a beautiful home!ReplyDelete
This home is surely loved!ReplyDelete
I love this blog and have for a long time. I was wondering what color your white is for the exterior? It's silly that the color white can give one so much trouble in the choosing. Thanks!ReplyDelete
The exterior is Pure White by Benjamin Moore. We painted the picket fence the same color.ReplyDelete
Let me just say how incredible this house is and let me follow that by saying that you all are on my husbands out list right now! I have been hunting for an old farmhouse for us to rehab and he insists on building a replica. I am totally in love with your home! Thank you for all of the amazing pictures of the transformation!
The house is absolutely adorable...I love old farmhouses, especially with wrap around porches. You did a great job!ReplyDelete
Mister Sparky Electrician in Phoenix
what an absolutely precious farmhouse!! and the view is AHmazing.....i'm thrilled to have found your blog b/c I too am revitalizing/remodeling a country farmhouse , just outside Austin. I've written a few posts about our farmhouse, but I hope to start blogging about it more in the coming wks, just haven't had time between design work , holidays, etc....ReplyDelete
but i hope we both can inspire each other to preserve one of my fave styles of homes....
happy holidays!
My mouth literally dropped! What an amazing place to live. Your home is beyond stunning and that view! You are very blessed :-)ReplyDelete
Oh Trina what a beautiful job you have done, I am in love with your house, and the setting is totally gorgeous. Every so often I've been popping over for my own research as we are about to embark on a major renovation of our own home in Australia. Can I ask what roofing you have used? I love it!ReplyDelete
If you're interested, pop over to to see what I'm working with at http://ashiplaphome.blogspot.com.au I'd really appreciate to hear what you think?
Omg! I love your home! And the porch......can I come over for lemonade?! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Wow is all I can say!ReplyDelete
Is it time for me to move in yet? :) I love your home! Newest follower. Angela - HickoryTrailReplyDelete
Hi Trina,ReplyDelete
Could you tell me the porch paint color you used? I read that it is BM Porch and Floor paint but did not see the color mentioned. We are restoring a 1936 Farmhouse in North Idaho and your house has been a great inspiration.
Thanks! Kim


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A woman clutching her baby son in her arms plunged eight stories out of an apartment window to her death in an apparent suicide on Wednesday, but the baby survived, police said.
Cynthia Wachenheim was found on the street with her son, 10-month-old Keston, near her arms. A police officer who responded took the baby to a hospital, where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
Police discovered a seven-page suicide note under a bed in the apartment Wachenheim shared with her husband. In the note, the 45-year-old Wachenheim said she recognized what she was about to do was "evil" but she was concerned about how her child was developing, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case.
It was unclear whether the baby, who neighbors said was an only child, had any mental or physical problems.
A window to the West Harlem apartment was wide open, and there were no signs of struggle inside, police said. There were no safety bars on the apartment's windows. Surveillance footage showed Wachenheim's husband leaving the apartment about an hour before her plunge from the window with the baby.
Area resident Steven Dominguez, 18, was walking to a grocery store with his mother, Adelina Dominguez, when he saw the woman fall. He said the baby bounced off her body, breaking some of the impact of the fall, before hitting the ground nearby.
"I heard a scream like a yell," Dominguez said. "When I got closer, I saw the baby crying."
He said the baby was face down.
"I was shocked," he said. "I couldn't believe it."
Dominguez said his mother went to pick up the baby but an emergency response person told her to stand back.
The apartment is in a relatively new building facing Jackie Robinson Park. A crowd of onlookers had gathered nearby Wednesday afternoon, awaiting the medical examiner's office, which would determine the official cause of the woman's death.
Resident Yaa Dwamena, 32, said she's lived in the building for several years and as long as she's been there she's seen Wachenheim.
"She was very nice, very friendly, very warm," Dwamena said.
She said that the last time she saw Wachenheim was last week.
"I wouldn't have thought anything was wrong with her," she said. "They were a happy-looking family. I wouldn't think anything like this would happen."
Wachenheim went to law school at Columbia University, and her father was a state police spokesman before his death in 2011. She worked in state Supreme Court in Manhattan doing legal research for judges, court officials said.
"We are all deeply saddened about this tragic incident," state courts spokesman David Bookstaver said. "Our thoughts are with Ms. Wachenheim's family."