Corset Cutting and Making: RevisedEdition - Paperback
Corset Cutting and Making: RevisedEdition - Paperback
Description
by W. D. F. Vincent (Author), Marion McNealy (Author)
Corset Cutting and Making contains 19 historical corset patterns and 1 brassiere pattern dating from 1900 to 1920. These historical corset patterns are a goldmine of unusual styles and shapes, ranging from fashionable corsets, to maternity and nursing, athletic and equestrian corsets.The corset patterns include: Nine Edwardian straight-front style corsets, aka S-bend, dated 1900-1907;One pre-World War 1 long line style corset, dated 1911-1912;Five World War 1 era corsets, including one for factory workers, dated 1914-1918;One 1920s athletic corset;Three Children's waists, dated 1890-1920.These patterns have not been drafted from museum examples, but are drafted from patterns which were published pre-1923. Each pattern is accompanied by a short historical background, construction information and examples gathered from historical catalogs.
Care
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Design
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