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# Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body

**Brand:** mandy barrington
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    Disappointed but worth keeping
  

*by J***. on Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016*

I really wanted to love this book - it looked like a shortcut to drafting corsets that fit, with several different styles. What it turned out to be is many of the same patterns as those in Jill Salen's Corsets: Historical Patterns and Techniques. Not just similar objects. The same exact ones. I might point out that the Salen book is about half the price of this one as well - and this author used the same questionable dates for those objects that Salen did, an inexcusable lack of research on both of their parts.This definitely has more detailed construction and drafting information but for the price, buy Salen's book and Waisted Efforts - combined, they provide the same information and if you already own them, there's nothing new here for the serious corsetmaker. If you can only buy one of the three though, get this one. I haven't tried any of the drafting instructions yet, but they look to be easy to follow and well-written. This is a nice large overview of corsetry styles, with examples of each period of historical fashion from 18th century stays to early 20th century waist cinchers.Overall: wide breadth of knowledge but doesn't add anything new to the field. Most useful for those who need to make corsets from a wide variety of periods without a lot of experience or professional training in drafting. I will definitely be suggesting this to beginning corsetry students and advising more advanced ones to steer clear.

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    an excellent flat patterning technique guide, nothing more.
  

*by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017*

It's a book on pattern drafting. Put simply: It focuses entirely on making fitted period theatrical costume underpinning flat patterns from the same body block that one drafts when preparing to fit an actress. In that, and only that, it works. If this is why you bought it, then it's going to be worth the money paid.However, be aware that the patterns are ... oddly chosen. Important periods for which period costumes are often made seem to be skipped entirely. There is no set of stays appropriate to the bulk of the 1860s (the example given is an 1850's silhouette stay from 1860), nor is there anything for the 1840s.. Also, the book would have benefited from more information on fitting after flat patterning.Finally I think the poorly executed samples, which make up the bulk of the photo illustrations, really do a disservice to the good information in this book. Many use insufficient boning, especially the sample given for the "fully boned stay," which ended up being less than half boned. Steels are shown twisting and nearly poking through the cloth, so spirals ought to have been used. The cloth used is clearly the wrong quality, as the flat white steels can be seen shining through it. Hopefully those who buy this book will not endeavor to make their pieces of the same type of cloth. Some are poorly fitted to the model, or shown without the bones in tabs that should be boned according to the diagrams. The samples made with synthetic whalebone or other stiffenings are significantly better, but they are less than half of those shown.Example:The short 1790s stay should not go to the natural waist of the model all the way around. It should fit more like a longline bra, halfway down the ribcage in back. If worn with a full costume, and skirts weighing on it, this cut would cause an actress considerable discomfort as that had edge cuts into her hips and waistline. I hope it was only made for this book project, and not for use in the theatre.

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    Not for the beginner
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020*

I absolutely love this book, the patterns you can draft are absolutely phenomenal. But beware this is absolutely not the book for any beginner. The book definitely expects you to have some knowledge in what you are creating and it doesn't hold your hand throughout the entire process. The instructions even had me scratching my head at times and I've been building patterns professionally for the theatre for 5 years. The use of the metric system also threw me off for a minute, but you quickly get used to it. If you have previous knowledge of pattern making, are a student who is learning pattern making, or just have a really strong desire to learn this book is for you.

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