Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body

i really like how this book is organized

Beautifully written book. The corsets are easy to pattern after you make your custom body pattern. I bough this book after my co-worker showed it me me. I only wished that this book contained the "s-curve" corset from the Victorian era. Overall a 5 star book! A bit of an investment, but totally worth every penny!

This book is wonderful if you need to make corsets for more difficult figures. The instructions to make a bodice sloper are easy to follow. Be warned that the book uses centermeters instead of inches. This I think is a positive because it makes the necessary math easier.

I highly recomend this to anyone interested in making corsets or historical costuming. A great work along book with helpful tips for all levels of sewing.

This book was recommended by a costume maker and it's wonderful.

She walks you through the magic behind the design on the corsets. Be aware, this is the creation on the patterns only. This is not a stand alone resource but it is an invaluable one!

Awesome book! She does a really great job explaining step by step how to draft the pattern to your size. She has very clear instructions and drawings. I can't wait to use it.

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.

Ho voluto questo libro appena pubblicato perché so cosa sa creare l'autrice Mandy Barrington e si sta rivelando davvero un ottimo acquisto. Lo consiglio a chiunque voglia imparare a disegnare il cartamodello di un corsetto. Nel libro sono riportati i principali tipi di corsetti dal 1750 fino al 1890. Le fonti storiche usate sono corsetti visti (e per fortuna fotografati) dal vero, seguendo lo stile di Jill Salen in corsets, historical patterns and techniques, in cui però manca il processo dall'osservazione al cartamodello già fatto, cioè la costruzione, il vero e proprio disegnare il cartamodello, facendo i calcoli, ecc. Spesso sono riportati dei disegni dal libro corsets and crinolines che finalmente vengono spiegati nella loro creazione in due dimensioni su carta appunto. Cosa che in quel libro, anche se bellissimo, mancava. Alla fine del libro ci sono indirizzi e siti web per materiali da corsetteria, musei da visitare e una bibliografia essenziale. L'unica cosa che manca, ma che ovviamente non è compresa proprio nell'idea dell'opera, è la confezione. Lo scrivo solo come riferimento per chi volesse delucidazioni sul contenuto del libro. Non so dire se questo sia un libro per assoluti principianti, perché io sono già una modellista di mio quindi non ho bisogno delle sue guide per la costruzione di un corpino base, ma da ciò che ho letto mi pare molto chiaro anche per una principiante. Non sta comunque a me giudicare questo punto di vista. Punti di forza: chiarezza, schemi di impunture e stecche, bellissimi modelli, si è guidati passo passo nel disegno, è in cm e non in pollici. È un ottimo libro che consiglio vivamente. Chiunque cercasse anche informazioni sulla confezione qui su Amazon troverete un'ampia scelta di libri solo sulla confezione di corsetti.

This is a brilliant book and full of information and really easy to understand.

Dieses Buch ist einfach toll: Historische Mieder und Corsagen können Dank detaillierter Anleitungen Schritt für Schritt angepasst und nachgearbeitet werden. Die Fülle an Informationen und Details ist erstaunlich und macht enorme Lust darauf, Maß zu nehmen, zuzuschneiden und zu nähen. Die Anschaffung hat sich trotz des stattlichen Preises allemal gelohnt!

The Book is well written and designed. Beautiful colour photos. Directions to make corsets included as well as patterns. I have not seen from it yet, but it looks clear and easy to follow. To have several corset patterns in one book is very nice .

Fabuloso. Para poder patronar paso a paso en cualquier talla. No es necesario tener conocimientos previos de patronaje. Modelos del siglo XVIII y XIX. IMPRESCINDIBLE.